Welcome to Episode 205! Bingham Group Associate’s Hannah Garcia and Wendy Rodriguez with CEO A.J. review the week in Austin politics and more.

The discussion covers:

Texas Legislature reaches deal for property tax cuts → https://www.kxan.com/news/18-billion-deal-reached-texans-to-get-biggest-property-tax-cut-in-states-history/


City of Austin ends APD-DPS partnership after community backlash and an alarming incident over the weekend → https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2023-07-12/dps-partnership-suspended-after-trooper-pulls-gun-on-10-year-old/?mc_cid=550f489b4c&mc_eid=4f22e5507c


City Boards and Commissions recommend Telework policy for city employees → https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2023/07/environmental-boards-push-for-telework-policy-for-city-employees/


Local organizations call for quicker turnaround on Land Development Code Amendments → https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2023/07/12/austin-development-review-reform.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=me&utm_content=AU&ana=e_AU_me&j=32057140&senddate=2023-07-12


All 32 City of Austin pools are open after several years of staffing issues → https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2023/07/after-years-of-staffing-woes-austin-finally-hires-enough-lifeguards-by-start-of-swim-season/


Some AustinISD Teachers were paid $2000 in error and must pay that back to AISD → https://communityimpact.com/austin/southwest-austin-dripping-springs/education/2023/07/07/austin-isd-teachers-must-pay-back-2k-stipend-after-district-processing-error/



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