If you usually attend the Travis County Commissioners’ regular Tuesday meeting, we assume you are already planning your time off next week. The Commissioners will not meet on Nov. 11 because of Veterans Day activities, but will instead meet today to take care of business. County Judge Sam Biscoe said there are a number of […]
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Mark Richardson is a multimedia journalist, editor and writer who has worked in digital, print and broadcast media for three decades. He is a nationally recognized editor and reporter who has covered government, politics and the environment. A journalism graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, he was recently awarded a Foundation for Investigative Journalism grant and has three Associated Press Managing Editors awards for excellence in reporting.
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ABIA’s passenger traffic still growing
Austin Bergstrom International Airport was a busy place this week, trying to get everyone leaving town after the Formula 1 weekend on their planes and in the air. Monday’s crowd didn’t break last year’s record following the race, but more than 21,000 people managed to squeeze through the terminal on their way home. Those numbers […]
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City’s coyote plan concerns county
Citing complaints by constituents and concerns by wildlife officials, Travis County Commissioners voted Tuesday to send a letter to the Austin City Council asking them to delay a vote today on proposed changes to the city’s coyote conflict management policy. After an extended process, a city working group proposed a set of changes to the […]
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County seeks study to verify office complex budget
Travis County Commissioners are asking for a second opinion on whether the budget to construct a planned office complex at 416 West 11th St. is realistic, or whether they should put the project back out for bids. The initial budget for the Ronald Earle Building came in about $10 million over the county’s $34.5 million […]
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Early results posted for Mayor, Council, Prop 1
Elections officials have released early voting totals for Austin’s Mayor, City Council and Proposition 1 elections. These are very early returns and are likely to change significantly as more returns come in. In the Mayor’s race, Steve Adler took a strong early lead with 38.53 percent in early voting. Mike Martinez was behind him with […]
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Early Voting results are posted
These are the Early Voting returns from the Austin Mayor and City Council and Proposition 1 elections. Elections officials released these numbers shortly after 7 p.m. More results will be posted as they are released. Mayor Steve Adler 38.53% Mike Martinez 29.62% Sheryl Cole 14.73% District 1 Ora Houston 53.58% District 2 Delia Garza 66.42% […]
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Statesman rescinds Pressley endorsement
The Austin American Statesman has rescinded its endorsement of candidate Laura Pressley in the race for the District 4 Council seat. The move came after media outlets such as the Austin Monitor, KUT Radio and the Austin Chronicle, among others, reported that prior to her current campaign for Council, Pressley has been out and about […]
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City wins affordability award
The City of Austin has received the 2014 Robert C. Larson Housing Policy Leadership Award for its efforts in meeting future affordable housing needs. The Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center for Housing named Austin and Pasadena, Calif., winners of this year’s awards. The institute’s program recognizes exemplary efforts of real estate and public policy leaders […]
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Tip Sheet: Travis County Commissioners 11-4
The Travis County Commissioners Court meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda here. The County Clerk’s office hosts a copy at its website. Items of interest for Commissioners Court include: 1. RECEIVE UPDATE ON VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (EBOLA) AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. (Backup) Monitor’s […]
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San Antonio approves $3.4B for water pipeline
Saying the city needed to act to secure a new, long-term source of water, the San Antonio City Council voted Thursday to approve a $3.4 billion project to build a pipeline to deliver an estimated 16 billion gallons of water each year from the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer in Burleson County. The flow from the 142-mile pipeline […]
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EMS wins award for flood rescues
Members of the Austin-Travis County EMS Special Operations rescue team, accompanied by Chief Ernesto Rodriguez, traveled to Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, recently to accept the Higgins and Langley Team Award at the 2014 National Association of Search and Rescue conference. The team was given the award for its work during the 2013 Halloween Floods in […]
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Election app, guides available online
If you are planning to vote in the Nov. 4 election (and you know you should), there’s an app for that. There are also voting guides, candidate profiles, district maps and lists of polling places, all online. The League of Women Voters is sponsoring “The Voting App” in Austin for this election. You can download […]