Totally PC

When it comes to city planning, nothing's constant but change.

"...Heimsath, who in the mid-Nineties chaired the Citizens Planning Committee from which most of the city's current tenets sprang,..."

Oct. 6, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Texas Department of Housing and CommunityAffairs board members have begun questioning TDHCA staff guidelines for administering the agency's low-income housing tax credits, which critics say are arbitrary and too subjective.

"...In November, state Urban Affairs Committee chair Bill Carter (R-Fort Worth) and committee member Harryette..."

Jan. 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Participants

"...Planning Commission, where he chairs the Codes and Ordinances subcommittee. Before joining the PC, Ben led the mid-Nineties work..."

Dec. 3, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Extra Credit

Grading the Governor

"...them. Legislation currently proposed in the House Public Education Committee would mandate that the $1.8 billion in new money..."

May 28, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Meatier Media Moments

The News at Nine

"...effect on the community at large, the policy set guidelines for crime reporting which mandated that the event in..."

Jan. 8, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...of some small group, backed by law but without guidelines or supervision, wielding great power over people's lives and..."

May 9, 1997 News Feature

Country Club PERCs

Political Economy Researchers Preach Laissez Faire

"...John Kasich (R-Ohio), chairman of the powerful House Budget Committee, to oppose the agency's measure. OPIC ended up getting..."

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Right-Wing Revolution

Conservative Christians Target Texas Board of Education

"...Davis one of the better-prepared members at board and committee meetings, and the one who has the best sense..."

Oct. 11, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...the City Coliseum, for the community to generate design guidelines for future development in Austin. The workshop's findings could..."

June 21, 1996 News Feature

Missoula, Montana and Boulder, Colorado

Tale of Two Cities

"...community. In 1992, Kemmis pulled together the Vision 20/20 committee to answer the question, "What should Missoula look like..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature

Is Fascism Still a Thing in Round Rock’s School Board Races?

Hmmmmm...

"...responded that he would “adhere to local and federal guidelines to ensure the safety and respect of students and..."

Aug. 30, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Abortion Rules Revisited: The Texas Medical Board is in..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

Prefiling for the Next Lege: The Good, Bad, and MAGA

It's just a bill …

"...one will get lucky, grab the attention of a committee chair, and have a hearing rather than just die..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Opinion: Bring Back East Avenue – Downtown Is No Place for a 20-lane Death Machine

The case for running freeways around cities, rather than through them

"...for at least a decade: In 2011, an advisory committee appointed by the Texas Transportation Commission recommended redesignating SH..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Column by Chris Riley

COVID Stage 4 “Imminent” as Delta Variant Looms

Austin Public Health reports troubling increases in new cases and hospitalizations

"...returned to Stage 3 of the local COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines, local health officials are saying that moving into Stage..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

God Don't Like Ugly: Austin Faith Leaders Unite to Smite Prop B

But big money’s rolling in to back camping ban campaign

"...visible over the last year, in part, because federal guidelines recommend against removing them during the pandemic. “Clearing encampments..."

April 27, 2021 News Post by Benton Graham

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...in Stage 5 of Austin Public Health's COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines...."

April 16, 2021 News Feature

City Falls Behind on Housing Goals

Housing for Austin’s poorest residents in short supply

"...at 30% of MFI ("extremely low income" under federal guidelines) can help people exit homelessness, but the city also..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Opinion: Charity, Not Profiteering

Policy is needed to halt abuses in conservation

"...The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance recently published a bipartisan investigative report detailing..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Column by Ellen Gass

AISD Students Can Learn From Home. Teachers Have Fewer Options.

Big mess on campus

"...The Texas Education Agency's COVID-19 guidelines require all school districts to give parents the option..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

For Many AISD Teachers, It's Career vs. Family

AISD forces reluctant teachers to return to campus

"...to assemble and consult with a 40-member teacher advisory committee about reopening plans. She did not mention any teacher..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

The Challenges of Going Back to School

Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant

"...when at all possible. At the very LEAST, CDC guidelines should be followed, and those have been scrapped. We..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature

Opinion: In Permian Highway Pipeline Fight, Property Rights Are the Answer

Eminent domain reform allows us to protect our environment and the rights of Texas landowners simultaneously

"...last legislative session, the issue took center stage at committee hearings. Bills were authored by legislators spanning the full..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Cutter W. González

Austin's Construction Ban Lifted, but Will Workers Be Safe?

COVID-19 remains a hazard as thousands return to job sites

"...each project would have to be approved by a committee of various city departments, with no avenue for appeal...."

April 3, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Opinion: As Educators Scramble to “Do School” During a Pandemic, Tremendous Inequities Are Evident

What the shift to remote learning means for students who already had fewer resources and more hurdles to clear

"...Locally, she serves as co-chair of the Student Advocate Committee for Black Pflugerville, and leads a research team examining..."

April 3, 2020 Column by Autumn A. Arnett

Opinion: LCRA’s Water Marketing Ambitions Could Lower the Colorado River Below Austin

Environmental activist Rusty Middleton raises concerns over a groundwater pumping plan

"...a few examples cited by a House Natural Resources Committee Interim Report where groundwater extraction has brought about conflict..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Column by Rusty Middleton

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

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

"...spend money on, but even their "Conserv­a­tive Texas Budget" guidelines allow for an 8% increase in the new biennium...."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Austin ISD Still Stymied by Confederate Names

A school by any other name ...

"...trustees who observed the process, praised the way the committee went about its work and the rubric it produced;..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A New Era for the Travis County Democratic Party

After years of infighting and a tumultuous election in March, the TCDP must now proceed as one

"...alleging that GNI's Jovita Pardo used an unregistered political committee to attack his candidacy on behalf of Wynne. Pardo..."

June 15, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

County Courts-at-Law Nos. 3 & 5: Now We’ve Got Bad Blood

Defense attorneys eye Hohengarten, Lipscombe on county benches

"...indigent defense (income as a percentage of federal poverty guidelines) raised from 125% to 150%...."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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