Austin Parks: Trying to Fill the GAP

Group urges City Council to increase parks and rec budget

"...A coalition of park supporters called "Great Austin Parks" – comprised of members from 12 different groups,..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Point Austin: Follow the Money

Final city budget discussions begin in earnest

"...last week's formal presentation of the proposed city of Austin budget. Whether that's a good thing or not remains..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Column by Michael King

April in Austin (Part 1)

Thought Austin would slow down after SXSW? Think again.

"...arrived at last—and life is a-bloomin’ this April in Austin. To keep you as busy as a springtime bumblebee,..."

March 26, 2013 Events Post by Alayna Alvarez

Wish List: A Forever Home at Austin Zoo

Keeping the zoo's animal kingdom warm this winter

"...The Austin Zoo spares the lives of animals that have been..."

Dec. 12, 2016 News Post by Montinique Monroe

From Austin to Travis County -- With $$$$$$

Travis County's upcoming bond election asks mostly urban voters to fund suburban sprawl.

"...the reason some political groups, such as the South Austin Democrats, are opposing the package in its entirety, advocating..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Election Results: Austin Can Save Itself, Thanks

Pro-policing GOP-aligned campaigners crash into city’s fiscal reality on Election Day

"...Austin voters humiliated Save Austin Now at the polls Nov...."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Imagining Austin

Austinites begin a new comprehensive plan for the city's future

"...them up to inspire a dozen tables of engaged Austinites who attended a comprehensive planning kickoff community workshop at..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin Tomorrow

Building on the Past

"...November bonds runs along the border between different cities: Austin Tomorrow, the paradisiacal product of future Smart Growth, and..."

Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

As Austin Grows, Parkland Will Shrink, Per New State Law

PARD is working to draft a new ordinance to comply with the law

"...Any new development in Austin is supposed to come with a chunk of parkland,..."

Oct. 3, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Austin Comp Planning: A Brief History

Moving forward sometimes requires looking back

"...bumps and grinds, it lends perspective to realize that Austin's impulse to do a grand city plan – a..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Election Day, STEM Day, Amplify Austin Day, and More Days to Remember This Week

Our guide to community events for the week

"...Austin Asian American Film Festival throws its first queer prom,..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Point Austin: Getting Mobilized

Arguments (and opponents) against the mobility bond run a little thin

"...in the following pages) will be (for city of Austin voters) a seemingly innocuous proposition. Despite all the headline..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...After last week's tease, the Austin Film Festival has announced its official lineup for the..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Council Recap: Undoing Austin’s White Supremacist Legacy

A Juneteenth holiday, renamings, alcohol rules among changes

"...legacy of white supremacy that haunts every American city, Austin included...."

July 31, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: Affordable Housing & the Promised Land

Proposition A and Austin's affordability predicament

"...I think of that line often when I hear Austinites talking about "affordable housing." We're all willing to admit..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: The Affordability Conundrum

If we want an affordable Austin, we'll have to afford it together

"...was one official effect of the new city of Austin budget, approved Sept. 10 by City Council to carry..."

Sept. 20, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Cool Austin, Cool Planet

This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress

"...than a year – do you know where your Austin Climate Protection Plan is?..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: MUD in Your Eye

Northwest Austin suburb chal­lenges the Voting Rights Act

"...website, the folks in Canyon Creek, a tony suburban Austin subdivision just this side of Lakeline Mall, enjoy "the..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Even if a current criminal probe turns up no fire, Austin's minority contracting program has never lacked for smoke and heat.

"...enterprise") program -- focusing as it does all of Austin's neuroses about race and equity, economic growth, and good..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin's Waterloo

Taking a Walk along Waller

"...As long as there's been an Austin, the six miles of Waller Creek have been part..."

July 7, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here's what we're listening to

"...with a suave and swanky lilt. Seventh-generation Texan and Austinite for all but the first six months of his..."

June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The wise aftermath of Smart Growth

"...us support something -- neighborhood planning, corner stores, destination parks, conservation easements -- that has been dubbed Smart Growth...."

Oct. 5, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin's Disappearing Mobile Home Communities

Redeveloping a manufactured housing park isn’t the only way its new owner can turn a profit

"...and income-restricted apartments, but very little on mobile home parks. Perhaps not intentionally, but as Greg Dutton says, "It's..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Governing Post-Boom Austin

Now that the lawsuits are over, we hope the council campaigns will turn to issues.

"...far, you'd think that the most important issue facing Austin is the proper valuation of a signature as a..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...On Friday, Oct. 4, city planners released their initial..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Guide to Austin's Land Development Code Lingo

Know your zones

"...housing bonus program. Aside from Rural Residential and Lake Austin (carried over from current code),..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature

Austin Animal Center Strains to Maintain Its No-Kill Status

City shelter struggles with overcrowding and volunteer dissatisfaction

"...At the end of a group tour of the Austin Animal Center late last year, a few of us..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Chronicle Endorsements: Austin City Council

Five districts up for grabs

"...the 22 months since she took office, the Southeast Austin representative has proven herself thoughtful, considerate, and professional, with..."

Oct. 21, 2016 News Feature

Point Austin: Homestead Exemption Still Burning

How many votes can $2 a month buy?

"...by definition progressive – "because [lower-income homeowners] recover a greater share of their income." Let's Go Warding..."

July 22, 2016 News Column by Michael King

'Austin Chronicle' Endorsements

General Election, Nov. 6 – Proposed Constitutional Amendments

"...determined by the appraisal entity or 110%, or a greater percentage, of the appraised value of the residence homestead..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature

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