1. The City of Austin should form a bipartisan Working Group with Travis County and State officials, to ensure that they are prepared to protect citizens to the greatest extent possible during a Texas power grid failure. 2. The State should consider releasing Rainy Day Funds and allocating them...
Austin Tice, of Houston, Texas, disappeared at a checkpoint in a contested area west of Damascus on Aug. 14, 2012, shortly after his 31st birthday. A video released a month later showed him blindfolded and held by armed men, saying “Oh, Jesus.” He has not been heard from since. His...
We know the path to Austin’s release starts with serious dialogue between the US and Syrian governments. We are extremely disappointed by the National Security Council’s failure to act on President Biden’s May 2nd directive to “meet with the Syrians, listen to them, find out what they ...
It informs that the council is planning to issue housing bonds amounting to 27.5 million dollars and states that the proceeds from bonds issue will be used for constructing affordable houses in Austin, Texas.Watts, JimNa...
North Central Texas Council of Governments staff alsoproposed supporting DART fundingas part of its draft legislative priorities last month, though members of the Regional Transportation Council — which includes officials from DART member cities — expressed opposition. The council will vote to adopt it...
Texas Disposal Systems is working to ensure that local and state policies impacting waste services are premised on transparency, environmental integrity and fiscal responsibility. In Austin, TDS is a stakeholder in the ongoing City Council Waste Management Policy Working Group reform process. ...
Texas LGBTQ Chambers Legislative Agenda Texas 88th Legislature The Texas Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) Chambers of Commerce is a coalition of the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce, North Texas LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and San Antonio LGBT Ch...
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A Texas Realtor himself, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples justbloggedabout these new bills. Give his post a quick read to learn more. Should You Pay More to Park Downtown? The City of Austin is considering extending parking-meter hours in the downtown area. This would create more...
next meeting in April, with ambitions to land on City Council’s agenda before the end of the year. In the meantime, Thomason and his team of students will continue fostering partnerships with groups like the American Heart Association, Central Texas Food Bank and Travis County school...