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Court halts $354 million development subsidy
A Travis County court issued a ruling to halt the use of future property taxes to subsidize luxury development of 118 acres of land within the South Center Waterfront District. District Judge Jessica Mangrum last Friday issued a Summary Judgment Final Order in favor of plaintiffs. The lawsuit to stop...
Austin City Manager: Dallas discard vs Denton delight
Council members make policy. The city manager’s job is to implement those policies. A great city manager can get that done and keep the ship of state sailing smoothly. A good city manager can get most assignments done and avoid letting the ship of state crash into rocky shoals. A poor city manager will smash the ship of state into the icebergs that bob in the waters and bring disaster for all hands on deck.
Will lawsuit blow up Project Connect train tracks?
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit Dirty Martin’s et al v. Mayor Kirk Watson et al claim they’re victims of a bait-and-switch scheme because Project Connect will deliver improvements vastly inferior to what voters were promised when they approved Proposition A (Cause No. D-1-GN-23-008105). Voters approved Proposition A on November...
Austin city manager finalist Platt drops out
Kansas City TV station KMBC 9 News reported this morning that the City Council of Kansas City last night voted for Mayor Quinton Lucas to negotiate a new contract for City Manager Brian Platt. TV station KHSB reported that “city hall sources (said that) Platt has agreed to renegotiate a...
First-ever opportunity to elect appraisal board members
Right now local voters are of course focused on the Super Tuesday primary elections of March 5th, but another election two months later should be of interest to all Travis County property owners. On May 4th Travis County voters have a million-dollar opportunity to pick three members to serve on...
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