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A good example of the Austin Planning Commission’s heavy-handed, dismissive approach to East and Southeast Austin residents of color can be heard this Tuesday, July 14, when upzoning cases in the East MLK neighborhood and Montopolis community go before the Planning Commission. Please follow these new guidelines to let the Commissioners know that you want ...

“Fiscal chaos.” That’s how the Austin American-Statesman sums up the situation at City Hall, where elected officials and municipal staffers are trying to draw up a budget in the midst of a COVID-19 surge and an economy wounded by business shutdowns. With public funds dwindling and the local unemployment rate growing, the city is under ...

Neighborhood advocates, small business owners, and other members of our community scored a huge victory on March 18, when Travis County District Judge Jan Soifer issued a ruling supporting Austinites’ right to protest City Hall’s controversial rezoning plan. Her decision meant city officials would need the backing of three-fourths of the Austin City Council (nine ...

  We hope you, your family, and your neighbors are staying safe and healthy in these turbulent times. Right now, nothing is more important than the well-being of our community and the frontline health workers who protect it. The rewrite of Austin’s land development code is one of many local issues eclipsed by the COVID-19 ...