Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. I want you to be the first to know that we're doing the State of the City address in City Hall this year on January 28. This event is FREE and open to the public, so I want you to get make your plans now before all the seats are reserved. I am so excited about the work we got done in 2016 -- passing the mobility bond, housing homeless veterans, bending the cost curve on taxes, fees, and utility bills -- and am looking forward to talking about the opportunities we have in 2017.



We're also going to have a lot of fun. In addition to the speech, we're going to have a get-together after the speech in the City Hall atrium. We've have music from Grupo Gruvo and The Peterson Brothers, and most of all we'll have each other.



There will be three ways to take part in the 2017 State of the City: To reserve your tickets, click here. If you don't get a seat in Council chambers, you can come hang out in City Hall before the afterparty. We've got TV screens everywhere, and we'll have a lot of extra seating so you don't have to stand the whole time. You can watch it on ATXN, the City of Austin's television channel. Click here for the live feed, or you can find ATXN on your local listings. Whether or not you come to the party or watch the speech at home, you are a part of what we are doing in 2017. City Hall is your building, and we're doing your work to renew the spirit and soul of your city. It's my goal that we all come away from this moment with a better sense of the mission that lies ahead and more confidence in our special talent to handle change while holding onto what we love.



Mark your calendar: Saturday, January 28, 5pm.











