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 ...

In late 2007, as Austin City Manager Toby Futrell was getting ready to retire, the city hired Arcus, a consulting firm based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to find suitable candidates for a new city ...

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.

Council members attending Wednesday’s Audit & Finance Committee meeting had many questions about two proposals to audit all departments within the city. But it... LATE UPDATE: Jenny LaCoste-Daputo, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell was the first of many people to address the 15-member Charter Revision Committee last Thursday, calling for unity in getting behind whatever recommendation is made ...

Less than a week after entrepreneur Tina Cannon officially launched her campaign for City Council, The Austin Bulldog found that Cannon was issued five arrest warrants over the past five years for ...

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 ...