The 2026 Austin City Council elections won’t take place for 283 days but eight challengers have already appointed campaign ...

Council members attending Wednesday’s Audit & Finance Committee meeting had many questions about two proposals to audit all ...

As reported by The Austin Bulldog January 25, County Attorney David Escamilla is reviewing a complaint about allegations that the Austin City Council may have violated the Texas Open Meetings Act.

Elected officials do a variety of things to carry out their official duties but more than anything else they go to meetings—lots and lots of meetings. They attend City Council meetings. City committee ...

The Austin City Council in today’s work session voted 5-2 (Council Members Mike Martinez and Bill Spelman opposed) to put the 8-2-1 plan for electing council members on the November ballot. A ...

Potential Plaintiff to City of Austin: Like to settle instead of getting sued? City to Plaintiff: No thank you. The plaintiff in the latest lawsuit against the City of Austin made a settlement offer ...

At 12:10am this morning, after taking nearly three hours of public testimony, the Austin City Council voted 5-2 (Mayor Lee Leffingwell and Council Member Bill Spelman opposed) to put on the ballot the ...

The Austin City Council so far has authorized spending $399,000 to hire outside attorneys to provide advice to bring the city into compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act and to defend a lawsuit ...

The schisms within the Austin City Council that surfaced during the runoff election between incumbent Council Member Randi Shade and challenger Kathie Tovo were a revelation, as the other incumbents ...

The folks at Save Austin Now are working to gather signatures on a petition for a City Charter amendment that would go on the... Even if city wins appeal in property owners lawsuit it may have no ...

A decade ago, then State Senator Kirk Watson, who’s now running for mayor of Austin, dreamed of a creating a new medical school in Austin. Critics say he achieved that goal by knowingly disregarding ...

The current Austin City Council has made it a priority to boost funding for homeless services, but some mayoral and council candidates think the city hasn’t done enough, while others see the current ...