Mendoza's Mis-Step

When is an endorsement not an endorsement?

"...Capital Metro vice-president Dianne Mendoza came out of the gates with her guns blazing for her run..."

March 9, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

McDonald Exits CD-10 Race

Democrat drops out despite raising almost $1 million

"...the tongues begin wagging and the heads get scratched: Austin businessman and Democrat Jack McDonald, who had all the..."

Dec. 22, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Naked City

AISD'S dropout prevention task force releases its final recommendations.

"...By the fall semester of this year, the Austin Independent School District will extend..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Support Your Small and Local Businesses

Council approves overhaul of Chapter 380 agreements

"...After months of briefings and a lengthy final discussion, City Council last..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

AISD Bonds: Half Pass, Half Fail

Two propositions pass, but voters reject two more

"...Austin ISD is reeling tonight, as two of its four..."

May 12, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

AISD Board to Lengthen Carstarphen Contract Tonight

As early voting starts, outgoing board extending deal to June 2015

"...Austin ISD's board of trustees does love its consent agenda...."

Oct. 22, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

We Got Your Smart Grid Right Here

Dept. of Energy awards $10.4 million to Pecan Street Project

"...winner – in this case, a $10.4 million Department of Energy grant to the Pecan Street Project to underwrite..."

Nov. 24, 2009 News Post by Michael King

Council: New Matrix for Economic Incentives

Adds wage standards to construction & development agreements

"...at last week’s City Council meeting was the revision of the economic incentives program to require a living wage..."

Oct. 28, 2013 News Post by Michael King

AISD Takes November Vote

Trustees shift election date, Del Valle, Eanes may follow

"...So the City of Austin looks lonelier than ever with its May election..."

Oct. 11, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Engineering Extinction Event

Why Texas needs more walking dinosaurs

"...Recently Austin ISD has been highlighting the trouble with getting kids..."

Nov. 22, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

City leaders announce plan to push hybrid cars here and nationwide

"...Think of the city of Austin as the Green Godfather. In..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

A Saintly Anchor

South Austin Landmark

"...too long for St. Ed's to become a source of South Austin pride. The Old Main building was for..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bondology

How does one schedule a bond? Very carefully, and with a lot of advance planning.

"...without voter approval, that investment never happens. With most Austin residents mulling whether to sign off on a billion..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Liquid Proposition

Austin's Water Quality Protection Lands are few and far between: can they do the job they are meant to do?

"...you step," says William Conrad, as he climbs out of the white Ford Explorer with the city of Austin..."

July 6, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Making a List

Examining the prospects for Austin's lobby at the 77th Legislature

"...developers who do business with the Legislature, the city of Austin just might survive the upcoming session without serious..."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Meet the AISD Bonds

A thumbnail introduction to the $890 million bond package on the May 11 ballot

"...infrastructure, recession-deferred maintenance – and never forget, persistent underfunding of public education by the state of Texas – the..."

April 12, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

The Super Meets Her Public

Early signs are good for new superintendent

"...Austin Independent School District board of trustees has its superintendent..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Temple-Inland Reads the Writing on the Wall

The Fortune 500 firm abandons its SOS-busting, job-boosting plans

"...aquifer seemed like a throwback to another era, with Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce leaders blaming environmentalists for wiping..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Drawing Lines on Prop. 1

The city debates campaign finance reform.

"...finally heating up. If passed, Prop. 1, aka the Austin Fair Elections Act, would institute a system of public..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Med School Campaign Goes High-Speed

The campaign for a UT-Austin medical school accelerates

"...health care consequences and benefits implicit in the proposed UT-Austin med school and teaching hospital championed by state Sen...."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Naked City

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

"...Two Austin business groups are predicting a landscape of economic gloom..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Green Acres

Prop. 2 Seeks to Protect Water Quality - but at a Price

"...The city proposes buying some 15,000 acres of undeveloped land to safeguard the quality of rainwater runoff..."

April 10, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

AISD Weighs Tax Increase

District considers joining already crowded election ballot

"...It's been four years since the Austin Independent School District asked voters for a tax increase..."

June 29, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cleaning Up Economic Development

Greens and the Chamber of Commerce join hands for renewable energy in Austin

"...Last month the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce announced a plan to create..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Not Empowered Yet

East Austin gets passed over for a HUD empowerment zone.

"...Austin was not among the seven communities awarded "empowerment zone"..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

While the Chamber woos AMD in hopes that it will build its new chip fab plant here, the council stays coy.

"...A good many years have passed since the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce had its high tech recruitment..."

May 25, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

California regional planner John Landis shares his thoughts about high-tech growth in San Jose and Austin.

"...Last week the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce reported more bad news for..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Back to the Trenches

AMD tightens its hold on Lantana – and the enviro opposition digs in

"...In the global scheme of things, Advanced Micro Devices is on a terrific roll...."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week"It's not up to the American Cancer Society..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Getting off the Road

Rail will help, roads will help – but so will your decision not to drive today

"...balance has sunk dangerously low. You have a couple of choices. Either you make more money: Take on a..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

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