City Hammers Out Budget, Crosses Fingers for Katrina Evacuee Reimbursements

2005-06 money is ready to spend

"...minimum of fireworks, the City Council banged out the 2005-06 budget with yeoman efficiency Monday, keeping the same property..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Budget Hearings Begin Today

Parks and Rec, Library funding, Health and Human Services, Neighborhood Housing and Community Development, and Solid Waste Services to be discussed; citywide increases proposed across the board

"...City Council's public hearings on the proposed 2006-07 budget begin today, Thursday, with departmental presentations at 11am and..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

2005 ACL Music Fest Preview

All 'picks' no 'sleepers' for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one blurb at a time

"...one of three finalists in the Austin Music Foundation's 2005-06 Music Incubator program. Provided a budget for marketing and..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature

The Budget's Downhill Slide

"...of $ FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006 Expenditures$459.39$499.20$494.87$517.23 Minus budget reduction($38.20) Total expenditures$459.39$461.00$494.87$517.23 Revenues$445.96$461.00$465.75$482.98 Deficit($13.43)($0.00)($29.12)($34.25) Beginning Balance$41.33$29.56$29.56$0.44 Ending Balance$29.56$29.56$0.44($33.81)..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week"This ruling will hasten the end..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Texans Protest Film Incentive Cut

Change.org petition demands special session to save program

"...used to legislative special sessions. Whether it's settling the budget, education, or abortion rights, they've become commonplace. But as..."

May 29, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Sparks fly over property tax rate

"...theory, the public input is commendable, but when it's budget time at City Hall the cart rides before the..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Catherine Hardwicke Unloads With Miss Bala

Twilight director and UT grad heads across the border for new film

"...UT grad swings into the burgeoning new wave of mid-budget action dramas with her cross-border drug war drama Miss..."

Jan. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AISD Numbers

It's all about the money

"...EA: Potential Savings in the Proposed 2005-06 Budget Property tax revenue increase: $28-40 million..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor

Beside the Point: Somewhere Over the Dais

Pay no attention to the man sleeping under the bridge

"...overcrowded Austin Resource Center for the Homeless in the 2005-06 budget, funds for Housing Authority and Salvation Army rental..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Capital Metro's Labor Woes Continue

Accusations fly from union of illegal interference in negotiations

"...aside, however, another article from Wear says Cap Metro's 2005-06 budget boasts a surplus and boosts operations spending by..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Beside the Point

What's coming up on the City Council agenda

"...public safety and municipal court sections of the proposed 2005-06 budget, as is the public hearing set for 6pm..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

"..."All right, where's my tequila?" – defeated Place 3..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...• In a tumble of political dominoes, Sen. Kay..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Point Austin: Playing the Numbers

A farewell to faitful servants, and a preliminary look at the city's priorities

"...It's city budget time again, but before we dip reluctant toes into..."

July 15, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Playing the Numbers

A farewell to faithful servants, and a preliminary look at the city's priorities

"...It's city budget time again, but before we dip reluctant toes into..."

June 10, 2005 News Column by Michael King

The Red Ink Hits the Fan

City Manager Toby Futrell says the budget won't balance without years of tax hikes and service cuts

"...Ever since Toby Futrell became city manager, budget briefings have been spiked with in-jokes between her and..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

DVDanger: Ryan Reynolds, the Most Interesting Man in the World

How Van Wilder became Hollywood's most unpredictable talent

"...Set aside the big budget tent-pole titles, Reynolds has always been an actor that,..."

May 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Flash Mobs Blow Out Five Candles

Almost as soon as they started, flash mobs have been eulogized as a crested trend.

"...Missions range from gimcrack to big budget: a tuxedoed agent dispenses hand towels and chewing gum..."

July 1, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Duty

Film News

The top stories of 2005

"...program at UT," he says, because it made true low-budget filmmaking seem realistic. And Linklater had his hand in..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Numbers Don't Lie, Film Rebates Work

Which films and TV shows quit Austin over lack of rebates?

"...With the Legislature's budget arguments almost done, the film, TV, and video-game industries..."

May 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Zack Carlson Cracks the Vault on Terror Tuesdays at the Drafthouse

Wild and weird movie expert on the underground horror phenom

"...doc series I hosted called Outsider, which focused on low-budget filmmakers. And I'm working for Fantastic Fest as well...."

Jan. 29, 2019 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Forgotten but Not Quite Gone

The 79th Legislature ends not with a bang, but lots of whimpers

"...official capacity, as she and her staff review the budget and assorted revenue bills to determine whether projected revenues..."

June 3, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Crunching the Numbers

"...property taxes has grown from 30% to 41.6% since 2005-06, while the share from utility transfers has shrunk, as..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature

Point Austin: A Great Time to Be a Republican

Bryan Slaton, Ken Paxton … and the rest of them

"...Accounting, campaigned as an authority on moral values and budget-cutting. As a legislator, he prided himself on being further..."

June 30, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Wranglers Host Open Tryouts, Sign Players/Hire Coaches, and Donate Defibrillator

"...Marky Mark will be portraying you someday in a big-budget Hollywood sports drama. Maybe not...."

Nov. 10, 2006 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin and beyond.

"...come up about $30 million short for UT's projected 2005-06 expenses. Since budgetary shortfalls do not help promote the..."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

No Real Alternative

In the name of "promoting childbirth," the state finds yet another way to deny health care to thousands of Texas women

"...the biennium from the state's $54 million annual family-planning budget – the bulk of which is federal money –..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• In the unofficial opening of the budget process, city staff delivered a preliminary budget forecast to..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Home School

Austin's latest class of cinematic talent – represented by six anticipated films at SXSW – is going places, but they aren't leaving anytime soon.

"...Remarkably, a string of low-budget labors of love – like Kyle Henry's Room, Steve..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

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