Austin City Council
Donor-Funded Deal Would Hand Austin the 141-Acre Muny Golf Course as UT Gains New Rules for 190-Acre Brackenridge Tract
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson on Oct. 14 unveiled a donor-backed framework under which the University of Texas would convey the 141-acre Lions Municipal...
Stratus Secures Apartment Entitlements for 1,000 Units at Circle C Tract 110 as It Liquidates
Austin City Council cleared Stratus Properties to trade a long-stalled office entitlement in Circle C for up to 1,000 apartments on roughly 67...
Austin Upzones Rosedale School Site for 435 Units as $26MM OHT Partners Deal Hinges on 1938 Covenant
Austin City Council has cleared the way for a 435-unit, 75-foot multifamily project on Austin ISD's shuttered Rosedale School campus, but a 1938...
Austin Requires On-Site Affordable Housing Near Light Rail, Ends Fee-in-Lieu in Transit Zones
The Austin City Council voted Sept. 10 to require developers using the city's density bonus program within a half-mile of the planned light...
Airbnb Commits $6.4MM to Austin’s St. John Redevelopment, Launching $250MM National Housing Accelerator
The San Francisco-based short-term rental giant chose the long-stalled North Austin site off Interstate 35 as the debut deployment of a program designed...
Austin Clinches 20-Year, $200MM Whirlwind Wind Contract as Texas Power Demand Surges
The Austin City Council approved a 20-year power purchase agreement extension worth up to $200 million with Whirlwind Energy, locking in 60 megawatts...
Austin’s $6.6B Budget Pushes Property Tax to State Cap, Adding Costs for Commercial Owners
A divided Austin City Council adopted its fiscal 2026-27 spending plan with the maximum property tax increase allowed without a public vote and...
Austin Overhauls Development Review, Cutting Site Plan Timelines to 20 Days
Austin Development Services Director Keith Mars says an 18-month overhaul has delivered the fastest development-review timelines in the city's history, cutting site plan...
Austin Council Orders Geothermal Feasibility Study as Utility Hunts for Carbon-Free Power
Austin has directed its city manager to determine whether geothermal power generation can be scaled across Austin Energy's territory, with a report due...
