Heal Thyself

City to Perform Self-Reflection

"...aspect of the city budget. They'll study whether the cost of local government is too high, whether city bureaucracy..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Your Tax Dollars at Play

The Rosewood Entertainment Center

"...But community resurrection doesn't come cheap. The start-up costs - to turn an abandoned, boarded-up grocery store at..."

July 28, 1995 News Feature

City Eyes $400 Million “Caps” to Build Parks Over the New I-35

Some Council members think they’ve found funding for it

"...expensive than purchasing land elsewhere in the city,” the cost to maintain the caps annually will exceed revenue they..."

May 16, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council Gets Its Head in the Game

With only one first-term Trump-era vet and several rookies, Council squares up

"...and, more importantly than that, achieve them in a cost-effective, timely manner...."

Jan. 31, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Some Low-Income Austinites Will Get Free Solar Panels Through $30 Million Investment

City Council approves allocation to Solar for All program

"...Some low-income Austinites will get a new shot at low-cost energy after action from City Council last week. The..."

Nov. 1, 2024 News Feature by Eden Shamy

Police Oversight Advocates Sue to Stop Council Vote on Police Contract

Equity Action says new contract violates Oversight Act

"...that is virtually certain to result in higher taxes, costlier utility bills, cuts to other city department budgets –..."

Oct. 23, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

As Council Works to Improve Affordability With HOME, How Will Displacement Factor In?

Research shows small lots boost affordability though concerns linger

"...apartment complex, where only two units must offset the cost of subsidizing a third...."

Dec. 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant

Locals continue to get coal for Christmas

"...This last legislative session, lawmakers were set to hire..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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

Behind-the-scenes plans coming into view

"...Chief of Staff Jeff Greenwalt said it's all about cost savings and that APD has no ulterior motive in..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Largest Mental Health Care Provider in Austin Plans Layoffs

Integral Care could cut up to 5% of positions

"...reported serving more than 27,000 Travis County residents. Other cost-cutting measures proposed by management include no cost-of-living adjustment in..."

Aug. 17, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Interim City Manager Quietly Unveils Budget Proposal

In it: raises, more police funding, and restructuring

"...to all of the city's civilian employees, at a cost of $39 million, along with increasing the city's minimum..."

July 21, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Parks Board Recommends Zilker Plan Despite Misinformation-Fueled Outrage

Stakeholders respond to 5,000-seat amphitheater concerns

"...acres of that to woodland if the theatre moves. Cost-wise, Esparza says, “it always costs less to build new..."

May 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Opinion: Online Voter Registration Saves Money and Reduces Fraud. So Why Won’t Texas Allow It?

Travis County's voter registrar explains why online voter registration is good for business

"...Saves money. States with online voter registration report significant cost savings. It reduces the need for paid data-entry staff..."

March 31, 2023 Column by Bruce Elfant

Bill of the Week: Bracing for a School Choice Battle

Senate Bill 176 would create "parental empowerment accounts"

"...funded at up to $10,000 per year, the average cost to educate a Texas child. They could spend that..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Has Austin Resource Recovery Found a Solution to Its Chronic A/C Problem?

Taking the heat off local garbage collection trucks

"...ranks, but felt stymied by management. With Austin's rising cost of living and what he viewed as insufficient concern..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council

Power for the people?

"...it wants to do the opposite, saying the basic costs of operating AE (the city's largest department) require more..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

City Blamed After Break-Ins at Future Housing for People Exiting Homelessness

Former Candlewood Suites hotel broken into and vandalized

"...at other times. It's unclear how much this will cost; a spokesperson with the Homeless Strategy Division said we..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

What Kind of Rail Bridge Will Austin Build Across Lady Bird Lake?

Project Connect offers options for the transit expansion

"...separate deck for buses (entering at Trinity Street) could cost $210 million, as opposed to $150 million for the..."

April 26, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Pimping Art, Roasting Beans, Milking Oats: The Dear Diary Story

Amalia Litsa’s vegan coffee shop stays creative to survive

"...by another brand. But it's just so much more cost-effective to roast our own – and it's good for..."

April 15, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

After the Pandemic at the Alamo Drafthouse

New management, new owners: Can the Austin movie chain retain what made it special?

"...Angeles and Manhattan led to a heavy round of cost-cutting. After Altamont first invested in 2018 "they were going..."

July 2, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Deeper You Dig

Hell awaits in this lo-fi ghost story

"...through the literal gates of Hell, but at unimaginable cost. "It is not you that goes through them," she..."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

City and Cap Metro Contemplate How to Make a "Real City” Transit System

Following the slow march toward a vote on a multibillion-dollar investment in public transit

"...in Austin get around for generations to come. Rail Costs More, Does More..."

Jan. 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lawsuit Seeks to Block Converting Microtel for Permanent Supportive Housing for City's Homeless

One project stalls, another moves along

"...to recommend pausing the Microtel purchase – estimated to cost $6.8 million for the property and another $1 million..."

Jan. 3, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Fare-Free Transit

"...States to offer universal fare-free public transit. At a cost of only $8 million, all bus routes will be..."

Dec. 9, 2019 Postmarks

Mike Wallace Is Here

The 60 Minutes newsman's legacy makes headlines of its own

"...criticism has become a lost art. A combination of cost-cutting, defensiveness, and enforced collegiality means that analysis of what..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Council Readies for New Budget Realities

Members might reconsider economic incentive packages

"...difficult for Austin to keep up with its ongoing cost drivers, such as cost-of-living wage increases and health insurance..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

How the Revenue Cap "Reform" Will Affect Austin and Travis County

Senate Bill 2, explained

"...counties to account for inflation, compensation increases, and other "cost drivers" of public spending. Current law allows those entities..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...extremely beneficial to the taxpayer, because it's much more costly to pay for a pregnancy and birth than it..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Austin ISD Still Stymied by Confederate Names

A school by any other name ...

"...What "kind of money" it will actually cost to rename the facilities has been central to the..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Not Enough HAAM to Go Around

Patronage sought after funds run out for free musician insurance

"...HAAM’s premium assistance plan, which covers the complete monthly cost of insurance for qualified musician applicants, had emptied in..."

Nov. 12, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

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