City Council Clashes Over 2017 Budget

Competing ideas on how to spend $969 million

"...(If you're wondering where the $720 million Mobility Bond..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...City Council meetings resumed with a vengeance this week,..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature

Huey Rey Fischer Enters TNC Fray

Former UDems pres joins Ridesharing Works for Austin

"...But Huey Rey Fischer, a recent Democratic candidate for..."

March 31, 2016 News Post by Mac McCann

Headlines

"...APD Chief Art Acevedo will determine at a disciplinary..."

March 18, 2016 News Feature

Is Satire Superior to Straight News?

Keli Dailey explores the power of satire

"...Serious The Washington Post ran a story, "Donald Trump..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Katie Matlack

Headlines

"...hope to move forward on the citizens' Uber/Lyft initiative election, and perhaps the mayor's alternative solution. For today's highlights,..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature

Qmmunity: A Decade of Austin’s Queer History

Plus Iron Bear says farewell to Eighth Street and Joterias returns!

"...Fourth Street sparkled with queer joy that night. In 2016 we saw the return, and rebranding, of Austin Black..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Column by Sarah Marloff

Texas Dems Set Their Eyes on the 2020 Prize

Their goal: Flip the state House of Representatives

"...Texas," who remember the optimism that greeted her 1990 election, understand why Israel wants to bring it back, even..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: The End of Single-Family?

Possibly. And look who’s leading the charge.

"...of the seven initial corridor plans included in the 2016 Mobility Bond. Most notably, the plan would eliminate parallel..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Texas' Big, Bad Week for Voter Suppression and Gerrymandering

Within two days, courts reject second election map, voter ID bill

"...court agreed on an interim rule set for the 2016 election cycle; basically what was passed this year as..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Uber, Lyft Return to Austin Monday

Gov. Abbott expected to sign rideshare bill

"...It was just over a year ago that Austin..."

May 25, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

This year's Top 10 local queer heroes & LGBTQ stories

"...2016 was the year we watched the house burn down...."

Dec. 30, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Sheri Gallo Faces Scrutiny for City Email Use

District 10 council member and her darned emails

"...website GalloforSale.com, run by the Crestview-affiliated Arbor PAC (see "Election Notes: Notes at the End of the Road," Nov...."

Nov. 25, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

ACC: Two seats still up for Grabs

School boards fill up, with a few seats left open for run-offs

"...By close of election night, two empty seats on the ACC Board of..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc

Stand by for further ridicule

"...There is an interesting disparity between men I meet..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Page Two: When Pointing an Accusatory Finger, Three More Point Back at You

This ugly political season grows ever more vicious

"...A recent column offered that, in this ugly political..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Parks Board Member Challenges Sheri Gallo

Alison Alter says she will advocate for neighbors – not developers

"...Concerns abound in District 10 that real estate developers..."

July 22, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

Where the Money Goes

Uber & Lyft spending freely on Prop. 1 campaign

"...After the Chronicle spoke to Leffingwell earlier this week..."

April 15, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Getting to Know Robert Morrow

Newly elected GOP county chair causing a Republican revolt

"...Chances are high that you know who Robert Morrow..."

March 8, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Council: Like a Room Without a Roof

Council takes on PUD rules and hear late-night STR testimony

"...Council Member Ann Kitchen suggested that maybe the room..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Common Ground?

It's always darkest before the dawn

"...So, I was not exactly optimistic about City Council's..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Funding Balance

Some Austin politicos think qualified candidates of average means are deterred from running due to low contribution limits

"...As campaign cash totals start trickling in for the 2016 presidential hopefuls – a sizable chunk financed by deep-pocketed..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Jack Craver

Meet the Candidate: Don Rios

Longtime TCSO officer runs for sheriff

"...March, Greg Hamilton announced that he won't run for re-election as Travis County sheriff, a position he's held since..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Meet the Candidate: Todd Radford

Lakeway police chief seeks sheriff's post

"...March, Greg Hamilton announced that he won't run for re-election as Travis County sheriff, a position he's held since..."

July 31, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Long Lines and Close Races Defined Super Tuesday in Travis County

The votes are in!

"...did not deliver too many shocking surprises, but high Election Day turnout and the resurrection of Joe Biden and..."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

City Council Countdown: Meet the Candidates

Here’s one minute of information on each race

"...Austin’s six City Council races for the Nov. 5 election provide a number of interesting storylines...."

Aug. 30, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Opinion: Conspiracy Theorists Are Central to the New Voter Suppression. I Got to Know One of Them Too Well.

Op-ed: Austin City Council Member Greg Casar traces a fringe candidate's vendetta against him to Trump's Big Lie

"...The lies they told about my Austin election later morphed into distortions about elections in Dallas. These..."

May 21, 2021 Column by Greg Casar

New to Town? Here Are Nine of the Biggest News Stories Affecting Locals.

A primer on Austin politics

"...the biggest stories the city’s facing right now, from elections to immigration to soccer. We hope that it can..."

Aug. 30, 2018 News Post by News Staff

The Cruz vs. O'Rourke Senate Race Explored in Run Like the Devil

Meet the men behind the campaigns

"...Most election documentaries are an autopsy, retold with the results. Not..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Life After Gentrification

When you and your home both have to move

"...throw their lives into a tailspin. On Sept. 1, 2016, City Coun­cil adopted the Tenant Notification and Relocation Assistance..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

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