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The Hustle Bids Farewell ...

A bittersweet goodbye to the city politics beat

Wells Dunbar, Dec. 29, 2011

The Wages of Faith

Perfect and good face off in US Farathane incentives debate

Wells Dunbar, Dec. 22, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Last-Minute Shopping

No Silent Night here

Wells Dunbar, Dec. 15, 2011

City Hall Hustle: What Price Density?

Council tries to find an economic balance for dense development and its public costs

Wells Dunbar, Dec. 8, 2011

City Hall Hustle: ... Held an Election, and Nobody Came?

Cole's announcement for re-election dwindles the field again

Wells Dunbar, Dec. 1, 2011

City Hall Hustle: A Movable Feast

City data, apps, and more turkey talk

Wells Dunbar, Nov. 23, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Downtown CUREs

Epic Downtown plan continues, and the devil's always in the zoning details

Wells Dunbar, Nov. 3, 2011

Next Act, Major Drama

Mayor anticipates a year of living dangerously for City Hall

Wells Dunbar, Oct. 27, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Got an App for That?

From the lobby to the parks, council has an item for you

Wells Dunbar, Oct. 20, 2011

Low-Speed Ahead!

Council finally comes around on a pilot program for electric cabs

Wells Dunbar, Oct. 13, 2011

Agreeing To Disagree

Outside City Hall, crowds gather; inside City Hall, clouds form

Wells Dunbar, Oct. 6, 2011

How Not to Promote the Vote

Given a choice to move elections to November, Council holds fire in May

Wells Dunbar, Sep. 29, 2011

Mo' Money

As the budget year ends, council reshuffles the last few cards

Wells Dunbar, Sep. 22, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Come On Down!

Council takes Austin Energy's bonus money and runs with it

Wells Dunbar, Sep. 15, 2011

The Fires This Time

Austin's feverish summer a tinderbox for rumination

Wells Dunbar, Sep. 8, 2011

When's the Next City Election?

Council weighs shifting ballot choices to November

Wells Dunbar, Sep. 1, 2011

Still Unsettled

The Sanders saga, set to close before a changed council

Wells Dunbar, Aug. 25, 2011

With Interest

Absent state action, council moves to regulate payday lenders

Wells Dunbar, Aug. 18, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Cole on Water

Wells Dunbar, Aug. 11, 2011

Water, Water Everywhere ... and Nowhere

Council splits on WTP4 audit, possible shutdown

Wells Dunbar, Aug. 4, 2011

Choose Your Battleground

From zoning to parking to water, the new council's got its contentious hands full

Wells Dunbar, Jul. 28, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Feeding the Meter

The high (political) price of free parking Downtown

Wells Dunbar, Jul. 21, 2011

Sins of Commission

Levy KO'd by Tovo as public safety assumes the position

Wells Dunbar, Jul. 14, 2011

Skid Marks on the Dais

The (slightly) new council takes up high-speed chicanes

Wells Dunbar, Jun. 30, 2011

An F1 Piñata

Break it open, and out streams council confetti

Wells Dunbar, Jun. 23, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Down the Long Road to SMDs

Council takes another step toward districting ... and other stuff

Wells Dunbar, Jun. 16, 2011

Race to the Finish Line

F1 strangers bearing gifts offer council a 'risk-free' deal

Wells Dunbar, Jun. 9, 2011

City Hall Hustle: On the Road to a Waller Redesign ...

Council fumbles the master plan

Wells Dunbar, Jun. 2, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Do You Feel Lucky, PHHS?

Council committee takes next step in reorganizing social service funding

Wells Dunbar, May. 26, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Diminishing Returns

We didn't quite break the record ... for unvoting

Wells Dunbar, May. 19, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Trimming Tax Breaks and Tweaking Services

Council follows the money – what little there is

Wells Dunbar, May. 12, 2011

It's Not Easy Being Single

For the seventh time ... the SMD devil is in the details

Wells Dunbar, May. 5, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Tall and Short Stacks of Money

The biggest chunk of change is fueling Place 3 race

Wells Dunbar, Apr. 28, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Twisting the Knife

Is Austin heading for a double-dip recession?

Wells Dunbar, Apr. 21, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Recycling Recycled ... Again

Wells Dunbar, Apr. 14, 2011

No Ports in This Storm

Ruthless economic climate has city bracing for budget season

Wells Dunbar, Apr. 7, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Recycling an Old Issue

Council weighs giving one company the entire heap

Wells Dunbar, Mar. 31, 2011

Absence of Evidence Is Not Evidence of Absence

The e-mail daisy chain grows longer ... and longer ...

Wells Dunbar, Mar. 24, 2011

Win, Place, and No-Show

One race, two walkovers, and games to be played later

Wells Dunbar, Mar. 16, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Under Advisement

It ain't what you do – it's what you shouldn't say in e-mails

Wells Dunbar, Mar. 10, 2011

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