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Appears in 9 stories · Last updated Nov 10, 2026
Called the bond election on an 8-3 vote; voters approved both propositions.
Austin voters approved $295 million in bonds for parks and libraries on Nov. 3, according to unofficial final counts. Proposition A, with about 61% of the vote, provides $260 million for parks, pools and trails; Proposition B, at about 60%, provides $35 million for library buildings, including the Hampton at Oak Hill branch and a future Colony Park branch.
Updated Yesterday
Approved the maintenance agreement
The Pease Park Conservancy now handles day-to-day upkeep across all 84 acres of Pease District Park, after the Austin City Council approved the final phase of its maintenance agreement on Nov. 5. The nonprofit takes over trash and recycling collection, graffiti removal, picnic tables, volleyball courts and volunteer coordination.
Ten district members plus a citywide mayor; two 2026 races decided, three headed to Dec. 12 runoffs
According to unofficial results, Austin voters settled two of five City Council races on the Nov. 3 ballot and sent three to a Dec. 12 runoff. Selena Xie won the open District 8 seat with about 64% of the vote, and incumbent Zohaib “Zo” Qadri won a second term in District 9 with 51.4%.
Updated 3 days ago
Opposed Proposition I
Austin voters approved $295 million in borrowing for parks and libraries on Nov. 3, according to unofficial results. They rejected Proposition I, which would have written a five-year independent audit requirement into the city charter.
Updated 6 days ago
Opposed Prop I; passed competing ordinance
Austin voters rejected Proposition I 55% to 45%, according to unofficial results, defeating a charter amendment that would have required independent audits of city finances at least every five years and before any tax rate election.
Updated 7 days ago
Approved the local hiring resolution on consent October 22
Austin's stagehands lost up to 70% of their work when the downtown convention center closed for a $1.6 billion rebuild. On October 22, the city council approved a resolution that tells staff to favor local hires when the doors reopen.
Updated Oct 25
Approved the $89.7M Ullrich conversion contract
The Ullrich Water Treatment Plant, running since 1969, disinfects Austin's drinking water with gaseous chlorine and anhydrous ammonia. On Oct. 22, the city council approved up to $89.7 million to replace those chemicals.
Adopted the renaming ordinance July 23, 2026
Plantation Road in South Austin is now Tommie Lee Wyatt Lane. Crews put up the new signs on October 14, less than three months after the City Council voted to honor the co-founder and longtime publisher of The Villager, a newspaper that covered Black life in Austin.
Considering a $224 million amendment to the utility project's construction contract
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport broke ground October 19 on the Utilities Infrastructure Campus-Wide project, the backbone of its Journey With AUS expansion program. The work adds stormwater trunk lines, backup power systems and telecommunications duct banks across the airport property.
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