What's Wrong with Public Housing?

The remarkable turnaround of the city's Housing Authority

"...project of the Housing Authority of the city of Austin, it's the very first of what will be thousands..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Prepare for Departure

Mueller Airport Redevelopment Project Inches Toward Council Approval

"...looks like a beautiful baby: a showpiece, cutting-edge inner-city redevelopment project that increases the tax base, enriches the neighborhoods..."

June 30, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Profit Motive

Activists oppose World Trade Organization

"...turnout at a recent "Corporate Globalization" forum here in Austin was any indication, the arcane workings of U.S. international..."

Nov. 26, 1999 News Feature by Cheryl Bishop

Steering Urban Renewal

Housing Director Bill Cook

"...urban renewal proposal, Bill Cook is facing one of Austin's most crucial tasks at hand: the betterment of Central..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Elgin Agrarian Community Promises Co-op Living on the Blackland Prairie

“It’s like an urban twist on traditional farming.”

"...While it sounds like a parody of an Austin utopia, the development is real, and the first phase..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...clique views the COA as a weapon of mass development...."

April 28, 2006 Column

'Nothing Is Done Alone' Extended Interview

The TxCC and their role in Bastrop's recovery after the fires

"...of Texas Conservation Corps at American YouthWorks, here in Austin. I wanted to learn about the corps and how..."

Dec. 2, 2013 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Creating Sustainability

City plans Colony Park project as a long-term Eastside neighborhood

"...grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – to develop an environmentally driven master plan for..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the enviro vs. developer wars weren't bad enough, now Austin has a green vs. green battle: Several prominent environmentalists..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"..."And tonight, I ask all of you listening to..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Council Watch

"...for most of the 1990s by the Anderson Community Development Corporation, developers of the controversial Anderson Hill (aka SCIP..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

How to Read a Charter Amendment

Ballot language too confusing? Let us translate!

"...the other, are the versions currently drafted by the Austin City Council. CLEAN WATER AMENDMENT..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Co-Op Conversions "Best Bet for Cultural Preservation"

Local businesses find strength in cooperation

"...to retire led to the demise of some of Austin's most beloved businesses. The Austin Cooperative Business Association responded..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Prop. 1 and the Nuances of Privacy

"...(and illegal) ballot language, city attorneys boldly stated that "corporations have privacy rights" when trying to continue to justify..."

April 26, 2006 Postmarks

Postmarks

Urban planning and noise in the Hood

"...to shut the place down but to persuade the corporation to switch to a cleaner burning fuel such as..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Column

Whether You Like It or Not...

Eric Mitchell's Redevelopment Dreams

"...is his modus operandi. Indeed, the de facto East Austin councilmember has displayed a temperament and a cavalier attitude..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

What Price Baseball?

The Rangers Ain't Gonna Like This, Yogi

"...8, 1993, Bush told supporters in Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and Dallas that "the best way to allocate resources..."

June 20, 1997 News Feature

No Water, Plenty of Sewage

"...the Georgetown Industrial Foundation consider a water park for economic development and tourism, to be underwritten with "4B corporation..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Money for Nothing

The Texas record on "enterprise funds" is even worse than meets the eye

"...according to House Appropriations Committee member Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, "We have no clue what's going on with it...."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Women and Children Last

When it comes to sharing the wealth, Texas has its priorities top-down

"...Which policy issue carries greater weight in Texas – economic development or children's health care?..."

April 15, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...has had so much success shipping its garbage to Austin, Alamo City leaders have decided to give us more...."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Feature

There Goes the Sun

Will a new study cause the sun to set on Austin's solar program?

"...city's solar ambitions have long been predicated on an Austin Energy-commissioned "Value of Solar Study," designed to determine what..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Cedar Park, Over Ice

Southwest Sports Group's high-powered campaign to win voter approval for an ice rink/concert complex could "put Cedar Park on the map."

"...Well, uh, yeah, it can, say the smug Austin urbanites, if they even know where Cedar Park is...."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Plans for the Bennett tract, potentially a major economic blockbuster for East Austin, are still ongoing and may include small retail, offices, and some residential.

"...venture planned for the Bennett tract, potentially a major economic blockbuster for East Austin, is that negotiations between the..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Life on the 38th Parallel

GAINing Ground

"...abandoned buildings and red-light activity that's made Central East Austin infamous are contradictions of prosperity. They are the neighborhoods..."

Jan. 12, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

"...to the agenda, so expect fireworks aplenty. See "Point Austin," "Beside the Point," and p.20...."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...your June 27, 2003, "Hightower Report," published in The Austin Chronicle under the headline, "Tax Cheats Get Corporate Welfare."..."

July 4, 2003 Column

Matter Over Mind

The proposed Cypress Realty Development in Dripping Springs

"...In the late Seventies, when Austin was still clinging to its small-town roots, a youthful..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

Project Connect: Central Corridor Options

Last public workshop considers the future of high-capacity transit

"...May 2. The workshop/open house provided more information about Austin's potential high-capacity transit service, modes, and routes...."

April 18, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

The Action's in Place 3

Shade, Tovo, Nofziger race most watched and closely contested

"...gaffe as sensational as trampling a salamander at the Austin Environmental Forum – are essentially coasting to re-election, Place..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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