The City of Austin once envisioned holding its elected officials and employees to a high standard by requiring written records be kept concerning their interactions with lobbyists paid to influence their decisions.
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Constable candidate Padilla has record of misconduct
He drew numerous complaints while serving as an Austin Police officer. Our story explores the issues in this race and provides access to Padilla’s APD records.
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Thousands may lose homestead exemptions
Latest audit cancelled 700 exemptions, and thousands of other property owners have been asked to prove they are still qualified
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Rumor control: Marzullo lives in Precinct 2
Four candidates are competing in the March 3rd Democratic Primary. Since no Republicans have filed to run for this office, the primary winner will be the de facto winner in the November general election.
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Travis County Democrats a month from electing a leader
Incumbent Doug Greco challenged by Jessica Cohen, who is still stretching the truth on the campaign trail
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If anti-ICE, know your rights
Organizers of No Kings went online on Monday to discuss ICE and drew more than 200,000 viewers. The event was an unapologetic call to action by organizers to fight back against the ways ICE has been carrying out raids and arrests.
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The challengers who have jumped in early are likely to be joined by others before the August 17th deadline. This story lists the five incumbents with key details about the challengers and presents an analysis of how much each has raised and spent so far.
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Council seems agreed on mayor’s audit ordinance
But most are vocal about not losing flexibility in spending budgets for their offices
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Governor Abbott signed 4 bills that make life harder for transgendered Texans, following Attorney General Paxton, who asked the Texas Dept of Public Safety to compile a list of people who had changed their gender on a driver’s license or state-issued ID.
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Save Austin Now is working to gather signatures on a petition for a City Charter change that would go on the May ballot, and if approved, would require the city to do an audit of all departments.
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The Austin United Political Action Committee has filed suit against the City of Austin, saying City Clerk Erika Brady wrongly disqualified signatures of registered voters on their petition for an election on the Convention Center, causing the petition to fail.
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The Board of Directors of TCAD meeting held December 11th started with a sentimental farewell to one board member and ended with a cryptic discussion of a recent setback in litigation before the Texas Supreme Court.
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As the local union for city and county employees, AFSCME Local 1624, is getting ready for what could be a difficult battle over possible job cuts and departmental consolidation as a result of expected budget cuts.
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Leadership of Travis Democrats at stake
In deep-blue Travis County where Democrats have a solid lock on most every local elected office, the person who chairs the Travis County Democratic Party carries heavy responsibilities but earns no paycheck.
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The City of Austin has lost three lawsuits centerering on its failure to provide required information when posting notices of council meetings. Now comes another challenge that warns that the notice of action on a revised City budget is deficient.
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Travis County property owners filed suit Wednesday against members of the Travis County Commissioners Court, saying the group exceeded their authority by voting to set the county tax rate in excess of the amount needed to address the July 4 flooding disaster.
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The City Auditor’s Office has released an Investigative Report accusing Nico Hauwert, probably the best- known geoscientist in Central Texas, of misusing city resources and committing fraud when he was program manager of the Balcones Canyonland Preserve (BCP).
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