Last month, Travis County District Court Judge Jan Soifer gave the Austin City Council a golden opportunity when she upheld the rights of local property owners who had filed protests against City Hall’s controversial rezoning plan. Our council members could have responded by scrapping the next CodeNEXT and instituting an inclusive, deliberative process to ...
Many readers have reached out to us since local residents began practicing social distancing with questions about construction sites that remain active despite the threat posed by COVID-19. Here is a timeline of the issue’s status: March 24, 2020 Mayor Steve Adler issues the City of Austin’s stay-at-home order, temporarily banning all nonessential business ...
Last updated at 3:15 PM on Thursday, April 23 Residents of the City of Austin are currently under a “Stay Home – Work Safe” order issued by Mayor Steve Adler in an effort to limit transmission of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease that it causes. Gatherings outside of homes are prohibited, unnecessary ...
Yesterday, Travis County District Judge Jan Soifer ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in Acuña, et al. v. City of Austin, et al., upholding the rights of local property owners who have filed protests in response to City Hall’s controversial rezoning plan. The decision is a major victory for Austin’s homeowners, renters, small businesses, ...
In an effort to protect Austinites during the coronavirus pandemic, the City of Austin has temporarily postponed all hearings, votes, and other actions related to its rezoning plan. We applaud the city’s decision. The revision of our community’s Land Development Code (LDC) is important, but it is not an emergency. All of our civic ...