/tags/austin-monitor Austin Monitor en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 11 Mar 2020 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2020-03-11/lets-talk-about-how-austin-could-make-housing-more-affordable-beyond-the-land-development-code ****This event has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic****Join KUT, the Texas Observer and the Austin Monitor for a live discussion about鈥� Wed, 11 Mar 2020 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2020-03-11/lets-talk-about-how-austin-could-make-housing-more-affordable-beyond-the-land-development-code Matt Largey /austin/2016-07-29/sexual-harassment-and-retaliation-claims-haunt-austins-housing-department From the Austin Monitor: City of Austin documents show that employees in the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department have made numerous鈥� Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:13:30 GMT /austin/2016-07-29/sexual-harassment-and-retaliation-claims-haunt-austins-housing-department cate malek /austin/2016-06-24/council-moves-720m-mobility-bond-forward-in-early-morning-vote From the Austin Monitor: While most of Austin slept early Friday morning, City Council gave the green light to a mobility bond with little historical鈥� Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:37:09 GMT /austin/2016-06-24/council-moves-720m-mobility-bond-forward-in-early-morning-vote Caleb Pritchard /austin/2016-04-28/city-council-kicks-off-budget-season At the City of Austin鈥檚 budget season opener Wednesday, council members heard again of Austin鈥檚 two cities: the city鈥檚 widening economic divisions amidst鈥� Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:07:04 GMT /austin/2016-04-28/city-council-kicks-off-budget-season Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2016-02-09/campo-board-approves-sizable-cost-increase-for-183 From the Austin Monitor: The cost of a large expansion of U.S. Highway 183 in Northwest Austin officially nearly tripled on Monday night.At its monthly鈥� Tue, 09 Feb 2016 15:59:35 GMT /austin/2016-02-09/campo-board-approves-sizable-cost-increase-for-183 Caleb Pritchard /austin/2016-01-28/is-this-a-new-era-of-petitions-for-austin Austin is riddled with petition fever, or so it seems lately. Last week, local group Ridesharing Works for Austin 鈥� a political action committee funded by鈥� Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:28:05 GMT /austin/2016-01-28/is-this-a-new-era-of-petitions-for-austin Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2016-01-27/council-to-vote-on-new-911-call-center-backup 鈥淎ustin is growing.鈥� By now this maxim has become the resounding, if not infuriating, anthem of the city. It affects various sectors of life in Austin,鈥� Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:02:24 GMT /austin/2016-01-27/council-to-vote-on-new-911-call-center-backup Audrey McGlinchy /education/2016-01-13/shrinking-aisd-enrollment-could-be-new-normal From the Austin Monitor: Trustees for the Austin Independent School District are asking district staff to let them know what variables they have control鈥� Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:58:28 GMT /education/2016-01-13/shrinking-aisd-enrollment-could-be-new-normal Courtney Griffin /austin/2016-01-12/disparities-persist-within-citys-contracting The city of Austin continues to disfavor minority- and women-owned businesses in its contracting, a 750-page study finds.Jon Wainwright, a senior vice鈥� Tue, 12 Jan 2016 17:12:42 GMT /austin/2016-01-12/disparities-persist-within-citys-contracting Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2016-01-07/travis-county-jail-faces-growing-mental-health-crisis From the Austin Monitor: AG真人百家乐 County has seen an astonishing rise in the number of inmates dealing with mental health issues in the past decade.That鈥� Thu, 07 Jan 2016 18:42:46 GMT /austin/2016-01-07/travis-county-jail-faces-growing-mental-health-crisis Caleb Pritchard