In 2020, a Travis County District Judge struck down several City of Austin comprehensive zoning ordinances known as CodeNext, finding that they violated Chapter 211 of the Local Government Code ...
This Thursday at City Council there is a resolution for Austin to create a fund, “AHOT” for the preservation, or enhancement of naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH) and funding mechanisms to ...
In February, the Austin City Council rewrote the rules governing short-term rentals (STRs) in Austin – and not in a good way. As part of these changes, they amended the ...
SB840, a new state law that went into effect on September 1, 2025, dramatically alters land use on commercial property in Austin. It allows residential development—including multifamily and mixed-use—on properties ...
CNC was tracking around 40 legislative bills that would impact land use. The vast majority of the bills that were filed did not advance – in most cases for good ...