On June 29th, 16 days before initial comments were due on the Citywide Affordable Housing Density Bonus Program of CodeNEXT, about two dozen affordable housing advocates and others gathered at Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation (GNDC) headquarters in Austin to...
State of Texas Legislative Update The special session of the Texas Legislature opened on July 18 with the Senate speedily working to pass two bills reauthorizing the Texas Medical Board and four other state agencies. When Governor Abbot announced...
HousingWorks Austin’s approach to CodeNEXT is grounded in the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, including the focus on creating “complete communities.” HousingWorks Austin’s major goals and priorities for CodeNEXT are detailed below. Housing Choice. CodeNEXT must increase the diversity of...
Below is the text of the letter the HousingWorks Austin Board of Directors submitted to the City of Austin regarding the aspects of the first draft of CodeNEXT, the rewrite of Austin’s Land Development Code, that relate to affordable...
Ernesto Resto’s love for technology started as a child in an unusual way, through punishment. Forced by his father to read a book Ernest chose the “T” encyclopedia. That’s where he learned about the many ways technology touched our...