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Carol Anne Rose Kennedy has been showing up to City Council meetings since 2005. Most of the time, she sings.

The city's legal team earlier said the public would have to return to in-person-only testimony as provisions of state law suspended during the pandemic went back into effect.

As Austin prepares to return to in-person testimony, some are wondering: Was the phone line better?

City officials said officers met with people staying in tents in the area Monday morning and told them they had to leave. Those who refuse will be given a citation or face arrest for violating the reinstated city ordinance banning camping in public places.

More than 85% of residents voted against the proposition, which would have gotten rid of the city manager role and given the mayor veto power over Council decisions.

The changes include giving the mayor more power. If validated, the petition from Austinites for Progressive Reform would go to voters in May.

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