News from March 2023
City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee will meet March 29
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 20, 2023
City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 29
City of Austin City Council will meet March 21
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 19, 2023
City of Austin City Council will meet Tuesday, March 21
City of Austin City Council will meet March 23
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 17, 2023
City of Austin City Council will meet at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 23
Creighton files bill against college DEI offices that have 'furthered divides and created a chilling effect on open dialogue'
By Sam Jackson | Mar 16, 2023
State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), chair of the Senate Committee of Education, filed on bill on March 10 that would effectively ban offices of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from Texas public universities.
ESA bill filed in Texas Senate aims to bring 'education freedom to all' and empower parents
By Sam Jackson | Mar 16, 2023
A new bill filed in the Texas Senate would create education savings accounts (ESAs) to be used for private school expenses, but it contains provisions that could cause it to be hotly debated in the state Legislature.
City of Austin City Council met Feb.9
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 16, 2023
City of Austin City Council met Thursday, Feb.9
City of Austin Mobility Committee met Jan. 19
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 15, 2023
City of Austin Mobility Committee met Thursday, Jan. 19
Parent Empowerment Rally at Texas Capitol: Join us and be heard
By Press Release | Mar 14, 2023
It’s time to share your voice and passion for your kids at the Texas Capitol!
East Texas superintendent on four-day school week: 'We were looking for a creative way to entice retention and recruitment of teachers'
By John Suayan | Mar 14, 2023
The next academic year will see several public school districts hold classes for four days instead of five, per a report from Austin NBC affiliate KXAN.
Sanders signs LEARNS Act 'to prepare students for a high-paying job, not a lifetime in poverty'
By Austin Journal Report | Mar 14, 2023
On March 9, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) signed into law the LEARNS Act, an educational choice bill that grants Education Savings Accounts to Arkansas families.
City of Austin Housing Public Facility Corporation Board of Directors will meet March 23
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 14, 2023
City of Austin Housing Public Facility Corporation Board of Directors will meet at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 23
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility executive director: 'The Chapter 313 Tax Abatement Program was corporate welfare at the expense of individual Texas taxpayers'
By Gregory Burnett | Mar 13, 2023
House Bill 5, which creates a new program designed to "create jobs and to generate state and local tax revenue" through property tax agreement with businesses granted by school districts, was filed on Feb. 28 by Rep. Todd Hunter (R-TX).
Greater Texas Credit Union's Baker: 'We look forward to new opportunities to connect with the Bobcat community with much greater frequency'
By John Suayan | Mar 13, 2023
Austin-based Greater Texas Credit Union (GTCU) has entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Texas State University in San Marcos, according to a press release issued by the financial institution.
Longhorns stampede into March Madness as No. 2 seed: 'So proud of the guys and they’ve worked their tails off'
By John Suayan | Mar 13, 2023
The University of Texas (UT) Longhorns men’s basketball team hopes the momentum triggered by their four-game winning streak sustains it in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball tournament.
City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors will meet March 23
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 13, 2023
City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors will meet at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 23
City of Austin City Council met Jan. 26
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 11, 2023
City of Austin City Council met Thursday, Jan. 26
MilSpouseFest to host ‘an engaging after-hours event for Austin's military community’
By Austin Journal Report | Mar 8, 2023
MilSpouseFest, a networking and resource event for military spouses and families, will host a free after hours South by Southwest event starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 9 at Austin Community College: Rio Grande Campus, 1212 Rio Grande St.
City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors met Feb. 9
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 8, 2023
City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors met Thursday, Feb. 9
Creighton on school choice: 'It’s, without a doubt, caught a grassfire of support and I think it’s just different than before'
By John Suayan | Mar 8, 2023
A Republican state senator from Southeast Texas said many parents have expressed support toward school choice, per a report from San Antonio CBS affiliate KENS.