Mayor Appoints Council Committees

10-1 Council members begin to take their places

"...On Monday, Mayor Steve Adler announced his City Council..."

Feb. 10, 2015 News Post by Michael King

How Do You Formulate a Grand Prix?

The race to nail down an F1 deal involves multiple entities

"...Five months ago, Austinites heard the surprising announcement that Formula One motor racing..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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Austin Stories

"...On Tuesday, Austin Independent School District Superintendent Pat Forgione presented his 2003-2004..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Feature

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Austin Stories

"...the other hand, it's obvious that Bruce, a 15-year Austinite who says she was "pretty much floored" by her..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

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The Balcones Situation argued, "Zionism" attributed, and some retaliatory kudos for DAILY TEXAN comics.

"...the Emma Long Metro Park. These are city of Austin parklands that have been included in the BCP acreage..."

April 20, 2001 Column

Council Watch

The council approves on first reading an East Austin apartment complex 500 feet away from a plant where toxic chemicals are stored, but some council members are promising to scuttle the project if it comes back for final approval.

"...Before hatching speculative projects in industrial East Austin, affordable housing developers might want to consider placing a..."

June 30, 2000 News Column by Kevin Fullerton

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Action Items

"...The League of Women Voters of the Austin Area is hosting an 11:30am forum on Austin's downtown..."

Sept. 10, 1999 News Feature

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Duff Gets Tough

"...clear to any objective observer that the people of Austin and most importantly, the students of AISD are not..."

June 27, 1997 Column

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...streets outside the U.S. Capitol while protesting the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade, The Texas Tribune reported...."

July 22, 2022 News Feature

Soccer Watch

"...Amobi Okugo has been a rock all season for Austin Bold FC, but he doesn't get forward very often;..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Faster Than Sound: Music Advocates Say Convention Center Expansion Key to Unlocking City Funds

Can the commercial music industry finally get a cut of the HOT action? Also: City protects venue employees from receiving sound citations and Austin rapper Hella Sketchy dies of overdose.

"...Reynolds' leadership, a coalition of music supporters, Music Makes Austin, now pushes for a major funding shift that would..."

July 5, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council: Rosewood Moves Forward

Nondiscrimination ordinance stalls

"...the majority of the morning hours in their monthly Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee meeting...."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

News Roundup: Use of Force, Apartments, & TNCs

Jury awards $1M in civil rights suit; SOI ordinance halted

"...In this week's News Roundup, an Austin man gets $1 million dollars after being punched and..."

March 9, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Precinct 4: It's Good to Be the Incumbent

Challenging an incumbent is a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it

"...Commissioner Margaret Gómez, who has served on the commissioners court since 1995...."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...buy gas – those thousands of hipsters clogging the Downtown streets are here for the South by Southwest Interactive,..."

March 14, 2008 News Feature

'Real World' Rap Sheet

MTV louts both raised and caught hell on the mean streets of Austin

"...used condoms. If criminal cases are any indication, the Austin gang was a stellar band of overachievers. Tens of..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

District 48

Incumbent is too partisan for moderate district, challenger charges

"...the mother of three, evolved into an activist and community leader as the executive director of Austin SafePlace, a..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Leave No Child Behind

In a an excerpt from their new book, Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose expose Bush's No Child Left Behind policy as an educational Enron.

"...-- Representative Debbie Riddle, Austin, March 5, 2003..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Murder, Mayhem, and the Underbelly of Life

Friends in Low Places

"...true crime book about Regina Hartwell's 1995 murder in Austin and what led up to it, says, "that's the..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Books Feature

Public Notice

Haute Kid-ture

"...Austin Center for Attitudinal Healing presents their first Wild, Wacky..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...living is putting the squeeze on more than 200,000 Austin residents, most with perfectly respectable jobs, the stigmatized "affordable..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

To Build a Courthouse

Current civil courthouse leaves a lot to be desired

"...The need for a new Travis County court­house had been evident for a long time. The existing..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

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"...• Tuesday, Nov. 6, is Election Day – your..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature

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"...Quote of the Week"We agree that the bankruptcy court did not clearly err in finding that [Gary] Bradley..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature

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"...• The 80th Texas legislative session gavels to order..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature

Election 2006: Local Results

Democrats score a shutout in Travis and Hays

"...the Democratic Party election celebration at the Stephen F. Austin hotel. Reached again by phone just after the final..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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Our readers talk back.

"...greed of the men and women who protect this community. The commissioner's budget numbers and facts were skewed during..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Column

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...Austin: The recovery blossoms into the second boom. The first..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

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Don't Dissolve District

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

May 1, 1998 Column

Keeping Busy

Armendariz moves from the EPA to the Sierra Club, still defending the environment

"...Texas' highest environmental official until last spring, moved to Austin this summer to join the Sierra Club as its..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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