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Austin Convention Center

department
9 mentions across 5 events

Also known as: ACC

The Austin Convention Center is a City of Austin-owned facility in downtown Austin operated by the city's Convention Center Department, which also manages the Palmer Events Center. The department is an enterprise operation funded primarily through facility revenues and a share of the city's hotel occupancy tax rather than property tax revenue. The downtown convention center is undergoing a city-approved redevelopment and expansion that will replace the original facility with a larger venue.
5 eventsLast active Tracked since $42.7M city spending

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contract (7)
budget (6)
community (5)
development (4)
tax (2)
parks (1)
historic (1)
environment (1)
zoning (1)
policy (1)

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requester (6)
mentioned (3)

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Legislative threads where Austin Convention Center is mentioned

500 East 3rd Street (File 26-2443)

Last: Sep 10, 2026·Budget·Corridor

201 Red River Street (File 26-2042)

Last: Aug 27, 2026·Zoning·Corridor

Case File 26-2163

Last: Aug 27, 2026·Budget·Site

Case File 26-2164

Last: Aug 27, 2026·Budget·Site

Case File 26-2188

Last: Aug 27, 2026·Budget·Site

601 East 5th Street (File 26-2161)

Last: Aug 27, 2026·Budget·Corridor

Case File 26-1782

Last: May 28, 2026·Budget·Site

Case File 26-2727

Last: Jan 22, 2026·Budget·Site

Location

500 E Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78701·Show on Google Maps ↗
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September 2026

Consent
requester

Authorizes negotiation and execution of a license agreement with Boldyn Networks US IV, LLC for installation of a Distributed Antenna System at the Austin Convention Center, Palmer Events Center, and the Warehouse and Marshalling Yard to improve cellular connectivity, for an initial seven-year term with one three-year extension option.

Authorize negotiation and execution of a license agreement with Boldyn Networks US IV, LLC on behalf of Austin Convention Center, for an initial term of seven years, plus one three-year extension opti

$200K

August 2026

Consent

Authorize negotiation and execution of a three-year lease (with two one-year extension options) with Slice Padel Co., LLC for approximately 42,654 square feet on the top level of the City-owned parking garage at 601 East 5th Street, including about 118 parking spaces, on behalf of the Austin Convention Center department.

Authorize negotiation and execution of a lease agreement with Slice Padel Co., LLC, on behalf of Austin Convention Center department, for an initial term of three years, plus two one-year extension op

$33K
Consent
requester

Authorize contracts for furniture, fixtures, and equipment for the Austin Convention Center department through the BuyBoard, Omnia Partners, and Sourcewell cooperative purchasing entities for an initial two-year term with up to three one-year extensions, not to exceed $20,000,000.

Authorize contracts for furniture, fixtures, and equipment for the Austin Convention Center department through the BuyBoard, Omnia Partners and Sourcewell cooperative purchasing entities, for an initi

$20.0M
Consent
requester

Authorizes a five-year agreement (with one five-year extension option) with the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau d/b/a Visit Austin for convention and tourism promotion services, not to exceed $19,993,429 for FY 2026-2027, and approves a resolution adopting ACVB's 2026-2027 Marketing Plan and Proposed Budget of $22,453,889 as required by Chapter 351 of the Texas Tax Code.

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Austin Convention and Vistors Bureau d/b/a Visit Austin (ACVB) for an initial five-year term and one five-year extension option for convention

$20.0M
Consent
requester

Resolution initiating rezoning of City-owned property at 201 Red River Street, adjacent to the Austin Convention Center, to consider historic landmark combining district zoning. The item has no fiscal impact.

Approve a resolution initiating rezoning of City-owned property at 201 Red River Street, located adjacent to the Austin Convention Center at 500 East Cesar Chavez Street, to consider historic landmark

Consent
requester

Authorizes a five-year agreement with the Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council (d/b/a KLRU and Austin PBS) for production underwriting of the Austin City Limits television concert series, not to exceed $1,327,284. Funding is available in the Austin Convention Center Department's Operating Budget.

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with the Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council, d/b/a KLRU and Austin PBS for production underwriting of the Austin City Limits televis

$1.3M

July 2026

Public Hearing
requester

Conducts a public hearing and considers the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 service plan and special assessment for the Austin Tourism Public Improvement District to fund tourism marketing, business recruitment, promotion, and district improvements.

Conduct a public hearing related to the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 assessment for the Austin Tourism Public Improvement District and consider an ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 servi

May 2026

Consent

Authorizes a bird and bat control services contract with Power Pest Corp. d/b/a Urban Bird Services for up to five years.

…t to exceed $755,000. Funding: $52,431 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Convention Center and Austin Facilities Management. Funding for the remaining contract term is co…

$755K

January 2026

Consent

Authorizes a staging-equipment services contract with StageRight Corp. for up to five years. The contract covers equipment, parts, repairs, and installation services for the Austin Convention Center.

…ding: $60,750 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of the Austin Convention Center. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding i…

$405K