Mental Health Crisis Plan Still Lags Behind Austin’s Needs

Trying to change how the emergency response apparatus handles mental health calls

"...calls for service, and offered six recommendations on how city, county, and public safety leaders could act to improve..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Election Ticker: Don’t Listen to Us!

Midterm coverage, from the folks you love to hate

"...Keeping Austin Troxclair? District 8 Council Mem­ber Ellen Troxclair's designated successor – Frank Ward –..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Do You Feel a Draft?

CodeNEXT set for a long overdue reality check

"...for density proponents, either. It's good news for the city, because it's worth taking the time needed to get..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: The Planning Puzzle

Music venues, hospitals, and neighborhood plans

"...consequential action on the local scene is that the city Planning and Zoning Depart­ment is preparing to roll out..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Top 10 Labor Stories

Treat your workers right

"...1) A Fair Chance Austin became the first city in the South to require that private employers delay..."

Dec. 30, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

District 4: The Long Shots

Challengers face tough road against well-funded incumbent

"...on issues affecting working people, emphasizing living wages for city employees and contracted employees, the "fair chance" ordinance requiring..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

The Road to Improvement

"...not have the resources to fix it alone. The city must help by improving bus shelters and access, providing..."

Aug. 8, 2016 Postmarks

Day Trips: November Events Roundup

Get out of town with this helpful guide

"...of colors and images. For the second year, Arts Council New Orleans brings this innovative program to the historic..."

Nov. 4, 2015 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

In Search of Greater Justice With a Travis County Public Defender’s Office

Taking steps toward a much improved, more equitable local criminal justice system

"...Austin is the largest city in the country without a public defender; Travis County..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

AISD and ACC Board of Trustees

Trustee elections can mean uncontested drifts or bare-knuckle throwdowns

"...and most recently as co-chair of the District Advisory Council. However, his conservative-style support for aggressive school accountability, especially..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity

Modern-day cultural fads

"...a day's peace. Last week, the Houston-based U.S. Pastor Council filed one of two lawsuits attacking Austin's nondiscrimination ordinance..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

District 2: The Battle for Southeast Austin

Former firefighter Delia Garza faces two unlikely challengers

"...Two candidates have filed to challenge incumbent Council Member Delia Garza for the District 2 seat...."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

TNCs for Public Safety

"...network company] services help reduce DUIs. The Real Estate Council of Austin suggested that Uber and Lyft should stop..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Postmarks

Brenda Ramos Demands Action in Son’s Killing

Officer neither charged nor disciplined in police shooting

"...with the investigation. According to an email from the city's Law Department obtained by the Chronicle, the Special Investigations..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Yet Again

"...[“After Numerous Delays, Cactus Rose Zoning Case Heads to Council,” News, Sept. 23]. Because of past discrimination practices and..."

Sept. 26, 2016 Postmarks

Dance/USA Convenes in Austin

The national arts organization brings honors for the Butlers and big questions about the form's future

"...(he'll speak at the conference's opening celebration) and economic council understand that artists and arts organizations make legitimate contributions..."

June 10, 2016 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

SXSW Music List No. 3

Dead Meadow, Sad13, Cindy Wilson, Lizzo, Boogarins, and 494 others

"...By our count, SXSW’s running total currently stands at..."

Jan. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin at Large: It’s Good to Try New Things

We could build more decent housing for all Austinites if we rethink what’s “normal”

"...(dead since 2018) yard signs still visible throughout the central­-city Weird Zone, shared and approved of my column from..."

July 30, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

On the Trustee Trail

AISD, ACC candidates talk money, equity

"...D4's 14 campuses currently at 100% or more of capacity, Ashy and Price agree the biggest problem facing the..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Notes on Kamp: Our Transportation Crisis

We can't afford to keep ignoring our infrastructure

"...firmly ensconced in the middle class or higher, this city can feel like it's just not for you. Don't..."

May 20, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Not Clean Enough

New EPA standards could cause CenTex to miss the mark

"...Hoekzema, air quality program manager for the Capital Area Council of Governments, that close-call scenario is exactly what Central..."

March 27, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Travis County Primary Candidates Jockey to Champion Criminal Justice Change

A closer look at the heated District Attorney, County Attorney, and County Court at Law races

"...as an (appointed) county commissioner, and was elected in 2016 in the wake of the organizational disarray that followed..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

District 7: Political Insiders and Average Joes

Density-loving newcomer challenges longtime neighborhood activist

"...role in the organization in 2014 to become a council member, she's been a vocal critic of the PUD..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Rape Kit Backlog Threatens Justice for Survivors

Closed DNA lab delays already strained system

"...least another five months – and repercussions are mounting citywide...."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Money Doesn’t Talk, It Swears

Uber and Lyft spending $8 million-plus to sell Proposition 1

"...contained in Friday’s “8-day-out” reports filed with the Austin City Clerk. By contrast, Prop. 1 opposition group Our City,..."

April 30, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: Strange Bedfellows

Does ridesharing work for Austin?

"...looking at early 2017 before a draft of the city's new Land Development Code will first be released for..."

April 1, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Trash Talking

More recycling and composting is about to take place in Austin

"...with 10 or more units. And by Oct. 1, 2016, food service establishments 15,000 square feet or larger will..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin at Large: Stupidity – It’s Not Essential

It’s absurd out there, but you can still make good decisions, now and in November

"...forfeited the right to not be stupid back in 2016, and they're totally looking at the petty decisions of..."

May 15, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Former APD Sergeant Liz Donegan Runs for Sheriff

Former Sex Crimes head motivated by response to sexual assault crisis

"...response, SARRT issued a strongly worded letter to the city’s public safety management team expressing frustrations with APD and..."

July 22, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...local entities from covering such costs. Currently, if a city raises the property tax rate by more than eight..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

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