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City Council adopts new rules around allowing residents to speak at meetings

City Council made several changes to its meeting rules that the city hopes will improve public engagement and transparency. The changes adopted Thursday follow a Travis County judge’s ruling in May that found the city had violated the Texas Open…

City Council • By Luz Moreno-Lozano, KUT • Sep 30, 2024

Council tells staff to find funds for continued use of Marshalling Yard

On Thursday, City Council approved a resolution directing City Manager T.C. Broadnax to find funding to continue use of the Marshalling Yard emergency shelter for homeless people in Austin. The resolution specifically directs staff not to use money already allocated…

City Council • By Jo Clifton • Sep 27, 2024

Council work sessions slated to resume, with some changes

It looks like City Council work sessions may be resuming soon. After three consecutive cancellations, there was some speculation that work sessions might be eliminated, or only utilized for necessary Council briefings. However, today, Council will vote on a proposal…

City Council • By Mina Shekarchi • Sep 26, 2024

Incentive programs, cultural district framework headed back to Council after postponement

City Council appears set to vote on a trio of Economic Development Department programs that were postponed from the Sept. 12 meeting because of concerns that Council members hadn’t had enough time to review and suggest changes. The delay was…

City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 25, 2024

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Watson, Council members refine direction in push to keep Marshalling Yard shelter open

Mayor Kirk Watson and other members of City Council want to give city staff specific directions and benchmarks in their work to keep the Marshalling Yard Emergency Shelter open indefinitely and keep other city shelters from becoming overwhelmed with the…

City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 24, 2024

‘A ticket home’: New Austin city law will require pets to be microchipped

The city of Austin will soon require people to get microchips for their pets. Microchips are small grain-like trackers that are implanted under a pet’s skin that can be used to trace the animal back to its owner. Essentially, it’s…

City Council • By Luz Moreno-Lozano, KUT • Sep 23, 2024

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Postponements spark talk of examining Council work sessions

The lack of City Council work session meetings in recent weeks appears to have played a large role in the postponement of a trio of programs pushed by the Economic Development Department that had been up for a vote at…

City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 16, 2024

Council urges cutting PFAS from firefighting equipment

On a unanimous vote Thursday, City Council adopted a resolution urging the city’s Fire Department to eliminate PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) from the city’s firefighting equipment, noting that the substance is dangerous not only to firefighters but also to…

City Council • By Jo Clifton • Sep 13, 2024

Council delays vote, opts to fine-tune incentive program for creative spaces, legacy businesses

City Council plans to take the next two weeks to fine-tune the guidelines for a proposed place-based economic incentive program aimed at creative spaces, legacy businesses and community needs such as child care providers and grocery stores. Thursday’s meeting featured…

City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 13, 2024

Council could decide ‘agent of change’ noise dispute issue, after nearly a decade of debate

This week, City Council could end nearly a decade of waiting and staff work to settle disputes between music venues and new developments moving into all areas of the city. Today’s Council meeting will include a proposed ordinance change concerning…

City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 12, 2024

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City Council condemns anti-immigrant Senate Bill 4

Last year, the Texas Legislature passed one of its most extreme anti-immigrant laws yet: Senate Bill 4, which gives law enforcement the ability to arrest and hold people suspected of having entered Texas illegally. As the law’s enforcement still hangs…

City Council • By Lina Fisher • Sep 3, 2024

Chris Riley, former Austin City Council member and urbanist, dies at 60

Chris Riley, who served as a City Council member from 2009 to 2015, died Sunday after a battle with cancer. A native Austinite, Riley was known as a fierce advocate for bike infrastructure and denser housing at a time when…

City Council • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Jul 30, 2024

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