Ott Strikes Back

City Manager responds to blogger accusations

"...City Council members, within hours the city's Deputy Chief Financial Officer Ed Van Eenoo found himself explaining that the..."

June 16, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Make Way for Monarchs

Council’s zoning meeting takes time for butterflies, health care

"...Currently, the city’s financial officers have penciled in a 3% wage increase for..."

May 19, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Bernanke Speaks

The Fed chairman visits, and the news is very mixed

"...Although the formal occasion was the annual Austin Economic Forecast, Bernanke only passingly acknowledged the "strong and diversified" Texas..."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Column by Michael King

City Scrambles to Get $15 Million to Struggling Austinites

The RISE-ing tide

"...$15 million in relief for low-income Austinites thrown into financial turmoil by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forecasters estimate will..."

April 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council Clashes Over 2017 Budget

Competing ideas on how to spend $969 million

"...In the annual budget-planning rhythm, city staff presents a forecast in the spring (this year, April 27), receives initial..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Budget Curtain Rises

Council readies for financial overview

"...today's work session, City Manager Marc Ott and the Financial Services staff will formally present to Council the proposed..."

July 31, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

AISD: Budget Covers Raises, Benefits

District approves third deficit budget

"...passed its third successive deficit budget. But among the financial concerns, the district has found ways to put at..."

Sept. 6, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bending the Rules

Getting arts funding from the City of Austin is a long, complicated game, and Austin Chronicle writers Robi Polgar, John Walch, and Mary Jane Garza have been following some of the players around the game board this year. In the final part of their four-part series, they critique the city arts funding process.

"...area hotels), it is subject to fluctuation. Early revenue forecasts suggested a quarter-million-dollar dip this year, so many applicants..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Police Oversight Advocates Sue to Stop Council Vote on Police Contract

Equity Action says new contract violates Oversight Act

"...oversight concerns, the new contract would require a sizable financial commitment that is virtually certain to result in higher..."

Oct. 23, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Slows Staff's Roll on South Central Tax District

Hold back the TIRZ (Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone)

"...interpret state law governing tax increment financing and to forecast how Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may retaliate against..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin’s Queer Residents Address Needs at City Forum

LGBTQ Commission received feedback to forecast funding

"...to help identify budget requests for the city’s upcoming financial planning for Fiscal Year 2020. LGBTQ Commissioner Awais Azhar..."

March 8, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Lilli Hime

Life After Gentrification

When you and your home both have to move

"...to their aid to negotiate some extra time and financial assistance, the park's 17 mobile homeowners were ultimately on..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Balancing the Books After Years of Neglecting Schools

The Texas Legislature wants to fix school finance, but how?

"...the weights by which districts get more cash for forecastable educational expenses, such as teaching kids with dyslexia, or..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

This Is the Box We're In

Council doesn't have a budget, but they're cutting it nonetheless

"...That was the message delivered by Deputy Chief Financial Officer Ed Van Eenoo in a recent Council work..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

What's Next for Allan Elementary?

IDEA was sent packing – now AISD and the neighborhood face the school's 'repurposed' future

"...running at 43% capacity. Its attendance zone population is forecast to increase to 362 kids by 2017, but that's..."

Oct. 4, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Two Sides to His Story

Manuel Gonzales leads the nonprofit Austin Bat Cave into uncharted territory while readying for a rapid literary ascent of his own

"...the IRS out of concern for his young family's financial security...."

Jan. 11, 2013 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

A Whiff of Prosperity

City's proposed budget reflects daylight beyond the tunnel

"...tenure with the City," reports City Manager Marc Ott, "financial staff presented Council with a five-year forecast that did..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...11am in the West Mall. – Nora Ankrum Fraught Financial Future..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature

Walking the High Finance Wire

Bergstrom Costs Going Up and Up

"...comes in for a landing, threaten to become a financial disaster for the city's new airport at Bergstrom. There..."

May 12, 1995 News Feature by Dave Cook

Battle Over APD Staffing Gets Louder

Election Ticker: Battle over APD staffing gets louder

"...cost of Prop A was estimated by Austin Chief Financial Officer Ed Van Eenoo in an Aug. 10 memo..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: Austin Terror Fest Crosses Over

Two birthdays and a dark christening

"...Brooklyn pianist Erin Durant's upcoming Islands, Keeled Scales' 2019 forecast is mostly local, including expansive American maker RF Shannon..."

June 14, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Closing Schools, Shrinking Enrollment Make for Tense Times at AISD

Sour apples at AISD

"...academic programs – must exist, because "it doesn't make financial sense to spread those programs out across the district."..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...Going into the 86th Legislature, the Texas budget forecast once again reflects the state's new normal – yes,..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

AISD’s FABulous Facility Plan

The Facilities and Bond Planning Advisory Committee has a few recommendations to consider

"...surface of what the FABPAC laid out. AISD Chief Financial Officer Nicole Conley estimated that the district faces $3..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Houston Voters Say No to "Robin Hood"

HISD rejects making school finance payments

"...and classrooms. Without ASATR, that's 243 districts suddenly in financial straits...."

Nov. 15, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Antone's Reorganizes

Antone's restructures and nears a deal on a new home Downtown

"...They were eager to return the club Downtown and forecast an unveiling in March for South by Southwest. That..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Media Stories

Alive and wired

"...9) Bad Strategery What's the forecast for a security intelligence company that can't maintain its..."

Jan. 6, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

TDH: 9/7/11

A stream of budget questions from City Council

"...revenue from the new fee is $23 million. AWU's forecast presentation included Council discussions regarding the possibility of adjusting..."

Sept. 7, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Room for the Unexpected

With the budget season not yet in full swing, there's still time for hope

"...Summary of Potential Budget Reductions General Fund FY 2012 Forecast Potential Reductions Parks & Recreation $45,093,110 $1,963,342 4.4% Health..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Timing Is Everything

Events in Japan cast a long shadow

"...involvement with the new reactors, citing both safety and financial concerns. The nuclear commission's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board..."

March 18, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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