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A zoning ordinance approved Thursday by the Austin Council allows developers to build 30 to 90 feet higher in exchange for more affordable housing units in certain areas of the city. but each ...
The City Council and Planning Commission packed into the city hall chambers for a joint meeting dedicated to hearing public feedback on the proposed changes. Austin wants to change its land ...
In 1985 the City of Austin adopted a corresponding Capitol View Protection Ordinance, [8] so that the majority of the corridors are protected under the Austin Code of Ordinances Chapter 25-2 Appendix A, entitled "Boundaries of the Capitol View Corridors", as well as under state law. [9]
The city of Austin, Texas, was established in 1839 to become a planned capital for the Republic of Texas. [1] Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar appointed his friend Edwin Waller to oversee the surveying of the new city and to develop a city plan for its layout. [2]
The Austin City Council 2nd district covers southeast Austin, including Dove Springs, Bluff Springs, and the Austin Bergstrom International Airport. The current councillor is Vanessa Fuentes, who has represented the district since 2021. [25] She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The McMansion is officially a dying breed of architecture, which is good news for those who consider the massive, disproportionate homes an eyesore. An architecture expert reveals 20 of the ...
In 1931, the City of Austin had enacted a local ordinance limiting the height of new buildings to a maximum of 200 feet (61 m), aiming to preserve the visual preeminence of the Texas Capitol; since that time, only the University of Texas Main Building Tower had been built higher than the limit, using an exception allowing for additional height ...
In 2022, 85% of Austin voters approved a measure to prohibit the city's police from enforcing marijuana laws in cases involving small amounts of the drug. AG Ken Paxton sues Austin, other Texas ...