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Austin Watershed Protection Department proposes code updates to further protect the Colorado River. The Austin Watershed Protection Department held a public meeting on Monday, Oct. 28, at the Montopolis Recreation and Community Center to discuss proposed code updates regarding the Colorado River.
Council budget requests include weatherization expansion, despite ...
Aug 13, 2024 · City Council has many possible budget amendments to consider this week. Although city staff has made clear that the city’s growth has not been sufficiently robust to support many expensive changes to the city’s budget, Council will still move forward with what they see as important additions when they meet on Wednesday.
Electric Utility Commission offers climate-friendly …
Feb 26, 2024 · As the deadline approaches for an update to Austin Energy’s Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan, the city’s Electric Utility Commission is joining the conversation, banding behind its own proposal for the coming decade.. The proposal, formed in collaboration with the city’s Resource Management Commission and a number of Austin …
APD announces partial release of mandated data dashboard
Jan 11, 2024 · The Austin Police Department will transition the chief’s monthly report from a PDF format to an online dashboard complete with explanations and definitions available through the city’s open data portal. The planned dashboard release date is Jan. 18, according to a recent memo from interim Chief Robin Henderson to City Council.. The dashboard is part of a …
Austin Energy fine-tuning plans for reliable, carbon-free power by …
Jan 17, 2024 · Key Players & Topics In This Article. Austin Energy: As a municipally-owned electric utility, Austin Energy is a rarity in the largely deregulated State of Texas.It's annual budget clocks in at over $1 billion. The utility's annual direct transfer of a Council-determined percentage of its revenues offers the city a notable revenue stream.
Police, state ready to intervene on after-hours bars operating …
Sep 23, 2024 · The Austin Police Department may soon take steps to punish downtown bars and nightclubs identified recently as potentially violating state liquor laws by operating and selling drinks after hours.. At the latest meeting of the Downtown Commission, talk turned to the findings of a June study from the Pecan Street Owners Association that showed a number of bars were …
Kirk Watson, who first led the city two decades ago, is elected …
Lee esta historia en español. By a razor-thin margin, Austin voters chose Kirk Watson as the city’s next mayor, electing him to navigate soaring housing costs and contentious fights playing out over how to build for the city’s growing population. Watson squeaked out a win with just 886 more votes than his opponent, state Rep. Celia Israel, in a runoff election Tuesday.
Despite micromanaging concerns, the city's telework policy …
Jan 31, 2024 · Despite micromanaging concerns, the city’s telework policy advances. After a debate on how granular the policy should be, the Planning Commission has given its blessing to a series of amendments that will help shape the city’s telework policy. The amendments were initiated by the Planning Commission last year as a change to Austin’s ...
Fresh details on Austin's light-rail plans emerge as officials chase ...
Feb 5, 2024 · The agency’s so-called “priority extensions” – wished-for add-ons to reach Austin-Bergstrom International Airport or the Crestview Red Line Station – are not being studied as part of the federal environmental process. The decision means the per-mile cost could settle around $500 million – near the high end for light-rail systems in the U.S.
Austin’s airport set to move ahead with $865 million terminal …
Sep 12, 2024 · Construction of the A/D Hall is expected to cost $820 million. The City Council will vote on whether to award that contract to Austin Commercial, a Dallas-based company with a portfolio that includes ABIA’s rental car facility and projects in Chicago, Houston and Newark. Money to build the A/D Hall will mostly come from fees charged to airlines for using the airport, …