On July 14, Austinites head to the polls for a slew of elections postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Austin City Council Member Delia Garza and longtime city and county lawyer Laurie Eiserloh are vying for the Travis County attorney’s job, former Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt and Texas State Representative Eddie Rodriguez face one ...
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 ...
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 ...