Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

For mayoral candidates, the rubber has yet to meet the road (or rail).

"...shared regional goals, or Marc Katz's impassioned sputtering that City Hall should do things it has in fact already..."

April 25, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Cap Metro Courting Prospective Partners

Transit authority could extend rail and bus service well beyond Austin

"...our discussions to the next level," said Jeff Coffee, city manager of Elgin and an advocate of transit-oriented development...."

July 4, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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CSC: It's a Good Thing

"...find your editorial ["Page Two," Vol.18, No.30] about the city's CSC proposal to be completely off the mark. To..."

April 2, 1999 Column

Local Representatives Check In, Bring Food to Neighbors in Williamson County

Bucy, Flannigan team up to serve HD 136

"...of HD 136 Rep. John Bucy III and Austin City Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, whose District 6 stretches into..."

April 3, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Theatre in the Round (Rock)

Penfold Theatre makes its entrance up north – where it's always wanted to be

"...theatre to the region of lakes west of the city. Or Penfold Theatre Company, which was founded with the..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Corner to Corner

There's more development slated for the already-crowded RM 2222 and Loop 360 interchange.

"...nothing out there but a couple of artesian wells, cedar choppers, and people raising goats." There's still nothing out..."

Sept. 10, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

McLeese's Pieces

Statesman Columnist Vents Spleen on Greens

"...messenger for a particularly unpleasant message -- that a city priding itself on its good-hearted liberalism has been developed..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Bondology

How does one schedule a bond? Very carefully, and with a lot of advance planning.

"...– how government bodies fund investments into schools, roads, parks, parking lots, rail lines, and courthouses. But without voter..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mobile Food

Some tips on getting a foot in the door of the trailer business

"...here in Austin reflects a national trend. New York City has a permit waiting list 10,000 people long and..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...his joined-at-the-hip sidekick, former Tracor CEO Jim Skaggs; former Council Member Max Nofziger and his friends on the South..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...demeanor are pure Austin. His spirited analogy of our city council as a "bad dog" is a priceless diamond..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Column

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VanScorned

"...a lot more into the response you got from city council staff to your request for predictions, etc., than..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Column

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Cedar Park FireCentral Texas was ablaze this week. A brush..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Dec. 10-15

"...AUSTIN URBAN RAIL PRESENTATION Transportation Director Robert Spillar updates City Council this morning on current planning and studies for..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 9 Municipal Election

"...center – and of the five candidates running, only City Council incumbents Lee Leffingwell and Brewster McCracken have direct..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...of collections, shouldn't somebody cry foul? Indeed, the International Council of Museums' Code of Ethics states that such decisions..."

March 21, 2003 Column

Matter Over Mind

The proposed Cypress Realty Development in Dripping Springs

"...a new community in the hills southwest of the city. Starting a new community is not like starting your..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

Shaky Railing

Three former Capital Metro board members and two former employees claim that the transportation agency attempted to put Longhorn Railway, its costly freight rail operator, out of business.

"...only raise prices for Austin consumers, but worsen the city's traffic problems by putting more trucks on the road...."

Dec. 10, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Wrong Side of the Tracks?

Light Rail May Be a Heavy Burden for East Austin

"...million -- on placing a commuter rail line from Cedar Park to downtown Austin. The so-called "Red Line," which..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Karl Pallmeyer

Leander Votes to Keep Itself Connected to Cap Metro

Bus service, shuttle service, and MetroRail, oh my!

"...community's partnership with Capital Metro on Saturday. The Leander City Council had placed Proposition A on the city ballot..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

We're Still Here

Assessing the continuing black Austin experience

"...services, all those things that should go to a city's communities, for a long time that is just ignored..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

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Our readers talk back.

"...really believe that it is the job of the City Council to meddle in the affairs of private citizens..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...can think of to the Chronicle's passion for the city and its people whom it serves...."

June 2, 2006 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...9, bicyclists and Seaholm neighbors met, and heard from city of Austin Transportation Planning and Sustainability Department (TPSD) Urban..."

June 21, 2002 Column

Election at a Glance

"...Elections will be held May 4, to determine three City Council seats, eight proposed changes to the city charter,..."

April 26, 2002 News Feature

May 4 Election at a Glance

"...Elections will be held May 4, to determine three City Council seats, eight proposed changes to the city charter,..."

April 19, 2002 News Feature

Welcome to the Primaries

A roundup of primary races important to the Austin area

"...In a normal city in a normal year, that might leave former Travis..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature

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Scaggs Photo in Bad Taste

"...with computer companies) that when our current mayor and City Council consider an issue important, they act, sometimes rather..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Column

Cruel to Be Kind

The Sting of Austin's 1996-97 Budget

"...1996-97 appears to be a no-frills approach to the city's stated mission: "We want Austin to be the most..."

Aug. 23, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

On the Rails

Bungling Bureaucrats, or Best Hope?

"...four candidates in the recent run-off for the Austin City Council -- including the more liberal Beverly Griffith and..."

June 14, 1996 News Feature

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