February 10, 2021
City Council voted to approve ballot language that is clearly aimed at defeating the proposed “strong mayor” charter amendment.
February 2, 2021
Council's new conservative member is sending mixed messages on homelessness strategy.
January 29, 2021
Hopefully more transit priority lanes are coming after the ones on E. Riverside.
January 28, 2021
Mackenzie Kelly says she wants to clear up "misconceptions" her constituents have about the proposed hotel purchase. Her colleagues give her the benefit of the doubt.
January 27, 2021
Council compromises on mayor pro tem. A new administration could bode well for local public transit.
January 26, 2021
Council's new conservative member pushes to delay a shelter in her district.
January 22, 2021
If one had to mount a defense of Austin’s regressive …
January 18, 2021
At this time at least, the effort is largely backed by one entrepreneur and those close to him.
January 12, 2021
The left is scared of the right. The right is scared of the left. So they both oppose strong mayor.
December 23, 2020
Is the state really going to take over APD?
December 22, 2020
Pool withdraws her support and Alter throws her hat in the ring.
December 15, 2020
South Austin is getting four new lanes & an upper deck. And Dems sweat runoffs in Northwest Austin.
December 11, 2020
Council approves a SIF ordinance. They're supposed to pay for growth. But what kind of growth?
December 10, 2020
The centrist Dem backs the Republican with far-right ties over Flannigan.
December 9, 2020
Statesman announces union drive & tensions simmer at Planning Commission over David Chapel Baptist Church rezoning.
December 8, 2020
And city staff wants to keep a parking lot owned by David Chapel Baptist Church zoned single-family.
December 7, 2020
The city goes for drainage over housing.
December 2, 2020
City staff is asking Council to move forward on a proposed project that will turn the former site of HealthSouth at 1215 Red River into a major mixed-use development.
November 24, 2020
Once again, the Statesman is relying on a very faulty data source to draw very wobbly conclusions about the city's minority populations.
November 23, 2020
A right-wing motor gang briefly detains Council Member Jimmy Flannigan.
November 20, 2020
Like any other amenity, high-quality public transit can lead to increased property values nearby. That doesn't mean we shouldn't do it.
November 19, 2020
The city continues to use an antiquated definition of "transit corridor" to deny density.
November 18, 2020
The idea of getting freight traffic off I-35 is not new.
November 17, 2020
Five days ago TxDOT kicked off a one-month public …
November 16, 2020
One of the major benefits of Prop B will be the completion of the Big Loop -- 30 miles of urban trail.
November 13, 2020
A NeverTrumper endorses Flannigan over Kelly and Pooja Sethi backs Alter.
November 12, 2020
With an urbanist Council member leading the way, the city has a chance to develop the far east side right.
November 11, 2020
Some on Council and at Cap Metro argued that Prop B would undermine Project Connect. The election proved them wrong.
November 10, 2020
The pandemic claims the life of Austin's fifth transit worker.
November 9, 2020
The elections probably didn't change land use politics in Austin.
November 2, 2020
17 affordable units in the trash due to a valid petition.
October 11, 2020
A group of prolific GOP donors try to make a play in three Council races.
September 18, 2020
The Convention Center expansion shuts the door on reforming the deeply unjust way we use tourism taxes.
September 16, 2020
While D10 may still be friendlier to conservatives than most other parts of Austin, the national GOP has undoubtedly suffered a setback here due to Trump's unpopularity among educated suburbanites. This is definitely the kind of place that has drifted blue as the GOP has increasingly become the party of the white working class.
September 15, 2020
Traffic has returned, but is still below pre-pandemic levels. But we can't count on this being permanent.
September 14, 2020
There's a potential to get a great new social services building ... perhaps for free! But Capitol View Corridor restrictions stand in the way.
September 11, 2020
The governor is hoping more Austin-bashing will keep the Lege in GOP control.
September 10, 2020
Everybody seems to agree that housing for the poor is more important than parking lots. Can we also agree that housing for the middle class is also more important than parking lots?
September 9, 2020
A slew of proposed changes to city government aimed at making it more democratic & accountable.
September 8, 2020
What are the main appeals that the Project Connect campaign is making to voters?
August 7, 2020
Council members have been floating APD budget cuts. In some cases, it's hard to know what the actual savings will be from a specific cut. But here's what city budget staff said yesterday in a meeting with the Council Public Safety Committee.
August 5, 2020
It looks like there is a consensus on City Council in support of a few big cuts to the APD budget. But there is also hesitancy about pushing forward with major restructuring of the department before the September budget deadline, especially considering the apparent resistance from feet-dragging from city staff.
July 31, 2020
Affluent homeowners against "gentrification," Part 1000.
July 21, 2020
There's talk of evidence that strong mayor systems are less efficient. But I have yet to see it.
July 20, 2020
A set of proposed changes to the charter could make Austin elections more democratic.
July 17, 2020
Leslie Pool has an opponent! Well, this is …
July 16, 2020
Alter ahead, but facing a strong challenge from Sethi in West Austin
July 15, 2020
Incumbent District Attorney Margaret Moore was …
July 15, 2020
Garza wins! And Garza wins! Stinging rebuke to …
July 14, 2020
With all the chest-beating from Council about reimagining public safety in Austin, why did the city manager respond with something that changes almost nothing? Because he's calling their bluff, or at least what he perceives as a bluff. He doesn't believe they're as dedicated to transformational change as they have said.