Articulations

Arts Center Stage got a new lease on life -- or at least a new lease on Palmer Auditorium; the Bad Dog Comedy Theatre offers last call, and the Rude Mechanicals gets their second plug of the year in The New York Times.

"...pay for the renovation with $80 million in tax-free bonds, backed by banks. Under the initial plan, Arts Center..."

May 11, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Election 2000

Chronicle Election Coverage

"...For 124,417 (49.6%) City of Austin Prop. 1 (Transportation Bonds) For 163,464 (78.7%) Against 44,312 (21.3%) City of Austin..."

Nov. 10, 2000 News Feature

Endorsements

"...when approved road projects languish in limbo, and Austin's bonds would help speed them along. The Austin package will..."

Oct. 20, 2000 News Feature

Naked City

Williamson County and Travis County's bond proposals deal almost exclusively with building more lanes for car traffic.

"...would enter that first-phase kitty from the Prop. 1 bonds. The remaining $150 million in bond money would cover..."

Oct. 6, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hitting the Pavement

Building SH 130 is still being considered in terms of costs, routes, and whether it will be a toll road.

"...road. If TTA can finance the project with revenue bonds -- borrowing against future toll collections -- it can..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Watch

City inks 50-year water deal with LCRA

"...improvement projects funds) will be financed by 40-year revenue bonds (which will be repaid with revenues, in this case..."

Oct. 15, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Postmarks

Puzzled by Oppel

"...this rail project, and its tax base is maxed, bonds, presumably, would be issued to pay for construction. And..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Column

Election November 3

"...Props 1-5: General Obligation Bonds..."

Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature

You Don't Need Money, Just a Little Bit a Month...

1996 AISD Bond Election

"...41 participants unanimously voted to oppose passage of the bonds unless new secondary schools are prohibited from the entire..."

Feb. 23, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

State Constitutional Amendment Election

"...for the issuance of $300 million in general obligation bonds to finance educational loans to students. Yes...."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

1995-96 City Budget: Aviation Department Airport Revenues Taking Off

"...year and the grandiosity of Bergstrom's $400 million in bonds financial package, the Aviation Department's proposed 1995-96 total budget..."

Aug. 18, 1995 News Feature

Naked City

"...district's needs as follows: $330.6 million in "Tier I" bonds, or what every school must have "to ensure safe..."

June 23, 1995 News Feature

APD Reveals More of Its Plans for City-Run Bail Hearings

Behind-the-scenes plans coming into view

"...the mostly quiet plan could lead to more expensive bonds and more people jailed in the county. In an..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lawmakers Ask for Federal Help to Stretch Texas School Bond Dollars

Hitting the ceiling

"...PSF can guarantee, and since this summer, guaranteed school bonds are pushing that limit. Now, only $3.5 billion remains..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Madi Donham

Austin Film Festival Selection The Other Fellow Looks at Life Being Named James Bond

The names are Bond. James Bond.

"...Facebook search bar, and I couldn't find any James Bonds, and as I found out, you actually can't join..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Rod Machen

City Hall Gears Up for $300M+ Housing Bond

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

"...bond – nearly three times larger than prior housing bonds in 2006 and 2013. Nearly all of those funds..."

July 15, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Slows Staff's Roll on South Central Tax District

Hold back the TIRZ (Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone)

"...the zone. The improvements are funded up front through bonds; a designated percentage of tax revenue generated in the..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Battle Lines Drawn Over Convention Center Expansion

CM Jimmy Flannigan and AIBA ED Rebecca Melançon don't see eye to eye

"...1998, and would be expanded in the future using bonds backed by hotel occupancy tax, “paid by tourists, not..."

June 5, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Point Austin: Affordable Housing & the Promised Land

Proposition A and Austin's affordability predicament

"...support across the dais on the need for these bonds, with a relatively minimal residential cost spread over several..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Left Pending

Council's summer daze leaves plenty of work in progress

"...the owner of a median-priced home. Spend it wisely. Bonds to Come..."

July 6, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Gay Place

Tarik Daniels celebrates the release of his first novel and GQB raises cash for SAFE

"...know Tarik Daniels has released his first novel No Bonds So Strong? Daniels, a self-described "unapologetically Black, unapologetically queer"..."

April 27, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Chronicle Endorsements

Our endorsements on local bond packages and state constitutional amendments

"...these endorsements, and lots more coverage, at austinchronicle.com/elections. AISD Bonds..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Point Austin: Building Cathedrals

Public libraries and schools sustain a common culture

"...us who voted for the initial $90 million in bonds, and who supported efforts under the previous City Council..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Chronicle Endorsements

Our endorsements on local bond packages and state constitutional amendments

"...these endorsements, and lots more coverage, at austinchronicle.com/elections. AISD Bonds..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT

The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle

"...We have to work to pass bigger affordable housing bonds, Council Member Renteria and I sponsored a linkage fee..."

Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

Billion-Dollar AISD Bond Goes to Vote in November

Billion-dollar bond will go to vote in November

"...district will only need to issue $1.05 billion in bonds for this cycle. It still holds roughly $43 million..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

UT's Queer Greek Life

An all-inclusive queer sorority founded at UT-Austin

"...or "sisterhood." Instead, they use "siblinghood" to extend their bonds to non-binary members...."

Jan. 25, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

A Level Playing Field

Due to a city loophole, a charter school can build a campus in less than half the time AISD can

"...the neighborhoods, not inflicted upon them. When AISD issues bonds, he said, "it's taxpayer money. ... We certainly have..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Road to 10-1: Now We Begin

Bonds and Boards

"...Downballot: Bonds and Boards..."

July 18, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: A Sense of History

By the way, there's an election, and it's your choice

"...and the city's sole proposition, the $65 million in bonds for affordable housing, this time with at least a..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Column by Michael King

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