This week, Council convenes again for its regular Thursday meeting. Though the city is conserving most of its energy for upcoming hearings on the Land Development Code rewrite, which will take place Dec. 7 and 9, there are some items up for discussion at today’s meeting that we will be keeping our eye on. Those […]
TipSheets
TipSheet: Travis County, 12.3.19
The Travis County Commissioners Court meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. To help our readers stay informed, each week we offer a selection of interesting items from the voting session agenda. The entire agenda is available at the Travis County website. 6. Receive update on jail population trends and diversion efforts in regard to women’s […]
TipSheet: Travis County, 11.19.19
The Travis County Commissioners Court meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. To help our readers stay informed, each week we offer a selection of interesting items from the voting session agenda. The entire agenda is available at the Travis County website. 20. Consider and take appropriate action on options and strategies available to the permit […]
TipSheet: City Council, 11.14.19
It’s time for another City Council meeting! This week’s meeting has a few items we are keeping an eye on (see below for more about that), but is blessedly free of any one item that will obviously draw hours of public comment. We might be wrong, though, so read the entire agenda for yourself. Item […]
TipSheet: Travis County, 11.12.19
The Travis County Commissioners Court meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. To help our readers stay informed, each week we offer a selection of interesting items from the voting session agenda. The entire agenda is usually available at the Travis County website, but the website was down Monday night. 19. Consider and take appropriate action […]
TipSheet: Travis County, 11.5.19
The Travis County Commissioners Court meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. To help our readers stay informed, each week we offer a selection of interesting items from the voting session agenda. The entire agenda is available at the Travis County website. It’s expected to be a short day for the Commissioners Court. The biggest news […]
TipSheet: City Council, 10.31.19 🎃
Though there is a homelessness item on this agenda that could attract another epic round of public comment, Council has given itself a 3 p.m. “hard stop” for today’s meeting. The length of our pulled items indicates that a short meeting may indeed be possible, but let’s just move on before anything is jinxed. As […]
TipSheet: Travis County, 10.29.19
The Travis County Commissioners Court meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. To help our readers stay informed, each week we offer a selection of interesting items from the voting session agenda. The entire agenda is available at the Travis County website. 5. Receive an update from the Jail Population Management Group. (Commissioners Daugherty & Gómez) […]
TipSheet: Travis County, 10.22.19
The Travis County Commissioners Court meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. To help our readers stay informed, each week we offer a selection of interesting items from the voting session agenda. The entire agenda is available at the Travis County website. 7. Consider and take appropriate action regarding Pay for Success for permanent supportive housing. […]
TipSheet: City Council, 10.17.19
This week’s TipSheet is deceptively short. Though there are only a few items we have our eye on, among those few are three items related to homelessness that could go on for quite a long time, given public interest and an odd, looming November deadline regarding state intervention from our governor. While homelessness will unquestionably […]
TipSheet: Travis County, 10.8.19
The Travis County Commissioners Court meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. To help our readers stay informed, each week we offer a selection of interesting items from the voting session agenda. The entire agenda is available at the Travis County website. 12. Consider and take appropriate action regarding an appointment for a judicial vacancy in […]
TipSheet: City Council, 10.3.19
Though it seems like Council is saving its strength for Friday’s release of the newest Land Development Code revision draft, there are a few items on the agenda to note, so we’ve done so below. Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison will be absent for the meeting. As always, the entire agenda can be found at the […]
