Police Group at Odds Over Property Deal

Should APA board have asked members to decide on a building purchase?

"...them that the union was on the hunt for property to purchase. "Some of you may have heard that..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

I Wanna Take You Higher

"...George does want to tell unfolds as a 215-page mystery. Is this the story of hip-hop's birth, as the..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Simon Reynolds

Property Value

Andrew Garrison on how Houston artists and inner-city neighbors rebuilt a community

"...on that? How do you value the idea that my neighbor across the street knew me when I was..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Common Law

TxDOT is expanding I-35 and taking my property

"...I own property along I-35 in Central Austin. Texas Dept. of Transportation..."

June 9, 2023 Column by Luke Ellis

Prairie Fires

Dessau Road Burns With New Boom Fever

"...Creek at Jourdans Crossing up toward its confluences with I-35 and Pflugerville's FM1825, Dessau Road is for the most..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Sen. Kirk Watson on the 86th Texas Legislature

“In Texas, we don’t focus on what our needs are; we focus on what we want to pay”

"...least some good can happen. The discussion is about property taxes, of course – you cannot talk about school..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

2011: Bring It On

Celebrities dish up their New Year's resolutions

"...already happened." – John B. Alexander, author of "UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies, and Realities," retired U.S. Army Colonel, advocate for..."

Dec. 28, 2010 Chronolog Post by R.U. Steinberg

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Our readers talk back.

"...My friend, Mike Clark-Madison, buried me in his piece on..."

May 3, 2002 Column

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...for a raise of five cents per $100 of property valuation; Central Health's board obliged, endorsing that increase, which..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...all have to be proud of the way our economy has performed here in a very difficult period for..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Millionaire heir Hatsy Heep Shaffer says developer Gary Bradley has been improperly claiming he has her consent to use water on her land for his development in southern Travis County.

"...tracts of land adjacent to Onion Creek and the I-35 corridor north of Buda. The two other Heep heirs..."

Sept. 29, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

"...way forward that uses, and importantly, shares the growing economy in a way that enables us to solve these..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...students and take pride in the work we do. My daughter, age 7, attends Allan...."

June 3, 2005 Column

The ARA Faces the Music

For the Austin Revitalization Authority, Eastside renewal proves to be a long, slow dance

"...ago when McClellan pronounced its brand new day. From I-35 east, one finds aging landmarks like the King-Tears Mortuary..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Chain Reaction

Downtown construction projects raise fears that Austin will lose its charm.

"...and migrated south to a new settlement on the I-35 frontage road. This shift in the wind was due..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

Tracking the MACC

A Brief History of Austin's Latino Cultural Center

"...with Aqua Fest. Held on east Town Lake from I-35 to the Holly Street power plant, the races drew..."

June 12, 1998 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

The Last Don

Bob Bullock: The Crusty Boss of Texas Politics

"...placed friends and former employees give Bullock an almost mythic stature. And while Bullock and his supporters will take..."

Jan. 31, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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Our readers talk back.

"...The boundaries of our organization extend from Lamar to I-35, MLK to 29th. As the neighborhood in which this..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...Brick Company building at the corner of 40th and I-35. How appropriate. To pound on the walls is to..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Hays County Hell

Elgin Bank Victory May Mean Colonia-like Development

"...of the interstate, near Kyle, a subdivision called the "I-35 South Ranches" lies on acres of beautiful, rolling Hays..."

June 27, 1997 News Feature by Bob Elder

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Our readers talk back.

"...She asks why gays are "taking it." There are many answers. Unfortunately some gays have..."

June 10, 2005 Column

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Benefits of Frankenfoods

"...bus transportation corridors as rezoning gentrification projects. Think your property values and the resulting property taxes are excessive now?..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Column

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Bergstorm

"...as apple pie and as archetypal as the ancient myths. It's a frontier, a reservoir of misty-eyed wonder and..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Column

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...Brigade. We do not, we do not. We want my son to lay in peace, with quiet and respect."..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Sixth Sense

Neighbors, business owners, and the city are all searching for the future of East Sixth Street

"...block numbering starts over. But the 1962 dedication of I-35 added a tangible barrier that became even more pronounced..."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Range War at Commissioners Court

Officials choose up sides over law firm's proposal to privatize tax collections

"...– that he would. "Peace and quiet is not my top priority," Aleshire told the Chronicle before retiring to..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Exile on 48th Street

Attorney General John Cornyn files a lawsuit against the Rio Motel, a bane to the neighbors of this North Central Austin establishment.

"...on Ying's grass to send a message: "Quit trashing my neighborhood with your motel."..."

Sept. 17, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date

So many more stories to tell

"...historic preservation is a system of tax breaks for property owners, intended as compensation for the expense of maintaining..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Can This District Be Saved?

The revival of the Warehouse District is rooted in Austin's history – and its popularity is also its peril

"...and HR&A Advisors have sparked much debate among district property owners and among groups including the Heritage Society of..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Looking Like Texas

District 51's Eddie Rodriguez represents the future of the state's people and policies

"...enclave of tidy bungalows flanked on the west by I-35, on the east by the roundly detested Holly Power..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

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