I have a lovely plex server set up and working very well, with tons of content ready to play. Now I just need a client for my TV that doesn’t piss me off. I absolutely detest Google/Android TV, and my Apple TV periodically wipes out my Plex preferences, which is a known issue....
Nyeka Arnold is a sixth generation Austinite. Before they came to Austin, her family was enslaved just a few miles east of the city, in the cotton farming town of Webberville. It was her great-great-great grandfather, Rev. John Henry Winn, who founded St. John Freedom Colony in Austin in the early 1870s....
Plans for an electric-vehicle charging lot spanning Pleasant Valley Road were thwarted by Planning Commission members who objected to its auto-centric nature at their last meeting....
As early voting in the Texas’ March 5 primary draws to a close, a sizable number of Travis County Republicans have made the unusual decision to vote in the Democratic party’s primary election....
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The city will turn to a state loan program as a major source of the funding for the more than $500 million cost of constructing caps and a stitch over Interstate 35 after it is buried and expanded over the course of the next decade....
A Travis County resident is seeking to remove progressive District Attorney José Garza from office using a 2023 Texas law aimed at limiting the discretion of locally elected prosecutors. A state district judge in Comal County on Friday appointed an attorney to represent Texas and pursue the case....
Two years ago, with the office real estate market in Austin stuck at a 20 percent vacancy rate, Brad Stein took the first of two trips to other markets to see if some of the hundreds of thousands of empty spaces in downtown Austin and areas beyond could be converted into badly needed housing stock. What Stein saw in a 2022 visit...
A new report from public policy and real estate leaders in Austin recommends a variety of approaches the city can take to reduce the presence and impact of multilevel parking decks in new developments in the downtown core and beyond....
Keeping up with aggressive business and residential growth throughout the Austin area is a persistent challenge for those involved in supplying energy reliably to the city while also trying to move away from fossil fuel sources for generation needs. Speakers at a recent Austin Chamber infrastructure summit said the demand coming...
As he threatened to do at last week’s City Council meeting, Save Our Springs Alliance Executive Director Bill Bunch has sued the city, the mayor and Council for alleged violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Austin City Charter and Council’s own procedures for allowing the public to speak. The suit was filed in...
While intense construction on the lowering and widening of Interstate 35 isn’t scheduled to begin until mid- or late 2026, local business and political leaders want the public to know that decisions and talks taking place now will have a dramatic effect on how the project reshapes Austin’s future....
Austin Water on Tuesday released a report showing that the Environmental Protection Agency had found “little to no detectable traces” of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – or PFAS – in the city’s drinking water. Known as “forever chemicals,” PFAS have been linked to birth defects and cancer....
Committee hears about need for more rental assistance money - Austin Monitor (www.austinmonitor.com)
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After DEI Cuts, This Sixth-Gen Austinite Is Losing Access to UT (www.austinchronicle.com)
Nyeka Arnold is a sixth generation Austinite. Before they came to Austin, her family was enslaved just a few miles east of the city, in the cotton farming town of Webberville. It was her great-great-great grandfather, Rev. John Henry Winn, who founded St. John Freedom Colony in Austin in the early 1870s....
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Austin makes library cards free to people outside the city - Austin Monitor (www.austinmonitor.com)
New EV station will not charge forward in East Austin - Austin Monitor (www.austinmonitor.com)
Plans for an electric-vehicle charging lot spanning Pleasant Valley Road were thwarted by Planning Commission members who objected to its auto-centric nature at their last meeting....
Number of Republicans Voting in Travis County's Democratic Primary Up Significantly (www.austinchronicle.com)
As early voting in the Texas’ March 5 primary draws to a close, a sizable number of Travis County Republicans have made the unusual decision to vote in the Democratic party’s primary election....
Ken Paxton Attacks Austin’s Lenient Marijuana Policy (www.austinchronicle.com)
Adjusted density bonus program pushes housing, affordability on commercial properties - Austin Monitor (www.austinmonitor.com)
Here’s How Art Acevedo’s Hiring and Ultimate Refusal Played Out (www.austinchronicle.com)
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City seeking $191M state loan to cover costs of caps and stitch for I-35 - Austin Monitor (www.austinmonitor.com)
The city will turn to a state loan program as a major source of the funding for the more than $500 million cost of constructing caps and a stitch over Interstate 35 after it is buried and expanded over the course of the next decade....
Travis County DA faces removal attempt under Texas law targeting 'rogue' prosecutors - Austin Monitor (www.austinmonitor.com)
A Travis County resident is seeking to remove progressive District Attorney José Garza from office using a 2023 Texas law aimed at limiting the discretion of locally elected prosecutors. A state district judge in Comal County on Friday appointed an attorney to represent Texas and pursue the case....
Austin area has dangerously high levels of air pollution, according to new EPA standards - Austin Monitor (www.austinmonitor.com)
Austin hires T.C. Broadnax as city manager with $470K salary - Austin Monitor (www.austinmonitor.com)
T.C. Broadnax will be making $82,000 more than his predecessor when he starts his job as Austin’s city manager next month....
Federal grant provides $105M for Chavez-Fourth Street cap over rebuilt I-35 - Austin Monitor (www.austinmonitor.com)
With Austin office buildings 20 percent vacant, conversion to housing remains out of reach (www.austinmonitor.com)
Two years ago, with the office real estate market in Austin stuck at a 20 percent vacancy rate, Brad Stein took the first of two trips to other markets to see if some of the hundreds of thousands of empty spaces in downtown Austin and areas beyond could be converted into badly needed housing stock. What Stein saw in a 2022 visit...
D.A. Challenger Funded Primarily by Right Wing Donors, Wealthy West Austinites (www.austinchronicle.com)
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Report offers city, developers strategies to reduce parking downtown - Austin Monitor (www.austinmonitor.com)
A new report from public policy and real estate leaders in Austin recommends a variety of approaches the city can take to reduce the presence and impact of multilevel parking decks in new developments in the downtown core and beyond....
Panelists: Transmission lines, local generation needed to meet Austin's energy demands - Austin Monitor (www.austinmonitor.com)
Keeping up with aggressive business and residential growth throughout the Austin area is a persistent challenge for those involved in supplying energy reliably to the city while also trying to move away from fossil fuel sources for generation needs. Speakers at a recent Austin Chamber infrastructure summit said the demand coming...
Kirk Watson Wants Four More Years (www.austinchronicle.com)
The once-again mayor is looking to earn another term. Kirk Watson formally announced today, April 10, his 2024 re-election bid....
Save Our Springs Alliance sues City Council over Open Meetings Act - Austin Monitor (www.austinmonitor.com)
As he threatened to do at last week’s City Council meeting, Save Our Springs Alliance Executive Director Bill Bunch has sued the city, the mayor and Council for alleged violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Austin City Charter and Council’s own procedures for allowing the public to speak. The suit was filed in...
Summit panel looks at possibilities and challenges of I-35 cap-and-stitch program - Austin Monitor (www.austinmonitor.com)
While intense construction on the lowering and widening of Interstate 35 isn’t scheduled to begin until mid- or late 2026, local business and political leaders want the public to know that decisions and talks taking place now will have a dramatic effect on how the project reshapes Austin’s future....
Austin Water report shows few traces of ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water - Austin Monitor (www.austinmonitor.com)
Austin Water on Tuesday released a report showing that the Environmental Protection Agency had found “little to no detectable traces” of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – or PFAS – in the city’s drinking water. Known as “forever chemicals,” PFAS have been linked to birth defects and cancer....