The weekly intelligence brief on Austin land-use entitlement — what moved on the docket, what the record actually shows, and where the desk was wrong.
July 23, 2026 Austin Development Watch: the July 7 ZAP record scored — six of seven approved on consent 7-0 in nine minutes; only the DB-90 (C14-2025-0089) was pulled and heard July 21. The read for the underwriting desk: price the pull, not the recommendation.
July 16, 2026 Austin Development Watch: the July 14 PC docket read for the underwriting desk — D3 indefinite holds, two August pushes, the CO trade and the Wonsley clearance test scored when the record posts.
July 9, 2026 Austin Development Watch: ZAP cleared its docket on consent; the one DB-90 rezoning (D8) was neighborhood-postponed to July 21; the prediction Scoreboard opens.