Austin Monitor

2 weeks ago | austinmonitor.com | Jo Clifton

Thursday, June 12, 2025 by Jo Clifton Austin City Council last week approved adding the Vertical Mixed Use “V” to the property located from 1501 to 1603 Shoal Creek Boulevard, after a hearing that featured considerable discussion about the geologically sensitive area. Council Member Paige Ellis abstained, citing the fact that the area had already suffered from collapses in the past.

2 weeks ago | austinmonitor.com | Chad Swiatecki

Thursday, June 12, 2025 by Chad Swiatecki The Economic Development Department says it supported more than 27,000 jobs and distributed over $54 million in community investments during fiscal year 2024, according to its recently released annual report.

2 weeks ago | austinmonitor.com | Kali Bramble

Thursday, June 12, 2025 by Kali Bramble The zoning reforms that have come to define our City Council are having a moment in the spotlight, earning shout outs from Vice President J.D. Vance and New York Times bestseller Ezra Klein, whose recent book Abundance presents an approach that will be familiar to most Austinites–tweaking land use code alongside market-based incentives as a way out of our affordable housing crisis.

2 weeks ago | austinmonitor.com | Jo Clifton

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 by Jo Clifton In a vote of 7-4, City Council on Thursday approved granting water and wastewater service for a proposed multi-family project outside the city limits and within the Drinking Water Protection Zone. The property at 10656 North FM 620 is in the North Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, upstream from habitat for the Jollyville Plateau salamander, which is listed as threatened by the federal government.

2 weeks ago | austinmonitor.com | Lina Fisher

Monday, June 9, 2025 by Lina Fisher Each new Texas legislative session may introduce a new set of battles, but there are always some wins that keep us showing up to fight at the capitol every three years. This year, employers and working families alike saw the legislature make child care access easier in a state where around 95,000 people are on a waitlist to access state financial aid and the cost of child care in Travis County is more than in-state tuition at UT.