Show Them the Need

The great GOP wave breaks on the realities of the actual cost of government

"...budget. In 2009, the education budget was backfilled with federal stimulus funds. This year, the numbers are artificially inflated..."

June 10, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Senate Budget Lesser of Two Evils

Reps from both chambers commence to thrash out final numbers

"...the same thing in 2009, using $3.3 billion in federal stimulus funds and $699 million in state funds to..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City, AISD Look for School Fixes

A vow to work together

"...the state's Foundation School Program, the end of the federal stimulus dollars, and the self-inflicted wound of refusing to..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

LegeLand: Reinventing the Budget Wheel

Watson takes aim at roots of budget mess

"...agencies to report the impact of refusing to accept federal money; and end unfunded mandates on cities, counties, and..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Daily Hustle:1/11/11

City Council agenda highlights for Thursday

"...Item 11: Leveraging federal stimulus dollars with a local matching grant to create..."

Jan. 11, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

A Retrospective Decade

Top 10 reasons to wonder why anyone votes for Rick Perry

"...After making a grand stand against $555 million in federal money that would have helped the unemployed, Perry happily..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Problems With Cap Metro's Spending

"...questions on a Cap Metro board decision to use federal stimulus funds to cover cost overruns on the “Leander..."

Dec. 2, 2010 Postmarks

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...including $11 million in American Recov­ery and Reinvestment Act federal stimulus money – for the repairs. While the State..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature

Council Preview

Much ado on the dais

"...several eco-friendly items. Item 2 accepts $7.5 million in federal stimulus funds to make city buildings more energy-efficient, creating..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Dewhurst for Lieutenant Governor (Again)

Lite guv wants another run as senate president

"...have the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (aka the federal stimulus) to bail the budget out. But that's a..."

Sept. 9, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Logical Error

Cap Metro's rail and budget travails

"...officer Doug Allen reported that testing done by the Federal Railroad Administration last week revealed an error with the..."

Sept. 4, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Cast Away

Pure Castings, Zavala Elementary, pollution, jobs ... and the neighborhood

"...devoted to examining sites like this. Under state and federal clean air statutes, Pure Castings is classified as a..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Schieffer's House

Ranking Texas Democratic Reps come out for gubernatorial candidate

"...Dunnam chairs the House Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding, which played a key role in..."

Aug. 26, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...which will feature educational markers. In addition, $105,000 in federal stimulus funds will support a portion of the trail..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature

Point Austin: Out of Balance

As we sit down to balance the books, we might consider our largest deficits

"...and then patched this year's quiet financial disaster with federal stimulus funding. Nationally the news is much the same..."

June 12, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...pushing the city over the edge to noncompliance with federal regulations for the year...."

June 12, 2009 News Feature

Special Summer?

Gov. Perry and Speaker Straus play down the need for a speedy special session (note the speedy bit)

"...mentioning that this was only possible because of the federal stimulus cash), infrastructure investments (well, reservoir construction), and, interestingly,..."

June 3, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

When Good Things Happen to Bad Bills – and Vice Versa

Bad bills fly, while good bills die

"...D-Galveston, ensuring that the state works to maximize its federal Children's Health Insurance Program dollars. Neither has even had..."

May 22, 2009 News Column by the News Staff

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...even further. "We applaud Dell for going beyond what federal law requires," said Texas Campaign for the Environment's Robin..."

May 15, 2009 News Feature

LegeLines

Odds and ends from the Capitol

"...failed last session... With final rules pending for the federal stimulus cash, Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, said the House..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by the News Staff

Council Recap: The Beat Goes On, Ever So Slowly

Music scene frustrated at pace of COVID relief

"...bridge a gap left open in the absence of federal stimulus funds. Money for the two SAVES grant funds,..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Opinion: History Says Now Is the Time to Invest in Transit

Transformative projects like the San Antonio Riverwalk and UT Tower were forged during troubled times

"...Historically low interest rates for municipal bonds and possible federal stimulus funding make this an excellent time to move..."

June 26, 2020 Column by Chito Vela

Council Recap: Stay Home, Go Slow, Be Resilient, Ask for Help

City Hall extends eviction freeze, earmarks relief funds, and more

"...nonprofits, and childcare centers. About $18 million of the federal stimulus money Austin will receive ($170.8 million) from the..."

May 8, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Klyde Warren Park: 'Think About It Bigger'

As Austin considers Reconnect Austin, a Dallas project gives a taste of what could come

"...city of Dallas bonds, state highway funds, and the federal stimulus built the infrastructure. Roughly $50 million from private..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Weather-Beaten but Still Ticking

City lands $900,000 for weatherization but Rábago no longer heads program

"...sign off on a large and unexpected sum of federal stimulus dollars that had been given up for dead..."

Jan. 6, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin Energy's Weatherization Fail

Cold council reception to losing $400K In stimulus bucks

"...on what caused the city to lose $400,000 in stimulus bucks to weatherize 54 low-income Austinites' homes this winter...."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Neighborhoods, Schools, and Budgets

Austin ISD's looming financial crisis is a statewide story

"...only new cash last legislative session came from the federal stimulus bill – most of which was used to..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Plug In, Turn On, Drive Off

When do we get to share electric cars?

"...Austan Librach, Austin Energy's director of emerging transportation technologies, federal stimulus funding is going to finance some of that..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Headlines

"...braces for state budget cuts and the expiration of federal stimulus funds. For more AISD news, see "AISD: Balancing..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature

Point Austin: Big Wounds, Small Comforts

The early lessons of a backlash election

"...state budget was rescued by a late infusion of federal stimulus funds (while Perry made a great show of..."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Column by Michael King

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