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Austin Energy fine-tuning plans for reliable, carbon-free power by …
WEBJan 17, 2024 · The utility is fine-tuning its next resource generation plan, which will include local solar, storage, natural gas and other technologies to meet reliability and affordability goals. The plan will be presented to City Council in March and will address challenges such as retiring Fayette Power Project, extreme weather events and market changes.
Questions on short-term rental rules linger as city moves toward …
WEBJun 28, 2024 · A city memo published earlier this month suggests that, more than a decade after Austin became a leading destination in the market for short-term rentals, City Council could have code language later this year to comprehensively regulate the industry. The…
Lacking a sense of cultural belonging, many Black Austinites are ...
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · Lack of community bonds, cultural offerings and business opportunities play a large part in the continuing decline in Austin’s Black population, based on analysis and anecdotes shared by a number of local leaders at a …
Council budget requests include weatherization expansion, despite ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 · City Council considers various proposals to add or cut funding for different programs and services in the upcoming year. Some of the topics include weatherization, mental health diversion, community health navigation, CASTMED and anti-hate outreach.
Austin faces lawsuit for providing financial support to people …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · The city of Austin is being sued for a provision in the budget providing money to people seeking out-of-state abortions. City Council last week approved $400,000 to fund travel – including airfare, gas, hotel stays and food – for people seeking the procedure, which is banned in Texas.
City loses second suit over development rules - Austin Monitor
WEBNov 14, 2023 · A group of citizens sued the city over four ordinances that aimed to make it easier to develop new housing projects. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs on three of the ordinances, and the city will have to rewrite them.
Council approves 90-foot building for South Congress …
WEBThursday, June 6, 2024 by Jo Clifton. Facing a valid petition from the neighborhood, City Council provided the bare minimum of nine votes to approve zoning changes in the South Congress and Red Bird Lane neighborhood last week that will allow for development of 90-foot, 275-unit apartment complex as well as several thousand feet of retail space.
Court signs order overturning three zoning ordinances
WEBDec 12, 2023 · On Monday, Travis County District Court Judge Jessica Mangrum released her official ruling in Acuña v.City of Austin, finding that City Council violated prior court orders and state law when it approved three major zoning ordinances in 2022. The court also found that one ordinance challenged by plaintiffs is still valid because of a state law preventing challenges of municipal ordinances ...
As construction slowdown continues, a new workforce housing …
WEBAug 2, 2024 · While the pipeline for multifamily housing projects has slowed severely since the end of 2023 in Austin, a local developer has announced something of a rarity: a new 110-unit project aimed primarily at workforce and middle-income residents. Earlier this …