Austin City Council

Voters in Austin City Council District 7 will choose their next representative at City Hall. Austinites will also decide an at-large AISD school board seat, and voters in Manor will pick their next mayor.

The new historic preservation plan Austin City Council adopted Thursday will replace the city’s four-decade-old guidelines. It includes 107 recommendations to recognize Austin’s rich and complex history and better protect its cultural heritage.

TxDOT's timeline requires the city to choose which highway decks to move forward with by Dec. 12, leaving the city council less than four weeks to make a decision that could shape the character of downtown Austin for generations.

The audit found Jesús Garza used his influence to pay two former city staffers roughly $200 an hour over a 10-month stint. The issue is now before the city's ethics commission.

Equity Action said the contract didn't fully incorporate new city rules on police oversight.

Incumbents in Districts 2 and 4 fended off challengers, while District 6's Mackenzie Kelly was defeated by Krista Laine.

The alliance formed in a council race in Northwest Austin illustrates how fights over the rules governing what can be built do not fall neatly along traditional party lines. And how for some, local elections have become about a single issue.

The new nearly 400,000-square-foot building will house the city's three public safety agencies — Austin Fire, Austin Police and Austin-Travis County EMS. The building sits south of Zilker Park.

The candidates discuss transportation and housing issues facing the North Central district.

Mayoral candidate Doug Greco sued the city over its campaign finance rule that caps how much a candidate can raise from outside the city. A U.S. District judge dismissed the case last week saying the case should be heard by the ethics review commission first.