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The promoters behind Austin’s Formula 1 racetrack may tap a state trust fund for more than F1. The Austin City Council authorized the team at the Circuit…
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The Texas approach to doling out financial incentives to businesses faced fire on multiple fronts Tuesday, adding momentum to calls for broad reform of…
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The billions of dollars in incentives that Texas hands out to businesses each year are set to draw fresh scrutiny this week on the heels of a New York…
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The Austin City Council unanimously approved a deal that offers the Visa credit card company about $1.5 million to bring almost 800 jobs to the area.The…
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Credit card company Visa says it will build a new IT center in Austin, bringing almost 800 jobs to the area within five years.Texas Governor Rick Perry…
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Travis County Commissioners voted four to one this morning in favor of providing economic incentives to HID Global. The company makes ID cards and…
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Travis County Commissioners will vote today on a property tax increase. The proposed rate would increase from 48.55 cents to 50.01 cents per $100 of…
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Polls Open for 2012 Texas PrimariesAfter being pushed back repeatedly, the Texas primary elections are here.Voters in the Republican and Democratic…
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The break’s over: City Council reconvenes this Thursday with a 141 item-long agenda. (Oh, and a four-item addendum.)As the recent city elections and plans…
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The Travis County Commissioner’s Court has approved an incentives package for computing company Apple to expand operations in Austin.As reported earlier…