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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...very clearly that while we're giving value to this land by our investment and our zoning, we want something..."

Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Squaring the Triangle

The Three Austins Collide at a Central-City Crossroads

"...All three want this three-cornered chunk of Central Austin land to become something it isn't now, whether that be..."

July 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Imagining Austin

Austinites begin a new comprehensive plan for the city's future

"...council's policies for growth, development and beautification of the land."..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Hill Country Militia

Grassroots homesteaders tighten ranks to fight urban encroachment

"...down at last, it will be on this very land, as food for buzzards and coyotes, bees, ants, and..."

June 27, 2008 News Feature by Greg Harman

Mapping the Future

Seven longtime Austinites talk about Smart Growth, neighborhood planning, and the future of Central Austin in an October roundtable discussion.

"...of this conversation is to have fun," says Planning Commissioner Ben Heimsath. "The Chronicle thinks that if we all..."

Dec. 3, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Off the Desk:

"...book he found on the ground outside." - R.B. Land Grab..."

May 22, 1998 News Feature

The Final Boss of Civic Engagement: Join a City Board or Commission

Volunteers influence city policy

"...the first-ever joint PC and Council hearing on sweeping Land Development Code reforms last October. Planning Commissioner Awais Azhar..."

Aug. 23, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Tesla Updates Travis County on Community Investments, “Ecological Paradise” Progress

Massive workforce development, still no data on water usage

"...Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court approved Tesla’s $750,000 community investment plan, to go..."

Oct. 19, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Election Ticker: Southwest Council Races Illuminate Dual Political Divides

Things get partisan in this week's election news

"...shouldn't be piecemeal and Alter noting that the current land use code "purely incentiviz[es] scraping lots and building large..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by the News Team

Making a Better Austin, One Volunteer at a Time

Opportunities to get civically involved this year

"...Some boards and commissions, such as those dealing with land use, have sovereign power granted by state law...."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Two-Horse Race for Mayor

Can Laura Morrison hope to edge out Steve Adler?

"...project that is CodeNEXT, the years-long revision of Austin's land use code, that has finally arrived at the dais..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Death of a Planner

John Fregonese tried to get us all to a better place

"...turned 68, and though he lived and worked in Portland, Ore., his demise leaves a big hole in this..."

June 22, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

CodeNEXT Wrecks Austin

Or did Austin wreck CodeNEXT?

"...Duncan's rejection was perhaps the final straw for the land use commission on which he sits – one of..."

May 25, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas

'Til death do us party

"...and quiet. In 2013, the 41-year-old former Texas General Land Office agent and his wife Staci bought a 10.8-acre..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Where Are the Democrats on the 2018 Ballot?

With three months left to file, Democrats … don't seem eager to sign up

"...(deep breath) attorney general, Comptrol­ler of Public Accounts, or Commissioner of the General Land Office, all of which are..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Break Out the Sharpies (or the Sharp Knives)

If CodeNEXT staff want community input, they need to be more transparent

"...the ongoing process to rewrite the city of Austin's Land Development Code; Sound Check is the upcoming, weeklong public..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Linder vs. Davis: The Past and Future of Pct. 1

Austin NAACP head Nelson Linder paints a bleak portrait of Pct. 1

"...background issue in the race for Pre­cinct 1 county commissioner is the legacy of retiring incumbent Ron Davis, who..."

Oct. 2, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Travis Bonds: Roadways & Park Ways

Road and pedestrian proposals draw no opposition so far

"...to approve roughly $215 million in infrastructure, parks, and land conservation bonds...."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Feature by Mike Kanin

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News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...are goals six, nine, and 10, which address, respectively, land use and economic development; environment, noise, and neighborhood character;..."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature

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"...became a community favorite in the Brentwood, Crestview, and Allandale neighborhoods. Travis Co. sold the farmers' market property this..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature

Balcones Canyonlands Preserve Still Struggling

With only 2,500 acres to go in the full 30,000-acre Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, Travis Co. has realized that its anticipated dollars won't go far enough fast enough to meet the federally mandated 2016 deadline set by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under the preserve's permit application

"...Austin and Travis County have diligently gathered land for the federally stipulated Balcones Canyonlands Preserve for at..."

April 27, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Developing Stories: Where Are They Now?

The latest on this year's big digs

"...had been at an impasse in negotiations with their landlords, the Finley Co., and White Lodging Services, which intends..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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"...then proceed to give themselves a raise? Our county commissioners did just that! They did so even though it..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Column

Divorce, Alamo Style

From a small north-side apartment – via toney Rob Roy, a Hays County ranch, and several sojourns in jail – Janet Kennedy keeps fighting a battle featuring all the latest in family bitterness

"...It's one of the most contentious land battles in the Hill Country – but for once,..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...small businesses, allows us to afford to protect more land from sprawl, allows us to provide more comprehensive services..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Column

The Best-Case Scenario

After years of work, Envision Central Texas goes majorly public.

"...our modern-day transition from a frontier outpost to a landmark on the world stage. Not only do the region's..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...for water quality preservation -- 7% of the aquifer land area -- those bonds were passed four years ago...."

April 26, 2002 Column

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A proposed bond package to lengthen roads draws support from business lobbyists but opposition from environmentalists and local Democrats.

"...sort of the opposite of what the Travis Co. Commissioners had instructed them to do. The commissioners wanted an..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

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Café Mundi, already nearly invisible thanks to its location on a remote portion of East Fifth Street and a curb that cuts off customers' access, became even more inaccessible last week.

"...and Mundi, owned by Valera's sister (and former planning commissioner) Kathy Vasquez-Revilla. But while the fence may have brought..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

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In a marathon Planning Commission meeting, three neighborhood plans get approved while one, the controversial East Cesar Chavez plan, gets postponed after a lengthy and heated discussion.

"...simple: enforcing current codes, picking up trash, developing existing parkland. But the NACA action item that caught the PC's..."

June 30, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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