"What is he thinking?!" Mayor Kirk Watson texted a staffer as ATP pursued a $32 million...

"What is he thinking?!" Mayor Kirk Watson texted a staffer as ATP pursued a $32 million office lease at 100 Congress Ave.

AT KUT Fest, CM Paige Ellis agreed the plan was "tone-deaf," but said the dispute showed Project Connect oversight is working.

kut.org/transportation… Austin council member calls ATP office lease wrong move, defends Project Connect oversight At KUT Fest, Paige Ellis — who's on Austin's city council and CapMetro's board — agreed with Mayor Kirk Watson that ATP's office lease plan was wrong, but said the dispute showed oversight is working.

This is a valid point. I didn't realize it until now, because the image was so blurry, but Mayor Watson's senior policy strategist Max Lars sent Watson a copy of the @atx_data tweet below in a text message on April 11. https://t.co/7hVOwgOxNj

x.com/Jason_A_Scharf… Jason Scharf (@Jason_A_Scharf) on X @KUTnathan How is oversight working? It required @data_atx to go viral for people to be aware of the lease.

@ATX_Data The story has been updated to include that Watson reacted after being sent the @data_atx post. https://t.co/3wzlahcwQY