Land for Water

The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs

"...On a warm August morning, I stand in the dry bed of Onion Creek in Hays..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

TribFest Recap: Can Texas Plan Properly for Droughts and Floods to Come?

Are we "thinking as preciously about water as we can"?

"...question from Kiah Collier, reporter for The Texas Tribune and ProPublica and moderator of the “Parched” panel on Texas’s..."

Sept. 25, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

Water Fall

Between Austin Water's conservation goals and its execution ... lies a shadow

"...know him would surely guess – working on his water report: a critical analysis, characteristically unsparing in detail, of..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

'Chronicle' Endorsements and Election Info

Our recommendations for the Nov. 8 election

"...board's endorsements for the Nov. 8 state constitutional amendments and Travis County bond proposition elections. Constitutional Amendments..."

Nov. 4, 2011 News Feature

'Chronicle' Endorsements and Election Info

Our recommendations for the Nov. 8 election

"...board's endorsements for the Nov. 8 state constitutional amendments and Travis County bond proposition elections, for which early voting..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Feature

Austin's Water Prospectors

New city rules have slowed the demand, but urban wells remain a hot commodity in wealthy neighborhoods

"...There's a price to pay for watering lawns and filling swimming pools, but hundreds of Austin..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

Grow and Prosper

With neighbors still reeling from 1990 expansion, Hyde Park Baptist plans another growth project.

"...residential buildings, recently restored to their former glory, remain, and the neighborhood's narrow, tree-lined streets seem better suited for..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

And the Winner Is...

Who Will Benefit the Most From Annexation?

"...suburbanites protesting the injustices of the city's annexation plan and scheduled the first public hearing for the alleged "winners"..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Signed and Sealed

With Bradley Out of the Way, Council Turns Attention to Stratus

"...expeditious. The room was packed for the public hearings, and the City Council voted to give each side one..."

March 31, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

The Devil's River You Know

Sierra Club fears impact of state park swap

"...It’s almost 20,000 acres of lush, roughing-it hiking trails and camping grounds. Cacti speckle the remote site and a..."

Oct. 25, 2010 News Post by Kelsey McNiel

Enchanted Rock Gets Bigger

Texas Parks and Wildlife acquires over 600 new acres

"...there was more of it? Well, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will be making that a reality soon,..."

Sept. 24, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Preserving Planet Texas

Outdoor-loving Texans can thank the federal government for requiring the state to firm up its state parks planning over the next decade.

"...over the next decade. Last week the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. released a draft of the Land and..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Dan Oko

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...legislate morality. This is a ridiculous bill. It's stupid and it's insulting. It's an embarrassment and indictment of this..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

"...too high. Please see Subsection (1) Contribution Limits for Non-Candidate Political Committees...."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

Keeping Austin Wild

As the population swells, officials and activists look for ways to preserve open space

"...by visiting one. On a recent sweltering day, I wandered down the Scottish Woods entrance to the western edge..."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Chronicle Endorsements for the November 7 Election

Looking for guidance on the ballot's constitutional amendments and county propositions? We got you.

"...legislative session. It's funky that our state does this, and for many years the Chronicle recommended voting against all..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature

City Hall's Bumpy Road

Can Austin planners and the City Council ever bring an end to the local transportation wars?

"...Larsen, a senior planner in the city's Transportation, Planning, and Sustainability Dept., catches the No. 16 bus in Bouldin..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Becoming Drought Tolerant

Central Texas looks for ways to balance population growth with future water supplies

"...so intense that potatoes are cooked in the ground, and all the people have to do is dig and..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Opinion: Charity, Not Profiteering

Policy is needed to halt abuses in conservation

"...The Texas landscape is changing, and not always for the better. Increasing..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Column by Ellen Gass

Standing Rock Pipeline Protests Bring New Life to Old Struggles

“It’s about all of us”

"...The teeth marks of attack dogs and the pepper-sprayed faces of indigenous land defenders in North..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Drying on the Vine

Water shortage forces family farms into survival mode

"...down for the year. Droughts are nothing new in dryland Texas, but in recent years, the inevitable stress they..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Dreaming of Buffalo

Prairie preservationists want to turn Austin's eyes – and energies – eastward

"...sickly result of spending a couple of centuries plowing and grazing and messing things up...."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

ECSD Plays Musical Chairs, but the Music Never Stops

Environmental Shuffle

"...combined three departments -- solid waste services, resource management, and the environmental department -- to create the Environmental and..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Green Thoughts in a Green Shade

Adler and Martinez debate enviro records and policies

"...EcoNetwork debate at Threadgill’s South showcasing the two mayoral candidates – Steve Adler and Mike Martinez – on environmental..."

Dec. 5, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Partisan Races

Looking at the statewide, legislative, and county ballot

"...opponents call her. In doing so, they cheaply malign and undersell the achievements of the Fort Worth Dem­o­cratic senator...."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Then There's This: Combs Takes the Cake

When it comes to trolling for votes, anything goes

"...do or say to avoid accountability on the one hand while pandering to right-wing voters on the other. Let's..."

March 16, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Campaign Snapshots

City Council Districts 5 and 6

"...from Zilker, through Barton Hills down to Cherry Creek, and captures Southpark and Onion Creek on the east. The..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Postmarks

Readers are baffled by the Chronicle's "no endorsement" for the mayoral race.

"...was a good update on renewable energy in Texas and the potential that particularly wind energy holds. In fact,..."

April 28, 2000 Column

City Council Notebook

A look at what's up this Thursday

"...for the Thursday, Jan. 10, meeting Item 2: Purchasing land for Austin Energy at Crestview Station for $1.4 million...."

Jan. 9, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Solution to Pollution

On the Lege

"...Legislature. Authored by super conservative Rep. Warren Chisum (D-Pampa) and sponsored in the Senate by Sen. J.E. "Buster" Brown..."

June 9, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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