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It’s hush hush on Austin library director finalists
Austin’s new Central Library at 710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin on Friday June 30, 2017 RICARDO B. BRAZZIELL/AMERICAN-STATESMAN Next week, the public will get the chance to meet the finalists for...
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Lie about sick days? So do Austin firefighters.
You know how it is. Maybe you have to work a weekend shift, but you’re out on the lake and the weather’s perfect. Or you have a chance to get out of town. Or you celebrated a little too hard last...
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Six Austin recreation centers being considered for temporary homeless shelters
If you’re looking for a place to temporarily house people who are homeless, you’d start by looking for facilities that have plenty of room to set up bedding, with the benefit of showers,...
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Why one board member cast protest vote against the MoPac payout
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority board has taken some knocks in the past for voting in lockstep, time after time, since the agency was created. Officials with the toll road-building agency...
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Did Austin give the public a proper heads up on controversial apartment...
Members of the Austin City Council — from left, Greg Casar, Leslie Pool, Kathie Tovo, Jimmy Flannigan and Ora Houston — are shown at a February 2017 meeting. Deborah Cannon / AMERICAN-STATESMAN The...
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Citing health problems, Adler’s senior policy adviser steps down
Frank Rodriguez, who has served for the past two and a half years as Mayor Steve Adler’s budget guru, health policy expert, Latino community liaison and wearer of a half-dozen other hats, has stepped...
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Are people moving to Austin because of the no-kill animal shelter?
It’s pretty cool to be a dog in Austin, a new study says. Was Austin’s no-kill animal shelter a factor in your decision to move here? It might be, for some people, a new study suggests. Austin’s...
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Can’t find your usual polling place? Here’s why
Virginia Healer, a clerk with the Travis County Elections Division, hangs a sign outside the early voting mega center at ACC-Highland Mall on Monday, October 24, 2016. DEBORAH CANNON / AMERICAN...
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A van getaway, a maybe-illegal meeting, secret manager candidates. What the...
Final update: After Statesman reporters unmasked four of the five city manager candidates who interviewed at the Hilton Austin Airport Tuesday, the Austin City Council hatched a new plan....
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In Austin’s Veterans Day parade, Adler won’t walk if Confederate flag flies
Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s Veterans Day itinerary is less notable for what it includes — a volunteer shift at the Central Texas Food Bank — than what’s missing. The mayor announced he will not march...
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On the list of global ‘doers who defined 2017’: Austin Mayor Steve Adler
Among the global game-changing figures of 2017 — the San Juan mayor who spoke fiercely about the dire conditions in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, the reporters who broke the Harvey Weinstein...
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Now that the attorney general’s office has spoken, is the public records fight about Austin’s city manager search over? We’re still waiting for official word from the city of Austin in light of this...
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Austin too cold for campaign cash filing
You may have heard it was cold in Austin on Tuesday. Too cold for politicians to file campaign finance reports, apparently. Because the city of Austin chose to close most of its city offices, City...
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Remember Austin’s ban-the-box law? Does the city?
Two years ago Austin city leaders passed what they touted as a crucial civil rights measure: Banning employers from considering an applicant’s criminal history until the end of the hiring process. But...
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Laura Morrison launches her campaign for mayor
Former City Council Member Laura Morrison speaks to supporters Monday at the launch of her campaign for mayor. Austin’s race for mayor is officially on. Laura Morrison launched her campaign Monday...
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Jacques Strap who? City employee in hot water for using fake names in email
Dick Hertz. Ima Dumas. Al Coholic. Jacques Strap. Ollie Tabooger. They’re not people who are part of Austin Energy’s Multi-Family Rebate Program. Nor does the utility brass have a sense of humor when...
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Teacher will be second challenger to Council Member Kathie Tovo
Linda O’Neal said this week that she would run against City Council Member Kathie Tovo for Central Austin’s District 9. When a campaign volunteer for City Council member Kathie Tovo knocked on Linda...
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Who’s the mystery candidate running for Austin City Council?
Austin City Council member Ellen Troxclair is not running for her seat again. But some other people are. Are you a fiscal conservative hoping to replace City Council Member Ellen Troxclair in District...
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Austin mayoral candidate banned from Royal Blue Grocery
Be careful what you do in Royal Blue Grocery if you want to be mayor. Inside the Royal Blue Grocery at Fourth and Nueces streets, a photo of Austin mayoral candidate Alexander Strenger hangs on the...
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Council Member Ora Houston formally endorses Vincent Harding to replace her
Council Member Ora Houston makes it official outside Country Boyz Fixins Monday: She wants Vincent Harding to replace her. Austin City Council Member Ora Houston made it official Monday: She wants...
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