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Police already provide information on crime statistics, but the dashboard would drill down on response times, overtime payments and block-by-block information on incidents.
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The average Austin property owner will see an increase of about $172 a year for taxes, rates and fees.
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Watson has had to make some controversial decisions in his first eights months in office. Some say he's doing too much, too quickly and without council input — as if he were a strong mayor. Austin's system doesn't allow that.
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The plan prompted a huge outcry from some residents who said it would change the look and feel of the beloved park.
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TxDOT is trying to sugarcoat the historic highway widening before getting a green light from the federal government.
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Austin City Council members overwhelmingly approved the deal, but not without some initial reservation.
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The City Council is proposing to lower the minimum home lot size by more than half in an effort to encourage smaller homes such as townhomes and fourplexes.
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In the 1990s, Austin voters passed landmark protections for parts of Southwest Austin that sit on top of the aquifer that feeds Barton Springs. That set off a chain of events that had a profound effect on how the city would grow in the coming decades.
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Austin has uncommonly strict rules on constructing tall buildings near residential homes. That could soon change.
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The nonprofit closed the shelter in April and put the building up for sale. On Thursday, the City Council voted to lease the site for a year starting July 1.