Be It Flood or Fire, Austin Is Preparing for Disasters to Come

Austin residents must be prepared for hell or high water

"...if, but when, an out-of-control, California-sized wildfire could ravage Central Texas...."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Council Preview: The City Will RISE Again

$15 million fund proposed to help deliver quick cash relief

"...City Council is set to allocate $15 million from the city’s..."

April 8, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: Beside the Point

The streets are mean, and so is the City Council

"...Hard to believe (impossible, actually), but council is taking yet another week off today – in..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Council Slows Staff's Roll on South Central Tax District

Hold back the TIRZ (Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone)

"...City Council will hold its last meeting of the year today,..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...The biggest stories of any year in Austin tend to unfold over weeks and months, sometimes fading..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Notes

Toll roads and trash dumps on the council agenda

"...that morning's agenda, the ongoing debate over the proposed Central Texas toll road study careened onto the dais. One..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Austin @ Large: Vote, With Your Feet

This week's elections set the stage for years of citizen butt-kicking to come

"...few months back that Saturday's elections, particularly for the Austin ISD board of trustees, would involve the most significant..."

May 14, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Love of Labor

More Than Hot Dogs

"...the local mainstream media to recognize the importance of Labor Day and give us coverage of actual labor stories,..."

Sept. 18, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

May 1 Special Election Results: Austin Voters Tell City Leaders What They Don't Like

Austin voters tell city leaders what they don’t like

"...solid win for Proposition B, the measure to reinstate Austin's ordinances that restrict public camping, panhandling, and other aspects..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mike Martinez: 'Leadership of Austin's Tomorrow'

"...Austin Chronicle: You've emphasized in your campaign that you're "a..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Austin At Risk

Tech leaders look for solution to Austin's growth problems

"...So, is high-tech killing Austin? Uh, no. Well, maybe. It could. But it hasn't..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

As the Region Booms, Farmers Struggle to Feed Austin Locally

As the region booms, farmers struggle to feed Austin locally

"...and they're being squeezed on many sides by the Central Texas boom. Their Green Gate Farms property in North­east..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Council: Eternal Returns

City plumbing, juvenile curfews, and AFD overtime on this week's agenda

"...into its penultimate meeting before the July break, City Council has its hands full today (June 15) with plenty..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

It’s Expensive to Build in Austin, and Regulations Are Adding Cost

Red tape raises rent

"...Since at least 2017, reducing the cost of housing..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

A slow summer news week means we get to take some well-deserved potshots.

"...Hall, which is still in dormancy pending the Wynn council's first meeting next week and the budget explosion at..."

July 11, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...Thursday 25, Austin History Center..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

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

How the Revenue Cap "Reform" Will Affect Austin and Travis County

Senate Bill 2, explained

"...the degree SB 2 will impact the city of Austin, Travis County, and the state's other cities and counties..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

City Hall begins budget prep with a fair-to-middling forecast

"...This week City Council began in earnest its annual grind of budget preparation,..."

April 6, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Getting From Here to There

Will the driver-eat-driver "free market" imposed by billionaire corporations rule the day?

"...entrepreneurs against the tyrannical powers of the city of Austin and its feckless band of overseers, the City Council...."

Dec. 25, 2015 News Column by Michael King

The Latest News From Austin Election Campaigns

District 5 and 8 candidate forums, Beto gets around, and so do local endorsements

"...of Women Voters in the Districts 5 and 8 Austin City Council contests – both in the southwest, divided..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Austin at Large: Counting Heads, Drawing Lines

Next year, when (if?) the current crises recede, we may be surprised at what we find

"...This week's pair of News features details the labor that goes into some of the unexciting but critically..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: You Think Austin's Weird?

Consider the ballots beyond city limits

"...ballot so brief they'll wonder why they bothered. Southeast Austin voters (District 2, Austin Independent School District) will choose..."

May 4, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Cedar Door Goes Central

The twisting, turning story of Austin's most nomadic bar

"...Door, but she gained the necessary zoning from City Council last week that would have allowed the popular bar..."

May 31, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Council: Austin is Which Way?

Austin's planning woes have a long history

"...City Council doesn't meet again formally until March 26 (work session..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Austin's Greenest 'Yellow Pages': Seventh Edition Hits Stands

Paul Robbins draws on institutional knowledge to produce a 'labor of love'

"...Though some 40,000 copies of The Austin Environmental Directory have appeared throughout the city over the..."

May 21, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Point Austin: A Few Choice Words for Capital Metro

Wyatt firing just the latest in string of management fiascoes

"...forever even the possibility of serious mass transit in Central Texas – it only seems that way. It's unlikely..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Campaign Snapshots

Get up-to-date on the D3 and D4 candidates before next week's Ballot Boxing forums

"...This week we continue our 10-1 City Council forum series, Ballot Boxing, produced and sponsored by the..."

Sept. 12, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Campaign Snapshots

City Council Districts 5 and 6

"...District 57pm, Monday, Sept. 22 Austin Community College, South Austin Campus, 1820 W. Stassney..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

March 2020 Club Endorsements

Who's backing whom in the Democratic primary?

"...Let us know if we missed something by emailing newseditor@austinchronicle.com with the subject "CLUB ENDORSEMENTS." U.S. Senate..."

Feb. 4, 2020 News Post

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