It's Your City Council!

Laura Pressley vs. Mike Martinez

"...Basic Profile First elected to City Council 2006, reelected 2009; 13 years as Austin firefighter and former..."

April 13, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Entering Into Bondage

The Citizens Task Force takes up the fall bond package planning

"...That's the job of the Bond Election Advis­ory Task Force, a City Council-appointed group of 15..."

March 2, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

From Second Street to Carruth

AISD and city relations improving with concrete results

"...founded the Community Committee on Neighborhoods & Schools in 2006, while the city established the Families and Children's Task..."

Feb. 9, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Concentration of Wealth Stymies Political Change

"...of wealth in Latin America stymies political change. In 2006, Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador promised sweeping..."

Nov. 29, 2011 Postmarks

Perry the Executioner

Texas leads the country in executions, and Rick Perry holds the record tally

"...and ultimately to execute him. The Innocence Project in 2006 asked the nascent Forensic Science Commission to investigate that..."

Sept. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Off the Record

Recounting the first decade of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one year at a time

"...was the most biblical yet." – Christopher Gray ACL 2006: It's Raining Tampons..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Land Purchase Pleases Mother Nature

Acquisition preserves open space in critical area

"...million voters approved for open-space purchases in the city's 2006 bond election. Additional contributions include $400,000 from the recently..."

Aug. 19, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Headlines

"...got to see the potential shape of future council elections as city-retained lawyers at Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP..."

July 8, 2011 News Feature

Doggett Draws District 35 Challenger

There are already rumblings from the proposed district designed to oust Doggett

"...But Doggett moved into the district and won. A 2006 court decision later changed District 25's boundaries, and he..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

'Completing Communities'

A conversation with Kathie Tovo

"...KT: Back in 2006, when the district was proposing closing the two neighborhood..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

TDH: 5/24/11

Rapid bus, ABIA cell-phone waiting, historic zoning before council

"...Item 5: Setting a run-off election for June 18, at a cost of $528,000...."

May 24, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Ann, Taylor-made

A stage tribute to Ann Richards becomes Ms. Holland's opus

"...was deeply affected by the former governor's death in 2006, and she was driving to her job on the..."

April 29, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Doggett: GOP Still Hunting Me

Austin congressman warns of plan to split Travis four ways

"...Travis all the way to Mexican border. After a 2006 Supreme Court decision in a Voting Rights Act case,..."

April 18, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

Perry Versus School Boards

Governor punts blame for teacher layoffs

"...In a way, what Perry says is technically true...."

March 9, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Neighborhoods, Schools, and Budgets

Austin ISD's looming financial crisis is a statewide story

"...wanted no cuts to education whatsoever. Rather than the election drumbeat of "no new taxes," he said, "What [legislators]..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Open Meetings, Empty Heads

No talking at City Hall unless we're all invited

"...day he contributed the legal limit ($350) to Riley's re-election campaign. (Rodgers told me this week he'll also contribute..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Column by Michael King

The Daily Hustle: 1/27/11

Agenda highlights from today's council meeting

"...Lady Bird Lake, out of November 2010’s transportation bond election...."

Jan. 27, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Headlines

News of the week, short and sweet

"...neigh­bor­hood residents and others objecting to the use of 2006 bond money – intended for destination park acquisition –..."

Dec. 3, 2010 News Feature

Doggett Declares Victory

Dem apparently holds off Tea Party challenge

"..."I did expect it to be a close election," Doggett said. "There's some returns you expect and some..."

Nov. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Big Dogs, Young Rebels, and Aging Giants

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

"...city of Chicago by organizing President Barack Obama's 2008 election night celebration in Grant Park, C3 is now two..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

A curated survival guide to the Austin City Limits Music Festival

"...Park tonight, Thursday, 8pm, in a benefit for the re-election campaign of Texas Sen. Kirk Watson...."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Perry, White Tied

Echoes of Jan Brewer as gov dodges debate and press

"...grandstanding on the issue of home insurance rates in 2006 with his new-found reticence to debate the issue...."

Sept. 7, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

If the Horseshoe Fits

White campaign toughens up on Perry's money trail

"...Fast-forward to 2006: Perry announces that Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corp. will receive..."

Aug. 3, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

City Budget: Scrubbed and Squeaky Clean

The budget gets balanced, saved by the sales tax – and some scrubbing

"...budget is balanced. And for the first time since 2006, a property tax increase is coming in below the..."

July 30, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 7/28/10 (Updated)

Big budget balanced

"...the rollback rate (the highest increase without a special election), for the first time since 2006...."

July 28, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Headlines

"...The city moves closer to a November transportation bond election, as recommendations for an $85 million bond package were..."

June 18, 2010 News Feature

The Hightower Report

Plutonomism; and Don't Regulate – Restructure

"...In a 2006 memo to Citigroup's wealthy clients, lead "strategist" Ajay Kapur..."

June 11, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Two Brothers, Two Paths

AFS Documentary Tour: The Oath

"...first film, the Academy Award-nominated My Country, My Country (2006), opened a window on the Iraqi elections of 2005..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Vic Villarreal Is Clear Choice

"...the chamber to ensure chamber support for a tax election, if, as expected, the Legislature slashes ACC’s state funding...."

June 3, 2010 Postmarks

The Daily Hustle: 4/19/10

This post is for the birds

"...Museum. The funds were approved by voters in the 2006 bond election...."

April 19, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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