Council Proposes “Austin Affordability Action Plan”

Looking for ways to balance the budget

"...recommendations, and ordinances necessary to finalize and implement the Austin Affordability Action Plan" itemized in the resolution. As drafted..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Solid State

Leffingwell takes pride in his hometown ... and looks toward one final vote

"...in any "State of" speech. But it's arguable that Austin under Lee Leffingwell can truthfully boast – as he..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Cool Austin, Cool Planet

This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress

"...than a year – do you know where your Austin Climate Protection Plan is?..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Political Action Committee Proclaims Support for Convention Center

PHAM says expansion means millions in community benefits

"...Hall this morning — with City Council poised to vote on raising the Hotel Occupancy Tax to expand the..."

Aug. 8, 2019 News Post by Michael King

County to Ike Evacuees: Register to Vote Now!

Storm victims don't need to be in home county to register, or they may register here

"...Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir and Tax Assessor-Collector (and Voter Registrar) Nelda Wells Spears issued a plea today for..."

Sept. 30, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Firefighters Vote to Oppose Police Union-Backed Proposition A

A "bad law that will actually hurt public safety overall"

"...Members of the Austin Firefighters Association have voted to oppose Proposition A, the..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Playback: The Austin Music Poll's 11th Hour

A final push to get out the vote in the Austin Music Poll

"...the Texas primaries. I'm advocating for a real popular vote: 59 categories determining the top bands, musicians, recordings, and..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Developing Stories: Wynn Calls for 2008 Rail Vote

Will Austin get a streetcar at last?

"...his plans to call for a major November 2008 voter referendum for a new local rail transit system –..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

SBOE Evades an Initial Vote on Social Studies Books

Right-wing claims books too pro-Islam, promote Communist values

"...While they were expected to take a preliminary vote on contentious social studies books Tuesday, State Board of..."

Nov. 19, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Real Austin Stories

Austin's Exploding Documentary Scene

"...all its implications, from our vocabulary when discussing the Austin film scene? It bespeaks the terminology of the outsider,..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

Austin Firefighters Association Says Nay to Proposition A

Over 50% of AFA members vote to oppose police staffing initiative

"...Members of the Austin Firefighters Association have voted to oppose Proposi­tion A, the..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: Don’t DM Me, Vote in the Austin Music Poll!

The Austin Music Poll is open all month. Go vote – online!

"...Last year's Austin Music Awards, held at the Moody Theater on March..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Petitions Filed to Force Vote on Convention Center

“Unconventional Austin” PAC submits signatures to city clerk

"...On Friday afternoon, July 12, Unconventional Austin – a group formed to oppose the city’s proposed..."

July 15, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Running in Place

On November rail vote, Leffingwell says ... not just yet

"...That's the most immediate reaction to Mayor Lee Leffingwell's announcement, posted on his blog..."

June 8, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Saturday Smoke Signals

Place 3 surprises, while the rest of the vote follows the program

"...in Place 3, and perhaps not until whatever legal action ensues over the now-pending smoking-ban ordinance, officially due to..."

May 13, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Council Recap: A Not-Just-Symbolic Promise to Lift Up Black Austin

Apologies and remedies for a long legacy of oppression

"...The Austin City Council has officially apologized for the role the..."

March 5, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: Chasing the Money

Austin campaign finance reform is much less than meets the eye

"...the foresight and perspicacity of campaign reform groups and Austin voters in 1994 and 1997, politically moribund incumbents no..."

March 24, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Public Notice: Think Globally, Vote Locally

Why your country is depending on you to vote no on Prop 1

"...Austin has been stunned by the amount of cash that..."

May 6, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

November Calling: PACs Form on Rail Vote

Groups organizing for and against potential bond proposition

"...As November’s expected vote on a transportation bond nears, Austinites are beginning to..."

April 8, 2014 News Post by Mac McCann

Austin At Risk

Tech leaders look for solution to Austin's growth problems

"...So, is high-tech killing Austin? Uh, no. Well, maybe. It could. But it hasn't..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

From Georgetown to Austin, a March to Defend Democracy

Barber, O’Rourke hosting 27-mile trek to force action on voting rights

"...From Georgetown to Austin – 27 miles as the crow flies – is..."

July 27, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

D.A. Indicts 19 Austin Police for Assault in 2020 BLM Protest Response

Charges for 8th St. shootings send shockwaves among law enforcement

"...Austin continues to address the excessive force used by police..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Top Austin Headlines of 2021: Save Austin Now Learns How It Feels to Lose

Nov. 2: By a more than 2-to-1 margin, Austin voters reject Save Austin Now’s second ballot initiative of 2021, a measure to increase the size of Austin’s police force

"...GOP-backed political action committee, which could only muster up half as many..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

From the Bloody Streets of Austin, it's a Dia de los Muertos Election-Night Dead-Blog

Spoiler alert: Good has triumphed over evil

"...initiative brought to the ballot by the GOP-aligned political action committee Save Austin Now - going down in emphatic,..."

Nov. 2, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Becomes 'Everytown'

Michael Bloomberg's new gun-control group launches at City Hall

"...only a handful congregated outside City Hall for today's Austin launch of Everytown for Gun Safety. Their only visible..."

April 16, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

Austin @ Large: The Metro Message

It’s not a ‘campaign,’ exactly, but what is the transit authority’s tune?

"...transit authority's campaign – oops, "outreach effort" – featuring Austin music stars. They talk about traffic and air quality,..."

June 25, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Police Chief Brian Manley Announces Retirement

Manley's 30-year career with APD will end March 28

"...Austin Police Chief Brian Manley will retire on March 28,..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Climate Strike at the Capitol Adds Austin Voices to Worldwide Movement

Students spark rally to combat climate change

"...warming and to press public officials to take preventive action...."

Sept. 23, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Our fiscal crisis is exactly the reason we need a City Council resolution on Iraq

"...Today (Thursday), the City Council is set to vote on a resolution opposing unilateral U.S. action against Iraq...."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Band Fires Singer and Founding Guitarist Over Refusal to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

Hans Gruber & the Die Hards set to tour with new lineup this month

"...In what’s become Austin’s most fascinating case study in COVID-era band dynamics, the..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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