Dallas city manager TC Broadnax recommended for Austin role [Video]

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin leaders have settled on who should fill the role of city manager.

“I am honored and I look forward to the city council’s vote to allow me to serve as Austin’s next city manager,” Broadnax said in a statement on Tuesday night. “With the continued growth of our state’s capital city, I am mindful of the critical needs we must urgently address and I am committed to doing so with a collaborative, transparent, inclusive and equitable approach. I also want to thank the Dallas City Council, city staff and residents for the opportunity to serve as their city manager for the last seven years.”

The announcement came hours after Broadnax and Denton City Manager Sara Hensley took questions from Austin media outlets. Both were asked about several issues and how their past experiences …