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Adler made himself a political lightning rod during his time as mayor, describing the tenure as "disruptive."
Adler made himself a political lightning rod during his time as mayor, describing the tenure as "disruptive."
The complaints were filed with the Texas Ethics Commission and forwarded to County Attorney Delia Garza.
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The group behind reinstatement of the homeless camping ban lays out its policy proposals for the next Austin mayor and council.
The council opted to send the proposition for a stronger Office of Police Oversight to the May ballot and reinstated a mothballed license plate reader program.
Since Adler is term-limited and cannot seek re-election, Thursday's address will be his final State of the City as mayor.
The bond would be Austin's third multi-hundred million dollar expenditure in the last four years.
The group of mayors pointed to red flag laws, expanded background checks, and a 21-year-old limit to purchase "assault weapons."
The collection of expenditures is on the city council's May 19 agenda as their approval exceeded the city manager's authority.
The contract carries a five-year term and is aimed at "vaccine hesitancy" among the population.
The decision comes shortly after the two-year anniversary of the statewide coronavirus disaster declaration.
The city council violated state code when it failed to notify individual property owners about a rezoning plan.