The Texas Legislature impacts local budgets in lots of ways. In the past few years, the Legislature has passed several laws that limit how cities can spend their money & how much money they can raise in property taxes. And just last month, the Legislature...
Make emergency preparedness your superpower! The City of Austin is hosting monthly Pop-Up events all over town throughout 2023. These events are open to the public and designed to help equip Austinites with the info, tools, and resources needed to prepare for an emergency. The...
For this session, we're bringing in Lynn Boswell (an AISD school board member) to answer all of your burning questions about the biggest portion of your property tax bill (schools), how the state funds public education, and how the heck recapture works. She'll also fill...
Dozens of foster kittens will be at the shelter ready to be adopted. Austin Animal Center's 14th annual KittyPalooza is happening this Saturday! Dozens of foster kittens will be making their debut appearance at the musical festival-themed adoption event. All adoption fees are waived. You...
Join us throughout the summer for our family-fun Listening Sessions with interactive activities, free food, and a mini resource fair. Share your vision for what you want to see for the Austin/Travis County food plan. Our next sessions will be held on the following dates:...
Come join us for our 2nd annual Taste of Plant Based sampling fair. Hundreds of you joined us last year and now we are going even bigger! • Free Samples from over 25 Plant based vendors. Including Nadamoo, GoodPop, Credo and many others. • Vegan...
The Austin City Council will be in session throughout the month of August to propose amendments to and adopt a final budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The office of Council Member Zo Qadri is hosting this district-wide town hall to give D9 constituents the...
Start your Tuesdays off right with tacos with your Council Member! I loved the opportunity to talk to constituents during our 8-week town hall series, so I decided to keep the conversations going! Stay tuned for announcements on future Taco Tuesday dates & venues across...
My office hours on Tuesday, July 25th have been moved to 5:30 p.m. I look forward to seeing you at 5280 Burger & Taphouse Austin! Not sure which Council district you live in? You can find out here.
We need your help to shape the future of mental health services in our community. This month we're hosting a Town Hall about Travis County's Diversion Center. Join Travis County Judge Andy Brown on Tuesday, July 25th & discuss how the program works, the types of people...
