Palm School: A Battle Between City, County, Advocates, and Rodeo Austin

County Judge Eckhardt goes big, community stands firm

"...Austin's Downtown drama isn't just unfolding at the Convention Center;..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Braces for Weekend Rush of Evacuees

After the flood

"...leases on a warehouse and office building in Southeast Austin to house evacuees, rather than the Convention Center...."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Austin's Waterloo

Taking a Walk along Waller

"...amenity, an obstacle, and a dangerous threat. It's the Convention Center's front yard, Memorial Stadium's side yard, and maybe..."

July 7, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hurricane Kids Hit Austin Schools

AISD promises to meet evacuees' needs

"...at Becker Elementary to their temporary home in the convention center. As the kids ran off to find their..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Point Austin: Is There a Lawyer in the House?

Legal opinions abound in the lead-up to November's elections

"...the petition-initiated referendum to block expansion of the Con­ven­tion Center and re-allocate the city's Hotel Occupancy Tax revenues to..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Column by Michael King

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...lot of money in 1990. When the city of Austin required liability insurance to host a gay event in..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Playback: Austin Record Convention's United Nations

Forget Record Store Day, the Austin Record Convention remains the biggest vinyl swap in the USA

"...78s, CDs, and cassettes, takes over the Palmer Events Center this weekend. You could call it the South by..."

June 17, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Point Austin: The Morning After

What voters said about taxes, city and county plans, and dogs

"...Closer to our regular homes, Austin has its own serial romance with referendums. The two..."

Nov. 8, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: About That Puzzle

Council seeks consensus on a still-hatching Downtown project

"...mayor's fear that reallocating money currently going to the Convention Center and its marketing wing ("Visit Austin") would effectively..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Unrealized Opportunities: Ester Matthews on the Austin Climate Protection Program

Ester Matthews reflects on the progress of the ACPP

"...Last week the Chronicle spoke at length with Austin Climate Protection Program Director Ester Matthews about the history..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

A Universe of Music at Your Fingertips Inside the Austin Record Convention

ARC runs Friday through Sunday at the Palmer Events Center

"..."Recently at the Austin Record Convention, we've seen an uptick in indie labels..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin at Large: Money Changes Everything

Or, scenes from the class struggle in Silicon Hills

"...that the owners of 400 waterfront parcels on Lake Austin – 218 of which are more valuable than Wally's..."

June 14, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Bad Loan

Las Manitas wins even without city loan

"...Marriott Corp. doesn't finally get to build its box-inside-a-box-inside-a-box convention hotel at Second Street and Congress Avenue, it ain't..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Before the Flood

The Waller Creek Tunnel could have been a boon to Downtown; now its just another failed proposal in the City of Ideas.

"...is not a generic urban-politics story, but a specifically Austin one. Basically, we won't build the tunnel, and a..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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

Playback: Austin Scared Stupid

Once again, everything hits at once

"...days are packed. As it happens so often in Austin, everything hits at once...."

Oct. 25, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin City Council Prepped to Tackle Palm District, Micro-Mobility, and More

A preview of the May 23 Council meeting

"...City Council is meeting Thursday, May 23 at the..."

May 22, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips: SPI Nature Center

South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center gives a rare look at coastal wetlands

"...The South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center is a noisy place. A chorus of birdsongs fills..."

May 13, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin & Travis County 2019 Election Results

FINAL: Both city props fail; Expo Center wins

"...from those propositions. I’m proud of the electorate in Austin — they had the patience to work their way..."

Nov. 5, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Austin Taxes

Too high, too low, just right -- or all of the above?

"...this reporter has caught holy hell for suggesting that Austinites' property taxes are too low. ("I'm stunned every time..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hate Crime at Austin Mosque?

APD investigating three incidents at North Austin Muslim Community Center

"...The North Austin Muslim Community Center has now been the target of..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Bill Would Rotate UIL Events Out of Austin

Father and son lawmakers call for holding high school state competitions in other areas of the state

"...cry for high school athletes across the state is "Austin or bust!" That's because in every sport except football..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Mike Martinez: 'Leadership of Austin's Tomorrow'

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

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Point Austin: Big Numbers

A thumbnail look at the proposed 2012-13 city budget

"...features a striking John Rogers* photo of the Long Center and an Art Cow – ingeniously sliced up by..."

Aug. 24, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Beside the Point

Final City Council budget readings and votes this week

"...While the extraordinary scenes proceed at the convention center and elsewhere throughout town, the City Council remains..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Governing Post-Boom Austin

Now that the lawsuits are over, we hope the council campaigns will turn to issues.

"...far, you'd think that the most important issue facing Austin is the proper valuation of a signature as a..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin

Rose (City)-Colored Glasses

"...a long way from anywhere, surely far from the center of the Rose City's public policy universe. But many..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...A train traveling over 200 miles per hour from Austin to Dallas. A car driving down I-35 with nobody..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin at Large: What’s Public, What’s Private

Power and parks: My conflicting views of privatizing public services and spaces

"...cognitive dissonance. To summarize: I think we should let Austin Energy operate more like a private utility, but I..."

Dec. 2, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: SXSW, in Four Dimensions

Reporter, presenter, attendee, local: An after-action report on confab’s comeback

"...transportation track, of which Buttigieg's town hall at the Convention Center was the midpoint, came after most conferees had..."

March 25, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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