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

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

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

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

Council Extends Cab Contracts

Council approves cab franchise extension

"...will extend the current agreement with the pre-existing three taxicab franchises for another five years, as well as grant..."

June 12, 2015 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

Propositions for a Taxicab Petition

Yellow Cab contests proposed co-op by exposing "silent majority"

"...Tensions between the taxicab franchises and its drivers’ local union are on the..."

May 13, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

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

"...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 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

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

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

Cabs Throughout the Years

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

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature

"Drivers Are Pissed"

Possible lawsuit on the horizon as City Council quietly passes taxicab amendment

"...Cab drivers concerned about an addition to the city's ground..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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

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

Uber and Lyft Are Back, in Case You Missed Them

Drivers and riders react to return of TNC giants

"...Last weekend, Hassan Aruri drove his cab well into the night for the third day in..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

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

The Drinks Issue: Guide to Getting Home Safely

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

"...InstaRyde gives Austin customers the option of choosing four- or..."

July 13, 2018 Food Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

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

Headlines

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

April 24, 2015 News Feature

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

Austin Needs More Cabs

"...I have worked at a business that depends on cabs to get people around the city and to the..."

Nov. 6, 2012 Postmarks

Beside the Point

Funky day care the latest gentrification victim

"...third reading today is city selection of a new cab franchise; will previous winner Lone Star Cab pull off..."

May 18, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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