The Watson Way

Mayor Kirk Watson talks about challenges for austin during his next term.

"...Though he officially has three opponents in the May City Council election, Mayor Kirk Watson already has his mind..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Postmarks

Don't Dissolve District

"...entire recharge zone of the Barton Springs Aquifer. The City of Austin's rules, including the S.O.S. ordinance, apply in..."

May 1, 1998 Column

Baby's First Birthday

Corner to Corner: One Year Old

"...of life." We currently have a much-touted Citizens Planning Committee, composed of average folks and city board and commission..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

Elgin Agrarian Community Promises Co-op Living on the Blackland Prairie

“It’s like an urban twist on traditional farming.”

"...in 2010 to double that number by 2030. While city officials say they welcome the expansion, they want the..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...whole world. It's amazing still to me that the city of Austin has stood out so well in all..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Roger Duncan's Night Visions

Austin Energy's GM invites us to wrestle with the conundrum of clean energy

"...of Austin Energy, with ultimate responsibility for keeping the city's lights on, Duncan has good reason to wander his..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

How Green Grows My County?

'Greenprints' aim to protect our most precious natural lands

"...advocacy outreach – to present the ecological, recreational, and economic features of the river and its corridor and discuss..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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Our readers talk back.

"...want to be weird or live in a weird city. If we have to have a Keep Austin slogan,..."

April 18, 2003 Column

Postmarks

"...Regarding Mr. Hendryx's letter about city clearance of trees from power lines ["Postmarks," Vol.17, No.14],..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Column

Men Who Would be Mayor

Scrambling for Money, Consensus, & Power

"...into the leather and oak decor of mayoralty at City Hall...."

April 25, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Leffingwell Proposes Rail/Comp Bond Vote in 2012

Change to city attorney's office, single-member districts also

"...major initiative: a charter vote that would make the city attorney report to the city council instead of the..."

June 16, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Capital Metro Strike Threat Looms

Despite citizen efforts to intervene, negotiations have not progressed

"...come as a surprise when fellow smart growthers Liveable City, generally one of Cap Metro's most stalwart supporters, presented..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The ARA Myth

Empty Promises on the Eastside

"...who saves East Austin. The best thing the new Council could do is dispense with this paternalistic and manipulative..."

June 20, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Tied to the Tracks

"...already seems tied to the tracks, as a congested city and its beleaguered transit authority inch toward an apparently..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Our readers talk back.

"...about him but you didn't say anything about the economic raids that are conducted every year openly targeting low-income..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

Point Austin: Getting From Here to There

Will the driver-eat-driver "free market" imposed by billionaire corporations rule the day?

"...you think of the regulations currently in development at City Hall to govern the operations of transportation network companies..."

Dec. 25, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Cast Away

Pure Castings, Zavala Elementary, pollution, jobs ... and the neighborhood

"...the future of manufacturing jobs in Austin. According to City Council Member Laura Morrison, "The idea was that it..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...at a series of Monday morning work sessions at City Hall. The Transit Working Group convened by the Capital..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories

More lessons from Seattle

"...founding director of the Department of Neighborhoods for the city of Seattle and the author of Neighbor Power: Building..."

June 15, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Revisiting the Capitol View Corridors: Where's the View?

Window for public comment on Downtown Commission report on corridors closes after May 4

"...Capitol View Corridors? View preservation squawkers – and Downtown economic development boosters – will likely want to make themselves..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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

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Mixed Up Signals

"...with interest Ms. Kayte VanScoy's article titled "Mixed Signals" ["Council Watch," Vol.17, No.30]. However, I would like to clarify..."

April 24, 1998 Column

Sixth Street Blues

Downtown festivals cramp merchants' style

"...Department of Public Works and Transportation has asked the city council to strengthen the city's street closure ordinance. To..."

July 26, 1996 News Feature

"This Is Austin Bashing on Steroids"

This legislative session, state GOP lawmakers ran an all-out assault on municipal values

"...Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against the mayor, City Council members, and Her­nan­dez over the "papers, please"-style law,..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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"...Committee to Elect Mike Hanson..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

Breaking the Code

Plain English Is the Goal for Land Development Rules

"...Land Development Code - Chapter 13 of the Austin City Code, and its attendant regulations and procedures - are..."

May 15, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Waller Creek Comes to Life

Conservancy seeks radical makeover east of Downtown

"...of New York-based Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. and city staff have been drafting a framework to transform land..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Partisan Races

Looking at the statewide, legislative, and county ballot

"...to curtail, derail, or revise bad legislation at the committee level, before it ever gets to the floor. He's..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

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"...its desire to accommodate St. David's Episcopal Church, the City Council deftly sidestepped the entire issue about whether or..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

Reflecting on the Deal

"...process by which the plan came together to win City Council approval last week. Here are excerpts of responses..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature

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