Three mayors, including Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, attended Southby Southwest Sunday afternoon to talk to attendees about strides they’ve made with workforce development in their growing cities.
Autonomous car companies need to do a better job of working with cities to avoid costly failures, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said Monday. Watson added that moves last year by the state of Texas to preempt local control had hurt the city’s ability to guarantee safety. Last week, Waymo, an affiliate of Google parent company…
Austin Energy will take up City of Austin Mayor Kirk Watson's charge to get out of a coal-fired power plant sooner rather than later. However, a new memo from the city indicates it may not happen as quickly as the mayor wants.