Effort underway to hit the brakes on Austin's $1.6B convention center project

Effort underway to hit the brakes on Austin's $1.6B convention center project

AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) -- Demolition of the Austin Convention Center has been ongoing for months, so it may come as a surprise that a move is afoot to halt the $1.6 billion plan to tear it down and build a new one in its place. A group called Austin United PAC aims to gather 20,000 signatures to force a ballot measure that would stop the project — either until it is approved by voters or for seven years. The petition, which is close to…