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Council Member Mike Siegel

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Official account of Council Member Mike Siegel, District 7 📞 512-978-2107 💻 district7@austintexas.gov linktr.ee/mikesiegeld7

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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
ICYMI: I will be voting “No” on Dog’s Head
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Luis Cabrera will be able to proudly walk the stage at his high school graduation, just as any hard working student and athlete should. Austin is ready to have an outstanding young man like Luis back in our community. www.kxan.com/investigatio...
kxan.com
Judge orders release of Austin ISD high school senior from ICE custody
A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of an Austin Independent School District high school senior from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, court records show. Luis Fernando Cabrera…
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Our Statement On Austin’s Decision to Comply with Abbott's Immigration Demands:
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
These attacks by the disgraced Texas Attorney General only strengthen our resolve to protect and build trust with our community, with every means at our disposal. The City is in full compliance with the law, and Paxton's grandstanding does nothing to change that.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I want to share my solidarity with Dolores Huerta and the other victims of these horrid actions, and honor their strength to speak about the abuse they endured.  Austin should continue celebrate the farmworkers movement and organizer heroes like Dolores Huerta who made so much possible.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
APD released new General Orders for their officers when dealing with someone who has an "administrative warrant" -- that is a non-criminal warrant issues by ICE. 
statesman.com
Here’s how APD will handle ICE warrants now
The Austin Police Department has released new policy language on how Austin Police officers should respond to ICE administrative warrants.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
To support those impacted by the shooting incident on West 6th St., the City of Austin is mobilizing a Victim Assistance Center from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday at 1520 Rutherford Lane Building 4.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Consider visiting the Blood Drive today at City Hall in support of those impacted by the 6th Street shootings this weekend. Stop by 301 W 2nd St. anytime between 11 am - 5 pm. Thank you to @cmzoqadri.bsky.social and @austinemsa.bsky.social and We Are Blood for organizing this event
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
If you are looking for a loved one(s) related to the shooting on 3/1/26, please call APD Victim Services at (512) 974-5037. You may also go to APD Headquarters, 715 East 8th St.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Sending love and solidarity to the victims and their families of today’s mass shooting in downtown Austin. I am praying for the recovery of the people still in critical condition, and for all who witnessed this traumatic event.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The threats ALPRs and other AI mass surveillance technologies pose have never been clearer. Canceling ALPR contracts is an essential first step to strip one tool from a violent and unaccountable agency like ICE.
jacobin.com
How Local Elected Officials Are Trying to Check ICE
Democrats in Congress may be failing to meaningfully check ICE, but that’s not the story in towns and cities. There progressive and socialist lawmakers are working with local movements to craft ways to push back on the agency’s authoritarianism.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
My proposal for a new affordable housing strategy for working families, Green Social Housing, is in the Austin Business Journal. Council will consider it at Feb 5th's meeting.
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Austin to consider creating a Green Social Housing policy - Austin Business Journal
Austin City Council is set to consider a policy that could allow the city to become a majority owner in housing projects and further encourage development in the city.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
City of Austin Winter Storm Updates Mega Thread: ❄️Extreme Cold Warning remains in effect through noon Mon. 1/26 Avoid unnecessary travel! If you must drive, take precautions and use resources like Drivetexas.org . Help keep roads clear for emergency 1st responders.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Alex Pretti was a union nurse, bravely upholding his oath to care for human life by rendering aid to a woman, despite the brutality and threat surrounding them. ICE's actions show cowardice, murdering a good samaritan they've outnumbered and tackled to the ground.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Anyone needing overnight shelter for the freeze should try to get to One Texas Center (505 Barton Springs Rd) starting at 2 pm today. Cold Weather Shelter Infoline: 512-972-5055
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Beginning Friday, Jan. 23 through the end of the freezing temperatures, *ALL DISCONNECTIONS* for residential & commercial customers *ARE PAUSED* for this weather event. Austin Energy’s customer care team is making every effort to reconnect customers who did not have power ahead of this storm.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
City workers are the backbone of Austin, which is why at the first Council meeting of the year, I am introducing a first-ever "Consultation Agreement" between the City and the workers union AFSCME 1624. The people who make our city run deserve a seat at the table for decisions affecting them.
austinchronicle.com
City Workers Fear Layoffs Are Coming • The Austin Chronicle
Does City Manager T.C. Broadnax believe that Austin is employing too many workers? Carol Guthrie, a longtime leader of the union representing the city’s employees, AFSCME Local 1624, fears he does.  G...
