The Battle of the Bonds – Take Your Turn
With two public input meetings left, it's a good time to review the ups and downs, the winners and losers in the city's bond package so far
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Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
AISD Bonds: More Sprawl and Surveillance?
The Austin ISD bond proposal includes plans for new construction and security measures that are raising some public questions
March 26, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
The Monstrous Bonds of Sasquatch Sunset
The Zellner bros. find actions speak louder than words in their cryptid family drama
March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
County Bonds Set for November
$93.4 million for transportation, $91.5 million for parks
Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff
Groping Women, Ducking Questions, Fighting Lightweights, Bashing Bonds
Election notes from the city, state, country, and beyond
Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
AISD Bonds: Half Pass, Half Fail
Two propositions pass, but voters reject two more
May 12, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Words Are Bonds
Worlds intersect at the 17th annual Austin International Poetry Festival
April 17, 2009 Books Feature by Michael Agresta
Point Austin: Kicking Around the Bonds
T he Sisyphus bond committee just rolled the stone up the hill – be ready to duck
Jan. 20, 2006 News Column by Michael King
Point Austin: Getting Into Bonds
When the wish lists are written, will the money follow
the speeches?
Jan. 28, 2005 News Column by Michael King
Election Night Results
By the numbers: What passed, what failed
"...is simple. Travis County voters are still OK with bonds, which may put them at odds with the rest..."
Nov. 9, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Audience Participation
COHI's Sera Bonds on how your watching movies at the
Alamo can empower women in conflict areas
"...the camera. This is the raison d'être of Sera Bonds' March 28 film benefit for her Austin-based organization, Circle..."
March 26, 2004 Screens Feature by Samantha Paxton
Will New Policy Reduce the Burden of Cash Bail?
In principle, the order authorizes those accused of most nonviolent offenses to be released on personal bonds
"...Order" to officially expand the use of "personal recognizance bonds" for people arrested in the county. In principle, the..."
Feb. 14, 2020 News Feature by Michael King
O Silent Night
John Hunt on Dontrelle Willis, Barry Bonds, and Hank Aaron
"...of record-setting home runs to that bulbous ass Barry Bonds. I will, at the very least, watch...."
July 30, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt
A Day of Dickering
Bonds Take Center Stage Over Budget
"...on the last-minute political arm-twisting and hand-wringing over the bonds. We'll have more details on both fronts next week,..."
Aug. 7, 1998 News Column
Point Austin: Beside the Point
The Council gears up for 2006
"...water talk. Due to the latter's brevity and the bonds' anticipated length, Wynn pushed the bond presentation to the..."
Feb. 10, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Naked City
Council members' feuding bond proposals are sure to set off a major tectonic event at this week's council meeting.
"...Beverly Griffith's ambitious proposal to commit $95 million in bonds for building out East Austin parks and acquiring green..."
Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Like a Moth to the Flame …
Barry Bonds, Jon Lovitz, and Bud Selig: A Match Made in Heaven
"...… am I drawn to these Barry Bonds record-tying and -breaking home runs. I can’t take my..."
Aug. 4, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt
Bond Election Cliffs Notes
General Obligation Bonds
"...Propositions 1-5 authorize the city to sell GO bonds, which are paid back out of the city's property..."
Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Maxed Out
Committee hears state running out of bond capacity
"...may be running out of capacity to issue more bonds...."
May 27, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Travis Judges Loosen Misdemeanor Bond Requirements
Judges issue "Standing Order" to expand use of personal bonds
"...Order” to officially expand the use of “personal recognizance bonds” to cover most nonviolent offenses. The order reads that..."
Feb. 7, 2020 News Post by Michael King
Then There's This: Giving Props to Austin
There's more to the bonds than meets the jerky knee
"...There's no organized opposition to the bonds, but local Republican groups have come out against them,..."
Oct. 19, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith
Naked City
Three bonds proposals up on the city ballot Nov. 7 may strike a sense of deja vu in longtime Austinites.
"...extension of North MoPac. The council has specified these bonds can't be used for any new roads in the..."
Oct. 6, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Justice Advocates React to Felony Bond Order
Advocates say order “needs improvement to maximize impact”
"...Four criminal justice reform groups responded today to the..."
March 26, 2020 News Post by Michael King
Unbridled
Religion and horses are insufficient therapy for this abuse drama
"...overcome trauma by caring for rescued horses. Here Sarah bonds with Dreamer – a male horse deemed too skittish..."
Feb. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
Shoplifters
The meaning of family on Japan's social fringes compassionately explored
"...is constantly there for each other, even if the bonds of blood may be a little more tenuous than..."
Jan. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Venom
Spider-Man's nemesis gets a spin-off without web-head
"...powered by Venom, one of the renegade symbiotes that bonds with him and makes him an unstoppable fighting machine...."
Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
Lean on Pete
Equine tale is a lot deeper than the cheesy subject suggests.
"...off to “Mexico,” aka the glue factory. Charley instinctually bonds with one of Del’s horses, the titular Pete, despite..."
April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Bad Batch
Ana Lily Amirpour's psychedelic Western
"...fractured fairy tale of the marginalized have-nots and the bonds they forge continues the director’s obsession for the genre..."
June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
All Nighter
A father searches for his daughter with the help of her ex-boyfriend
"...but as the story moves along and vegan Martin bonds with Frank over Bob Seger and blood-red rare steaks,..."
March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Demon
This astute Polish ghost movie is an instant genre classic
"...reminder of the fragility of both marriage and societal bonds. This is that rarest of beasts, a perfectly cast..."
