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Neighbors on campus design Neighborhood leader says company has made no promises Vignette's consultants plan to work today to hammer out a compromise with neighbors on Town Lake, only a day before they are scheduled to ask the Planning Commission for zoning changes on Vignette's downtown campus. Vignette has options on parcels of land on […]

Parking lot regulation enforced Retail recommended for Four Seasons condos garage The Downtown Commission last night voted not to recommend a variance for a parking garage attached to a proposed 28-story condominium tower. Maritz Wolff & Co., owner of the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, has announced plans to build a 129-unit luxury condominium tower […]

Approve bonds for roads, open space Plan to lease parkland for golf course defeated Voters defeated Capital Metro’s light rail proposal by a narrow margin Tuesday sending city officials back to the drawing board in search of solutions to Austin’s ever-increasing traffic problems. Early voting had rail opponents winning by nearly 4,800 votes when the […]

Counting at the Auditorium We could be Sleepless in Travis County Tonight’s the big night for politics junkies nationwide, with the Presidential race topping the bill. Republicans might be dancing at the Capitol, but serious city politicos will be at Palmer Auditorium where the returns come in. Michele Middlebrook Gonzalez, chief of the city’s Public […]

Council Member Danny Thomas In Fact Daily: How have things been different than what you expected, and how have they been just like what you expected sitting on the Council and dealing with the city staff? Council Member Danny Thomas: It’s been an eye opener. I’ve been educated pretty quickly (about the) issues that are […]

Tickets to presidential fundraiser PIPE Coalition fuming over Frederick-Barnes friendship David Frederick, field supervisor for the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Austin office, attended a party for President Bill Clinton on June 19 at the invitation of a lobbyist for the Longhorn Partners Pipeline. Ken Martin, editor of The Good Life Magazine, broke the story […]

Sand Beach settlement offer Council Member Griffith says city should go to court Council Member Beverly Griffith and Jay Hailey, attorney for Lumbermen’s Investment Corp (LIC), both seem headed for the same conclusion—that fighting over the boundary of the Sand Beach Reserve in court would be better than settling the case. Griffith said yesterday that […]

Austin is facing the most serious housing crisis it has ever faced, says the head of the city's Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department. And if that housing crisis isn't resolved soon, it could have a serious impact on the city's future growth, Paul Hilgers says.“Housing is probably one of the top three issues that […]

In city's settlement with Stratus Save Barton Creek postpones comment on deal Council Member Danny Thomas has written a memo to his Council colleagues informing them that he will not support any settlement with Stratus Properties “that has Robert Mueller in the equation.” Thomas said a swap of Mueller for land the outside the city […]

Water quality pond rules Pulte Homes, Northtown MUD get TRO Pulte Homes and Northtown Municipal Utility District (MUD) have sued the City of Austin, claiming exemptions from water quality regulations under a law which allows developers to claim “grandfathering” rights. Pulte and the MUD say that the city is trying to make them comply with […]

Central Booking to 10th St. Police Chief promises increased presence By Doug McLeod After two hours of discussion, the City Council voted 4-3 Thursday to move the city’s Central Booking facility from E. 7th and I-35 to 10th and Nueces. The Council meeting room was crowded with concerned citizens, many of whom were residents of […]

No position on Light Rail ANC votes to oppose city's road bonds The Austin Neighborhoods Council declined to endorse Light Rail last night but had no trouble voting down the city’s proposed $150 million road bond package. Leaders of the neighborhood association umbrella group have been frank about the difficulty reaching consensus on the light […]