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Jesús Garza was accused of violating the city’s ethics rules when he hired two former City Hall staffers to serve as consultants after the 2023 winter storm.
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Last year, the city allocated $30.3 million to help those experiencing homelessness, but that amount needs to more than double for the upcoming 2025-2026 fiscal year, according to the city's Homeless Strategy Office.
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Signing up to speak during a certain public comment period is competitive. How can Austin prevent bots from clogging up the system?
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Mike Siegel finished with about 40% of the vote on Nov. 5, while Gary Bledsoe finished with about 19%. The winner on Dec. 14 will fill the seat.
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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.
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Final tallies released Thursday showed him to have earned 175,090 votes, about 13 votes more than needed to avoid a runoff. It's the fourth time Austin has elected him mayor.
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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.
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Incumbent Mayor Kirk Watson needs a majority of votes to be declared a winner and avoid a runoff. There were 3,200 provisional ballots cast that must be verified before being counted.
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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.
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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.