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
My colleagues on City Council and I want everyone in Austin to know that we hear their concerns about their neighbors, SB4, and cooperation with ICE in our community. We're gonna do everything we can to prioritize local public safety and not waste resources on federal immigration actions.
kxan.com
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Council Member Krista Laine @cmkristalaine.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Our statement on recent ICE action in Austin @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social @cmzoqadri.bsky.social @paige-ellis.bsky.social
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I joined 200+ local officials in this statement in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
✈️✊What could be more exciting than bringing more direct flights out of Austin? How about a partnership that creates well-paying union jobs! On 12/11, Council will vote to approve an incentive program for Southwest Airlines, which is expanding at ABIA and creating 2k new jobs.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
In response to the hateful & wasteful SB 8, the so-called "bathroom bill", we’re doing things the Austin way: w/ compassion and common sense. With our latest resolution, we can protect the privacy and dignity of our transgender  &  non‑binary community members.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
My statement on the outcome of Prop Q:
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Read about the City's response to the Federal shutdown, with resources for food access, utility bill relief, and healthcare services in our latest newsletter. 👉 tr.ee/GCNSaR
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
⚠️ Disaster Declaration: Severe Draught and Fire Weather Conditions Austin & Travis County are currently in a “flash drought” – 43 days without rain and counting. On Oct. 20th, Mayor Kirk Watson and County Judge Andy Brown declared a local state of disaster.
statesman.com
Austin, Travis County issue disaster orders for wildfire risk
Austin and Travis County issued preemptive disaster declarations to speed wildfire response as flash drought, burn bans and a high-risk Tuesday forecast raise concern for rapid fire spread.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Big transit news for North Austin: Construction on CapMetro’s newest Red Line station — North Burnet/Uptown Station — kicks off next month! This is a major step in Project Connect’s vision for a more connected Austin. (1/2) communityimpact.com/austin/north...
communityimpact.com
Construction of CapMetro's newest Red Line station to begin next month
Construction on North Burnet/Uptown Station, previously known as Broadmoor Station, is slated to begin in November.
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Council Member Krista Laine @cmkristalaine.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Our statement on the detainment of Austin veteran aboard flotilla from MPT @vanessaforatx.bsky.social and CM's Vasquez, Vela, Laine, @cmzoqadri.bsky.social, and @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social.
We have heard the distressing news that the flotilla bound for Gaza carrying humanitarian aid has been intercepted and those aboard are being unlawfully detained. Among those are Gregory Stoker, a veteran, journalist and Austin resident of District 4. We urge the federal government to take every necessary measure to ensure the protection and safe return of any American detained and that urgently needed aid is able to reach the civilian families suffering in Gaza.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
As a longtime civil rights lawyer, I take an allegation of racial discrimination seriously, but the announced DOJ investigation seems to be very much off the mark.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Austin resident and veteran Greg Stoker is part of a coalition bravely carrying food and supplies to aid the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. I proudly join CMs Qadri and Fuentes and Congressman Doggett co-signing a letter demanding his safe passage.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
At the Housing and Planning Committee, our office co-sponsored a report from BASTA Austin showing evictions in Travis County are high and increasing. We're committed to working with BASTA and other advocates to protect renters from these stressful and destabilizing circumstances.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Lots of support for public health on this week’s Council agenda! 🗒️ These are some of the highlights from the August 28, 2025 meeting:
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
📧 New District 7 Newsletter out now! In this issue: What's in the newly adopted budget?
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What's In the FY 25-26 Budget?
