Austin Reports

File 26-2519 was listed as $200,000,000 not-to-exceed for five distribution electrical services contracts for Austin Energy, with no confirmed approval or authorization in the record. [2]

The May 21, 2026 City Council agenda included a bond item for up to $1,350,000,000 in Special Tax Revenue Bonds for the Convention Center expansion project (File 26-1861). [6] Item 87 on the May 28, 2026 City Council agenda (File 26-1901) was scheduled for consideration of an agreement settling claims related to the Yogurt Shop criminal cases in an amount not to exceed $35 million. [4]

Item #16 proposed increasing MWH Constructors Inc.'s contingency for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion to 100 Million Gallons per Day Project by $600,000,000, for a revised contract ceiling of $1,500,000,000. [8] Item #7 proposed a construction-services contract with DeNucci Constructors, LLC for the Burnet Road Corridor—Bright Verde Way to Loop 1 project, totaling not to exceed $29,360,128. [24]

File 26-2278 proposed an ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of tax-exempt City of Austin, Texas Public Improvement and Refunding Bonds, Series 2026, in a par amount not to exceed $338,935,000, with related documents, costs of issuance, and fees. [1] Council also took up proposed November 3, 2026 election orders, including File 26-2261 to order the general election for City Council single-member Districts 1, 3, 5, 8, and 9, authorize the City Clerk to enter joint election agreements, and declare an emergency. [14]

At the July 30, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #3, File 26-2208, proposed placing multiple charter amendments on the November 3, 2026 special charter amendment election ballot. [1] Item 6 was on the July 23, 2026 City Council agenda for negotiation and execution of a battery storage agreement with Balcones Ridge Resiliency II, LLC, a Jupiter Power subsidiary, covering up to 200 megawatts of electrical power capacity from a utility-scale battery facility at up to $16,000,000 per year for up to 20 years and a total amount not to exceed $320,000,000. [3]

Several municipal briefings were scheduled on housing, development, and public-safety matters. [1] [2]

The May 21 agenda included proposed financing of up to $1,000,000,000 for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion and Enhancements Project through a direct EPA loan agreement. [4] On May 21, Item 16 proposed issuing Convention Center Project Special Tax Revenue Bonds in a par amount not to exceed $1,350,000,000. [4]

April agendas included proposed development financing, water and wastewater construction contracts, rezoning, and consideration of public health services. [4] [9] [10]

Item 16 was scheduled to amend the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion to 100 Million Gallons per Day Project contract with MWH Constructors Inc., increasing contingency by $600,000,000 for a revised total not to exceed $1,500,000,000. [8]

February City Council agendas proposed major wastewater, water-pipeline, transportation, housing, and economic-development actions. [1] [6] Council agendas also included proposed climate-pollution grant work and a citywide insurance broker-of-record contract. [1] [6]

The agenda included proposed infrastructure, development, community, and public-safety actions. [3]