The Red Ink Hits the Fan

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

"...is for facilities already under construction or required by annexation agreements. (The latter are almost all fire and EMS..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Balance the Budget (In Three Years) in Five (Not-so-Easy) Steps

It will take both unpleasant tax hikes and spending cuts to balance the city budget -- and not until 2006

"...of the total cost -- are either required by annexation agreements or already under construction. But Futrell is strongly..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature

Long Arm of the Lege May Strangle Webberville

Industry-backed bills would strip the newly incorporated village of its power to control strip mines and gravel pits.

"...businesses in city-annexed areas, even though that reasoning contradicts annexation rules in the Local Government Code. Mowery was more..."

May 9, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Transportation and Land Use: Immobilized

Pouring concrete at the Lege is not as easy as it looks.

"...long-held goal of conservatives -- a mandate that municipal annexation be subject to voter approval by the affected citizens..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

(Circle) C You in Court!

"...supported by the CCHOA, was part of the city's annexation agreement with Circle C and was also a component..."

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

"...homeowners and outspoken opponent of the city of Austin's annexation of Circle C...."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Gestapo and eventually to "Anschluss" in Austria and the annexation of the Sudetenland. Never mind...."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Austin girds its loins for its biennial journey up Granite Mountain.

"...where Republicans live. Many are worried about losing their annexation powers in a time when tax base is declining...."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Weak at the Knee?

Chief Stan Knee's tenure at the APD has had many external successes, and several internal failures.

"...growth included -- and don't underestimate the challenge of annexation, which has brought tens of thousands of acres. Those..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...Circle C and put the area off limits to annexation. Appeal pending before the 3rd Court of Appeals, and..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

This Week's Headlines

"...a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 5 to discuss annexation of approximately 183 acres on Anderson Mill Road. 6:30pm,..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

May 4 Election Wrap-up

"...northwest, where she had helped many new Austinites fight annexation and earned their votes accordingly. Despite having dropped out..."

May 10, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Was this election the end of an era?

"...fans are actually the conservatives and independents who fought annexation, voted strongly for single-member districts, and don't give a..."

May 10, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

It's Toby Time!

"...A public hearing for the full purpose annexation of the Nalle Tract, Avery Ranch Areas, Pioneer Crossing,..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature

Welcome to the Primaries

A roundup of the Travis County primary races

"...say he has worked with suburban residents fighting Austin annexation, and helped organize opposition to a proposed baseball stadium..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the Hyde Park Baptist Church, as well as the annexation fiasco during the early days of Kirk Watson's tenure...."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the Hyde Park Baptist Church, as well as the annexation fiasco during the early days of Kirk Watson's tenure...."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column

Matter Over Mind

The proposed Cypress Realty Development in Dripping Springs

"...district, and it looked as if it might have annexation powers." At the time Kelly came on the scene,..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

Lean and ... Leaner

A preview of the city's proposed (and shrinking) budget

"...expanded branch library, and will also have completed its annexation of Del Valle. "There is no question," wrote Garza..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

City attorney Andy Martin retires after nearly seven years of service.

"...Court decision striking down water quality protection zones, the annexation of Gary Bradley's Circle C -- Garza wrote, "I..."

May 25, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Naked City

Negotiations continue on a bill that would create a special taxing district for land owned by Gary Bradley southwest of Austin; environmentalists and others who oppose such a district cry foul.

"...than all this other stuff about eminent domain and annexation powers," he's "not sure if we'll get there" before..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Naked City

The City Council adopts a legislative agenda focused on protecting the city’s right to govern itself.

"...regulatory authority over public utilities and land-use issues like annexation and development, while keeping a wary eye out for..."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Naked City

City council lingers over matters including the fate of the Austin Music Network, the city's media system as a whole, and the proposed Mueller Airport swap.

"...up the bulk of the council's afternoon, with one annexation -- for Brandt's Crossing, a 140-acre planned traditional neighborhood..."

Jan. 26, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Against all odds, the design for the new City Hall does everything its architects promised it would do, from providing public spaces, to integrating natural elements, to simply looking good.

"...City Hall is an afterthought to the downtown waterfront's annexation by CSC. Oh, no. "In a public-private partnership with..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Making a List

Examining the prospects for Austin's lobby at the 77th Legislature

"...seek to erode local control over such matters as annexation and city-owned utilities, and, in Capital Metro's case, control..."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Why Austin Gets Screwed

"...Bradley's Circle C development southwest of Austin to escape annexation and define itself as an odd, hybrid municipality...."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Naked City

Austin's high tech economy is boosting some wages, but leaving others behind, while the cost of living rises

"...of course, the city keeps corralling them back, via annexation...."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Endorsements

"...useful player on out-in-the-county issues, from habitat conservation to annexation, of import to city folk and lakesiders alike.Constable, Precinct..."

Oct. 20, 2000 News Feature

Postmarks

Readers weigh in on the recent Best Of Austin issue, and the Save Our Volente committe rebuts an article.

"...way that Volente can vote is to ask for annexation. We can simply ask for an election with sufficient..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Column

Naked City

Volente debates incorporation as a means of escaping Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction, and its development rules.

"...is possible that the city could do a limited-purpose annexation, or "LP," allowing for planning and zoning, which Austin..."

Sept. 22, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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