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Austin Leaders Discuss Equity Lawsuit

Thursday, September 12, 2024 Austin City Council Special Called Meeting
  • Austin leaders held a special meeting to address a single, significant legal issue.
  • They went into a closed-door executive session to discuss the lawsuit "Equity Action vs. T.C. Broadnax et al."
  • This private discussion focused on specific legal matters related to the ongoing case.
  • No public votes, policy decisions, or new actions were taken during this special meeting.

Full Transcript

City Council Special Called Meeting Transcript – 9/12/2024 Title: ATXN-1 (24hr) Channel: 1 - ATXN-1 Recorded On: 9/12/2024 1:00:00 PM Original Air Date: 9/12/2024 Transcript Generated by SnapStream ================================== Please note that the following transcript is for reference purposes and does not constitute the official record of actions taken during the meeting. For the official record of actions of the meeting, please refer to the Approved Minutes. [1:00:24 PM] >> Well. Good afternoon. I will call to order the special called meeting of the Austin city council. It is 1:00 pm on September 12th, 2024. We are meeting in the city council chambers, which are located in Austin city hall at 301 west second street in Austin, Texas. We have a quorum of the Austin city council present. The city council will now we have one item on the agenda, and the city council will now go into a closed session to take up one item pursuant to section 551071 of the Texas government code, the city council will discuss legal issues related to equity action versus tc. Broadnax et Al. Cause number D. 123 008687. In the 201st judicial district of Travis county, Texas. Is there any objection to going into executive session on the item that has been announced? Hearing none, we will now go [1:01:24 PM] Hearing none, we will now go into executive session at 1:01 P.M. For members of the public, we anticipate this will be about a 30 minute executive session. We will come back in at that point in time and adjourn this special called meeting. And at 130 or thereabouts, I will call back to order the regular scheduled meeting of the Austin city council, which is in recess. Well, if you can't find it nice [1:57:28 PM] Well, if you can't find it nice to see it here. >> We are out of the closed session and that was part of the special called council meeting for September 12th, 2024, in closed session, we discussed legal issues related to item one on the agenda of the special called meeting members. There being no further business to come before the Austin city council at a special called meeting I we will without objection, adjourn the special called meeting. It is September 12th, 2024 at 1:57 P.M.