Austin Law Department Argues City Council Can’t Stop Austin Police from Keeping Secret Files

Taylor trial addresses city’s G file policy

"...months refused to implement a key aspect of the Austin Police Oversight Act that would give a limited number..."

Oct. 25, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

UPDATED: Austin Police Department's Alarming Use of Force Rate

Injury-causing force used in over 900 traffic stops in 2018

"...Austin Police Chief Brian Manley told the Chronicle this afternoon..."

April 10, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Austin Reopens Some Public Services and Private Businesses

Here's what you need to know before you head out

"...overflow. Shoppers dot the Domain. And, on June 1, Austinites will be able to take a swim, adopt a..."

May 30, 2020 News Post by Clara Ence Morse

East Austin Studio De-Tour

Homesteading artists face city code challenges – and raise old fears – in changing neighborhoods

"...the last address on a dead-end street in East Austin. From the road, you can see the front of..."

July 15, 2011 News Feature by Mike Kanin

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

Austin residents must be prepared for hell or high water

"...issued what's called a red flag warning for the Austin and San Antonio metro areas, indicating increased wildfire risk..."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Is APD Making Austin Less Safe?

D.A., C.A. claim they’re being scapegoated by anti-reform cops

"...County Attorney Delia Garza demand an explanation for why Austin police are declining to investigate reported crimes and telling..."

Aug. 3, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

UPDATED: Austin Aquarium Gets the Fisheye

Owners’ checkered past raises red flags; city says no animals on site

"...for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, asking two city departments to investigate goings-on at the proposed Austin Aquarium, the..."

Aug. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Land Development Code: What's New in Draft Two

A look at the latest version of Austin's revised land use rules

"...it starting at 10:30am Tuesday (see "Calm Before the Code" for more on Council's schedule). The Code Text: The..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Weekend Effort to Get Sekrit Theater Up to Code

East Austin venue forced to clean up or close down

"...Sekrit's Out," Sept. 2). Reichert, an artist and native Austinite, bought the two-acre property on Perry Road in 2007...."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Austin Regional Intelligence Center's Secret Informants Show How Profiling Works

“Middle Eastern”? Your info might be on file at Austin’s fusion center.

"...report by a crime analyst with the Lakeway Police Department, at around 5:10pm on November 19, 2019, a man..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

Is Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?

After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

"...always been an oddity that there’s no unified arts department at Austin City Hall...."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...Austin's next mayor will only serve two years before facing..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

hellsite.austin.gov

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

"...15 to make appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine on Austin Public Health's webpage were kicked out of the sign-up..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin Police Officer Says His Life Was Not Under Threat During Fatal Michael Ramos Encounter

Accused Officer Christopher Taylor was beside witness that day

"...The Chronicle will be in the courtroom and provide..."

Oct. 25, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

In Wake of SCOTUS Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade, Austin City Council Fast-Tracks Abortion Decriminalization Act

Special called meeting set for week of July 18

"...Fuentes have requested a special called meeting of the Austin City Council to approve a resolution, authored by Vela,..."

June 24, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Embracing Code Compliance

New director Carl Smart discusses his goals for a more user-friendly department

"...took over as only the second ever director of Austin's Code Compliance Department. The former director of Code Compliance..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

CodeNEXT Wrecks Austin

Or did Austin wreck CodeNEXT?

"...CodeNEXT's delivery to City Council is now imminent; the body's..."

May 25, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

2019's Big Stories Shaping Austin's Path Into a New Decade

Never a slow news day

"...taste to the tap water of Central and South Austin. The smell eventually faded away, and by March, the..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

How to Learn More About the Land Development Code Revision

Interactive maps, timelines, and the nitty-gritty of zoning code

"...The Land Development Code and map that are posted on the project's main..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature

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

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...Fourteen months after the Land-Development-Code-rewrite-that-shall-not-be-named went down in flames, amid squabbles over parking requirements..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin At Large: Say Farewell to Greg Guernsey

An exit interview with Austin’s longtime planning chief

"...– that I'm leaving," says Greg Guernsey, director of Austin's Planning and Zoning Department since 2006 and a city-staff..."

July 12, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Playback: Upholding the Code

Keeping SXSW safe selectively?

"...While Austin breathes easier after a disaster-free convergence Downtown for South..."

April 3, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Council Recap: Land Code Revision Advances to Final Round

Late-night second-reading vote features familiar 7-4 split

"...After three days of debate, the Austin City Council advanced its effort to rewrite the Land..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Dawn of the Code

CodeNEXT maps released by city staff, presented to Council

"...“CodeNEXT is CodeNOW.” With that intro, Mayor Steve Adler announced..."

April 18, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Council Previews Fall's Main Event: A Land Development Code Revision

A code, foretold

"...months, mostly on the dais, to shape Land Development Code revision (what was once CodeNEXT). At its special called..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Here's How Austin's Last-Minute City Budget Battles Played Out

How advocates' calls for action were and weren't answered

"...to improving the city's permit review and Land Development Code amendment processes. [inset-1]..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Southgate-Lewis Survives Code Probe

City finds insufficient evidence Eastside house was operating as museum

"...of the city's few remaining remnants of old East Austin. You can sense 130 years of history as you..."

June 29, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Public Notice: Department of Unintended Consequences

Could the new land development code actually make Austin less affordable?

"...In the ongoing debate about Austin's Land Development Code rewrite, there's usually a point when..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Homeless Campground: South Austin Dilemma

Larger issue still unaddressed

"...A group of homeless Austinites camping on 18.2 acres of undeveloped land in South..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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