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Families could get $1,000 a month as part of Austin's first guaranteed income program
Government aid programs often come with a laundry list of do-nots. For example, if you receive SNAP benefits, more commonly known as food stamps, you can’t use them to buy to-go food, soap, vitamins or medicine. So, what if the…
City Council • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Apr 19, 2022
Council candidates start getting ready for November
Although campaign season has not really begun, candidates have filed paperwork to run for every City Council seat officially up for election in November, as well as those not scheduled to be on the ballot. Mayor Steve Adler will have…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Apr 14, 2022
Council approves social services funding despite anticipating tightest budget in years
The pressures of anticipated budget constraints loomed large over City Council’s discussion of funding social services last Thursday. The conversation followed Council’s approval of Austin Public Health’s request for $6,727,158 across 17 15-month contracts with youth services providers, with four…
City Council • By Kali Bramble • Apr 11, 2022
Airport plan for jet fuel tank farm can go ahead after narrow Council vote
Austin City Council narrowly blocked an effort to stop a massive new fuel storage facility from being built at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The facility will store up to 6 million gallons of jet fuel a few hundred feet from homes. “Our hearts…
City Council • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Apr 8, 2022
Council starts process to charge park fees for office buildings
City Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday directing city staff to bring back amendments to the city’s parkland dedication ordinance that would require new office, commercial and industrial developments to provide parkland or pay into the city’s parkland dedication fund.…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Apr 8, 2022
Ethics commission dismisses complaint over Adler's real estate disclosures
The city’s Ethics Review Commission has voted to dismiss a complaint against Mayor Steve Adler related to information disclosed on personal financial forms about his real estate holdings in recent years. The complaint, brought by former real estate broker Loree…
City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Apr 4, 2022
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Council halts move of downtown court, seeking study of future needs
City Council has changed course on its plans to relocate the Downtown Austin Community Court to a historic municipal building on West Eighth Street, directing city staff to conduct an analysis of the court’s future needs with the possibility of…
City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Mar 29, 2022
TipSheet: Austin City Council, 3.24.22
Having regrouped from a quick spring break that included the return of South by Southwest, Austin City Council will convene today for its regular meeting. As usual, a number of items struck our fancy, and they are duly noted on…
City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 24, 2022
Austin joins growing list of cities eliminating library late fines
An ordinance eliminating late fees at the Austin Public Library has received unanimous approval from City Council, making Austin the latest of nearly 400 cities across the country to adopt such a policy. The ordinance, sponsored by Council Member Kathie…
City Council • By Kali Bramble • Feb 22, 2022
Downtown court location decision postponed again
Responding to pleas from downtown residents and business owners, City Council has once again put off a decision about the new location of a court that primarily serves Austin’s homeless community. City staffers have recommended that the Downtown Austin Community…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Feb 18, 2022
Council committee assignments offer few surprises
By the looks of the new City Council committee assignments approved Thursday, the mayor and most Council members will continue serving in their same appointments – with a few changes. Incoming Council Member Chito Vela, who will be sworn in…
City Council • By Amy Smith • Feb 4, 2022
Council meeting will be delayed, may be canceled
If you’re planning to speak at today’s City Council meeting, don’t go to City Hall. That’s the word from Mayor Steve Adler, who announced on the City Council Message Board that today’s meeting will have a delayed start time of…
