Some Travis County voters are regretting having approved over $4 million to fix a low-water crossing at Great Divide Drive in Bee Cave as part of the 2017 bond. Listed alongside two dozen other projects under Proposition A, the project description stated that funds would go toward a bridge and replacement of “undersized culverts.” But […]
November 2017 election
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Reporter’s Notebook: Bumps in the road
Unhappy? Blame speed bumps… During a Tuesday work session, Council Member Alison Alter raised concerns about the $2 million drop in revenue for the municipal court, a decrease that she attributed to a lack of enforcement of traffic laws. Another negative consequence of lax enforcement: speed bump-induced unhappiness. “(The Transportation Department) has to do their […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: The trouble with bonds
This week, Roger Falk from the Travis County Taxpayers Union and bond critic John Goldstone join Austin Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard and editor Liz Pagano to talk about their problems with (and praise for!) the upcoming bond election. To hear their take on the election, listen in below:
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Austin Monitor Radio: Travis County bond election
This week, Mike Clark-Madison and John Langmore join Austin Monitor freelance reporter Caleb Pritchard to talk about the county’s upcoming bond election. The show is embedded below, and more information about the election is available on the county’s website or at travisforward.org. The Austin Monitor’s work is made possible by donations from the community. Though […]
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AISD board and east side group dispute bond tax rate
The Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees has hedged its bet on passing the largest bond in the district’s history by asserting that it will not raise the tax rate. At its Sept. 25 meeting, however, the board was confronted by many non-believers who accused the district of intentionally misleading the public about the […]
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East versus West: Who wins with the Austin ISD bond?
The Austin Independent School District has a $1 billion bond that voters will be asked to approve this November. The bond would pay for projects at schools all over the district, but there’s a difference between funding for schools on the east side versus the west. If approved, some campuses would receive money to do […]
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School district drums up support for upcoming bond package
In its campaign to get inform voters about most expensive school bond in Austin’s history, the school administration has counted on the age-old aphorism that seeing is believing. Last Thursday, the Austin Independent School District hosted a media tour of three facilities in an effort to illustrate to the public how a bond can revitalize […]
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Daugherty set to ruffle feathers with Reimers-Peacock push
Tuesday could be a bumpy ride for Reimers-Peacock Road. The long-planned connector between Hamilton Pool Road and State Highway 71 is set to play a featured role in the Travis County Commissioners Court’s expected final discussion of project recommendations for a November bond vote. The staff-endorsed list of recommendations – which includes roadway, bicycle, sidewalk, […]
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Crowd demands answers from AISD trustee at east side rally
Austin Independent School District Trustee Jayme Mathias struggled to find common ground with parents, teacher assistants and other community members at the Save East Austin Schools rally Wednesday night. The event was organized by Bertha Delgado and Monica Sanchez, who asked attendees to sign up for a political action committee that would lobby Austinites to […]
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Travis County bond proposal continues to evolve
A roiling public hearing at Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday muddied the waters on an already complex bond package, part of which voters could decide on this November. More than two dozen speakers signed up to air their thoughts on the $234.5 million recommendation delivered to the court by the Citizens Bond Advisory Committee […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: Eastside Memorial, LASA and the AISD bond
Former teacher, current AISD parent and Pride of the Eastside co-founder Vincent Tovar sits down with Austin Monitor copy editor Nina Hernandez to talk about the $1.05 billion bond package, the process of getting to that bond package and what it means for Eastside Memorial High School. The complete radio show is embedded below. [soundcloud […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: Travis County bonds
Travis County Bond Advisory Committee member John Langmore joins Austin Monitor freelance reporter Caleb Pritchard to talk about (what else?) bonds. Specifically, they discuss the upcoming November election, and what Travis County has in store for voters this time around. Audio embedded below: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/332612304″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] The Austin Monitor’s work is […]