Point Austin: Doggett at Risk

Austin's longtime champion is looking for Dem support

"...voting ends May 25 (election day is May 29), and as of Tuesday, all of 1.6% of registered Travis..."

May 25, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: What You Say, and How You Say It

Ballot language argument is a snapshot of polarized Austin politics

"...morning, City Council agreed to adjourn by midnight – and eventually did so Friday morning, at 12:44am. That provides..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Future Outcomes Not Assured

Super Tuesday’s first-round results leave plenty of unanswered questions

"...for the folks depending for their livelihoods on SXSW (and a few sighs for the new music and films..."

March 13, 2020 News Column by Michael King

Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again

The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill

"...Late last year, four people showed up at the Travis County Commissioners Court to tell their elected officials about..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Whether Saving Lives During the Freeze or Saving the City From Save Austin Now, Bob Nicks Just Helped

"I didn’t do a thing. I sat in my office and dispatched people. But I was part of it.”

"...after call as he drove over icy roads into Austin. Some were from his colleagues at the Austin Fire..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Point Austin: A Victory for Travis

Court decision on districts raises possibility for fairer politics

"...News team feature on the long tradition of rhetorical and legal "Austin-bashing" at the Legislature ("The Texas Hammer," March..."

March 17, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Austin at Large: The Pigs Inside Our Python

Austin takes a looooong time to digest what it swallows

"...its marquee public park. As literal graybeards, both he and I have long memories for such things; the current..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Continuity or Change

The race for district attorney offers Democratic voters a clear choice

"...at what appears to be the most hotly contested Travis County primary race, between incumbent Dis­trict Attor­ney Rose­mary Lehm­berg..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Let David Live

The execution of David Powell will not serve justice

"...state District Judge Mike Lynch at the request of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg...."

May 21, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Austin at Large: The Way We Got Here

On the journey to today’s Austin, Ron Davis helped make the road by walking

"...that out of character that even in death, former Travis County Com­missioner Ron Davis stayed one step out of..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Police Consider Community Reforms

After a year spent making headlines APD prioritizes policing equity

"..."The Science of Policing Equity: Measuring Fairness in the Austin Police Department." Most of the findings already appeared in..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Travis County Primary Candidates Jockey to Champion Criminal Justice Change

A closer look at the heated District Attorney, County Attorney, and County Court at Law races

"...proposals is broader: exchanging rehabilitation for retribution, reducing arrests and imprisonment for nonviolent offenses (especially drug possession), promoting restorative..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

In Search of Greater Justice With a Travis County Public Defender’s Office

Taking steps toward a much improved, more equitable local criminal justice system

"...everything," said Meridian's mother, "is we live in America and we're not rich."– Alice Walker, Meridian..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Council Fast-Tracks Move to Decriminalize Abortion in Austin

A moment of GRACE

"...Council Members Chito Vela and Vanessa Fuentes have requested a special called meeting of..."

July 1, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

GOP-led Effort Aims to "Save" Austin From the Unhoused

Initiative seeks to reinstate city’s prior, more stringent camping ordinances

"...Travis County Republican Party Chair Matt Mackowiak announced on Monday..."

Feb. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: Following Ronnie

The next D.A. must meet a high standard

"...to say that a smart prosecutor can persuade a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. Yet it seems..."

April 4, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Austin Police Association Will Do Whatever It Can to Kill the Voter-Approved Oversight Provisions

But, in a city that has made its will clear, that'll be an uphill battle

"...Six months ago, the Austin Police Assoc­i­ation launched a deceptive campaign to undermine efforts..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...one thing that almost everyone can agree on in Austin, it's that our transportation situation is unacceptable and unsustainable...."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

End of an Era at Travis County as Gerald Daugherty Retires

County commissioner will depart at the end of 2020

"...Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty made it official last week:..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Villamusing

Council says no to film studio, concert venue, and film set residential development proposed for eastern Travis County

"...accept it right now!" it's time to get up and walk away...."

March 14, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Lessons on the Wind

Random speculations on the returns

"...learned from Tuesday? While it's inevitably misleading to draw grand conclusions from a single election – especially an interim..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Southeast of Austin, an Unarmed Immigrant's Killing Galvanizes a Quest for Justice

Why did Adil Dghoughi die?

"...small neighborhood of Hopson Ranch Estates. He loops around and comes to a stop. These are brick houses on..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Is a New Austin Land Development Code Done Yet?

Council: Stick a pin in that!

"...that will allow city staff to resume rewriting the Land Development Code. In asking for that guidance, City Manager..."

May 3, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Follow the Money

Final city budget discussions begin in earnest

"...last week's formal presentation of the proposed city of Austin budget. Whether that's a good thing or not remains..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Can Austin Waste Not?

City vows to cut landfill-bound garbage to zero

"...George Carlin once joked that the only reason human beings were given the ability to spawn was that..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Austin Energy's Quest to Bring Solar Power to Renters and the Less Wealthy

What can new incentive programs and community solar projects do for the city's most abundant energy source?

"...than if you set your gaze to the east. Austin Energy's solar incentive program has made great strides recruiting..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Life Support

The complicated system that is the Austin-Travis Co. EMS is nationally recognized for saving lives. As Austin continues to grow, can the system save itself?

"...on the side of the road. He is unconscious and his heart is not beating...."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Weekend of Big Rallies

The Women’s March on Austin caps off a banner weekend of civic engagement

"...University of Texas campus, where about 400 students, faculty, and staff gathered at the Tower before marching south toward..."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Texas Maternal Mortality Rate Soars

Local health department examining deaths: Is the Lege to blame?

"...maternal deaths in Texas are drawing concern over women's health, and moving the local health department to examine its..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...The morning of Sunday, Aug. 19, the presid­ent and CEO of Travis County Central Health, Patricia Young Brown,..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

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