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As new cost estimate and timeline are revealed, the project faces potential delays from the A.G. and a lawsuit
A new lawsuit filed takes aims at the revised Project Connect light rail plan adopted by the City of Austin, Austin Transit Partnership and CapMetro in June.
Austin planned to use property taxes approved by voters in 2020 to pay off bonds for the project.
Paxton's non-binding opinion comes during a debate in the state legislature on the unique model Austin used to fund the transit system.
Cap Metro President/CEO Randy Clarke is ATP's new executive director (as specified by the nascent corporation's just-approved bylaws); former Downtown Austin Alliance general counsel Casey Burack and the city's deputy chief financial officer, Greg Canally, are moving over to similar roles at the ATP. Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Cap Metro board member Eric Stratton represent the two parents on the new board. The other three community members, each appointed to bring particular areas of expertise to the ATP as it launches, include architect Veronica Castro de Barrera (elected chair at ...