No Quiet on the Eastern Front

The choice for Place 2 presents two approaches to Eastside issues.

"...the race had already passed. Fernandez was concerned his election committee was depleting its time and resources when it..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

City Hall Hustle: Diminishing Returns

We didn't quite break the record ... for unvoting

"...somewhere around 64 percent," Chris Riley noted in his election night address to supporters at Zocalo Cafe. His early..."

May 20, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Single-Member Situation

Movement afoot – once again – to ask voters to endorse City Council districts

"...potential changes to council terms, campaign finance rules, runoff elections, and more, not to mention an expected vote on..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Block the Vote

If you can't beat 'em, disenfranchise 'em

"...a Texas driver's license, ID card, handgun license, or election identification certificate, or a U.S. passport, military ID card,..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Unchartered Waters

City Hall and citizen advocates look toward a new model of representation – is the seventh time the charm?

"...representation" and whether Austin's revised form of City Council elections should be based solely on single-member districts or include..."

Dec. 23, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

'An Independent Person'

A Conversation With Randi Shade

"...with Lee [Leffingwell] and Brewster [McCracken, for mayor in 2009], ... it's become kind of a common theme for..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Teachers Want Books Checked at Pension Fund

TRS internal investigation isn't credible, union president says

"...questionable practices on Oct. 19, when it released a 2009 internal memo from Michael Green, director of private markets..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Beyond City Limits

"...twice for their state representative in the Nov. 4 election. Incumbent Rep. George "Buddy" West, R-Odessa, died on June..."

July 11, 2008 News Feature

AISD Puts Faith in Voters

Teachers' paychecks – and the tax raise they require – are in voters' hands this November

"...educate voters about the upside of a rollback tax election that could raise their property tax rate by 3.9..."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...to retire, after 10 years of service, in June 2009 Headlines..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35

The two candidates race to the left

"...May run-off; for the victor, the Nov. 8 general election will be a formality...."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SXSW Drafts Sports to the Team

SXsports debuts with big-name panelists Bill Simmons, Nate Silver

"...Signal and the Noise. Four years before then, in 2009, he served as one of SXSW Interactive’s keynote speakers..."

Oct. 1, 2013 SXSW Post by Chase Hoffberger

Medicaid and the Lege: Throw 'Em in the Street?

'Dropping out of Medicaid' may not be so easy for Texas

"...In the fires of the fall election campaign, no single topic blazed hotter than health care,..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...Gov. Rick Perry's first TV spot of the fall election cycle – a chirpy, recession-ignoring 30-second piece called "Texas:..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature

Back to School

Carstarphen and Austin ISD trustees wrestle over priorities, budget, and power

"...That was in late February 2009, just days before the AISD board of trustees announced..."

March 5, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

No California Love, No I Heart NY

More from the GOP uncivil war

"...Party candidate in today's New York 23rd Congressional District election. This has been seen as a split between the..."

Nov. 3, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Hustle: Discount Government, Part II

Historically low city tax rates bite back in the longer run

"...Hall last year, as council thumbed through the proposed 2009 budget. Retiring Mayor Pro Tem Betty Dunkerley, revered as..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Pearce Closing: Scorched Earth, Uncertain Horizon

Pearce community is trying to work through the closure crisis

"...at the data, things start to change after that election." While there's still much work to do, he said,..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Demand and Supply

The CBAC makes its recommendations, and the school board ponders its options

"...what should and shouldn't be included in an interim bond-election package, proposed for May. But the CBAC's strongest message..."

Feb. 8, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Alvin Schwartz's beloved nightmares come to the screen

"...with televisions repeatedly invoking the Vietnam War, the pending election of President Nixon, and where the local drive-in is..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Gospel According to André

Fashion legend André Leon Talley finally gets his glamour shot.

"...in conversation with the film’s backdrop of the 2016 election. A dazzling orator, he falls silent watching Trump’s inauguration...."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Return of the Lege

State’s 85th Legislature already a battle of House and Senate

"...more moderate, the House should more closely resemble the 2009 session, when bipartisanship ruled the floor...."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Then There's This: Our Ill-Advised Relationship With ICE

Travis County runs a brisk deportation business, as other entitites call it quits

"...to ever come out of the Sheriff's Depart­ment. Since 2009, the department has participated in a federal deportation program..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Come One, Come All!

Here’s Your Early Tipsheet of the Folks Running for City Council

"...The next municipal election – formerly a spring affair – takes place Nov...."

Jan. 10, 2014 News Post by Michael King

City Council: The Line Forms Here

CMs take on solar energy as more candidates come to light

"...Follow the entire, ongoing Battle Royale to Be at austinchronicle.com/election...."

Jan. 10, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

It's Not Easy Being Green

The city's Office of Sustainability is still trying to find a sustainable mission

"...reason," he says. In the run-up for the May 2009 election*, Robbins and a group of environmentalists were sitting..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Toke the Vote

Reefer Madness looks at pot ballot measures around the country

"...trend that began when the state legalized medi-pot in 2009. While teen use of pot has increased 2.3% nationally..."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...Just as a side note, during the 2009 campaign, I think the Statesman editorialized that I had..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

It's Your City Council!

Brigid Shea and Clay Dafoe vs. Lee Leffingwell

"...(under construction, but still an issue in yet another election cycle), and she believes that the City Council's willingness..."

April 13, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Keeping the Faith

Women lawmakers endure – and defy – the anti-choice wrath of the Catholic Church

"...by the U.S. Con­fer­ence of Catholic Bishops, has since 2009 placed reproductive choice – no matter the context –..."

April 6, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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