/tags/austin-city-hall Austin City Hall en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:03:00 GMT /austin/2025-04-30/austin-tx-homeless-population-city-council-budget Last year, the city allocated $30.3 million to help those experiencing homelessness, but that amount needs to more than double for the upcoming 2025-2026 fiscal year, according to the city's Homeless Strategy Office. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:03:00 GMT /austin/2025-04-30/austin-tx-homeless-population-city-council-budget Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2024-12-12/austin-tx-city-council-meetings-ai-generated-call-public-comment Signing up to speak during a certain public comment period is competitive. How can Austin prevent bots from clogging up the system? Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-12-12/austin-tx-city-council-meetings-ai-generated-call-public-comment Luz Moreno-Lozano /politics/2024-12-03/austin-tx-mike-siegel-gary-bledsoe-runoff-election-district-7-city-council Mike Siegel finished with about 40% of the vote on Nov. 5, while Gary Bledsoe finished with about 19%. The winner on Dec. 14 will fill the seat. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:03:00 GMT /politics/2024-12-03/austin-tx-mike-siegel-gary-bledsoe-runoff-election-district-7-city-council Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2024-11-22/austin-tx-historic-preservation-plan-equity The new historic preservation plan Austin City Council adopted Thursday will replace the city’s four-decade-old guidelines. It includes 107 recommendations to recognize Austin’s rich and complex history and better protect its cultural heritage. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:07:22 GMT /austin/2024-11-22/austin-tx-historic-preservation-plan-equity Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2024-11-14/kirk-watson-avoids-runoff-secures-new-term-as-austin-mayor Final tallies released Thursday showed him to have earned 175,090 votes, about 13 votes more than needed to avoid a runoff. It's the fourth time Austin has elected him mayor. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 01:53:28 GMT /austin/2024-11-14/kirk-watson-avoids-runoff-secures-new-term-as-austin-mayor Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2024-11-11/interim-austin-city-manager-jesus-garza-ethics-rules-consultants The audit found Jesús Garza used his influence to pay two former city staffers roughly $200 an hour over a 10-month stint. The issue is now before the city's ethics commission. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:24:41 GMT /austin/2024-11-11/interim-austin-city-manager-jesus-garza-ethics-rules-consultants Andrew Weber, Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2024-11-11/the-race-for-austin-mayor-is-too-close-to-call-provisional-ballots-may-tip-the-scales Incumbent Mayor Kirk Watson needs a majority of votes to be declared a winner and avoid a runoff. There were 3,200 provisional ballots cast that must be verified before being counted. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-11-11/the-race-for-austin-mayor-is-too-close-to-call-provisional-ballots-may-tip-the-scales Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2024-10-25/city-council-approves-120-million-to-create-new-austin-public-safety-headquarters The new nearly 400,000-square-foot building will house the city's three public safety agencies â€� Austin Fire, Austin Police and Austin-AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County EMS. The building sits south of Zilker Park. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:40:53 GMT /austin/2024-10-25/city-council-approves-120-million-to-create-new-austin-public-safety-headquarters Luz Moreno-Lozano /politics/2024-10-15/federal-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-over-austins-campaign-finance-rule Mayoral candidate Doug Greco sued the city over its campaign finance rule that caps how much a candidate can raise from outside the city. A U.S. District judge dismissed the case last week saying the case should be heard by the ethics review commission first. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:00:17 GMT /politics/2024-10-15/federal-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-over-austins-campaign-finance-rule Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2024-10-10/austin-tx-city-council-parkland-resolution-parks-funding The City Council voted to designate the land as parkland, which allows the city to use park funds for things like expanding trail access and building playgrounds. Austin has a goal of making sure there's a park within a 5-to-10-minute walk of all residents. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:20:30 GMT /austin/2024-10-10/austin-tx-city-council-parkland-resolution-parks-funding Luz Moreno-Lozano