Dad. Husband. Longtime Capitol staffer. Austin City Council Member for District 5.
Joined June 2011
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Ryan Alter retweeted
Travis County is celebrating the retirement of Precinct 4 Commissioner Margaret Gomez. ❤️
She was the first elected female Travis County Constable and first Mexican American woman to serve as Commissioner.
Happy retirement, Commissioner Gomez!
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Councilman @RyanAlter had a great idea in a meeting with Travis county and AISD
County, city, and AISD all have their own maintenance yards to store stuff, can we just pool our resources and share?
For context: The parks dept wants $85m for maintenance yards in a future bond
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Ryan Alter retweeted
Jan 26
Apartment rents in Austin are at roughly 2017 cost levels.
In other words, if you rent an apartment today, you would be paying about the same as 7-8 years ago.
New apartment deliveries are slowing this year. Could be the bottom of rent declines this yr or next.
Multifamily Vacancy Rates 10% Or Higher
Atlanta 11.8%
Austin 14.3%
Baton Rouge 14.4%
Birmingham 14.9%
Charleston 10.2%
Charlotte 12%
Cleveland 10%
Colorado Springs 13.4%
Columbia, South Carolina 10.7%
Columbus, Ohio 10.3%
Dallas/Fort Worth 12%
Denver 12.5%
Durham 11.1%
Greenville 10.3%
Houston 12.3%
Huntsville 18.3%
Indianapolis 11.1%
Jacksonville 12.3%
Las Vegas 10.4%
Little Rock 11.7%
Memphis 15.7%
Nashville 11.4%
New Orleans 10.7 %
Oklahoma City 11.8%
Orlando 11.2%
Phoenix 13.1%
Raleigh 11%
Saint Louis 10.6%
Salt Lake City 12.3%
San Antonio 15%
Sarasota 18.9%
Tampa 11%
Tucson 11.3%
Tulsa 11.8%
-Cushman and Wakefield
#CommercialRealEstate
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Jan 19
Beautiful morning to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
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Ryan Alter retweeted
Great joining @foundcom for their Tax Help Program kick-off event!
The Prosper Tax Help program offers free, trusted tax preparation services for low and moderate-income families. For more info click the link below.
foundcom.org/austin-tax-help
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Ryan Alter retweeted
Jan 1
Austin TX is now back to pre-pandemic apartment rents.
Down 21% from peak in summer of 2022.
$1,636/month --> $1,288/month
(I'm now even seeing 2BRs in some apartments at sub-$1,000)
This rental correction is due to a sharp drop in migration/demand, combined with a surge of new apartment development.
At this point, Austin has its cheapest rents on record relative to income.
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10 Dec 2025
Last ATX Council Meeting of the year is TOMORROW! (12.11.2025)
See what’s on the agenda below ⬇️
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10 Dec 2025
📜Item 63: Protects renters by ensuring that tenant protections apply in all density bonus and incentive programs
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10 Dec 2025
There’s still time to participate in tomorrow’s Council Meeting!
Sign up to speak at the 🔗:
austintexas.gov/department/c…
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Ryan Alter retweeted
This week in #AustinMobilityNews:
🎄 Street closures for holiday events
🚌 City of Austin and CapMetro partnership delivers faster, safer transit
🏫 New crossing islands help Boone Elementary School students get to school safely
More 👉 bit.ly/48t2IaV
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Ryan Alter retweeted
1 Dec 2025
Three years ago, Austin elected me to fight for a more affordable, more just Austin.
We’ve delivered real change – even when the state pushed back.
I’m running for re-election to keep fighting for our future. zoforaustin.com
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19 Nov 2025
It’s ATX Council Meeting week! See what’s on tomorrow’s (11.20.2025) jam packed agenda! 🧵
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19 Nov 2025
💧Item 54: Launches a collaborative field-testing program for the proposed Aquifer Storage and Recovery project to address our growing water needs
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19 Nov 2025
📜Item 58: Initiates new policies to strengthen financial accountability and transparency in City Council offices
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