Turn Out the Lights ...

The Lege Has Barely Begun, and the Official Accountants Say We're Broke

"...needed to cover the state's 40% share of Medicaid costs (the feds pay the rest) in the next biennium...."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Saving the land around Waller Creek downtown from flooding proves trickier -- and more expensive -- than council members or city staff anticipated.

"...project were approved, the first estimate of the tunnel's cost, by independent engineering firm Lumas and Associates, was found..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Naked City

Contrary to popular belief, Vignette Corp. isn't making improvements near its future downtown location out of the goodness of its heart; rather, it's being subsidized by the city.

"...pay up to $25 million of what it will cost the company to move downtown...."

Nov. 24, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Light Rail Debate

Max Nofziger argues that light rail is too costly and will destroy the Austin we love.

"...Rail Will Cost Too Much and Destroy Austin..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Max Nofziger

Postmarks

"If you fail light rail again, you've sealed your fate to sucking a tailpipe and damned your city's 21st century global position."

"...light rail is not approved, then it may indeed cost too much when, in the future, we decide we..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Column

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Light Rail, Green Politics, and much ado about the city's growing pains.

"...time, the looming obsolescence of light rail makes the cost seem obscene. If we do want to give a..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Column

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The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival is not sexist; the city/Bradley settlement bodes poorly for Barton Springs; golf courses pay their way; and more reader mail.

"...I stated, incorrectly, that the new city hall would cost $90 million, with $45 million for underground car parking...."

March 24, 2000 Column

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Wrong John, Wrong Reason

"...Aug. 6]. Mr. Hall gives $612 million as the cost of building a light rail line. That's the total..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Column

Wreckless Recs?

Garza's Affordability Strategy Slides Into Uselessness

"...has essayed in the past -- things like outsourcing, cost-shifting, consolidating, and other euphemisms for cutbacks. So despite the..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Dream Homes in East Austin?

"...suspicious of Watkins' dealings, and cautious about the project's cost, which has already reached $6.4 million...."

Aug. 15, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Un-FAIR Deal

Corporate Customers Demand Cheaper Energy

"...Selfish Six may get electricity for less than the cost of production. EUD staff couldn't contradict because -- get..."

Jan. 24, 1997 News Column by Alex de Marban

Billy Clayton's Flying Circus

State, City Head for a Dogfight Over Mueller

"...The cost of a Bergstrom move depends on numerous arcane factors,..."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Pivotal Vote on Future of I-35 Approaches

Council must decide in May to cap or not to cap

"...But the investment will be costly. Engineers with the Texas Department of Transportation estimate that..."

May 2, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

MAGA Moms and the Republican Resistance to School Vouchers

Make education public again

"...that universal voucher programs are expensive for taxpayers, that costs can get out of control. In Arizona, for example,..."

March 21, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Printing Costs Will Spike for Austin-Area Newspapers With New Tariffs

Local papers expect as much as 25% increase in printing costs

"...on Canada, newspapers like this one are going to cost as much as 25% more to print. For the..."

March 14, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...of your civil rights, the scorching, climate-change-fueled summers, the cost of housing, or the lack of public transit...."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

After a Uniquely Short and Turbulent Term, Watson Is the Mayoral Candidate to Beat

Four opponents make their cases against the incumbent

"...episodes, he mostly brushes the attacks aside as the cost of effective leadership. “First and foremost, the role of..."

Oct. 11, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: The Housing Conundrum

Good news? Bad news? It’s all in your point of view.

"...of town. Because of course as value goes up, cost of living goes up, probably at a faster rate..."

March 26, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...an online car marketplace, a 2014 Toyota Corolla will cost the average buyer $27,908 over five years. For a..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Austin's Pool System Will Collapse If We Don't Save It

Shall we dive in?

"...well, two water slides, and other amenities. The construction cost was $5.7 million, paid for by a 2006 bond...."

June 1, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council: Dog Days Ahead

What if they proposed a budget, and nobody came?

"...• "Cost Drivers": These include $29.1 million in structural expenses built..."

July 26, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Working the Budget

Council and staff review the preliminary numbers, with crossed fingers all around

"...not executed corridor plans) will not only cut transportation costs but enable more housing units along the corridors –..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Cameras for Cops

Will City Council get a policy in place on June 9?

"...60-month service contract with Taser International that's expected to cost $9.4 million, plus two 12-month extension options totaling an..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

AISD Salaries Up for Debate

With cost of living going up, teachers need a raise

"...well as an across-the-board pay raise. Yet as the cost of living goes up in Austin, there is concern..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Paying Out of Pocket for Autism

Needed treatment deemed "not cost-effective" by city insurer

"...Northwest Austin, had determined that covering ABA wouldn't be cost productive, Lisa would eventually learn. Treatment would have to..."

March 27, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Bedfellows Getting Strange

Urban rail project slammed from opposite wings

"...via email a June 1 Statesman op-ed by favorite COST ally, CATO Institute anti-transit polemicist Randal O’Toole. O’Toole’s endless..."

June 9, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Mike Martinez: 'Leadership of Austin's Tomorrow'

"...Then there are the folks who will think, "It costs too much and does too little," or, "It's never..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Hobby Lobby and the Supremes

Company asserts religious freedom from birth control

"...$26 million for the company, less than it currently costs to cover its employees. "There's a choice," Kagan said...."

March 26, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

AISD's Underutilized Business

AISD weighs equity study to improve its limited program for minority- and women-owned firms

"...a while, a finely sliced program has excess project-management costs."..."

May 24, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Happy Times ... in Moderation

City budget preview projects strong economy, careful spending

"...length that ongoing expenses plus a brace of rising costs mean the city's finances remain quite constrained and that,..."

April 26, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

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