City Council unanimously approves Visit Austin’s budget

AUSTIN (KXAN) — City Council unanimously approved the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau’s budget Thursday, following a two-week postponement to address concerns about the organization’s spending on high-price entertainment, dining and gifts.
KXAN first revealed the questionable spending at ACVB, officially called Visit Austin, in late September. A line-item review of two years of American Express credit card statements and receipts found Visit Austin charged nearly a half m