/tags/city-hall-hustle City Hall Hustle en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 08 May 2013 21:13:29 GMT /austin/2013-05-08/city-hall-hustle-council-talks-austin-energy-ethics-obama How powerful should an independent Austin Energy board be?That’s the question the Austin City Council is asking itself. Right now, the council governs the� Wed, 08 May 2013 21:13:29 GMT /austin/2013-05-08/city-hall-hustle-council-talks-austin-energy-ethics-obama Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard /austin/2013-04-24/city-hall-hustle-hazy-outlook-for-austin-in-2014-city-budget Last week, the Austin City Council got its first look at the numbers for next year’s budget.The financial outlook? Well � we’ll get back to you about� Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:17:41 GMT /austin/2013-04-24/city-hall-hustle-hazy-outlook-for-austin-in-2014-city-budget Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard /austin/2013-04-17/city-hall-hustle-the-long-winding-road-to-10-1 After seven tries and several decades, geographic representation is finally coming to the City of Austin. And as the city prepares, the vortex of activity� Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:55:27 GMT /austin/2013-04-17/city-hall-hustle-the-long-winding-road-to-10-1 Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard /austin/2013-03-27/city-hall-hustle-the-walking-dead-agenda They’re baaack!With a relatively thin 57 items, the Austin City Council should make short work of this Thursday’s agenda. But rising, zombie-like, once� Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:13:52 GMT /austin/2013-03-27/city-hall-hustle-the-walking-dead-agenda Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard /austin/2013-03-06/city-hall-hustle-whats-up-with-downtown-parking In a few days, downtown Austin will be overrun with crowds for South by Southwest � so why is the city practically doing away with downtown parking� Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:58:15 GMT /austin/2013-03-06/city-hall-hustle-whats-up-with-downtown-parking Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard /austin/2013-02-27/city-hall-hustle-the-return-of-short-term-rentals The Austin City Council convenes this Thursday to a 78-item agenda. And one item � on first glance � might strike fear into the heart of even the most� Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:14:38 GMT /austin/2013-02-27/city-hall-hustle-the-return-of-short-term-rentals Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard /austin/2013-02-20/city-hall-hustle-whats-next-for-the-council-and-austin-energy It isn’t everyday that citizens stay late into the evening to tell the Austin City Council what a good job it’s doing. But that was the case last� Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:16:13 GMT /austin/2013-02-20/city-hall-hustle-whats-next-for-the-council-and-austin-energy Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard /austin/2013-02-13/city-hall-hustle-the-middle-year-itch What’s $14 million between friends? Grounds for argument, if the Austin City Council is any indication.On Tuesday the council wrangled with how to spend a� Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:31:40 GMT /austin/2013-02-13/city-hall-hustle-the-middle-year-itch Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard /austin/2013-02-06/city-hall-hustle-the-state-of-the-city-now-and-next-election There’s no City Council meeting this week: Instead, City Hall watchers� eyes were on Mayor Lee Leffingwell’s 2013 State of the City address, delivered at� Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:11:14 GMT /austin/2013-02-06/city-hall-hustle-the-state-of-the-city-now-and-next-election Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard