/tags/single-member-districts Single Member Districts en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 11:00:00 GMT /austin/2014-04-16/austin-whats-the-one-thing-that-would-make-life-on-your-block-better What's the one thing that would make life on your block better? As Austin prepares for its first elections with 10 new geographic districts, KUT is diving� Wed, 16 Apr 2014 11:00:00 GMT /austin/2014-04-16/austin-whats-the-one-thing-that-would-make-life-on-your-block-better Matt Largey /austin/2014-02-03/austins-political-players-look-to-gain-seats-on-new-city-council This article was co-produced as part of an ongoing City Hall reporting partnership between the Austin Monitor and KUT. Listen to the audio story broadcast� Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:10:08 GMT /austin/2014-02-03/austins-political-players-look-to-gain-seats-on-new-city-council Elizabeth Pagano, Joy Diaz /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/2013-02-21/last-call-for-10-1-applicants-and-cpas-update Update: City Auditor Kenneth Mory says only nine of the 66 people who have applied to sit on a redistricting review panel are qualified to serve � and all� Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:59:08 GMT /austin/2013-02-21/last-call-for-10-1-applicants-and-cpas-update Filipa Rodrigues, Laura Rice /austin/2013-02-18/first-step-in-austins-redistricting-process-a-diverse-commission This summer, Austin will begin drawing its first city council districts.The long slog towards geographic representation has been an uphill one: a fight to� Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:13:49 GMT /austin/2013-02-18/first-step-in-austins-redistricting-process-a-diverse-commission Andrew Weber /austin/2013-02-12/city-council-allocates-austins-14-million-budget-surplus-update Update: In a protracted and somewhat testy meeting, the Austin City Council budgeted and allocated the sum of the city’s $14 million budget surplus.The� Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:16:04 GMT /austin/2013-02-12/city-council-allocates-austins-14-million-budget-surplus-update Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard, Laura Rice /austin/2013-02-08/diversity-lacking-among-austins-district-commission-applicants Austin’s city auditor is practically begging more people to apply to be on the board that will draw the first geographic districts for the City Council.� Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:33:00 GMT /austin/2013-02-08/diversity-lacking-among-austins-district-commission-applicants Joy Diaz /austin/2013-01-09/how-many-people-are-barred-from-serving-on-austins-redistricting-commission In recent years, only two cities � San Diego and Minneapolis � have gone through the process Austin is initiating: drawing geographic city council� Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:01:00 GMT /austin/2013-01-09/how-many-people-are-barred-from-serving-on-austins-redistricting-commission Joy Diaz /austin/2013-01-08/will-tax-time-hurt-the-citys-hunt-for-redistricting-volunteers Starting next week, citizens can apply to serve on the independent redistricting commission that will draw Austin's 10 city council districts. Commission� Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:55:21 GMT /austin/2013-01-08/will-tax-time-hurt-the-citys-hunt-for-redistricting-volunteers Joy Diaz /austin/2013-01-08/infographic-how-austins-city-council-districts-will-get-drawn In November, voters approved a historic change to Austin’s form of government.For most of Austin’s modern history, the city council has been elected� Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:00:00 GMT /austin/2013-01-08/infographic-how-austins-city-council-districts-will-get-drawn Filipa Rodrigues, Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard