The Downtown Dominoes

The headlines are about Block 21 and Seaholm, but the long-term questions are about what the city of Austin should be

"...flush of the excitement common at the time, Mayor Kirk Watson proclaimed a Downtown Initiative – the city's first..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Out Into the DAMP

The Downtown Mobility Plan has critics from both the right and left, and that could be its undoing.

"...brash, dynamic, reformist, not-yet-40 O'Malley has obvious affinities with Kirk Watson, and Maryland has a fair claim to the..."

June 14, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...If you can't make it in person, contact Mayor Kirk Watson via telephone (499-2250), letter (Kirk Watson, 124 W...."

June 2, 2000 Column

Endorsements

"...In Kirk Watson's New Austin, where few things seem permanent except..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature

Endorsements

"...In Kirk Watson's New Austin, where few things seem permanent except..."

April 21, 2000 News Feature

A Year in the Life

"...of Austin, I've got the ugliest one." -- Mayor Kirk Watson, lobbying to bring the Ice Bats downtown as..."

Jan. 8, 1999 News Feature

Three's Company

"...the Max Factor. A black-and-white contest featuring powerhouse candidates Kirk Watson and Ronney Reynolds took on shades of grey..."

Feb. 7, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Naked City

Mayor Kirk Watson announces a transportation plan with something for everyone.

"...Mayor Kirk Watson finally showed everyone his tool box. And it's..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Eve of Destruction?

The City plans for a big New Year's Eve party downtown while East Sixth Street merchants complain of threat of competition

"...race for the Worst Pre-Millennial Job Title in Austin, Kirk Watson and John Segrest seem headed for a photo..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Andy Langer

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...The first episode is a 20-minute conversation with Mayor Kirk Watson...."

June 14, 2024 News Feature

Here’s How Art Acevedo’s Hiring and Ultimate Refusal Played Out

Timeline: how city hall insiders communicated with Acevedo

"...just talked to “MKW,” likely a reference to Mayor Kirk Watson, who did not respond to our request for..."

March 8, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

What State Police Patrolling Austin Means

Send in the troopers

"...Before Kirk Watson was elected mayor of Austin (for the third..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Fallback Option

"...Dear Editor, In his recently released campaign ad, Kirk Watson claims he “never stops, and never backs down.”..."

Oct. 8, 2022 Postmarks

The Med School Solution

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

"...Ever since Austin state Sen. Kirk Wat­son first unveiled the idea at a Real Estate..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Big Legebowski

The session will be remembered largely as an opportunity lost to partisan displays

"...provisions tucked into the budget. Two bills Austin Sen. Kirk Wat­son authored (SB 184, requiring the state to study..."

June 12, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Austin @ Large: Where Was Everybody?

Austin's population is going up, but its voting population is in decline.

"...on turnout. But in the 1997 mayor's race, where Kirk Watson and Ronney Reynolds spent well over a million..."

May 17, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Chronicle Endorsements

The Chronicle's endorsements for city council and charter amendment proposals

"...Many did that with Kirk Watson, and look what happened. Under the leadership of..."

April 19, 2002 News Feature

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Jesus Garza goes out on top, but not necessarily to universal acclaim.

"...dropping the other shoe. By the time former Mayor Kirk Watson (finally) announced his departure to run for state..."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Making a List

Examining the prospects for Austin's lobby at the 77th Legislature

"...If indeed anti-Austin sentiment has waned somewhat, Mayor Kirk Watson attributes the new calm to his administration's heavy-duty..."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Working Assets

"...into an enormous grin. Larry Warshaw, aide to Mayor Kirk Watson since he took office in 1997, served as..."

Aug. 13, 1999 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Lege Lines: Kill Bill(s)

Abbott vetoes more than 40 bills

"...measures. That included House Bill 225, sponsored by Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin. Nicknamed the 911 Lifeline bill, it was..."

June 26, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

On the Road (and Rail) Again

Watson's take on transportation reform

"...highways, Senate Trans­port­ation & Homeland Security Committee Vice Chair Kirk Watson suspects this may be the time for a..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Voters Want Strong Police Oversight. Will the City Deliver It?

Oversight undermined

"...Garza is his boss, and Garza's bosses are Mayor Kirk Watson and the 10 City Council members, who, ostensibly,..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Mayor's Race, Districts 3, 5, and 9 All Headed to Run-Off

Ready for round 2

"...placing her ahead of former mayor and state Sen. Kirk Watson by about 11,000 votes. That margin only widened..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa

Have a problem with our endorsements? That’s not news! Here’s some of what we’ve heard.

"...its picks over the weekend, and sorry about that, Kirk Watson. The AP, being exactly the kind of mainstream..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Election Ticker: Money, Mayors, and Musgraves

Cash, beer, and Beto rule everything around us

"...left in its 30-day report. It indicates it supports Kirk Watson for mayor, but he has $800,000 cash on..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Bill of the Week: Protecting Sexual Assault Survivors

Austin senator files five bills in wake of Baylor scandal

"...SB 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Hold Those Tolls!

Road conditions: funding hazy, future unclear

"...Enter former Austin mayor and freshman Sen. Kirk Watson. Watson wasn't around in 2003 for the original..."

July 27, 2007 News Feature by Larry Schooler

The Future Is Now

Local fiscal policy enters its Cold War era

"...what citizens are willing to pay for. Former Mayor Kirk Watson likens the new paradigm to the process of..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two

Bite the bullet and vote.

"...What a shameful political season this is. Even Kirk Watson, whom I made note of last issue for..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column by Louis Black

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