Act Now for a Greener Tomorrow

"...Dear Editor, I am writing in response to "Austin Energy Proposes New Gas Generation as Part of 2035..."

Dec. 11, 2024 Postmarks

Austin ISD’s New Board Is Mostly Decided, With One Runoff to Go

Two former teachers will face off in December

"...beat educator Sarah Ivory on Tuesday night to join Austin ISD’s board of trustees in District 2, which includes..."

Nov. 8, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Advocates Overwhelmingly Oppose Expanding Juvenile Jail Campus

They say services shouldn’t be tied to incarceration

"...money to expand its juvenile detention complex in South Austin. Prospects for the plan’s approval look bleak, however. A..."

July 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...two groups of men near Rundberg Lane in North Austin. Both groups drew guns and shot. A 32-year-old man..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

Q&A With City Manager Spencer Cronk

In his first sit-down interview with the Chronicle, Austin's CM discusses public safety, the budget, and next steps

"...with News Editor Mike Clark-Madison and City Hall reporter Austin Sanders for his first Chron­icle interview. We discussed Cronk's..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What’s on the Agenda for Tomorrow's City Council Meeting

A new shelter strategy, Cap Metro’s Red Line expansion, and more

"...City Council meets tomorrow, Nov. 14, to wrestle with a 100-item agenda...."

Nov. 13, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice – Code X: The Final Chapter?

What to look for when the new LDC draft comes out tomorrow

"...proposed land development code rewrite this Friday (keep reloading www.austintexas.gov/ldc) and let the spin begin. FWIW, here are the..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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

What Land Use Code Do We Need to Build the City We Want?

Planning a way forward after CodeNEXT

"...by influential actors working on the forward-facing edge of Austin's growth and change – the people who are shaping..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Austin at Large: City Hall’s Game of Threes

Spencer Cronk quizzes the Council to win a new land use code!

"...fair of Cronk to ask Council, and by extension Austin, to make that same choice again, knowing what we..."

March 22, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Mayor Calls for End to CodeNEXT

"Divisive and poisoned" zoning rewrite now in real jeopardy

"...Mayor Steve Adler dropped an $8 million bombshell on..."

Aug. 1, 2018 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Death of a Planner

John Fregonese tried to get us all to a better place

"...demise leaves a big hole in this city's current planning effort. He was known in Austin's CodeNEXT process primarily..."

June 22, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

More From Laura Morrison

Mayoral candidate on CodeNEXT, APA, public process

"...Austin Chronicle: In brief, what are your reasons for running?..."

Jan. 11, 2018 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Postponing the Code

CodeNEXT rewrite generating inexplicable panic

"...larger question of the entire project: of entirely rewriting Austin's land use code...."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Public Notice: “We Can’t Hear You.”

CodeNEXT planning process remains a mystery

"...send a formal letter to Council, city staff, and planning consultants, calling the proposed draft code "less clear and..."

June 2, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

“This is not workable.”

City Commissions slam draft CodeNEXT plan in Tuesday joint meeting

"...send a formal letter to Council, city staff, and planning consultants, calling the proposed draft code “less clear and..."

May 31, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

Council: Mucho Housing Needed

Council braces for the next big number crunch

"...meeting is April 6, and the early agenda (finalized tomorrow) is a rather paltry 37 Items, which suggests there..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Life Goes On

Gotta keep believing that love trumps hate

"...what a week to be doing our "Best of Austin" issue. That section went to press Tuesday evening, before..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Useful Wild Scooter

How Aug. 4 became Scooter Cheatham and Useful Wild Plants Day in Austin

"...sharing space with a peculiar outfit called Useful Wild Plants of Tex­as. Scooter Cheatham and Lynn Marshall ran Weedfeed..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

News Roundup: Immigration, Coyotes, and Convictions

Cruz continues to cavil, Council protects coyotes, and more

"...year’s Christmas, doubled down on his opposition to the plan. Appearing on yesterday’s (Nov. 23) Fox News Sunday, he..."

Nov. 24, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Then There's This: Decoding the Code

Next step: untangling 30 years of regulatory layers

"...CodeNEXT – the fancy name given to the Imagine Austin process, which city planners kicked off with a 2013..."

May 9, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Community and Committee Back Johns Hopkins as Eastside Partner

AISD Trustees to vote tonight, but deal still needs TEA approval

"...Austin ISD trustees are poised to vote tonight on a..."

May 6, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Then There's This: This Isn't Portland

Comp plan takes a public beating before council approves it

"...Is Austin trying to be something it's not? Not everyone thinks..."

June 22, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Then There's This: People Get Ready

You don't need no baggage, you just get on board

"...so, tens of thousands of people will descend on Austin, and many of them will experience an epiphanic moment..."

March 9, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

City Hall Hustle: On the Road to a Waller Redesign ...

Council fumbles the master plan

"...addressed a measure passed in April regarding the city's plans for Waller Creek – the urban (and flood-prone) waterway..."

June 3, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 11/16/10

City Council Agenda 101

"...Good God! We we're joking yesterday about City Council's..."

Nov. 16, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Rethinking Social Services: Five Priorities

City moves to reconsider social services funding standards

"...the Health and Human Services section of the 1979 Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan. The text below appears in the..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Comp Plan Combo Platter

The comp plan process reaches critical density

"...After a year of public outreach, the city's comprehensive planning effort has now entered the third round of..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

The Daily Hustle: 9/20/10

Unpacking items from council

"...We've got a City Council meeting coming up. A..."

Sept. 20, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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