"This Is Austin Bashing on Steroids"

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

"..."This is Austin-bashing on steroids," said Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin. He and..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin Bashing Bills Update

Why has it taken the Lege so long to get in Austin bashing gear?

March 6, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Austin at Large: Yup, He Goofed! Now What?

For Austin’s own good, we may want to patch up that hole Steve Adler shot in his foot

"...with the Texas Legislature reconvening in a month with Austin-bashing on its brain...."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: What’s That Smell?

Our Austin-bashing governor knows how to spread manure

June 9, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Austin Lawmaker Wants to Repeal Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance

Workman's HB 577 would undo Council's job applicant labor protection

"...for background checks. (An unequal and misguided parallel, but Austin-bashing from GOP legislators is to be expected.)..."

Dec. 13, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: The Lege v. Austin

The Austin-bashing bills are not just about water – also property, power, and democracy

May 27, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Softies for Austin

Is Austin-bashing a thing of the past?

"...Whisper it quietly: Austin-bashing may be dead. "God, don't ever say that," said..."

May 15, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Bashing Austin Policy

From the Capitol to the Waterfront, via Wall Street

"...Republicans to pass one of the worst of the Austin-bashing bills out of committee (and that's not the only..."

April 28, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

2019's Big Stories Shaping Austin's Path Into a New Decade

Never a slow news day

"...nondiscrimination. But the relief at having survived this session's Austin-bashing antics (they happen every session, of course) was swamped..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Point Austin: Through the Looking Glass

City Council considers its threatened budget in a topsy-turvy Texas

"...stiffened the Council majority's determination to defy the latest Austin-bashing wave at the Lege – "This is an ongoing..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: A Victory for Travis

Court decision on districts raises possibility for fairer politics

"...feature on the long tradition of rhetorical and legal "Austin-bashing" at the Legislature ("The Texas Hammer," March 17); brainstorming..."

March 17, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Explaining Austin

Understanding Austin requires a cultural primer

"...draw too much attention from the Legislature – where "Austin-bashing" is a biennial, pandering pastime. It also fosters an..."

March 15, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Electric Lessons

Beneath the AE rate debate stands the strong ground of public process

"...that process begins, there's no telling what sort of Austin-bashing, symbolic or literal, will take place at the Legislature...."

June 15, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Coming Home to Austin

Latest gerrymander reflects Capitol contempt for capital

"...or west for college – they learned early that Austin-bashing and attacks on the "People's Republic" always play well..."

June 3, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Anatomy of a Gay Bashing, Part 2

More of the story of the Christmas night gay bashing

Dec. 30, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Anatomy of a Gay Bashing, Part 1

The story of the Christmas night gay bashing

Dec. 30, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Austin Bills: Fingers Crossed

"...Austin-Bashing on the Back Burner? Four of the worst bills..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

What Did Austin Do to Dennis?

A City of Austin waste dumping plan got very short shrift from Rep. Dennis Bonnen.

"...the first bill on the agenda was not an Austin-bashing exercise, he was probably right. The same could not..."

April 3, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Chasing the Money

Austin campaign finance reform is much less than meets the eye

March 24, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Beside the Point: First We Pay, Then …

What's up on this week's City Council agenda

"...the Balcones Canyonland Preserve, stop lobbying the Lege for Austin-bashing bills, and maybe even drop its lawsuit. Will Wynn,..."

May 20, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Time to Repeal SOS?

What's really at stake in the proposed Temple-Inland deal

"...But it's always had an excuse before -- grandfathering, Austin-bashing, litigation, whatever. With Temple-Inland, it would have no excuse..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Lowe's, Austin, and HB 1204: Who's Got the Cards?

Are Austin's hands tied on another land-use battle over the aquifer?

"...Dick Brown, who has previously lobbied on behalf of Austin-bashing bills.)..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

How Easy Is Austin?

"...courthouse to the Legislature, where the threat of more Austin-bashing still lingers...."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Why Austin Gets Screwed

"..."Is it Austin-bashing when I ask the public to vote on what..."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Austin vs. the `Burbs

illustration by Doug Potter Suburbanites Seethe Over Annexation Plans

"...all the self-righteous pronouncements of bicycling activists and the Austin-bashing declarations of soon-to-be-annexed citizens at last week's council meeting,..."

Oct. 10, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Austin Strikes Out

Top Ten Political Stories and Moments of 1995

"...Barrientos, who filibustered twice in an attempt to prevent Austin-bashing bills from passing, was skewered by the magazine for..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Kick Me, I'm From Austin

Visiting the Lege, City Council, and Bergstrom

April 28, 1995 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Point Austin: What Do They Conserve?

The 82nd Legislature sets a new standard for official recklessness

May 13, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Will This One Make a Difference?

Orlando could be a turning point ... or else it won't be

June 17, 2016 News Column by Michael King

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