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AISD trustees appoint Wagner to D7 spot
The Austin Independent School District concluded a more than six-week appointment process at its regular meeting Monday when, in a 7-0 vote — with Secretary Jayme Mathias abstaining — board members appointed Yasmin Wagner to South Austin’s District 7 seat.…
AISD • By Courtney Griffin • Sep 29, 2015
Body camera policies to be scrutinized
After the City Council Public Safety Committee heard from five people well versed on issues surrounding police body cameras, committee Chair Don Zimmerman asked Kim Rossmo, chair of the citizens group charged with vetting public safety issues, to get more…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Sep 29, 2015
Reporter's Notebook: Staying confused
Staying confused… Followers of the City Council Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee likely recall its Aug. 27 meeting, in which members opted to vote on a contentious solar energy item without taking input from the many members of the public…
Austin • By Michael Kanin • Sep 28, 2015
Districts 1, 2 and 4 hardest hit by retail food deserts
Despite beating most others in population growth estimates, Districts 1, 2 and 4 are trailing the rest of the city when it comes to fresh, healthy and affordable retail food options. Edwin Marty, food policy manager for the Office of…
Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Sep 25, 2015
Courthouse proposal gets shut down in committee
A city proposal to relocate the county courthouse from downtown to East Austin didn’t gain any traction at the Audit and Finance Committee on Wednesday, but it did spark a heated conversation. Though City Council Member Ellen Troxclair moved to…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 24, 2015
Austin to return Australian opal to its hometown
From our City Hall reporting partners at KUT, an update on the Australian opal story we covered in this week’s Reporter’s Notebook:
Austin • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Sep 22, 2015
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Austin Monitor Radio: Austin Mayor Steve Adler
Austin Mayor Steve Adler joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the city of Austin’s fiscal year 2015-16 budget. The show is embedded below:
Austin • By Michael Kanin • Sep 21, 2015
City may grow by 2 square miles this year
When Austinites talk about the city’s rapid population growth, they are often referring to people moving into town. Land annexation also contributes, though, and City Council is wrestling with a plan that could add 2 square miles to the city…
Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Sep 16, 2015
AURA, UT group want to tear down wall, plant trees
Tear down that (West Campus) wall. The West Campus Wall – which runs along much of the University of Texas’ western edge, separating the campus from Guadalupe Street – has long been a symbol of UT’s isolation from the rest…
Austin • By Sunny Sone • Sep 10, 2015
The farmer versus the festivals
Chinese water torture. That’s how Brenton Johnson describes the persistent thud of bass and drum thumping from the music festivals just beyond the farthest edge of his property outside Austin city limits. “There’s no way to stop it. Even inside…
Austin • By Caleb Pritchard • Sep 8, 2015
Homeowners challenge city on TCAD suit
Six Travis County homeowners last week filed a motion to intervene in the city’s lawsuit against the Travis Central Appraisal District. Representing those homeowners are three attorneys experienced in representing property owners who believe their property has been overvalued. Attorneys…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Sep 8, 2015
OSHA fines Central Library contractors $88K for excavation hazards
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration has cited construction contractors working on the new Central Library with fines totaling $88,000. According to the citations (here and here), on March 4, four employees were installing rebar in the rain in a…
