Mission Statement

The mission of the City of Austin’s Intergovernmental Relations Office is to ensure that the City’s interests in providing for its residents’ safety, health, and well-being are protected and enhanced through active involvement in the legislative process and strong intergovernmental relationships.

Vision

We want to be the most effective, trusted and best prepared organization interacting with other governments.

Recent News

August 12, 2017

• Adler: Resist lawmakers’ distractions from broken property tax system (Austin American Statesman)

August 8, 2017

• Dan Patrick's partisan war on cities is unfair, misleading and divisive (Dallas Morning News)

• Stop fight against local control (Denton Record-Chronicle)

• If Patrick wants to demonize cities, should he take advantage of their amenities? (Houston Chronicle)

August 2, 2017

• Mayor Adler: It’s a State Property Tax

• Analysis: No, the Texas Legislature isn’t lowering your property taxes (Texas Tribune)

August 1, 2017

• Mayor Adler lobbies Speaker Straus over property tax bill (Austin American Statesman)

July 25, 2017

• Mayors of Texas’ largest cities left out of meeting with Gov. Abbott (Austin American Statesman)

July 17, 2017

• Texas Republicans take aim at liberal cities (The Hill)

July 8, 2017

• Viewpoints: Central Texas pushing back against state, federal policies (Austin American Statesman)

July 6, 2017

• Blue cities want to make their own rules. Red states won't let them (New York Times)