Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...that money, drugs, guns (30 this year from the Houston PD alone), and other weapons have been stolen from..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...30 years, to 4.6 million (about the size of Houston's Harris County today). Even with slow yet steady changes..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

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Beyond City Limits

"...avoided gay-rights issues since then. Lambda Legal has represented Houston residents John Lawrence and Tyron Garner since their 1998..."

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

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...be just like the sucky, uncool, soulless city of Houston. As it is, when I do head toward Austin,..."

July 28, 2006 Column

News Roundup: Storms, Season's Greetings, and Open Carry

Reminder: Open carry law takes effect Jan. 1

"...crazy or what?”), while District 1 Council Member Ora Houston and District 8 CM Ellen Troxclair delivered simpler, traditional..."

Dec. 29, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Naked City

"...• Expect to hear a lot less of the MetroRail cars when testing resumes on the commuter-rail line this..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature

Major League in Soccer Dream Inches Closer to Reality

Council authorizes city manager to begin negotiations with Precourt

"...9-0 vote (with Council members Ellen Troxclair and Ora Houston off the dais) marked Council’s most substantive action taken..."

June 29, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

Who Says You're Drunk?

Bars and bartenders may help you tie one on – but they're also expected to cut you off just this side of 'intoxication'

"...as a result of drunken action, largely because, as Houston trial attorney Spencer Markle noted in a 2007 presentation,..."

July 5, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Headlines

"...train! The train! Capital Metro announced that the long-delayed MetroRail Red Line from Leander to the Austin Conven­tion Center..."

March 12, 2010 News Feature

Headlines

"...canceling a contract with Veolia Transpor­ta­tion to get its MetroRail system up and running. Cap Metro said Veolia had..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature

TCB

Stabbing, stealing, and another weekend in the blazing Texas heat: What the @$%@# is wrong with you people?

"...month of the most incredible baseball the city of Houston had seen since the Bad News Bears broke training..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Austin Leans in Hard to Change TxDOT’s Mind on I-35

The road not taken

"...in its gestation than is the I-45 rebuild in Houston, which was cleared for design and construction until it..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Start Your Engines

Council gearing up for land use discussions?

"...Dec. 13 on a 6-4 vote, with CMs Alter, Houston, Pool, and Tovo opposed, and CM Renteria absent. If..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Halloween Storm Update

Closures everywhere and tornado warnings

"...• MetroRail services are suspended due to debris on the track...."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

New briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...he's headed up the much troubled effort to get MetroRail up and running. He came to Cap Metro from..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Feature

The Making of Downtown North

The Domain may sound like just another fancy mall – but planners say it's the seed of a second Austin

"...more suited for the tonier districts of Dallas or Houston. But if the developers and the city planners manage..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...center that will grow up around the stop for MetroRail, the commuter rail line opening in 2008. He was..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...Feature: Black Star shines bright on the rapidly improving MetroRail Red Line, a historical “Train to Nowhere” (… anyone..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Rep. Celia Israel on the 86th Texas Legislature

“Pandering to 3% of the electorate is not in anyone's best interest”

"...can turn that ship around this session. Cities like Houston and Dallas are way ahead of the game, and..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines

"...have been sold to Paul Hobby, founding partner of Houston-based equity firm Genesis Park, for a cool $25 million..."

Oct. 21, 2016 News Feature

Council: Rosewood Moves Forward

Nondiscrimination ordinance stalls

"...Renteria, and Sheri Gallo abstaining), Council accepted CM Ora Houston’s proposal to move forward with the designation process...."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Soccer Watch

"...to print the free pass, and check the full MetroRail schedule at www.capmetro.org...."

Aug. 21, 2015 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Soccer Watch

"...to print the free pass, and check the full MetroRail schedule at www.capmetro.org...."

Aug. 14, 2015 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Cap Metro Survey Shows Drop in Satisfaction

Express and UT shuttles make for happier customers

"...of respondents expressed happiness with Cap Metro's bus service (MetroRail riders were not included)...."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Cap Met Survey: Reason to Celebrate or Worry?

Most bus riders satisfied but numbers show cause for concern

"...of respondents expressed happiness with Cap Met’s bus service (MetroRail riders were not included)...."

Aug. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Beer Flights

New beers and more bubbly goodness

"...to what happened with the launch of the nearby MetroRail Red Line, right?..."

July 23, 2010 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Headlines

"...authority canceled the firm's contract to run the new MetroRail Red Line. Veolia claimed the termination was illegal; Cap..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature

Headlines

"...Capital Metro will begin evening track testing for its MetroRail on Nov. 16. Trains will run from 3pm to..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...release. Initial hires include KVUE reporter Elise Hu, former Houston Chronicle reporter Matt Stiles, and Emily Ramshaw of The..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature

Headlines

"...• Cap Metro's plans to launch the Capital MetroRail Red Line have been put on indefinite hold after..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature