Lake Austin disannexations cut at least $290M from city tax base
Multiple properties along Lake Austin have been officially removed from the city of Austin after the City Council…
Employee routed near $1M to fictitious vendors
Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman file Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout A former Austin Energy employee routed…
Austin airport audit finds major contract oversight gaps
Austin’s airport is embarking on its largest-ever expansion but a new city audit shows the Aviation Department is…
Austin homeless encampment sweep cost $830K
James Ford is overcome with emotion Monday, June 14, 2021 as he sits on the sidewalk while city…
Austin City Council spending rules begin to take shape
During a morning meeting, the Audit and Finance Committee reviewed the findings of a council-initiated assessment of Austin’s…
Did Austin really cut $95 million from its budget? It’s complicated
Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax, left, and Mayor Kirk Watson discuss a new city budget at City Hall…
Austin City Council slahes $95 million in revised budget
Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax, left, and Mayor Kirk Watson discuss a new city budget at City Hall…
Austin City Council to overhaul officeholder spending rules
The Austin City Council is moving to tighten its financial belt weeks after voters resoundingly rejected Proposition Q…
Austin firefighter contract vote delayed amid staffing petition
Contract negations begin between the Austin Firefighters Association and the City of Austin at the Permitting and Development…
Austin city clerk rejects anti-convention center petition
A petition that threatened to derail the city’s $1.6 billion expansion of the Austin Convention Center has been…
Austin council staff to get training after Statesman spending probe
The Austin City Council meets at City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman Austin City…
Austin City Council spends on politics, perks as it asks for tax hike
City Council Member Ryan Alter, left, makes a $100,000 donation to the Austin Parks and Recreation Department with…