Last July, as part of an aggressive effort by Interim City Manager Jesus Garza and Mayor Kirk Watson to get people off the street, City Council voted to turn a city warehouse in Southeast Austin into a 300-bed emergency homeless shelter. The contract to operate the shelter, awarded to vendor
Interim City Manager Jesus Garza has told City Council that it should wait until at least 2026 before asking voters to approve more bond funding, but some on Council are arguing that the need for additional climate investments is too great to wait two more years. Council this week will
With or without rail, no cars on the Drag.
A candidate for the job calls Austin a shitshow.
I'm traveling today, so I'm going to restrict myself to a couple quick reactions to news reported by my colleagues in local media. Doug Greco declares for mayor: Greco, the former director of Austin Interfaith, the progressive coalition of religious orgs, throws his hat in the
Austin's no-kill ordinance has become a third rail.
Travis County rejects the city's $2M McKinsey contract.
A last-ditch effort to halt a useless highway expansion.
A resolution with potentially significant implications for the future of housing & mobility in Austin.
You may have seen that Travis County District Attorney José Garza is facing a challenge in the Democratic primary, which is the only election that matters here. Yesterday the Statesman's Serena Lin gave an overview of the race between Garza and challenger Jeremy Sylestine, one of many prosecutors
Acevedo is a symptom of simplistic thinking on public safety.
And Acevedo is out.