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MyStatesman.com
April 21, 2018
Only with Austin city government out of the way can the market truly operate as it should and demand be satisfied. It's times like these Ronald Reagan's old adage seems particularly appropriate: “Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” This is a lesson that Austinites mustÃâà...
American Inno
April 16, 2018
The Best Way to Criticize Austin City Government? Sometimes you just don't have the words. But Foreigner does. A Reddit user posted this odd video of a woman address Austin City Council members at City Hall. She pulls out her phone and plays Foreigner's “Cold as Ice.” She interrupts the song only toÃâà...
MyStatesman.com
April 6, 2018
About the Author. TONY PLOHETSKI Tony Plohetski is an investigative reporter focusing on Austin city government, law enforcement and criminal justice issues.
MyStatesman.com
March 10, 2018
McGhee complained he'd been left out of the process, a process that has a long way to go (this is, after all, Austin city government). “You have a simple charge,” McGhee told commissioners. “Follow the National Register (of Historic Places) rules and they specifically say the desires of the landowner orÃâà...
Austin Business Journal
March 8, 2018
Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal. Mar 8, 2018, 7:28am CST. Austin city government owns a lot of buildings and land all over the area, and about a dozen of its properties are ripe for large redevelopment opportunities. That's according to a city staff review of its real estate inventory presented this week. Austin is studyingÃâà...
FOX 7 Austin
March 8, 2018
March 22, 2018 is the 90th anniversary of Austin's “1928 Master Plan.” Austin City government adopted the 1928 Master Plan and created a “negro district” in what is now Austin's City Council District 1. The plan was a shameful event in Austin's history. The negative legacies of the 1928 Master PlanÃâà...
MyStatesman.com
February 28, 2018
About the Author. TONY PLOHETSKI Tony Plohetski is an investigative reporter focusing on Austin city government, law enforcement and criminal justice issues.
MyStatesman.com
February 26, 2018
Travis County prosecutors Sunday were seeking to add conditions to the release on bond of a former Akins High School student who is charged with threatening the South Austin campus. Amid concerns from parents, school leaders and law enforcement, officials questioned the decision by a magistrateÃâà...
StateScoop
February 26, 2018
From now through March 23, city residents can share their insights on Austin city government's paper use thanks to the Austin Tech Alliance, a civic tech nonprofit. The Paper Census campaign will prototype digital solutions in an attempt to move away from traditional paper processes, which the AllianceÃâà...
Smart Cities Dive
February 14, 2018
JonMichael said the role, newly created in Austin's city government, will focus on autonomous, electric and shared vehicles, as well as leveraging innovations in the private sector and helping government officials understand how to make that technology fit into the community and existing infrastructure.
MyStatesman.com
February 9, 2018
About the Author. TONY PLOHETSKI Tony Plohetski is an investigative reporter focusing on Austin city government, law enforcement and criminal justice issues.
MyStatesman.com
February 9, 2018
About the Author. TONY PLOHETSKI Tony Plohetski is an investigative reporter focusing on Austin city government, law enforcement and criminal justice issues.
MyStatesman.com
February 7, 2018
About the Author. TONY PLOHETSKI Tony Plohetski is an investigative reporter focusing on Austin city government, law enforcement and criminal justice issues.
MyStatesman.com
January 30, 2018
metro-state. By Philip Jankowski - American-Statesman Staff ... Stephen Spillman Minneapolis City Coordinator Spencer Cronk speaks during a town hall meeting at the Austin Convention Center, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. (Stephen Spillman / for American-Statesman). Posted: 4:47 p.m. Tuesday, January 30, 2018Ãâà...
Austin Monitor
January 18, 2018
Paper-driven processes through Austin's city government are on the way out with the announcement of a new collaboration with the city's tech community. The partnership, announced Thursday, will see the city pair up with the Austin Tech Alliance and members of the Capital Factory tech businessÃâà...
MyStatesman.com
December 18, 2017
If there was any theme that emerged from that input, it was whether experience with Austin city government should be considered a strength or a weakness. Cronk's job in Minneapolis, where there is a strong-mayor system, is much more limited that the city manager position in Austin. Several said hisÃâà...
Community Impact Newspaper
December 14, 2017
College students will now have representation in Austin's city government following the creation of the College Student Commission during Thursday's City Council meeting. The commission will serve as an advisory board to City Council on issues affecting the quality of life for college students in Austin.
MyStatesman.com
December 31, 1999
About the Author. TONY PLOHETSKI Tony Plohetski is an investigative reporter focusing on Austin city government, law enforcement and criminal justice issues.
MyStatesman.com
December 31, 1999
About the Author. TONY PLOHETSKI Tony Plohetski is an investigative reporter focusing on Austin city government, law enforcement and criminal justice issues.
