“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now

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

"...is reinvested back into APD to enhance its training and records management. The resulting $8.1 million in actual reductions..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Water and Housing

Council takes on excessive water bills, "missing middle" in housing

"...to affordable housing, ground transportation chauffeurs, excessive water bills, and zoning to allow for a Boys and Girls Club..."

April 8, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Big Dogs, Young Rebels, and Aging Giants

The Austin promoters who bring the music come in all shapes and sizes

"...aware than in most cities about who's putting which bands into what rooms. The firestorm of criticism that flared..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

High and Dry

LCRA Approves Controversial Pipeline to Dripping Springs

"...its water pipeline to Dripping Springs. But LCRA officials and the authority's board offered a slap in the face..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Solid Waste Land

Landfill Full

"...Controversy has dogged the city's garbage disposal contract, too. Last year, the city staff recommended sending nearly..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

How Austin Is Tackling Homelessness on the Street and at City Hall

More shelters, more beds, and more fights about ordinances ahead

"...Services' Community Health team when the call came in, and the incident was described to her as an explosion...."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

News Roundup: Lawsuits, Laws, and Plea Bargains

Brian Rodgers vs. COA, Abbott vs. women's rights, etc.

"...Abbott signs a law restricting abortion access even further; and more...."

June 15, 2015 News Post by News Staff

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...the years, we'd both acquired some knowledge about Paul and his World Class property empire that we hadn't seen..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Which Way Will Austin Swing? Ninth Inning, 3 and 2

Home By the River

"...Colorado River Park. But while supporters - including Reynolds and Mayor Bruce Todd - have hailed the stadium as..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

The Council and the City Manager

Tracking back on a lengthy and complicated search

"...Barring some unanticipated derailment in final contract negotiations, Austin has a new city manager: Spencer Cronk,..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Coyotes, Garages, and Manure

Old zoning cases never die; they just reincarnate as amendments

"...various pieces of the Champion Tracts since the mid-Nineties, and this latest variation – concerning Tract 3 of the..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council Set to OK New Contract for Downtown Homeless Shelter

Council ready to take next (Front) Steps

"...It'll be interesting to study new members Paige Ellis and Natasha Harper-Madison and their respective idiosyncrasies, though how anyone..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

ProLodges Saves and Changes Some of Austin's Most Vulnerable Lives

Can the city keep them open?

"...When Alejandro Hernandez moved into the motel room provided for him..."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

TIFs, TPIDs, and Puppy Love

City Council wrestles with Mayor Adler's Downtown Puzzle

"...meeting, the decision to put an end to the longstanding juvenile curfew might well have been the headline news...."

Oct. 2, 2017 News Post by Michael King

And the Winner Is...

Who Will Benefit the Most From Annexation?

"...suburbanites protesting the injustices of the city's annexation plan and scheduled the first public hearing for the alleged "winners"..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Daily Hustle: 2/22/11

Job changes afoot at city

"...The city fills one position, and solicits input on another. Today, the Hustle catches up..."

Feb. 22, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Small Council, Huge Agenda

Maybe they could use a few more members after all ...

"...break, the agenda's an incredibly dense, 137-item affair – and that's not including the unveiling of the city manager's..."

July 24, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

'Tis the Season To Demolish Holly

Unanswered questions cast a shadow over bidding process for Holly plant demolition

"...Six environmental contractors bid on the project last summer, and on Dec...."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Feature by Amy Smith

TRC Swings Low on Holly Demo Bid

Council to consider Holly demo bid April 28

"...Street Power Plant, the Electric Util­ity Commission on Monday handed the hot potato to City Council without taking action..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Will Holly Pass Muster at Council?

Council to consider controversial bid proposal

"...A proposed multimillion-dollar contract distinguished by its lingering controversy is back on the..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Off the Record

Seaholm Power Plant reboots, reuses, recycles

"...Constructed of cast concrete in two phases in 1950 and 1955 and retired four decades later, the art deco-style..."

May 13, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Holly Redux

City takes another crack at Holly demolition

"...of Austin is making another attempt to hire a contractor to demolish the Holly Street Power Plant while trying..."

March 25, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Point Austin: Putting Out the Fire

Council-brokered agreement at AFD could be a city breakthrough

"...brought together Austin Fire Department Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr and Austin Fire Association President Bob Nicks in an agreement..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Former Fleet Services Manager Says Scrap Tires Only a Symptom

Fired whistle-blower says management has ignored serious problems for years

"...were reportedly warned about problems in the city's tire management program as early as seven years ago...."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Natural State

San Antonio-based Presidian wants to enter into public private partnerships with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

"...Attorney Joseph Fitzsimons has a charming manner and a smile that makes him look like he could..."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Austin Looks for Routes Out of Its Homelessness Crisis

Under pressure, the city experiments with fast and sustainable strategies

"...year, the city of Austin, its social service partners, and primary and behavioral care providers have operated protective lodging..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Former Fleet Services Manager Says Scrap Tires Only a Symptom

Fired whistleblower says city has ignored serious problems for years

"...were reportedly warned about problems in the city's tire management program as long as seven years ago...."

Aug. 4, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Action's in Place 3

Shade, Tovo, Nofziger race most watched and closely contested

"...Council contest, in 2009, which filled the mayoral chair and three council seats, garnered a whopping 13% of registered..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

What's Wrong with Public Housing?

The remarkable turnaround of the city's Housing Authority

"...June 29, 1939: Accompanied by Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson and Mayor Tom Miller, the first families move into the..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Birth of Formula One – Austin

Some welcome the new offspring, and some don't, but the high-speed newcomer is at the starting gate

"...Two and a half years ago, Austinites heard for the first..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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