Beside The Point

City Council racing to get tasks done before end of year

"...largely by its length: An upbeat update on the Austin Tech­nol­o­gy Incubator program, which helps nascent tech endeavors, drew..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point

Preternaturally talented rogue city manager tries escaping 'The Company' before it does her in

"...increasingly dangerous handicap: I don't recall the details of Austin Energy hiring my (husband's) brother-in-law! Who planned Joe Canales'..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...Children's Health Insurance ProgramHeadlines • At press time, The Austin Business Journal reported that the Seton Family of Hospitals..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...• The 80th Texas legislative session gavels to order..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature

Beside the Point: City Budget

Council goes for the rollback rate, gives early Christmas presents

"..."The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)" by Austin Eighties meteorites Timbuk 3. Prosperity Rocks: Major add-backs While..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• The arbitration hearing for former Austin police officer Julie Schroeder wrapped up Tuesday; a ruling..."

June 2, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week "The job of majority leader..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature

Here Today, There Tomorrow

Austin ISD Schools grapple with high student turnover – and all its consequences

"...Among the many challenges facing Austin schools, outdated address lists may not seem like a..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...for peace for more than two hours before Dobie management called the cops. Organizers called the event a successful..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...River. For more info, contact the city Office of Emergency Management at 370-8800, or visit the President's Council on..."

July 9, 1999 News Feature

Public Notice

Home & Heart

"...• The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ) is setting up a Disaster..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

Salvage, Recover, Rebuild

"...back until recovery efforts could be organized, Williamson County Emergency Management has now issued a call for volunteers to..."

June 13, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

Fightin' Words

Rich Oppel and Mike Levy Spar on Paper:

"...public journalism figures: Texas Monthly publisher Mike Levy and Austin American-Statesman editor Rich Oppel. No love letters these. The..."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature

Off the Desk:

Naked City

"...campaigns being waged by the Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA). So that puts us somewhere between the holidays..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature

From the Archive: Welcome to Chaos

Originally published on Nov. 12, 1993: ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...window that separates the cab from the vehicle's mobile emergency room, and grins. "We go in quick, buddy," he..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Front Steps Slips and Falls

As the nonprofit that runs the ARCH falls apart, the city's rush to replace it frustrates providers

"...by Front Steps – the nonprofit that has operated Austin's Downtown emergency shelter, the Austin Resource Center for the..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

It Ain't Mayberry

Sheriff Candidates Focus on Prisons and Patrol

"...to rise to the ranks of lieutenant in the Austin Police Department. He may have similar stories regarding his..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Trench Warfare

Federal judge rules for LCRA on the Dripping Springs pipeline project, but the SOS lawsuit proceeds

"...from Southwest Parkway Storage Tank on the outskirts of Austin to Dripping Springs, the biggest town in northern Hays..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...side") and has shown, once again, how inept the Austin Police Dept. can be in addressing public perceptions of..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Communication Breakdown

The city's plan to implement a radio system is turning into a long, high-dollar project

"...More than two and a half years after Austin voters approved $38 million in bonds toward the purchase..."

Dec. 10, 1999 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Dr. Robert Van Boven, the Whistleblower

Lakeway neurologist battles hospitals, officials, and the "culture of silence"

"...Turner's wife drove him to the emergency room of the Lakeway Regional Medical Center (near Highway..."

April 20, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Managing Disease – or Money?

State's latest strategy for mental health care looks like rationing

"..."Disease management" – a term borrowed from the lexicon of "health..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Postmarks

City Centerpiece

"...["Power Play," Vol.17, No.46]. As a resident of South Austin and a member of the Parks and Recreation Board,..."

July 31, 1998 Column

A Healthier Workforce

ATCEMS Employees Association head skeptical of EMS chief's budget plan

"...That Friday, June 19, word got out from city management that Travis County Medical Director Dr. Paul Hinchey would..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Divine Intervention

What Price Salvation?

"...following one religion's rules," says CCFC's Denise Shannon, an Austin resident who has been a senior consultant with the..."

March 12, 1999 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Council Tries to Keep City's Trash Out of Hated Landfill

Waste not, what now?

"...A city of Austin contract with Waste Management, Inc. to collect waste from..."

Feb. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Are City Employee Pensions at Risk?

Pension systems in Dallas and Houston have been beat up by bad spending.

"...lawful measures, including seeking judicial remedies, to "address this emergency situation," followed by calls in February to place the..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Getting off the Road

Rail will help, roads will help – but so will your decision not to drive today

"...Say you had an emergency root canal and your bank account balance has sunk..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

The Chips Are Down

Budget balancing picks up speed – and it's anything but fun and games

"...the Stop Domain Subsidies campaign, in the voice of ChangeAustin and others, were persistent, along with the increasingly vocal..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Going by the Rules

A New Water Plan Avoids an Old Problem

"...would enable regional water resource planning and statewide drought emergency measures. Bullock's is not the only throat still parched..."

Jan. 31, 1997 News Column by Louisa C. Brinsmade

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