Council: Call Me a (Lone Star) Cab!

Hailing 'unique' business model, City Council chooses city's newest taxi franchise

"...award Austin's new taxi franchise and 55 permits to Lone Star Cab Co., bucking staff and commission recommendations that..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

New Cab Company Sued: Fender Bender or Blood on the Highway?

Will a suit against Lone Star Cab delay awarding a new taxi franchise?

"...took an unexpected turn Friday, April 13, as Austin Cab Co. sued Solomon Kassa, whose Lone Star Cab Co...."

April 18, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Matthew McConaughey: Lone Star Rising

The Luck of the Drawl

"...he doesn't seem particularly impatient or resentful that his star hasn't risen faster. He's the first to admit that..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Screens Feature by Matt Zoller Seitz

Yellow Cab's San Antonio Shuffle

Cab conglomerate calls out-of-town cabs to Austin, but did it get the city's OK first?

"...If you hail a taxi through Yellow Cab this weekend, chance stands you may know the local..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Reviving Austin's Cab Industry

ATX Co-op Taxi splits the difference between traditional taxis and ridesharing

"...street like it was 1995 to get a frickin' cab."..."

April 28, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Cab Drivers Look Toward the Future

"...The longtime cabbie, who immigrated to Austin from Ethiopia by way of..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Cab Franchise's Bumpy Road Continues

Cab decision keeps puttering along

"...ever. Martinez led the insurgency awarding the franchise to cab co-op Lone Star, while Dunkerley, a former city staffer..."

April 19, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

The taxi co-op's bid for a franchise comes at "the worst possible time."

"...With the number of taxicabs already on Austin streets exceeding customer demand, the City..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

"...took an unexpected turn Friday the 13th, as Austin Cab Company sued Solomon Kassa, whose Lone Star Cab Company..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature

Taxi Talk

Belabored creation of new taxi franchise continues this week as matter comes before council for possible first approval

"...When Roy's Taxi, Austin's second-largest cab company, rolled to a stop late last summer, several..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Fare Fight

The pending sale of Roy's Taxi company raises a host of Austin memories

"...enough; the AC in her van, one of 155 cabs in Roy's Taxi's sea-foam green fleet, is on the..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Taxi Lotto No Go?

Urban Transportation Commission searching for new system for approving taxi franchises

"...Miss America," says Mariam Nwoko, president of the United Cab Drivers Association. It's Tuesday evening, and on the eighth..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Parsing the Permits

Dunkerley compromise could be both too little for new franchise but too much for the market

"...When the Yellow Cab/Roy's Taxi purchase proposal first surfaced, it was for a..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Aug. 7, after 75 years of service, a new cab franchise is coming to take its place. Scheduled at..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature

The Daily Hustle: 4/23/10

Taxi crash at council

"...City staff, per the direction of a cab-related subcommittee of the Urban Transportation Commission, had recommended the..."

April 23, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Welcome to Will's World

So many items, so little time

"...an ordinance that would grant a franchise to the Lone Star Cab Company, which seeks to operate 100 cabs..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature

Council: What's Your Incentive?

HID Global is getting some economic incentives, but expect the policy on that to change soon

"...is a relatively small incentives package for a security company called HID Global – it manufactures security IDs, parking..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

City Council Notebook

So much stuff before Council this week …

"...can and will fuck this up: A) Capital City Cab Company outranked runner-up Lone Star Cab Company by a..."

April 2, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

TDH: 5/9/11

Fundraising reports in competitive Place 3 race

"...... In other election news, Lone Star Cab Company is offering free rides to the..."

May 9, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Crash Course

Cabs try to survive in the era of Uber

"...on July 13, Dave Passmore is speaking to 150 taxicab drivers with his mind set on survival...."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Sharecropping on Wheels

While the city juggles taxicab franchises, drivers demand 'a fair shake'

"...simpler than a taxi ride: call or hail a cab, hop in, declare your destination, and fork over a..."

June 11, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Taxi Fracas Finalizes

Lone Star Cab Co. prevails on third and final reading at City Council, awarded city's newest taxi franchise despite competitor's best efforts to bring it down

"...Lone Star Cab Co. prevailed on third and final reading..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Lone Star Cab --a drivers' co-op -- seeks a new city taxi franchise

"...A start-up taxi company is revved to compete with the Big..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Uber and Lyft Are Back, in Case You Missed Them

Drivers and riders react to return of TNC giants

"...couldn't be more excited for the road ahead." Consi­dine's company also issued a statement apologizing for its abrupt exit,..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Cabs Throughout the Years

"...In the beginning ... there were three cab companies: Roy's, Deluxe, and Harlem...."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature

The Drinks Issue: Guide to Getting Home Safely

Put somebody else in the driver's seat with these transpo options

"...year long hiatus away from the city, the ride-hailing company came back to Austin in 2017. Uber gives you..."

July 13, 2018 Food Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

Council Considers Taxi Franchises

CM Kitchen gives cab co-op idea a boost

"...Two hours of testimony concerning taxicabs and their respective franchises concluded last Wednesday, April 29,..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Friday Morning Council Quarterbacking

What happened at Council yesterday?

"...Despite their competitor's best efforts to bring them down, Lone Star Cab prevailed on third and final reading yesterday,..."

May 18, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

How to Get Around at SXSW

Getting from airport to panels to parties without breaking a sweat

"...hours will be extended as well, with weekend service starting earlier and ending later (Saturdays: 10:30am-2:30am, Sundays: 10am-midnight)...."

Feb. 28, 2018 SXSW Post

Headlines

"...when City Council renews its contracts with the three cab companies – Yellow Cab, Austin Cab Company, and Lone..."

April 24, 2015 News Feature

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