Saying “now is the time for action,” Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell and Police Chief Art Acevedo called Thursday for universal background checks for all gun purchases to keep firearms out of the hands of the wrong people. Leffingwell spoke as part of a coordinated national effort called Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition of some […]
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Design Commission reviews Conservancy’s Waller Creek plans
The director of the Waller Creek Conservancy presented an ambitious vision for the future of Waller Creek to members of the Design Commission on Monday. Stephanie McDonald, the nonprofit’s executive director, solicited input from the commission and presented her group’s latest draft of blueprints. A final plan that factors cost and phasing will be ready […]
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City Council OKs move toward preserving downtown alleys
The City Council approved a move toward preserving Austin‘s alleys for uses beyond parking and loading Thursday. They voted 6-1, with Mayor Lee Leffingwell in dissent, to approve a resolution from Council Member Kathie Tovo asking City Manager Marc Ott to provide a time frame for a downtown alleys study. The debate focused on the phrasing of resolution language. […]