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
This Thursday’s Council meeting is one of the most important moments of the budget cycle and could determine the health of our City’s finances for years to come. We need to hear from you -- read more in our latest newsletter! mailchi.mp/austintexas....
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Federal cuts to social service and safety net programs – cutting health care, cutting food benefits, cutting all these safety net programs – put our people at risk. We must address these growing needs as a community through the budget process.
austinchronicle.com
How to Build a City Budget in a Time of Federal Cuts
Voting to raise taxes is the likely next step
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
*TOMORROW* Join us for our District 7 City Budget Town Hall! 📅Tuesday, July 22nd 🕰️6 pm - 7:30 pm 📍ACC Northridge Campus 🍽️Dinner is served! RSVP Here --> forms.gle/exLAuDLmZMrH...
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🚨Minor DoW Correction -- District 7's Budget Town Hall is on *Tuesday* July 22nd. 🗓️ Tues. July 22d 🕔 Food & Tabling with City Departments 6:00 – 6:30 pm Presentation and Q&A 6:30 pm - 7:30 PM 📍ACC Northridge Campus 🍽️ Food provided RSVP appreciated but not required
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Earlier this year, Austin joined several other cities attempting to block a lawsuit that would deny Planned Parenthood money from Medicaid, causing thousands of people to lose access to many non-abortion healthcare services.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
A well-earned congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on his victory in the New York City mayoral primary. Zohran's victory shows you can be uncompromising in your values when they align with working people. His message inspired a new generation to the power of collective organizing.
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Council Member Krista Laine @cmkristalaine.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Peaceful protest is a protected right. @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social
There is NO circumstance in which military force is necessary in response to peaceful protest or the nonviolent exercise of First Amendment rights.

I’m proud to represent a city that stands in solidarity with immigrant communities across the country.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Solidarity with Los Angeles and our Immigrant Communities
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
My statement on the rezoning of Acacia Cliffs: This was a difficult case and not an easy decision. (1/7)
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
📢UPDATE: Council will *not* be discussing or voting on Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) this Thursday. If you signed up to speak, you do not need to come to City Hall tomorrow (Thursday) – but stay tuned.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Central Texas is creating its first-ever Comprehensive Climate Action Plan, and your voice matters! 📢 Share your thoughts through our short survey and help shape bold steps toward a healthier climate and community. 👉 Take the survey today: bit.ly/ClimatePrioritiesCTX
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
New location! If you’re an @afscme1624.bsky.social member, come tell us your budget priorities! 👇
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
I wrote an Op-Ed in the Austin Chronicle about why I’m skeptical spending money to cap I-35 is right for Austin.
austinchronicle.com
Opinion: Highway Caps Are Not Austin’s Priority
Council Member Mike Siegel makes the case against funding the I-35 cap and stitch project
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
ICE detained a woman in Austin as she went to her immigration appointment with no warning, no chance to call anyone, and no time to make arrangements for her 3 young children.
kut.org
ICE deported an Austin woman and her three children. Two of them are U.S. citizens.
A lawyer says Denisse Parra Vargas was stopped last week for having expired tags and told to report to a processing center Tuesday. Her family is now in Mexico.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Working people in Austin are struggling. People don't have enough food in parts of town. They don't have affordable housing or reliable transportation. As a council, we need to consider the whole city's needs, not just downtown.
kut.org
Plans for parks over I-35 collide with Austin's cash crunch
Austin City Council members are divided over whether to fund highway parks as financial warnings mount, but they must make a decision before the end of the month.
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I was proud to speak at yesterday's #HandsOff2025 May Day March. In dark times, it's uplifting to see thousands from different communities all together, standing shoulder to shoulder in solidarity against fascism. 📷: @kutnews.bsky.social
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Council Member Mike Siegel @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Capping the freeway with parks and plazas is a nice idea, but the decision to fund these caps could come at the expense of other critical investments. These consequential trade-offs make me uncertain that building the caps is the highest and best use of our scarce City funds.
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