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District 10 incumbent Council Member Alison Alter is running for reelection against five opponents and stands ready to defend her record of accomplishments since first elected in 2016. “It is good for ...
Background Investigation: Bill Spelman Here’s What the Public Records Say Aboutthe Council Member Running for Re-election by Rebecca LaFlure© The Austin Bulldog 2012Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2012 ...
This story was updated a fourth time at 2:06pm July 10th to clarify that the Design Workshop was authorized $600,000 for its work on the Zilker Plan. The $1.35 million paid to the firm, as stated in ...
Mayor Steve Adler (in foreground wearing white shirt and black mask) joined a rally organized by the Austin Justice Coalition at Huston-Tillotson University June 7, 2020, protesting police violence.
A Travis County court issued a ruling to halt the use of future property taxes to subsidize luxury development of 118 acres of land within the South Center Waterfront District. District Judge Jessica ...
The theatre was full at the Austin Film Society cinema last Monday evening as director Steve Mims presented his new documentary project The Magic Hole: An Austin Convention Center Expansion ...
Primary election to shape Travis County’s five-member governing body Two long-time members of the Travis County Commissioners Court face progressive challengers this year in the Democratic primary ...
Our analysis provides insights about patterns of giving Austin’s top employment sectors are healthcare, education, business services, and government, but you wouldn’t know it based on local political ...
Order for scope of work will be finalized with staff before the Commissioners Court votes on issuing a request for proposals The Travis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Tuesday to stick ...
In the summer of 1996 Watson’s first campaign hire was consultant was Alfred Stanley. Stanley told the Bulldog he hasn’t worked with Watson since then, but he still has fond memories. “He told me that ...
City staff employed by the Convention Center Department could remain on the payroll for four to five years despite closure of the Convention Center itself, according to departmental plans. “We are ...
The current Austin City Council has made it a priority to boost funding for homeless services, but some mayoral and council candidates think the city hasn’t done enough, while others see the current ...