Council Recap: Social Services Win

Council approves multimillion plan to fund social services contracts

"...In a win for social service and health advocates, City Council passed two separate items during its..."

April 1, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Council Candidates in District 6 and 10 Diverge on Police, Housing, Land Use

Race(s) to the West

"...sizable chunk of Austin's conservative voters. That makes incumbent Council Member Jimmy Flanni­gan's leading role in Council's effort to..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Look at the City Council Races for Districts 2, 4, & 7

As Garza moves on, Pool and Casar seek to stay put

"...The Nov. 3 election includes five City Council races. We previewed Districts 6 & 10 last week,..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council Clashes Over 2017 Budget

Competing ideas on how to spend $969 million

"...of the headlines for a week or two, City Council remains knee-deep in deliberations over the fiscal year 2017..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...AC: Health care will certainly be another big issue...."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Meet the Candidates for City Council

Five incumbents fight for their seats at the dais

"...district leaders who served on the first 10-1 City Council. Each of the five incumbents face at least one..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

With Six Seats Up in the Air, City Council Could Look Very Different Next Year

Ready to rumble?

"...The filing period for City Council elections does not open until late July, but the..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Is More Housing Density-Friendly. Will the New D10 Member Follow?

West side race could bolster a pro-housing majority

"...Over the past four election cycles, Austin’s City Council has steadily taken steps to address the city’s housing..."

Oct. 4, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Set to Offset High-End Tax Break With Rent Relief

The ol' homestead

"...City Council on Thursday, June 3, took the first of two..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Op-Ed: Extinguishing Racism in Central Texas

Pflugerville Councilmember Rudy Metayer on how we can start rebuilding a broken society

"...Exhausted by simultaneous political, economic, and health crises, Americans are taking to the streets. There, with..."

June 12, 2020 Column by Rudy Metayer

Playback: Patio Smoking Ban in Flames

The Central Health Equity Policy Council's efforts to ban smoking on smoking patios meets with community resistance

"...in bars and restaurants, flared up again with the Central Health Equity Policy Council's proposal to eradicate cigarette smoking..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Headlines

"...Prioritizing LGBTQ Health Care: On Tuesday, the Central Health Equity Policy Council..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature

Playback: The Return of the Austin Smoking Ban

A decade after the initial smoking ban, local health group hopes to stomp out smoking patios

"...A public health organization is working to amend Austin's smoking ordinance to..."

July 22, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...Aug. 19, the presid­ent and CEO of Travis County Central Health, Patricia Young Brown, woke to find her face..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District

Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway

"...national planning group, which has an active chapter in Central Texas, took heed of the long-running efforts by local..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

On the Trustee Trail

AISD, ACC candidates talk money, equity

"...Wagner – are unopposed.) For both institutions, revenue and equity challenges loom large...."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Proposed City Budget Cuts Police Funding by $8.1 Million

Decrease falls far short of $100 million activists called for

"...$8.1 million, or about 1.9% of the $434 million Council allocated to the department last year, according to the..."

July 13, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison and Austin Sanders

Playback: The Future of Austin Recording Studios

Studio owners look at different solutions to surviving in an increasingly expensive city

"...artists that once coalesced on the Eastside begin to decentralize, which he credits to rent hikes and the headache..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Best-Case Scenario

After years of work, Envision Central Texas goes majorly public.

"...particularly high expectations for whatever comes out of Envision Central Texas' regional vision project. You can find them on..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...the list of candidates for the new 10-1 City Council isn't as crowded as I-35 rush hour – it's..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...from Austin old-timers; renters from homeowners; the 10-1 City Council from the old at-large system; urbanists from preservationists and..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

City Budget: Something's Gotta Give

Cooling economy, rising costs mean tough choices for City Council

"...presentation by citing a briefing he'd provided to City Council last August, Van Eenoo noted that the projected and..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

It's Not Easy Being Green

The city's Office of Sustainability is still trying to find a sustainable mission

"...community, and little means to demonstrate to skeptical City Council members that she's accomplished anything...."

April 5, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT

The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle

"...CodeNEXT conversation with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council Member Greg Casar, found below...."

Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

Austin Police Consider Community Reforms

After a year spent making headlines APD prioritizes policing equity

"...brief published last month by the Center for Policing Equity titled "The Science of Policing Equity: Measuring Fairness in..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council of Austin today. Reprinted below is the full text...."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now

City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?

"...Activists and council members say the proposal falls well short of their..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Center of Gravity

City's influx of new money and new businesses shifts council's political sails

"...Depending on your perspective, the May City Council elections portended one of two things: (1) Visionary, long-range..."

May 26, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Public Notice: The Battle Is Joined

Land use policy will define the November Council election

"...sure. But on most of the major issues – equity, social justice, health and human services, the environment, civil..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

As Budget Battles Begin, APD Takes a Minor Hit

Only a small change, for now

"...million hit, or about 1.9% of the $434 million Council allocated to the department last year, in City Manager..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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