Council Works on Budgeting Around a Steep Deficit

Looking into the causes of a predicament that somehow snuck up on the city

"...City Council is entering budget adoption season with the city..."

June 6, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...according to an analysis this week from the Congressional Budget Office. Most of the money will be spent on..."

June 6, 2025 News Feature

Jump On It Organizer NOOK Turner’s 30-Year Fight to Preserve Eastside Black Culture

Rapper / promoter / activist goes long on his annual “Black Culture 360” event

"...Blink within city limits and you’ll hear some account of Old Austin’s..."

May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Slime and Screams: Producer Matt Manjourides on the New Street Trash

The splatter punk sequel gets its Austin premiere

"...The 1987 original is a testament to zero-budget creativity, a story of rancid old booze that is..."

May 23, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Strip Club: Parkline Shopping Center

Standard Szechuan and hard-to-find Asian grocery items abound at 11301 Lakeline

"...– since Parkline Shopping Center is just inside Austin city limits – a stage for live music...."

May 23, 2025 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

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

Some Council members think they’ve found funding for it

"...City Council has received more bad news about proposed plans..."

May 16, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Opinion: Highway Caps Are Not Austin’s Priority

Council Member Mike Siegel makes the case against funding the I-35 cap and stitch project

"...City Council will make a monumental decision on May 22..."

May 16, 2025 Column by Mike Siegel

Plan Yourself a Hell of a Summer

Holy-moley, this is one smokin’ hot Summer Events Calendar

"...A word to the wise, however: Budget cuts, weather forecasts, and acts of God – or..."

May 16, 2025 Features Feature by Chronicle Staff

Arts Groups Lose Promised Grant Money in Friday Night NEA Massacre

Leading Austin cultural institutions face slashed finances

"...In an act of grand duplicity, the NEA sent out emails late Friday night announcing..."

May 5, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

City Council Contemplates $100 Million Homeless Spending Plan

About half would be to maintain current levels of service

"...As City Hall kicks into high gear in the months leading..."

May 2, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Qmmunity: See You at the (Queer) Movies

Local filmmaker and UT professor PJ Raval hosts his students’ queer short film showcase at Hyperreal Film Club

"...a longtime Austinite, Raval says his interest in the city came from its “DIY queer punk scene, which included..."

May 2, 2025 Column by James Scott

Is Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?

After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

"...For a city that’s supposed to care a lot about the arts,..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The City Budget Deficit Is Finally Here

Rising costs, declining revenues to blame

"...After years of city budget staff warning of impending budget deficits, the trouble..."

April 18, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Here Comes the Deficit: The city’s budget analysts delivered the bad news to City Council..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature

New Jersey Noir: How Gazer Portrays a Forgotten Town

Ryan J. Sloan and Ariella Mastroianni on the other side of the NJT tracks

"...Sloan can break down the geography. “It's New York City, Meadowlands, my town, and then Newark.” Don’t worry, the..."

April 8, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Freaky Tales

Multi-storyline film features a quasi-mystical vision of Oakland in 1987

"...course, is “what next?” To stay in the big budget world, or to head back to smaller, passion-driven projects?..."

April 4, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Travis County Commissioners Greenlight $5M to Housing for Homeless Austinites

Montopolis project moves forward

"...The funding comes from the American Rescue Plan Act's..."

March 28, 2025 News Post by Mattea Gallaway

The City of Austin Is Still Tweaking the Live Music Fund

Music Commission plans 2025 grant program, meets new ACME director

"...of Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment will reshape the city’s creative sector...."

March 28, 2025 Music Feature by Angelina Liu

Texas DOGE Committee Looks to Form $88M State Cybersecurity Agency

Cyber Command would dramatically expand spending on cybersecurity

"...its first five years, according to the state’s Legislative Budget Board...."

March 28, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

City Could Raise Taxes, Cut Costs Amid Funding Fears

Departments asked to identify 5% of budget for potential cut

"...The city of Austin has fared well, relatively speaking, through much..."

March 21, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Medics at Hays County’s Private, Unionized EMS Service Fear for Agency’s Future

One government client has moved on, another appears ready to

"...stakeholders are beginning to take note (the San Marcos City Council discussed the issue in executive session at their..."

Feb. 28, 2025 News Post by Austin Sanders

Volunteering, Drag, Birthdays, and More Recommended Events

Let us help you plan your weekend

"...When seeking cool new art spaces in our city, most folks don’t realize there’s a totally free, open-all-week..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Opportunities to Amplify, Educate, and Trailblaze in This Week’s Events

The week ahead is looking bright

"...ease into the forward-thinking schmoozefest that is SXSW, the citywide conference’s little sibling focuses on innovation in the education..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Headlines / Quote of the Week

Where is the resistance? Here.

"...4,600 units of affordable housing were built in the city last year and that the city is expected to..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...To get a 30,000-foot view of life in each city, the Chronicle interviewed news editors of independent news outlets..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...a robot voiced by James Spader drops an entire city from the sky...."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

When the Convention Center Is Demolished, 30 Years of Public Art Is Going With It

City won’t save iconic pieces from building redevelopment

"...one of many large art installations sponsored by the city’s Art in Public Places project when the Convention Center..."

Feb. 14, 2025 News Feature by Maryam Ahmed

Valentine's and Beyond With This Weekend's Recommended Events

From dark stories to romantic dance

"...the obscure, largely incomprehensible subjects like AISD’s scorecard, its budget reduction strategies, or its efforts to fix special education..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Bars Might Suffer: The recent decision by the city to once again allow car traffic on Dirty Sixth..."

Feb. 14, 2025 News Feature

New Rules Regulating Airbnb-Type Rentals on Their Way to Council Vote

The first public hearing is done, two more coming up

"...judge struck down local rules regulating STRs in Austin, City Council is working toward adopting three new ordinances that..."

Feb. 7, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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