Council OKs new convention center, as downtown opponents push petitions - Austin Monitor

Council OKs new convention center, as downtown opponents push petitions - Austin Monitor

City Council has approved two measures related to Convention Center development. One item advances the multibillion-dollar reconstruction of the downtown Austin Convention Center, while the other enables the construction of a privately financed convention center and resort hotel near the Circuit of the Americas to qualify for state tax rebates. Council voted to authorize an […] The post Council OKs new convention center, as downtown opponents pu…