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WEBPanelists see progress, problems in Austin’s management of nightlife economy. Entertainment industry leaders see promise in Austin’s recent land use and policy changes that could positively impact the area’s nightlife economy, though they plan to push for further changes to streamline planning and approvals for those businesses.
Kirk Watson, a ‘fixture’ of Central Texas, wants to be mayor again
WEBSep 7, 2022 · Kirk Watson, a ‘fixture’ of Central Texas, wants to be mayor again. Wednesday, September 7, 2022 by Sean Saldaña. The way Kirk Watson tells it, his career in public office started with bad news. After working behind the scenes in Texas Democratic politics and in the state bureaucracy for a few years, he …
City eyes September start for guaranteed income program
WEBThursday, August 4, 2022 by Chad Swiatecki. The city’s taxpayer-funded guaranteed income program is expected to begin sending payments to its enrollees in September, marking a major step in the first-of-its-kind initiative by a Texas city. A city memo released Monday detailed the progress made since May, when City Council OK’d the creation ...
Austinites in the path of wider I-35 prepare to be pushed out
WEBOct 16, 2023 · TxDOT officially counts 111 homes and businesses to be displaced. Fifty-one households will be forced to move: five single-family homes and 46 apartments. Fifty-nine businesses will be pushed out. A vacant two-story office/retail building at I-35 northbound and East 31st Street is the 111th property.
Renovations to Texas Capitol and mall create a ‘new civic space’
WEBMonday, July 11, 2022 by Katy Kindley. Finishing touches are being done on the first phase of the Texas Capitol Complex renovation, which is expected to be completed this fall. The 2016 Capitol Complex Master Plan governs the redesign of the Texas Capitol by expanding state offices to newly constructed buildings while creating larger spaces for ...
PARD begins to reimagine public safety - Austin Monitor
WEBThursday, March 4, 2021 by Sean Saldaña. Last summer, in the wake of protests against the police killings of Mike Ramos and George Floyd, Austin City Council announced its Reimagining Public Safety initiative. A timeline was released with the goal of reforming “public safety over the years, including conducting an investigation of systemic ...
Austin’s village of tiny homes for formerly homeless folks to triple …
WEBApr 15, 2021 · The nonprofit that runs Austin’s Community First Village has acquired land and plans to build out more tiny homes to house Austinites transitioning out of homelessness. The far East Austin development of tiny homes and trailers, managed by Mobile Loaves…
Austin starts search for next city manager - Austin Monitor
WEBJun 20, 2023 · The search for Austin’s next city manager is underway. In a post to the City Council Message Board on Thursday, Mayor Kirk Watson outlined a process for the search. Watson has appointed a sub-quorum of Council to act as a search committee, which includes Mayor Pro Tem Paige Ellis and Council members Vanessa Fuentes, Chito Vela, and Leslie Pool.
Austin City Council confirms Joseph Chacon as new police chief
WEBOct 1, 2021 · Joseph Chacon is Austin’s new police chief, after City Council members confirmed his nomination Thursday night. Chacon has been serving as the city’s interim chief since Brian Manley’s departure from the top job in March. “Thank you for trusting me to do this job, and I promise that I will not let you down,” Chacon said, after his new job was confirmed by a vote just before 10:30 p.m.
Thousands of potential units in projects certified so far under ...
WEBSep 9, 2020 · A city bonus program to spur more affordable housing has already played a role in several income-restricted projects across Austin. Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department staff and affordable housing developers provided an update on the Affordability Unlocked program to City Council’s Housing and Planning Committee on Tuesday morning.