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Shea: Down but Not Out

News Feature, May. 17, 2012

Down But Not Out

Shea urges supporters to keep fighting

News Blog, May. 13, 2012 2:29 AM

Tax Assessor-Collector: The Ghost of Nelda

Nelda Wells Spears may have retired, but she still has her hand in politics

News Feature, May. 10, 2012

Then There's This: Skid Marks

The mayor's race takes a sharp turn in the final lap

News Column, May. 10, 2012

Charge It: Council Cash on Hand

A flurry of last-minute fundraising – and charges and counter-charges between mayoral candidates

News Feature, May. 10, 2012

Then There's This: Woman's Work

Trying to crack the copper ceiling at City Hall

News Column, May. 3, 2012

Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics

News Feature, Apr. 26, 2012

Then There's This: Time Flies

Sullivan is ready to pass the torch ... preferably not to a 'gray-headed anglo'

News Column, Apr. 26, 2012

Goodbye, Bettie

Activist and arts lover "encouraged us to be as good as we ought to be"

News Feature, Apr. 26, 2012

Activist Bettie Naylor Has Died

Plucky icon lobbied for LGBT rights

News Blog, Apr. 19, 2012 4:35 PM

Then There's This: Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You

More questions than answers in Green Water Treatment Plant deal

News Column, Apr. 19, 2012

Then There's This: Westward Hos?

City Council takes its rate case to the people of Lakeway

News Column, Apr. 12, 2012

Then There's This: Excuse My Biomass

Revisiting the city's decision to hook up with a chip-burning plant

News Column, Apr. 5, 2012

Love for Lucker

Animal rescuer Sally Lucker's legacy lives on

News Blog, Mar. 29, 2012 6:02 PM

Then There's This: Salvaging a Middle Ground

Once a scrap yard, always a scrap yard

News Column, Mar. 29, 2012

Then There's This: Through the Roof

Cost of living in Austin is 'Out of Reach' for most renters

News Column, Mar. 22, 2012

Court May Decide Amphitheatre Argument

Attorney for neighborhood groups says the approval of outdoor venue was made improperly

News Feature, Mar. 22, 2012

Then There's This: Combs Takes the Cake

When it comes to trolling for votes, anything goes

News Column, Mar. 14, 2012

'Charles Bradley: Soul of America'

Screens Feature, Mar. 14, 2012

Imagine a Parking Space

First public hearing on comp plan set for Tuesday

News Blog, Mar. 12, 2012 4:48 PM

Rest in Peace, Leslie

Local celebrity Leslie Cochran dies at 60

News Blog, Mar. 8, 2012 12:24 PM

Then There's This: People Get Ready

You don't need no baggage, you just get on board

News Column, Mar. 8, 2012

Council Plows Into Rate Review

In the meantime, Austin Energy says it can do without $35 million stopgap

News Feature, Mar. 8, 2012

Then There's This: Fixing a Hole

PromiseLand gets its amphitheatre … so who's next?

News Column, Mar. 1, 2012

Rate Case = Full Calendar for Council

Giving Austin Energy's numbers the old scrub-a-dub-dub

News Feature, Mar. 1, 2012

Then There's This: Utilities or Food?

The poor get poorer as electric and water rates rise

News Column, Feb. 23, 2012

Planning and Power

This week's spotlight: Imagine Austin and Austin Energy

News Blog, Feb. 20, 2012 4:44 PM

Then There's This: Consumer Alert

There's a glimmer of hope that we won't go broke paying for electricity

News Column, Feb. 16, 2012

Then There's This: Think Trees

Margret Hofmann's spirit lives within Austin's urban forest

News Column, Feb. 9, 2012

Public Hearing: Rate Your Rate Increase

AE takes another stab, with middling results

News Feature, Feb. 9, 2012

A Plea for 'Balanced Density'

West Campus neighborhood challenges new duplex development

News Feature, Feb. 9, 2012

A Brighter Idea?

Morrison and Tovo propose smaller rate increase

News Blog, Feb. 8, 2012 10:08 PM

A Piece of the Poll

Shea campaign releases pollster memo on mayor's race

News Blog, Feb. 8, 2012 9:37 AM

Then There's This: Away We Go

Who does Austin want to lead the way

News Column, Feb. 2, 2012

Shea to Run for Mayor

Former council member says city needs vision and leadership

News Blog, Jan. 31, 2012 3:31 PM

Then There's This …: Sound and Light

Council takes up thorny issues on land planning and utility rates

News Column, Jan. 26, 2012

Then There's This... : Austin's Never-Ending Story

Deadline reporting on the city of reinvention

News Column, Jan. 19, 2012

Council Hears From Two Sides of EUC

The 4-3 Electric Utility Commission airs pros and cons of rate increase

News Feature, Jan. 19, 2012

AE Rate Gate

Shockingly, nobody wants to pay more for electricity

News Blog, Jan. 13, 2012 5:36 PM

Beside the Point: 'Mission of Affordability'

AE brings a half-baked rate increase to City Council

News Feature, Jan. 12, 2012

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