District 6

Council Member Krista Laine opts to discontinue District 6 field office

As she prepares for her first City Council meetings later this month, newly elected District 6 Council Member Krista Laine will represent residents of Northwest Austin and a portion of Williamson County without the use of a satellite office that…

City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Jan 17, 2025

As she exits Council, Kelly sees police contract passage among highlights of 2024

While cleaning out the District 6 satellite office that was opened to give residents in Williamson County and far Northwest Austin easier access to their City Council member, outgoing D6 seat holder Mackenzie Kelly took time to reflect on her…

City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Dec 27, 2024

From Round Rock's school board to City Hall, District 6 newcomer Krista Laine gives conservatives a run for their money

If, in the days leading up to 2020, you had asked Krista Laine where she saw herself halfway through the decade, she likely would have told you she’d be back in the world of commercial real estate, where she’d made…

City Council • By Kali Bramble • Dec 27, 2024

Laine appears to edge out Kelly in race for D6 Council seat

Austin’s District 6 seat for City Council appeared to have been won by challenger Krista Laine, based on unofficial results from Travis and Williamson counties posted early Wednesday morning. Laine held a 704-vote lead over incumbent Mackenzie Kelly, according to…

Elections • By Chad Swiatecki • Nov 5, 2024

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Incumbent Mackenzie Kelly faces Krista Laine in D6 race

Council Member Mackenzie Kelly and her lone challenger, Krista Laine, will go head to head in the Nov. 5 election. Kelly touts her credentials as a promoter of all things public safety, while Laine says she will do better for…

Elections • By Jo Clifton • Oct 17, 2024

Watershed Protection details preparation for Old Lampasas Dam repairs

The Watershed Protection Department appears to ready to move ahead with the start of the Old Lampasas Dam #3 Modernization Project, having completed the diligence called for by City Council this spring. In a memo released Monday, WPD Director Jorge…

Planning • By Chad Swiatecki • Aug 20, 2024

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Mackenzie Kelly seeks common ground while pursuing public safety, housing goals in 2024

The photo above the light switch in City Council Member Mackenzie Kelly’s office captures her slim 4 percent win in the 2020 election for the District 6 seat. It serves as a reminder that she works for the 48 percent…

City Hall • By Chad Swiatecki • Jan 3, 2024

Austin throws $2.6 million more into project converting hotel into housing for elderly people without homes

Lee esta historia en español More money is being poured into a former North Austin hotel that will be converted into housing for elderly people who are exiting homelessness. City Council on Thursday authorized an additional $2.6 million for continued…

City Council • By Luz Moreno-Lozano, KUT • Dec 4, 2023

Environmental Commission recommends code variances for Old Lampasas Dam modernization project

At its meeting on Wednesday, the Environmental Commission voted to approve a set of Land Development Code variances to accommodate the Watershed Protection Department’s Old Lampasas Dam #3 Modernization Project. The Northwest Austin dam was built in the early 1980s…

Environment • By Nina Hernandez • Nov 3, 2023

Site plan appeal reveals city tech failings at ZAP

Though an appeal to a site plan extension failed at the Zoning and Platting Commission’s most recent meeting Aug. 15, the case exposed what happened after mayoral declaration to help development held up by the pandemic went into effect. In…

City Hall • By Elizabeth Pagano • Aug 24, 2023

Balcones Canyonlands gets ready to welcome a new visitor center

The Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan (BCCP) Coordinating Committee heard an update from Travis County on May 12 about the plans for a new visitor center at the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (BCP). Kimberlee Harvey, the committee’s secretary, delivered the update, which…

Parks • By Ava Garderet • May 24, 2023

Rezoning on Anderson Mill won’t allow for used car lot

City Council last week rejected a rezoning request from the owners of property on Anderson Mill Road that would have allowed them to open a used car lot on the property. However, Council Member Mackenzie Kelly offered to help Ramin…

Zoning • By Jo Clifton • May 9, 2023