Steve Mims Brian Rodgers In an old television ad, a man in a grocery store tells two women shoppers, “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin.” But the goal of a new documentary is precisely to squeeze ...

The theatre was full at the Austin Film Society cinema last Monday evening as director Steve Mims presented his new documentary project The Magic Hole: An Austin Convention Center Expansion ...

Ashby McDonald of Highlander Mortgage, says that any reputable lender or title company is not going to push a deal through where building plans violate deed restrictions because the risk would be too ...

Attorney Bill Aleshire is not happy about council members raising large sums of money so far in advance of elections. He said, “Despite the voters of Austin voting 72-28 percent for the 1997 Charter ...

Mayor Kirk Watson spent more than $1 million to win reelection in 2024. That equates to 34 percent of the combined $3.1 million spent by all 22 mayoral and council candidates. To see the Bulldog ’s ...

Adam Haynes on December 10th filed a 19-page sworn complaint against District 7 runoff candidate Mike Siegel with the Austin City Clerk for consideration by the Ethics Review Commission. He also filed ...

Travis Central Appraisal District’s Board of Directors on September 5 th committed a blatant violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA). The board voted 7-1 to countersue 23 Travis County ...

Debts— Six candidates reported having no debts. Ten others reported debts ranging from $20,000 to $600,000, with District 7 candidate Mike Siegel being the most indebted, owing $300,000 on mortgage, ...

Betsy Greenberg, a former member of the City’s Ethics Review Commission, is nevertheless still concerned with whether mayor and council candidates comply with rules for campaign finance reporting.

Attorney Fred Lewis presented the plaintiffs’ case for granting an injunction that would halt the $35 million in annual payments. “This is not about politics,” he said. “It’s about whether or not ...

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 ...

This chart shows the eight Austin city managers who served over the past half-century. Council members make policy. The city manager’s job is to implement those policies. A great city manager can get ...