The Austin Chronic: Former Ag Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays Is Building a Hempcrete House

It’s the first privately owned residence in Austin made of the eco-friendly material

"...a forest on Google Maps’ aerial view, a crew of builders are constructing a two-story back house. Hammers striking,..."

April 12, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

After DEI Cuts, This Sixth-Gen Austinite Is Losing Access to UT

“It feels like Jim Crow”

"...her family was enslaved just a few miles east of the city, in the cotton farming town of Webberville...."

April 5, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Cinched, Toned, Depressed: A Trip to Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS Store in Austin

Domain Northside hosts shapewear brand’s first retail store

"...It was January – the month of New Year’s resolutions, gym memberships, and self-improvement, the month..."

Feb. 5, 2024 Design Post by Ali Montag

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...Wallace was involved in a dispute between two groups of men near Rundberg Lane in North Austin. Both groups..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin-Based Brane Audio Is Changing the Laws of Physics in Speaker Tech

All about that bass

"...In the foyer, more or less, of a small, generic office in an even more generic..."

March 10, 2023 Features Feature by Joe Gross

Austin Scientists Focus on Helping AI Do Good

Weighing the pros, cons, and concerns of humanity's future overlords

"...Austin, Texas, is emerging as a hub for AI innovation. The city is home to a number of AI..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

We Have an Issue: Chaotic Good

SXSW is an absolute beast, but our special pullout issue is here to help you navigate it

"...an absolute beast – a chaotic and thrilling crush of days defined by little sleep, garbage food, the eternal..."

March 10, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater

The Downtown comedy club celebrates its fifth anniversary by looking to the future

"...A small theatre is much more than the sum of its nightly performances or its improv and sketch class..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Austin’s Animal Shelters Struggle to Uphold No-Kill Reputation in the Face of Overcrowding

How overcrowding and mismanagement of Austin Animal Center and Austin Pets Alive! have them struggling to keep up

"...in Austin still prides itself at its save rate of over 95%. To achieve that level of performance, the..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: HealthSouth – Headed South?

A seemingly straightforward P3 deal instead brings Council’s tensions to the fore

"...rehabilitation hospital that was connected to the south end of the Brack campus, near 12th and Red River, but..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

After a Difficult Year at AISD, 2,100 Staffers Are Leaving

Resignations are higher than ever

"...On May 31, Austin ISD's last day of school, band director Ryan Thomas left Ridgetop Elementary for..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Council Recap: Nothing Goes Further Than Cash

A newly approved pilot program will provide 85 households with $1,000 per month

"...at its May 5 meeting to provide monthly payments of $1,000 to 85 households for an entire year. Once..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Nothing Goes Farther Than Cash

City to launch guaranteed-income pilot program

"...its Thursday, May 5, meeting to provide monthly payments of $1,000 to 85 households for an entire year. Once..."

May 6, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Taking Our Toll

New toll booths on I-35 will benefit transit, TxDOT, and the Chronicle

"...written here before about the fact that the Chronicle office building is in the condemnation zone for TxDOT's planned..."

April 1, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...by Southwest (running March 11-20) just added a slate of extra panels and keynotes to the conference, including two..."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

New Study’s Staffing Model Calls for 108 New Officers

More cops, 2022 version

"...Police Department wants to maintain an average response time of 6½ minutes to 911 calls to meet community expectations,..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Local Mobile Gaming Firm Zynga Acquired by Take-Two

Studio joins the GTA and NBA 2K family

"...week's Chronicle, ZYnga employs 240 staff in its Austin office (one of 11 branches globally), and is regarded as..."

Jan. 10, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sexual Assault Survivors Watch Warily as APD Touts Change

Is everything really different under the new police chief?

"...Senko is the lead plaintiff in one of the ongoing cases alleging that Austin and Travis County's..."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Solving Georgian Acres' Mobility Problem With Buses, Bikes, and Scooters

Solar-powered mobility hub planned for "transit desert"

"...The Austin Transportation Depart­ment's Smart Mobility Office, UT-Austin, and local nonprofit Jail to Jobs are joining..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?

The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle

"...funding in his fiscal year 2022 budget, but most of that growth is not "real"; it comes from returning..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...last Friday in February, one week before the city of Austin canceled South by Southwest in the face of..."

July 9, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...the face. "There are currently no appointments available. As of 11:40pm, our scheduling system has run into technical issues..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Election Ticker: Democracy, Dollars

Austinites for Progressive Reform, opposition PACs report campaign finances

"...was around $100; many donors have been vocal supporters of APR or members of its leadership committee, such as..."

April 9, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Celebrity Austin Music Pollster: Kalu James of Kalu & the Electric Joint..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Will Texas Expand Medicaid?

Long-running health care debate looks different through a pandemic prism

"...Although Texas has long had the highest numbers of uninsured residents of any state, health care access has..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Council Recap: Clearing the Decks for 2021 in a City That Never Stops Growing

Zoning, housing, and COVID relief dominate year's final meeting

"...In a rare bright spot of calm for 2020, City Council wrapped up its final..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Racial Disparities in Policing Persist, City Report Shows

Black, Latinx drivers overrepresented in APD traffic stops and searches

"...Depart­ment, according to the latest report issued by the Office of Police Oversight, the Office of Innovation, and the..."

Nov. 27, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Stops, Huh? Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's rap sheet of scandals knows not the limits of time (nor ethics)..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature

We Have an Issue: Celebrating (Very Quietly) 39 Years in Print

This anniversary issue passes with not much fanfare, but a lot of gratitude

"...to make you feel less alone, stuff to stave off the monotony of pandemic living...."

Sept. 4, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Can Architecture Provide a Blueprint for Our Post-COVID Existence?

Forge Craft Architecture's COVID Companion is a field guide to the world of the Aftertimes

"...bars, churches, all without a thought to the closeness of strangers. Able to shake hands, hug, kiss...."

Aug. 14, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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