Deep Blues From Gatesville

Amy Smith thought a judge would give her two years max for possession of crack cocaine; why is she doing 20?

"...For one reason or another, prison management bounced Amy from unit to unit over a period of several years...."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Council: Between the Cup and the Lip

The 10-1 Council takes its first agenda

"...The new City Council takes the first test of its governance reinvention today..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council Reaches Consensus on Mobility Bond

Adler's "Go Big" Baby

"...Reporting that City Council has an abundant agenda on its plate today (Aug...."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Not a Short-Term Meeting [Updated Friday*]

Mueller, Yellow Cab, Fuddruckers, and more

"...There's no regular City Council meeting this week, but the agenda is building for..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Back to the Dais

Short month, long agendas

"...City Council returns to formal public deliberations this week, after a..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Dem Ol' Railroad Blues

City takes on Project Connect but punts on Auditorium Shores

"...A City Council meeting tonight with 141 agenda items does not look..."

Dec. 13, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Council: So Nice They'll Hold It Twice?

Council prepares for a marathon session

"...the year – and the term of this City Council – the unofficial buzz is that today's (Nov. 20)..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

No Doldrums Here: Council Rumbles Into August

Some 120 items bring City Council back in full force

"...of the preliminary, thus far 120-item Aug. 2 City Council agenda, which features an afternoon proclamation in honor of..."

July 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Headaches for the Holidays

In the home stretch, members wrangle short-term rentals

"...City Council enters its 2015 stretch run this week, a little..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council Preview

Zimmerman off to East Texas to "investigate" city biomass contract

"...At no less than 110 items, the no-longer-new City Council faces today (June 18) what..."

June 19, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Hello, I Must Be Going

The new City Council wades into deeper water

"...Council watchers thought they might have had a scoop late..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Only the Strong Survive

Mayor Adler begins to build his administration

"...The new 10-1 City Council hadn't been in place for a month before backstage..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Turn Out the Lights ...

It's the very last meeting of Council, and it's stuffed to the gills

"...The base City Council agenda for today's meeting (Dec. 11) lists no less..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council: From Energy Management to Domain Rezoning

After this meeting, we'll all need a drink

"...The highest profile issue on today's (Thurs­day) City Council agenda is Item 55: "Conduct a public hearing and..."

June 8, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Mayor Pro Tem Contest Kicks Off New Council Storylines

A leading role at City Hall?

"...pro tem will finally end next week, as City Council convenes for its first meeting of the year on..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council: From Soup to Nuts ...

"...relatively lightweight meetings – featuring only a few touchy Items, like the community digital outreach contract and the winnowing..."

March 23, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Hiding in Plain Sight

Immigration, Fire, Capitol view corridors fill out a busy Thursday

"...After a couple of fairly light weeks, City Council looks ready to plunge back into a fairly hefty..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: ADUs Coming to Your Neighborhood?

Land-use advocates at AURA are calling on Council to approve the ADU ordinance

"...Today's City Council meeting (Nov. 19) may not last into the wee..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Call Me 30 More Cabs?

City Council considers permitting more cabs over drivers' opposition

"...This week's City Council meeting (Thurs­day, Nov. 1) covers a relatively light agenda..."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Of Public Power and Inside Chess

Council takes up the MACC, TXI, etc.

"...This week's City Council subject most likely to generate public sparks is a..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Council Watch

City Council considers status of various development-related lawsuits in executive sessions.

"...supposedly settled by the peacekeeping force of the Green Council installed in 1997 -- is still raging. Raging in..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council: Can Social Impact Investing End Homelessness?

Catching up with the dais as they bet on success

"...The Point in Time numbers set the stage for Council's consideration today (Thursday, March 28) of its first Pay..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Proposes “Austin Affordability Action Plan”

Looking for ways to balance the budget

"...– the "affordability" phrase is back in the City Council air, carrying as many definitions as there are tongues..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: From Trash to Treasure

Dripping Springs wants to dump its wastewater where?

"...Whatever else happens at City Council today (Thu., Nov. 3), the undeniable highlight will be..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: If You Come to a Fork ... Take It

Council faces choices on land use – and land use

"...Although City Council's 2015 motto seems to be never to do today..."

April 24, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Return to Forever

No regular meeting this week as Council takes on the Barton Springs Pool

"...Following the summer-long budget marathon, there's no regular City Council meeting this week – those resume Sept. 26 –..."

Sept. 20, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Council: I Hear a Lotta Buzzin'

City Council considers Formula One flight plans

"...The copter problem appears as Items 51 and 52 on today's (Thursday) City Council agenda,..."

Nov. 9, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Task Lists and Wish Lists

On the agenda: Green Water Treatment Plant, Seaholm, urban rail and Austin Pets Alive!

"...City Council gets back to full-time public work with a vengeance..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Council Poised to Pass Three Housing Supply-Friendly Items

The most controversial would allow larger apartment complexes near single-family homes

"...The new City Council has already had a productive year in initiating changes..."

June 9, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council: Another Quiet Dais?

Agenda features the CURE and a list of proposed audits

"...Barring surprises, City Council might enjoy a third straight early adjournment today (Oct...."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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