Go Repair! Closes Application Window for Local Nonprofits

Up to $2.5 million at stake for low-income homeowners

"...Last week, the City of Austin's Go Repair! funding program closed its application window for the next..."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Naked City

Nightclubs aren't the only things for which smoking will be banned

"...Another anti-smoking law – one that outlaws smoke coming out of your car's..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Will Senate Restore Women's Health Care Funding?

State senator proposes biennial bump in funding

"...that has encouraged women’s health advocates, Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, expressed “strong support” for adding an additional $100..."

Feb. 25, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...are above the law: Don't mess with Texas elections." – Texans for Public Justice Director Craig McDonald, commenting on..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Clean Air

"...EPA and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. It allows the region to achieve healthy air at the earliest..."

Feb. 4, 2004 Postmarks

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...mailman's might have. Once upon a time, subsidized housing assistance in this town was typically for those who for..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Next New Neighborhood

City and residents plan a sustainable Colony Park

"...Dressed in yellow T-shirts and carrying clipboards, three UT students approached the..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Affordable Housing in NOLA

New report on housing conditions in post-Katrina New Orleans offers immediate and long-term recommendations for fixing the city's decimated fair and affordable housing market

"...and the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity on housing conditions in the city. What's notable..."

Sept. 1, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Austin Energy's Quest to Bring Solar Power to Renters and the Less Wealthy

What can new incentive programs and community solar projects do for the city's most abundant energy source?

"...your gaze to the east. Austin Energy's solar incentive program has made great strides recruiting affluent residents to its..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

The Future's So Bright ...

Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?

"...forward in his chair, his eyes fiery. "We don't lower our expectations for anybody. Responsible educators give the students..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Solar Helps Keep Eastside Homes Affordable

Thanks to neighborhood-based nonprofit Blackland CDC

"...looks like most of the others in the area – a simple 1930s frame bungalow – except for the..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Economics From the Bottom Up

A profile of Accion Texas, CDC, and other microlenders

"...child-care center in her home, Okoro reasoned, that would allow her to be both a mom and breadwinner. But..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Critical Thinking

The true story of a chess team that rewrote the rules

"...can be a game that opens doors. Unlike athletics programs – which require you to spend hundreds or thousands..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Road to Recovery

A private health care consultant has improved efficiency at the county's primary health care clinics. Looming Medicaid cuts protenda new crisis.

"...system suffered from "high service costs, excessive staffing levels, low provider productivity, and an overall lack of management and..."

Sept. 15, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Developing Stories: Pioneering at Mueller

Urban trailblazers aren't just settling Downtown

"...For inner-city pioneers priced out of Downtown condos, Mueller – the new community on the site of Austin's former..."

March 23, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Between Round Rock and a Hard Place

Northridge Acres can't find water, water anywhere.

"...pretty sure about two things: "Shit floats" and "Water flows toward money."..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

'An Independent Person'

A Conversation With Randi Shade

"...I think what you see in this race – especially when you see even the council is divided..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

A Neighborly Cause

"...to preserve small urban homes, but the inability of fellow Austinites to make a financial investment to benefit the..."

Nov. 6, 2016 Postmarks

Then There's This: Giving Props to Austin

There's more to the bonds than meets the jerky knee

"...There's no organized opposition to the bonds, but local Repub­lican groups have come out against them, of course, and..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

After the Storm

Austin's Louisiana exiles remain suspended between before and after

"...as 8 feet on curbs all over the place – not to mention houses and cars in the middle..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Clean Air Ellis Rides Again

Democratic dynamo has three unrelated measures in Lege grabbing attention for their ambitious attempts to reform Texas' air quality

"...for their ambitious attempts to reform Texas' air quality – both inside and out. Senate Bill 124 would bring..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Long Run

A five-point plan for long-term housing

"...Texas." One product of the event was the letter below to President Bush, HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson, and members..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature

'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...although voters may choose to reject all of the following on those grounds. However, should you choose to be..."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...• If She Can't Have It, Nobody Can We've joked..."

May 22, 2009 News Feature

Postmarks

Urban planning and noise in the Hood

"...More examples of Alcoa blowing smoke: When the Travis County Commissioners Court passed a..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Column

City's Racism Task Force Unveils Report

Group focuses on five issues to combat institutional racism

"...each section and a handful of the myriad recommendations below. You can read the 70-page report here...."

April 4, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...say one thing for the governor and legislative leadership – once they latch onto a bad idea, they stick..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Losing Our Lunch

"...don't call failing to provide residential housing for all income levels participating in downtown life "smart." To not see..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Column

The Hightower Lowdown

Health care fight proves that The People can prevail; and what happened to Ranger George?

"...-- all signs of a phenomenal national asset being allowed to deteriorate. Why is this happening? Where is our..."

June 13, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Social Security: It ain't broke, so don't fix it; and, productivity has gone up – so why hasn't your paycheck?

"...your car in for a routine checkup, and the repair shop said it had found a mysterious and costly..."

May 7, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

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