November 2024 Austin and Travis County Election: Voter Resource
Overview: District 6 is arguably Austin’s most far-flung district, and the only to include parts of Williamson County as well as the Anderson Mill, River Place, Avery Ranch, Riata and Robinson Ranch neighborhoods.The Northwest district is also the only to never re-elect a City Council member. This go-around, incumbent Mackenzie Kelly faces one challenger.
ECHO’s $350M plan offers to ‘effectively end’ homelessness in Austin
Nov 8, 2024 · The city is projected to need $35 million annually over a 10-year period to effectively end homelessness via a plan that emphasizes adding hundreds of permanent supportive housing units while also addressing emergency shelter and prevention steps to keep people from losing their homes.
Bowen pledges to bring transparency to City Hall, starting with ...
Oct 9, 2024 · Key Players & Topics In This Article. Austin City Council: The Austin City Council is the body with legislative purview over the City of Austin.It offers policy direction, while the office of the City Manager implements administrative actions based on those policies.
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3 days ago · Neighbors join forces to halt plans for new office space in Pecan Springs-Springdale. A proposal to upzone a residential cul-de-sac is ruffling feathers in the Pecan Springs-Springdale neighborhood, with a crowd of neighbors joining the Planning Commission meeting last week to voice their disapproval.
Decision on hold for contested water line from Lake Travis
Oct 23, 2024 · The West Travis County Public Utility Agency has delayed a decision on a request from Mirasol Capital, developers of the proposed 1,400-acre Mirasol Springs project near the Pedernales River, to build a pipeline sourcing water from Lake Travis, Community Impact reports.The developers are seeking approval for a 4-inch pipeline to provide water exclusively to Mirasol Springs, bypassing the ...
Austin Energy proposes gas peaker units, not larger combined …
Nov 20, 2024 · Austin Energy has been working for more than a year – collaborating with stakeholders and looking at a variety of technologies, “including energy efficiency, demand response, batteries, rooftop solar expansion and natural gas peaker units or combined-cycle generation and more” – in order to deliver the Austin Energy 2035 plan, according to Austin Energy Chief Operating Officer Lisa Martin.
Voters pass Austin Independent School District Proposition A
Austin Independent School District Proposition A, a tax rate election, passed with 58 percent of the vote on Nov. 5, resulting in a property tax increase for Austin residents that will invest $41 million in AISD. The Austin ISD Board…
Lisa Davis confirmed as the next head of the Austin Police …
Aug 7, 2024 · Lisa Davis is the new head of the Austin Police Department. City Council approved the nomination of the nearly 32-year law enforcement veteran, who comes to Austin from Cincinnati, to take the helm at APD. Davis’ approval comes after a…
Kirk Watson avoids runoff, secures new term as Austin mayor
Nov 15, 2024 · Kirk Watson has officially won a new term as Austin’s next mayor. Watson led his four challengers on Nov. 5, but did not have enough votes to claim victory outright. He had to win a majority of the vote, or…
Planning Commission postpones East Austin rezoning decision …
Nov 15, 2024 · Key Players & Topics In This Article. City of Austin Planning Commission: This commission addresses issues of land use as assigned to it by Austin's City Code.These include the abilities "[t]o make and amend a master plan, recommend approval or disapproval of proposed zoning changes and control land subdivision within neighborhood planning areas and submit, annually, a list of recommended ...