Public Notice: Mobility for All

Three visions for our transportation future

"...of a station, it's not going to do much for you, until someone fixes the "last mile" problems. And..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Preparing for Takeoff

Plans under way for major redo of Airport Boulevard and Highland Mall

"...the city and its prospective partners unveiled tentative plans for redeveloping Highland Mall and upper Airport Boulevard to a..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

New Names for 10-1

Flurry of filings as OPM day approaches

"...of 50 candidates now declared or “seriously considering” running for City Council in November, with a visible bump in..."

April 29, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Nonprofits and the City's Quest for Affordable Housing

Helping usher Austin out of a quagmire of inequality

"...In April, as part of its effort to combat the deepening housing shortage, the city of..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

"...of releasing its draft environmental impact statement, or DEIS, for the 8-mile stretch of I-35 between U.S. 290 East..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Study: Dropout Rates for Blacks Higher in Charters

A new UT study shows black high school students in Texas are three times more likely to drop out from a charter system

"...School Attrition from KIPP, Other Privately Operated Charters, and Urban Districts," was presented April 15 at the American Educational..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: AISD Is Perpetuating a Historic Racial Dividing Line

Annika Olson of UT-Austin’s Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis urges AISD to reconsider its School Changes plan for elementary school closures

"...schools on the closure list that are on hold for now – are located in East Austin, an area..."

March 20, 2020 Column by Annika Olson

Opinion – Now or Never: Hold the Superintendent Accountable to Communities of Color

The search for a new AISD superintendent is a critical opportunity to rethink priorities

"...Independent School District introduced the firm hired to search for the district's new superintendent. While some question whether this..."

May 8, 2020 Column by Danielle C.H. Wright

Point Austin: Pushed Out

The case of Austin's declining black population isn't so curious

"...UT-Austin's Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis has issued another..."

May 27, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Changing Directions

Community-based programs aim to redirect the 'school-to-prison pipeline'

"...constantly bullied by her peers, and punished by administrators for not fitting the mold in high school. She was..."

June 6, 2014 News Feature by Dagny Zenovia

Are Dogs Gentrifying East Austin?

Eric Tang’s latest addendum addresses displacement, and dogs, in Eastside tract

"...In March, UT Austin's Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis issued a report..."

June 1, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

AISD Trustees Share First Thoughts on "School Changes"

So far, board's holding firm (more or less)

"...Oct. 7, to discuss the School Changes 2019 process for the first time following two weeks of gathering feedback...."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin's Sustainable Secret

Student-founded Green Is the New Black makes renewable energy at Huston-Tillotson

"...Austin, the group holds events, raises funds, and advocates for its cause: environmental awareness. However, GITNB has tackled these..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Database Tracks Deaths in Police Custody

Project pulls data from the last decade

"...Last Wednesday at UT-Austin, Amanda Woog, a policy analyst at the school's Insti­tute for Urban Policy Research..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Eastward Expansion

Surfing the wave of gentrification on the Eastside

"...For years, East Austin residents have decried gentrification. As Austin..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Opinion: It’s Time to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable

We do not need another TikTok video inviting or suggesting school violence

"...This is incredibly dangerous for our kids, schools, parents, teachers, and the community. Now..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Column by Annika Olson

Going to the Dogs

Eric Tang presents the next phase of his Austin diaspora research

"...Tang’s presentation took place before an engaged audience of about 80 people in the..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Post by Michael King

The Good Eye: You Say You Want a Resolution

Austin's budding fashion industry gets a vote of confidence – and a shot at diversity

"...the beginning of what a fashion district could mean for Austin, says local designer Nailah I. Akinyemi-Sankofa, director of..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Eastside Trailer's Giant Spud Creations Are a Force to Be Reckoned With

The Southern fusion cuisine of Anything’s Baked Potato has earned its cult following

"...of Angelina and Rosewood has become a veritable cornucopia for Texas restaurateurs, from homegrown mainstays like the Soup Peddler..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

Angela Davis Closes Out UT's Inaugural Black Matters Conference

Educator and former political prisoner captivates with keynote address

"...Studies and director of the John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies. "Her thinking was that..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Headlines

"...begins at 11:48am, when the Tower Clock will stop for 24 hours...."

July 29, 2016 News Feature

Landmarks Debuts Michael Ray Charles Sculpture at UT

For his Landmarks art commission, Michael Ray Charles transforms crutches into stars

"...a professor in the University of Texas art department for a couple of decades – has been considering the..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Why Rail?

The city is pushing for a 2012 vote to build urban rail. The critics are asking, 'Who needs it?'

"...convinced that rail-based mass transit is about as desirable for a city as an earthquake, and possibly more expensive...."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...Good news for SH 130 backers: The state is letting the private..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature

Council Watch

Details of the Bradley Settlement are finally made public and opened up to debate; Bill Spelman announces that he will not run for re-election to Place 5.

"...surrounding this deal remains eerily quiet -- with no formal statements yet from the SOS Alliance or the Hays..."

Feb. 18, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Jumping the Shark on Women's Health

For the sake of anti-abortion politics, the governor and the Legislature turned their backs on women's health care – with disastrous consequences. Is there any way to fix this mess?

"...In mid-December, before a friendly crowd at the Source for Women, a..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

No Sex, No Moms

Welfare Reform Funds Abstinence Ed to Curb Momhood

"...When President Clinton scrawled his signature on the Welfare Reform Act on August 22, 1996, most Americans understood that..."

May 30, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Compact, Climate-Friendly, Competitive

To restart the economy while saving the planet, the Congress for the New Urbanism advocates traditional neighborhoods for all

"...of those moments to step up and articulate what urbanism is worth to America."..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...contradicted by his own words. How honest was his former boss, Avy Stein, whom I assume is a business..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Column

Climate, Meet Mobility

Copenhagen is all about green transport – and Austin should be, too

"...Austin the leading city in the nation in the effort to reduce and reverse the negative impacts of global..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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