What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...ambitious, provocative, ethically questionable, and now embattled Austin real estate mogul Nate Paul. Just how well – and at..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Recap: Clearing the Decks for 2021 in a City That Never Stops Growing

Zoning, housing, and COVID relief dominate year's final meeting

"...a SIF could simply serve to raise rents and sales prices. “If ensuring we have enough housing that Austinites..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Council Approves SAVES Resolution to Rescue Venues, Bars, Restaurants

City will explore potential funding sources for struggling sectors

"...these industries were already facing in Austin’s booming real estate market – especially Downtown venues where rents were already..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Stay Gold Landlord Threatens Club With Half-Million-Dollar Lawsuit

With evictions over rent expected once moratoriums lift, the music venue's landlord wants the remainder of the lease term paid in full now

"...The Austin veteran in real estate litigation makes no apology for his hostile letter to..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: Mid-August Travel Updates

Foeder for thought and a beer for a good cause

"...collaborative foeder (pronounced “FOOD-er”) beer with a portion of sales going to support first responders. Labeled “Good Grief,” the..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Budget Forged in Crisis Looks Toward Long-Term Opportunities

Resilience, rethinking, recovery

"...COVID-19 and everything. "We now have two months of sales tax data that reflect what happened during April and..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller’s Austin Music Movement Shifts Resources

Major music advocacy funding impacted by the COVID-19 crisis

"...Last Wednesday, local real estate magnate Gary Keller donated $50,000 to the Health Alliance..."

April 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Eric Silverstein Has Three Businesses, and Three Different Rent Situations

How the Peached Tortilla founder is juggling rent during COVID-19

"...called triple net, this includes property expenses like real estate taxes, building insurance, and maintenance – “and then pay..."

April 8, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Public Notice: Department of Unintended Consequences

Could the new land development code actually make Austin less affordable?

"...provider of software and data analytics for the real estate industry), there's clearly enough breathing room to get this..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

"The Impossible Winterbourne: AlphaBots" at Ao5 Gallery

I, for one, welcome our totes adorbs steampunk overlords

"...as ever, a veritable wonderload of items from the estate of the late Theodor Geisel...."

Jan. 17, 2020 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Long Story of East 11th and 12th Streets Takes a Turn

Austin’s historically black neighborhood continues to stand at the crossroads of growth

"...Eastside politicos found out about them. They stopped the sales and held meetings to get the community involved in..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

As Tax Protests Begin, Travis Central Appraisal District Catches Heat

The causes and effects of the ongoing TCAD controversy

"...purchase of multiple listing service (MLS) data about home sales, TCAD has decided it will not offer face-to-face informal..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

The Next Austin Bust

Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?

"...bust may burst is a big deal for real estate actors – ordinary buyers and sellers as well as..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sweet Ritual Expands Its Thriving Vegan Ice Cream Location on Airport

Bigger and better from the ground up

"...but it's not true in Austin. "Based on the sales that we had at our original location in JuiceLand,"..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Playback: This Is Not Traditional

Tim Kerr and Jerry Hagins remain unconventional in Up Around the Sun, plus an update on World Class Capital Group

"...Class Capital Group acquiring Downtown properties, the local real estate giant pulled out of a deal to purchase the..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Planning Commission Carousel

Nuckols, White both to resign

"...county departments regulating land development and handling county land sales. His last meeting with the PC would have been..."

July 13, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Texas House District 47: Workman’s Blues

Can anybody beat Paul Workman?

"...optimistic Goodwin told me last week. The local real estate agent, education business entrepreneur, and former systems analyst with..."

May 11, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin’s Fallout Theater Phoenixes up from The New Movement Ashes

New bosses, different from the old bosses, herald a fresh start

"...it in the spreadsheet!” And I remember putting in Sales – I’m good at contract negotiations, things I’m doing..."

May 8, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

AISD’s Big Move

A $1 billion bond? No problem.

"...The administration made a determined sales pitch, and it paid off. In spite of determined..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Unfinished Business

Working Austin's weirding ways to New Year's resolutions

"...to offer up a prime piece of Downtown real estate and a diverse, fairly flush clientele for ticket sales...."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Playback: The New Face of Austin Music Festivals

Taking stock of Austin’s festival landscape a week after the conclusion of ACL Fest

"...benefit for All ATX, a group led by real estate mogul Gary Keller that's fast emerging in municipal music..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Touring Austin's Latin Record Stores

Discotecas outnumber Anglo record shops

"...while they're waiting," a clerk tells me. "But CD sales have dropped off because of streaming. It's more of..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Public Notice: Other People’s Money?

Actually, it's yours. Do you know where it's going?

"...was giving discounts to customers that had high-valued real estate assets. … I had discovered over 1,100 CAP participants..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

AISD’s Big Balancing Act

The Austin Independent School District is considering bringing a $1 billion bond to voters in November. That's a lot of money. What all would it do? And can the package keep everybody happy?

"...Austin Independent School District has a lot of real estate to worry about and a lot of buildings that..."

June 23, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Budget: Something's Gotta Give

Cooling economy, rising costs mean tough choices for City Council

"...primary sources of GF revenue are property taxes and sales taxes, amounting this year to about 66% of the..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

How Texas Is Texas Wine?

What “Truth in Labeling” means for Texas winemakers and vineyards

"...In addition to the 15 acres planted on the estate they farm, Heath says they have 120 acres contracted..."

April 28, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

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

The Difficulties of Dining With Kids

Is the restaurant industry making a bad situation worse?

"...ways to generate revenue in the absence of liquor sales. Along with Prohibition came increased access to the public..."

March 3, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Take-Out

In defense of restaurant chains

"...like it (it was widely reported that Red Lobster's sales rose by 33% following the release of the song)...."

March 4, 2016 Food Column by Brandon Watson

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