After a decline last year, Travis County homeowners should expect …
2024年12月11日 · Lee esta historia en español As Austin-area homeowners receive their latest property tax bills this winter, they should expect to see an increase. According to an analysis by the Travis County Tax Office, the average property tax bill this year…
ZAP Commission forwards recommendation allowing some …
2024年12月6日 · The Zoning and Platting Commission voted to move forward a recommendation on allowing some commercial uses in residential zones to the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee and Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee. The proposed recommendation allows limited commercial uses in residential zones, aiming …
Congress Avenue transformation plan gets support from Urban ...
2024年12月6日 · The Urban Transportation Commission has voted to support the proposed transformation of most of the downtown portion of Congress Avenue, turning much of the street into a pedestrian- and multimodal-focused corridor and removing almost all vehicular traffic. The recommendation to City Council was approved at the commission’s meeting earlier this week.
Ethics complaints filed against Siegel, AURA - Austin Monitor
2024年12月12日 · An ethics complaint has been filed against Mike Siegel, who is running to take the District 7 City Council seat in the Dec. 14 runoff. Adam Haynes also filed an ethics complaint against a major urbanist group that has been campaigning for Siegel.
Austin's police union, city agree to a $218 million, five-year labor ...
2024年9月25日 · Austin’s police union and the city agreed in principle Monday to a five-year labor contract. The $218 million deal, which comes after years of occasionally contentious negotiations, would give police officers a 28 percent raise over the next five years.
Austin Energy proposes gas peaker units, not larger combined …
2024年11月20日 · 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.
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4 天之前 · Austin unveils how light-rail could change the city in new report with detailed maps. The curtain is finally lifting on Austin’s long-planned light-rail system, as a newly released report from the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) reveals a more detailed vision for the 9.8-mile route.
City Council passes new energy plan through 2035. Here’s what it …
2024年12月16日 · After nearly two years of study, revision, public outreach and intense debate, the city of Austin finally has a new plan for how it will meet its energy needs over the next 10 years. Austin Energy’s Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035 serves as a road map, not just for how the ...
APD touts early successes of license plate reader program
2024年10月11日 · The Public Safety Commission was briefed Monday on some early results of the license plate reader program that rolled out in March with cameras at undisclosed sites across the city. The Austin Police Department credits the cameras for the 40…
Watson is ahead in election for Austin mayor, but it’s unclear if …
2024年11月6日 · Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is ahead in the city’s mayoral race with just over 50% of the vote, according to unofficial voting totals. It appears the incumbent might be able to eke out an outright win over his four opponents and avoid a runoff election in December.