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Fourth candidate joins southwestern Austin’s District 8 council race
Candidates are joining the races for 2018’s Austin City Council elections. Environmental and neighborhood attorney Bobby Levinski will challenge Austin City Council Member Ellen Troxclair for the...
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What’s Austin paying to fight Zimmerman campaign finance complaints? $255,000...
Don Zimmerman, shown in 2015, sued the city claiming its campaign finance rules violate freedom of speech and association. He may not be a City Council member anymore but, for the city of Austin, Don...
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Austin Oaks may not need supermajority approval after all
The petition challenging the proposed redevelopment of the Austin Oaks office park has dropped below the threshold needed to require a nine-vote supermajority of the City Council to approve the...
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Opponent uses eggs, diorama, heavy metal music to fight Austin Oaks
For many items — and almost any major zoning case — speakers line up in front of the City Council on Thursday evenings to give their elected representatives a piece of their mind. There are speeches,...
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Trump’s rumored Austin hotel would clash with proposed Capitol view corridors
Most of the attention surrounding Council Member Ora Houston’s proposal to create five new Capitol view corridors in East Austin has centered around how it would impact the Travis County hospital...
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Austin Oaks vote delayed again
AMERICAN-STATESMAN file photo. The Austin City Council once again delayed a key vote Thursday on Spire Realty’s proposed redevelopment of an aging Northwest Austin office park, Austin Oaks. District 10...
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Austin Oaks faces steeper climb upon return to City Council
The Austin City Council will once again consider plans Thursday to redevelop the Austin Oaks office park, marking the first key vote on the project since critic Alison Alter joined the dais in January....
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Austin City Council may disband half of its committees
In an interview a month ago, Austin Mayor Steve Adler admitted the much ballyhooed City Council committees weren’t speeding things up — and now it appears that City Hall is prepping to do away with...
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Top Austin musical official Don Pitts placed on administrative leave
One of City Hall’s top music officials has been placed on administrative leave pending the completion of a City Auditor investigation, a city spokesman confirmed Wednesday. Don Pitts, head of the...
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Mailbox stuffing allegation in District 10 runoff
A supporter of District 10 City Council Member Sheri Gallo says he filed a complaint with the United States Postal Service on Friday, alleging that a young woman illegally stuffed a flier supporting...
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Public financing provides major boost to Alison Alter in District 10 runoff
District 10 challenger Alison Alter catapulted into the lead in the money race, thanks to a boost from the city’s public campaign finance system, reports filed late Monday show. Alter raised $143,000...
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CodeNEXT roll-out finally gets timetable
There is finally a timetable for rolling out Austin’s sure-to-be controversial land code redo, known as CodeNEXT. Under the schedule City Council members are expected to approve Wednesday, the revamped...
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Austin Mayor Steve Adler will give you an excuse note if voting makes you tardy
You have no excuse for not voting. Like, really this time. The mayor’s signature can back you up. As civic-minded folks continue to show up to the polls in record numbers for early voting, Austin Mayor...
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The Grove inches forward with ‘placeholder’ approval
The Austin City Council easily gave tentative approval Thursday to a placeholder proposal for The Grove at Shoal Creek, as part of an effort to force the developer and the neighborhoods who oppose the...
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City Council punts on The Grove
The field off Bull Creek Road in the area where The Grove at Shoal Creek is to be built. DEBORAH CANNON / AMERICAN STATESMAN Mayor Steve Adler said at the outset that the City Council wouldn’t vote on...
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Negotiations with public safety unions could be delayed until 2018
The removal of a relatively small amount of money from next year’s budget negotiations suggests that the Austin City Council is prepared to wait until 2018 before they examine the city’s contract with...
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Follow live: Austin City Council District 4 candidate forum
Austin City Council Member Greg Casar and his two opponents – Gonzalo Camacho and Louis Herrin – will take the stage at 6 p.m. Thursday at the District 4 City Council candidate forum sponsored by the...
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Adler apologizes for not challenging Zimmerman’s rhetoric
Council Member Don Zimmerman has said he won’t apologize for his controversial remarks to a group of largely Hispanic students last week, in which he told them to “do something useful” so “you don’t...
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Deadline day brings last minute candidates in City Council races
The deadline has passed and the five City Council races are joined. We’ve got the details on the state of play (also an excellent BBC miniseries) in all the races in tomorrow’s Statesman, which of...
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Zimmerman to largely Hispanic group of kids: ‘Do something useful’
It was a typical thing, until it wasn’t. A group of kids were at the City Council meeting Thursday night during the debate over Austin’s proposed budget for next year. Their parents — many of whom are...
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