City Council

Hundreds came out to speak to before the council, which ultimately passed the vote after more than eight hours of public testimony.

The city will allow those who are 65 and older or have a disability and live in the home they own to keep more money from taxes.

Austin ignored state law when it passed three housing policies, a Travis County district judge ruled Friday. These policies allowed developers to ignore some zoning rules as long as they set aside a portion of what they built for people earning low incomes.

If passed Thursday, these land code changes would let people build up to three homes where just one or two are currently allowed. It would also lower the amount of land needed to build a house, although the vote on this part of the resolution isn’t until next year.

Five Austin City Council seats were on the ballot this election. Two candidates cruised to victory. The top two candidates from three other races will compete again next month.

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