Groundwork: Active Austinites

What's doing at the grassroots level

"...city may do (or not do), creative energy for climate action is also rising from the community. Austinites Jon..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Roger Duncan's Night Visions

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

"...Ratcheting up his wee-hours fretting is the Austin Climate Protection Plan, adopted by City Council last March. That..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Working on the Railroad

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

"..."We are in a time of landmark change when it comes to transportation," observed Hays Co. Commissioner..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Letters @ 3AM

A report from 2107: The decline and fall of the former United States of America

"...to overrun); a nation with so many varieties of climate and topography that it was gifted with abundant natural..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...In response, CEO Bruce White offers not a single change in his company's development plan. Instead, the letter complains..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...pedestrian and traffic stops, sobriety tests, and pursuits. The change – introduced as a directive by memorandum as the..."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...passed an ordinance," says Minton, who believes the proposed change is lawsuit fertilizer. "Are they going to now say,..."

Aug. 16, 1996 News Feature

Austin Flipped a Republican City Council Seat, as the Nation Went Red

What that means for a progressive in a local swing district

"...right-wing. Laine will now have to contend with these changes: She’ll represent a Council district that voted for her..."

Nov. 13, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Agnes

Sleazy, sexy, bawdy and surprising look at religion, lust, and power

"...cold and baffled, especially with his breakout festival hit Climate of the Hunter. Yet the excellence of religious chiller..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

How Austin's Queer Community Supports Its Own

Spotlighting the LGBTQ people and orgs looking after our health, youth, elders, and art

"...nor is it directly tied to the current political climate, because those of us under this big queer umbrella..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Arts Feature by Sarah Marloff

Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics

"...but I haven't seen any signs that it's really changed or improved very much. So I was just kind..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Further Lost Austin fallout and enviro-rhetoric from our readers.

"...terms are commonly confused. And unfortunately, they have been interchanged with regard to this ex-POTUS. Mr. Clinton is indeed..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Column

The Right-Wingification of UT

Texas targets liberal enemies within one of the top U.S. schools

"...by those looking to leave is the state’s political climate. Anxieties about academic freedom, DEI attacks, access to reproductive..."

Nov. 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

Ready to rumble?

"...pal, Interim City Manager Jesús Garza) to enact sweeping changes to local policy and the City Hall bureaucracy that..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Think Global

Act local: Flooding and more

"...adapt to changing conditions; let's hope the conditions don't change faster than our ability to keep up with them...."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Cool City: Solar Subtleties

Cost of solar array depends on how you look at it – and when

"...solar-powered municipality, as required by the City Council-mandated Austin Climate Protection Plan. The shift to solar involves many complexities;..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Top 10 Developing Stories

Lessons Learned

"...Waller Creek, the Second Street retail district, density as climate protection, and a 2008 referendum for Downtown rail transit...."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Top 10 Developing Stories

Lessons Learned

"...Waller Creek, the Second Street retail district, density as climate protection, and a 2008 referendum for Downtown rail transit...."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...Now, PARD is asking that the fee model be changed with the times. Staff has recommended that a $650..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Rebel With Many Causes

A Philosophical Divide

"...still "litigate[s] quite a bit," says that a changing climate has led the ACLU to subtly shift its focus...."

Sept. 11, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Swishing It Up for OUTsider Fest 2024

An exclusive look at what's next for Austin's premier transmedia fest

"...Yet change is core to OUTsider and to what Nault wants..."

Jan. 16, 2024 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Opinion: Everything’s Bigger in Texas ... Until You Look at Supportive LGBTQ+ Public Policies

"I should feel safe, secure, and confident in myself to be a gay Texan student"

"...The hostile political climate has made many cities unsafe for the LGBTQ+ community...."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by Guilleremo Gudino

Sharing the Planet

"...this power means little when little is done for change. The need for action is stronger now than ever..."

March 31, 2022 Postmarks

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...death, family, and the transcendent power of music to change lives; but with jokes. (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Park Potables Panned at Planning

Beer and wine sales at Barton Springs? Maybe not.

"...is a terrible time to make a major policy change that's right at the heart of the most iconic,..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Signs of Trouble and of Hope at Mendez Middle School

In-district charter seeks to turn around a campus’ longtime struggles

"...for CIS. Louise Hanks, Mendez Middle's director of school climate and culture, didn't start on the job until the..."

March 1, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Work in Progress

How technology is shaping the way we tell stories

"...The media climate is and has been rapidly changing, and there seems..."

March 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...• Morrison made a change to the $1.5 million contract to develop a master..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature

Dumping the Water Pump

Should Austin's conservation success forestall WTP 4?

"...the enviro alliance says, that the city should now change all of its water-demand forecasting. The alliance asked council..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

TV Eye

Investigating Journalism

"...I know I'm not the only one. The media climate may be changing, but TV is still the go-to..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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