For the First Time Since 2015, a New Austin Music Census Is Now Open

Survey seeks measurable industry feedback to guide policy and support

"...The first-ever Austin Music Census, circa 2015, is still referenced to this..."

July 15, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

City Hall Gears Up for $300M+ Housing Bond

Austin voters will likely be asked to approve the money in November

"...Austin voters will likely be asked to approve a new..."

July 15, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Decruiting APD Artists/Activists Imagine a World Without Police, One Cop at a Time

Site discourages recruits, encourages cops to quit the force

"...sitting in traffic about a year ago behind an Austin Police Department patrol car and noticed the bumper sticker..."

June 30, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Fast-Tracks Move to Decriminalize Abortion in Austin

A moment of GRACE

"...Fuentes have requested a special called meeting of the Austin City Council to approve a resolution, authored by Vela,..."

July 1, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Your Best Midterm Bets in the Dobbs Era

Vote hard, with a vengeance

"...from a rogue Supreme Court (more on that in "Austin at Large"). That said, there is an election coming..."

July 1, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

In Wake of SCOTUS Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade, Austin City Council Fast-Tracks Abortion Decriminalization Act

Special called meeting set for week of July 18

"...Fuentes have requested a special called meeting of the Austin City Council to approve a resolution, authored by Vela,..."

June 24, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Good Guys With Guns Gone Bad

Will the Uvalde massacre blame game drain all the energy from firearms reform?

"...Dept. of Public Safety chief Steve McCraw and Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin – are both older white men and..."

June 24, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

On Austin Climate Equity, More Plan Than Action

Staffing crunch slows down sustainability efforts

"...June 14, City Council received a briefing on the Austin Climate Equity Plan, the successor (adopted last fall) to..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Elementary as "set[ting] our profession back a decade." Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin responded in kind at that evening's city..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature

Local Officials Make Promises on Gun Safety

Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter, County Judge Andy Brown, and others look to stem gun violence

"...On June 8, Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter and County Judge Andy Brown..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Affordable Housing and How to Get More Keeps Council Busy

What happened last week and what's on this week's Council agenda

"...density bonus program, designed to create affordable housing on Austin's core transit corridors...."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Can Dirty Sixth Be Cleaned Up?

City Hall, the bars and clubs, and now a big developer say, “Maybe?”

"...Based on past experience, Austinites can count on a public outcry to clean up..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Inching Toward Higher Heights to Get More Housing

Advocates for low-income tenants urge a go-slow approach

"...density bonus program, designed to create affordable housing on Austin’s core transit corridors...."

June 13, 2022 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Austin at Large: Housing and the Mayor’s Race

Celia Israel: “This election is about who can afford to live here, and who gets to decide”

"...Celia Israel has jumped to the front of the mayoral race as far as actual campaigning is concerned. Last..."

June 10, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council to Tweak Compatibility Rules Amid Housing Crisis

Can a change help stem rising housing and rent costs?

"...How shall we quantify Austin's historic housing crisis today, readers?..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: The Housing Game

Council goes in search of the “lose-lose” solution

"...was drafted by centrist members of Coun­cil, led by Mayor Steve Adler and mayoral hopeful Alison Alter, that applies..."

June 10, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Who Will Guide Project Connect Into the Station?

As leaders leave the station we look at who will drive the public transit redesign

"...was created to do 37 years ago – move Austin into the 21st century with a high-capacity, congestion-proof transit..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Setting an Agenda for Land Use

"...including the proposed development at 200 Academy, the old Austin Opera House, coming back for its climactic third reading...."

June 3, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Faster Than Sound: The Austin Music Census Returns While the Live Music Fund Faces Delays

A spring music ecosystem news roundup with all those familiar players: the Austin Music Census, Live Music Fund, and HAAM

"...In 2015, the first Austin Music Census highlighted fault lines in the local music..."

May 27, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Few Election Surprises as Texas Finally Finishes Its Primaries

The field is set

"...be repped in the Lege in January by former Austin City Council Member Ellen Troxclair, who defeated indicted Austin..."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Recap: Once-Sacred Neighborhood Protections Battered by Austin's Affordability Crisis

Are taller buildings with less parking the answer?

"...predictably highlighted longstanding divisions in our community over how Austin should grow...."

May 21, 2022 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Austin Moms Step Up: Meanwhile, postpartum Austin women are coming..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature

Public Notice: Showdown on Main Streets

Applying the kinder, gentler Land Development Code rewrite to transit corridors

"...neighborhood plan contact teams. An informal committee comprised of Mayor Steve Adler, Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter, and CMs..."

May 20, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Recap: Nothing Goes Further Than Cash

A newly approved pilot program will provide 85 households with $1,000 per month

"...families. UpTogether has experience administering direct cash assistance in Austin as part of the city's COVID-19 relief efforts, and..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Chronicle Endorsements for the May 24 Democratic Run-Offs

From Congress to land commissioner, here are our picks

"...– made much redder in redistricting, with far fewer Austin voters – can't be the most fun a candidate..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Council Recap: Nothing Goes Farther Than Cash

City to launch guaranteed-income pilot program

"...families. UpTogether has experience administering direct cash assistance in Austin as part of the city’s COVID-19 relief efforts in..."

May 6, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: The Road Goes on Forever …

After 30 years of effort, East 12th Street is still a long way from its envisioned future

"...Austin Sanders' Council recap in this issue is mostly focused..."

April 29, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

In Leander and Cedar Park, Backlash Is on the Ballot

Moving away from Austin?

"...development, with much improved access to many areas of Austin. If voters reject Prop A, Leander will lose Cap..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Mobility Mutiny: The Austin Transit Partnership Board of Directors made a move for..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature

Federal Funds Flow Into Waterloo’s “Confluence”

A creek runs through it, still

"...Creek, just like that, in the minds of later Austinites. The $25 million flood control tunnel that Austin voters..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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