Range War at the Dobie Ranch

A bulldozer's intrusion onto 'enchanted' property uncovers the struggles of UT's historic retreat for writers

"...Adams first alerted the UT Campus Real Estate Office (CREO) to the destruction on Jan. 2. In..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Amy Gentry

'An Independent Person'

A Conversation With Randi Shade

"...– that you're somehow the candidate of [the Real Estate Council of Austin] and the Chamber of Commerce. Any..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

RECA Gets a Splash of Cold Water

LCRA proposes aggressive conservation measures for these drought-ridden times

"...of the Lower Colorado River Authority, at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon Nov. 4. "You could live..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Hill Country Militia

Grassroots homesteaders tighten ranks to fight urban encroachment

"...raked in $1 million in property taxes, not including sales tax, from an annexed finger along Interstate 10, the..."

June 27, 2008 News Feature by Greg Harman

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Endeavor Real Estate Group has returned to the aquifer; the development company..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Business leaders freak out over the city's proposed retail size cap over the aquifer.

"...the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Real Estate Council of Austin are urging council members to reject..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Devil in the Details

After 10 years, the Great Streets master plan runs into controversy over two-way streets.

"...support from the Chamber of Commerce and the Real Estate Council of Austin, who cite the D.A.M.P. as evidence...."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

That Old Time Religion

16 HP's David Eugene Edwards sounds off about his band's holy-roller music

"...their three albums, 1995's Sackcloth 'n' Ashes, '97's Low Estate, and the new Secret South, might lead one to..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...State was considerably more complicated than your typical real estate transaction. You see, there was this little matter of..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Budding Hamlet

Georgetown Village: Smart Growth Without Trying

"...lots (with 70-foot frontage) elsewhere in the Village for "estate homes," and even a 55-foot lot is far from..."

July 31, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Hyde Parking

A Neighborhood Caught in a Clash Between Eateries

"...and Eugene Wukash divided and sold their mutual real estate holdings in 1990. He subsequently invested thousands in surfacing..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

A Complex Question?

Central Park's Proposed Housing Project

"...Gables Residential Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust out of Houston, wants to capitalize on..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

The Austin Chronic: With Proposed Hemp Ban in Texas, Stakeholders Warn of an Industry Going Under Overnight

Senate Bill 3 would be bad business

"...“We’ve been able to grow from all the THCA sales and open a new location this year on Guadalupe..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

Food-o-File

Is it hot enough for you yet? Heat things up with Hatch chile, Home Slice, and the Food Network.

"...announced last week that he is expanding the real estate development near his legendary Oasis restaurant (6550 Comanche Trail,..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

It Came From the Back Yard

House of Torment's yearlong scare tactics pay off in Halloween screams

"...his student corporate finance internship under McCullough (his first sales job – explaining to his professors that the house..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

SDS Campaign Launches Online Videos

Chamber expected to weigh in on ballot amendment that would halt city subsidies for private retail developers

"...20-year economic development agreement with locally based Endeavor Real Estate Group for the first stage of the Domain, based..."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...development of the Simon Property Group and Endeavor Real Estate Group. Despite some complaints about city subsidies granted the..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

Property Tax Fireworks Flare

Proposals would actually tax Texans more, but with little extra for schools

"...to pay more taxes each year – the highest sales tax in the nation, say the Dems – to..."

July 8, 2005 News Column by Kimberly Reeves

Here Comes the Train

Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?

"...Gentrification threatens not just residential real estate, but also small businesses. Pantin's photo studio, for example,..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...corresponds much more closely to ability to pay than sales-taxable purchases do...."

March 26, 2004 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...stand up to the Democratic political machine, the Real Estate Council, and corporate America are responsible for this budget..."

May 3, 2002 Column

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...the state Comptroller's Office as collateral against their alcohol sales taxes. It's the state's way of ensuring it gets..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

The Price of Progress

Worldly Roots

"...sufficient cause for closing the doors. Because of declining sales in January, Corea had to release two of six..."

Feb. 26, 1999 News Feature by Charles Nafus

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...the city agrees to go in with local real estate broker Henry Benedict to buy the movie house. "Max..."

May 29, 1998 News Feature

Austin ISD Budget Woes Take a Turn for the Worse

Hard decisions will have to be made, officials say

"...make internally and also exploring creative solutions around real estate and long-term revenue streams that will make us less..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Public Notice: What Goes Up … May Go Down?

Lower home prices don’t mean lower housing costs

"...The headlines, of course, are about the sales of single-family houses, whose median price skyrocketed since the..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Quintans The documentary tells the story of a real estate deal's unexpected detour — one that sparked the gentrification..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Whose Affordability Crisis?

Looking through the prism's lens

"...legitimate crisis for the city's economy if the real estate boom of the past few decades ground to a..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Lena Olin Plans Her Demise in A Critically Endangered Species

"That’s a challenge as an actor – and for any woman, to not be pleasing."

"...first needs to find an executor for her literary estate, who, in turn, will inherit her real estate –..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ambiguous Oracle: Company’s New Austin Campus Displaces Longtime Residents

Legal group calls Oracle plan "a slap in the face" to low-income renters

"...Austin project as “driven by growth in Oracle’s cloud sales organization, Oracle Direct,” and that it would expand its..."

Dec. 29, 2015 News Post by Michael King

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