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Line 1: [[File:Austin1.jpg\|thumb\|right\|~~800x533px~~500px\|~~Austin1.jpg~~Austin downtown]]   ~~== Economy ==~~ == ~~Demographics~~Government == See the [http://yimby.wiki/wiki/Politics,_Elections_and_Legislation#Texas Texas section of Politics, Elections, and Legislation for additional information]. ~~=== Race and Ethnicity ===~~ ~~=== Education, Households, and Income ===~~ ~~=== Homelessness ===~~ ~~== Government ==~~ === City government === Austin's city government is comprised an eleven-member City Council (elected by ~~geographic~~geographically-designated district) that includes the city's Mayor (elected at-large). The Council members and Mayor serve four-year terms with limits of two staggered terms per office. Austin is categorized as having a council-manager system of city government as in addition to the Council and Mayor the day-to-day operations of the city are overseen by an appointed chief executive, the City Manager. The current system was put in place by Austin voters via referenda in a November 6, 2012 election and first implemented in 2014. Previous to this change, the city had operated with seven at-large City Council seats and term limits of three, three-year terms. Line 24 ⟶ 18: === Regional government === Overall regional planning, advocacy, and coordination for the ten-county Austin metropolitan area are managed by the [http://www.capcog.org Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG)]. Founded in 1970 the CAPCOG is one of twenty-four regional Texas councils of government. CAPCOG's Executive Committee, which meets monthly, consists of twenty-nine city and county elected officials alongside four appointed non-voting (advisory) seats reserved for four state legislators. Some areas of focus for the Council are economic development, transportation planning, and infrastructure development. Regional transportation planning and allocation of funds is performed by the [http://www.campotexas.org Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO)].▼ ▲Regional transportation planning and allocation of funds isare performed by the [http://www.campotexas.org Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO)], which is also headquartered in Austin. From the CAMPO About Us: Line 34 ⟶ 30: MPOs are designated for all urbanized areas having a population greater than 50,000 as identified by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. MPOs currently operate under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) signed into law on July 6, 2012 by President Barack Obama." === County government === Austin is the seat of Travis County. The County is governed by a Commissioner's Court that consists of a judge and four county commissioners elected for four-year terms. In addition, the operations and administrative work of the county is overseen by the County Clerk, also elected to his/her position for a four-year term. The county-level of government manages administrative (property deeds, marriage licenses, etc.), judicial, policing and corrections functions for the area. == Public and Governmental Resources == Line 40 ⟶ 38: == Issues == == ~~Affordability~~Publications and Blogs == == Housing/Land-use/YIMBY and Allied Urbanist Organizations ==▼ ~~=== Cost of Living ===~~   ~~== Housing ==~~ AURA ([http://www.aura-atx.org/) http://www.aura-atx.org/) ] ~~=== Rentals ===~~ Friends of Austin Neighborhoods (FAN) ([http://www.atxfriends.org/ http://www.atxfriends.org/]) Evolve Austin ([https://evolveaustin.org/) https://evolveaustin.org/)] ~~=== Home Prices ===~~ ATXFreedomUrbanists ([https://www.facebook.com/groups/atxfreedomurbanists/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/atxfreedomurbanists/]) ~~=== Affordable Housing ===~~ ~~=== Cooperative Housing ===~~ ~~== Transportation ==~~ ~~=== Public Transit ===~~ ~~=== Rail ===~~ ~~=== Cycling ===~~ ~~=== Walking/Walkability ===~~ ~~== Access to Affordable, Wholesome Food ==~~ ~~== Publications and Blogs ==~~ ▲== Housing/Land-use/YIMBY and Allied Urbanist Organizations == == References == Line 75 ⟶ 54: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas Wikipedia - Austin, Texas] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_County,_Texas Wikpedia][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_County,_Texas  - Travis County, Texas] [[Category:City Profiles]] [[Category:Cities]] [[Category:Austin]] [[Category:Texas]] [[Category:Cities in North America]] [[Category:Cities in the United States]] [[Category:Cities in Texas]] [[Category:The West]]