Austin at Large: The Lessons of Cady Lofts

An unusual zoning case may lay out the future contours of land-use politics

"...mind a specific few people, not the multitudes of Austinites who are less urbanist than me. But it's still..."

June 17, 2022 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

Point Austin: Getting Bonded

Making the wish list was the easy part ...

"...one of the survey cards on the Web site (www.ci.austin.tx.us/budget/beac.htm), not yet quite interactive, but providing several ways to..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Down in the Grove

Agreement on latest PUD portends … a little progress?

"...ARG Bull Creek Ltd., and the Bull Creek Road Coalition of nearby neighborhoods entered mediation trailing mutual expressions of..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Follow the Money

Final city budget discussions begin in earnest

"...last week's formal presentation of the proposed city of Austin budget. Whether that's a good thing or not remains..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Refighting the Last Wars

Prop. 1, Prop. 2, Saving Barton Springs ... and Everything Else

"..."Growing Together: How AMD Is Renewing Its Commitment to Austin" was "printed on recycled paper, using 30% post consumer..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin

Rose (City)-Colored Glasses

"...for the Albina district, which is not unlike East Austin. The city expects these plans to remain current for..."

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

Imagine Austin With CodeNEXT

Draft two brings big changes, more questions

"...19, that the latest draft now includes the South Austin Combined Neigh­borhood Plan, zoned for Title 25 in draft..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Point Austin: Prog Blogs

The progressive bloggers are establishing a political agenda

"...Next weekend, the Austin Convention Center will be awash in progressive bloggers, as..."

July 11, 2008 News Column by Michael King

How Austin Keeps Its Homeless Citizens Fed

“You want meals that feel like a hug"

"...Those experiencing homelessness in more remote parts of Austin have a harder time finding food, but Downtown a..."

March 24, 2017 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Austin Leaders Move Forward With Homeless Aids

Homelessness: not a crime, not a picnic

"...Howard Lane are listening intently to how their fellow Austinites talk about them...."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Housing Advocates Protest Trump's HUD Cuts

A week of action kicked off Saturday

"...A coalition of housing advocates and organizations are taking part in..."

July 28, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Point Austin: "Is There Anything We Can't Do?"

Reflections on 10-1's rookie year accomplishments

"...to find a home for more than 200 homeless Austin veterans. Adler credits the Austin Apartment Association and especially..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: When a House Is Not a Home

Workers and homeowners seek justice from home builders

"...One sign that the housing market is still in pretty bad shape is that..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Column by Michael King

"This Is Austin Bashing on Steroids"

This legislative session, state GOP lawmakers ran an all-out assault on municipal values

"...deeply red state leadership against its progressive capital city. (Austin filed its own suit against Texas a few weeks..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Chronicle Endorsements: Austin City Council

Five districts up for grabs

"...the 22 months since she took office, the Southeast Austin representative has proven herself thoughtful, considerate, and professional, with..."

Oct. 21, 2016 News Feature

A Church and Its People on Austin's Eastside

The living history of David Chapel

"...Church was born, phoenixlike, out of the darkness of Austin's racial history. The congregation originated in 1924, when members..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: Mapping the Transition Zones

Ever so slowly, City Hall learns to govern without consensus

"...If you've been following Austin's effort to reform its broken and obsolete land use..."

May 3, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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

Point Austin: Unpropped

Prop. 2 is about much more than a vote against the Domain

"...both misleading on its face and an insult to Austin voters. However you choose to vote on Prop. 2,..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Beside the Point

Moriarty flings more poo at the city

"...$4.2 million for the Downtown Wastewater Tunnel project. Former Austin Clean Water Program director Bill Moriarty, whose lawsuit against..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Austin @ Large: Highway Ho-Ho-Ho!

As concrete Christmas arrives, who's got the last laugh now?

"...other I-35 cities batshit, or at least into a coalition to aggressively lobby against the corridor. How that's going..."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Safety Resources Every College Student in Austin Should Know About

Get to know the local orgs that center community well-being

"...Texas Harm Reduction Alliance is an Austin-based organization whose goal is to end the war on..."

Aug. 18, 2022 Chronolog Post by Valeria Valdez

The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?

“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”

"...their April 20 work session, the members of the Austin City Council certainly sounded thankful for the recommendations the..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin at Large: “It’s Time to Get <blank> Done”

As we dive deep into 2021, let’s complete that sentence with real talk, not “stuff”

"...from hard-won bits of change achieved by the multicultural coalition of solidarity that is slowly supplanting the hegemony of..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

GOP-led Effort Aims to "Save" Austin From the Unhoused

Initiative seeks to reinstate city’s prior, more stringent camping ordinances

"...on Monday a formalized effort to put changes to Austin's camping, sitting, and lying ordinances on the November 2020..."

Feb. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council: Visit Austin, But How?

Defining oversight for city tourism

"...Austin is on its way to having a Tourism Commission...."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Children's Zone: Can Harlem Come to Austin?

Travis County groups are competing to become part of a grand experiment

"...needs of the individual community. Texas Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin, said it's all about giving kids from economically disadvantaged..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: A Life of Quality

In the shadow of another tragedy, the city takes a step toward justice

"...in a position paper presented by an ad hoc coalition of African-American community organizations, including the Austin Area Urban..."

July 1, 2005 News Column by Michael King

How Many Jobs Do You Need to Afford a Two-Bedroom Place?

Those making minimum wage in Austin must work 3.2 full-time jobs to afford an FMR two-bedroom place

"...released earlier this month by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, a D.C.-based affordable housing advocate organization, confirmed what..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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