Developing Stories: Counting Cars and Fears

Officials say their hands are tied at Northcross – but is that true?

"...in Austin? Will our elected representatives – the mayor and City Council members – stand up for their convictions..."

June 8, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Race and Class Inform Disparities in Road Deaths

All crises are not created equal

"...a night in 1997, a mother, her teenage daughter, and two of the daughter's friends did what many people..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Implementing the Mobility Bond and Corridor Construction Program, if You Can Wait for It

Going to take a long, long time

"...If you live and drive in Austin, traffic congestion is one of your..."

June 8, 2018 News Feature by Jack Craver

'Service Reductions' and 'Unmet Needs'

What the numbers show

"...cuts to departmental budgets to be considered by public and city officials. In addition, each department was also asked..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature

Peace and Progress Come to Shoal Creek

Feud between cyclists and residents comes to an end

"...of conflict, a smackdown from the mayor pro tem, and something called a charrette, everyone involved in the Shoal..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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

Evicted and Helpless

Disabled residents to be forced out of state supported living center

"...parenthood alone. When her son Jason developed behavioral disorders and uncontrollable seizures as a result of oxygen deprivation during..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Chum in the Water at Finance Trial

Dueling 'adequacy reports' liven up the courtroom

"...the beach. Nice clean numbers make finance easy to understand, and the media, or even District Judge John Dietz,..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The New M.O. at City Hall

City Manager Marc Ott opens up on his new job, his new city, and his philosophy of governance

"...enormous new job: managing 12,000 city employees, 25 departments, and a budget of approximately $2.8 billion. Then in June,..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

What the Task Force Wrought

Austin ISD's facilities review became a panic drill of cuts, closings, and contradictions

"...It was hour three of the meeting, and the Austin Independent School District board of trustees was..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Building From Scratch

It Takes a City and a State to Raise a Village

"...1996, when the city appointed the RMMA Redevelopment Process and Goals Task Force to kick off the New Mueller..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Commissioners Hash Out CodeNEXT's Mobility Details

Cars, parking, and more addressed at recent meeting

"...Land use commissioners spent Tuesday night covering a hodgepodge of..."

April 6, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Developing Stories: East Riverside: The Road Ahead

Let's capture the value – and federal funds

"...this corridor can advance many community goals, including environmental and fiscal sustainability, as well as comprehensive planning for growth...."

March 5, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The Downtown Austin Plan

The city unveils its Downtown Plan in progress

"...As Downtown grows and evolves, can the city's urban heart become a great..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

New SWS Director Announced

California Resource Recovery Association boss Robert Gedert to run recycling

"...also good some more direct experience of municipal waste management. Previously the Chief of Recycling Operations for the City..."

Dec. 8, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Steady Strides Toward Climate Sustainability

How are we doing and how effective can local policies be at mitigating a worldwide crisis?

"...on Earth – is seriously endangered by global warming and the accelerated climate change that comes with it. The..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Plans in Play

The Big Eight

"...resource provides a comprehensive list of all current long-range planning efforts in the region. (No agency we contacted had..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Consultants Given Lucrative City Contracts Without Council Approval

City paid friends of City Hall top brass $300,000 through subcontracting scheme

"...like a job that pays roughly $30,000 a month and requires no documented work output?..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Cacophony of Passions

Why the City Council changed the boards and commissions system – and what still needs to be done

"...need for transparency as council modifies the city's boards and commissions system – explains in a nutshell why Austin..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Are City Employee Pensions at Risk?

Pension systems in Dallas and Houston have been beat up by bad spending.

"...income to city employees, based on years of service and contributions made during employment – often face similar hurdles..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Courting Change

Travis County needs a new civil and family courthouse – and a new way of doing business

"...The lot at Third and Guadalupe sits in the middle of an area checkered..."

May 4, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Outsiders

Outsourcing Bond Work Is Expensive; Is It Necessary?

"...the $369 million bond program to renovate old schools and build new ones, they always say the same thing:..."

Oct. 10, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Audit Says We Oughta Change

Police Audit Blames Problems on Poor Financial Management, Lack of Support

"...importantly. The first thing we do is read them, and discuss each one."..."

March 21, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...lawsuit finally got rolling this week. See "TRMPAC Finally Lands in Court."..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...to discuss its most controversial issue – decibel limits and sound levels for music venues. Today (Thursday, June 26),..."

June 27, 2008 News Feature

School of Hard Fox

Superintendent Jim Fox Is Far From Warm and Fuzzy

"...all over the Austin Independent School District convened at Anderson High School to hear superintendent Jim Fox and members..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

AE's Coal Conundrum

Energy planners and the fight over Fayette

"...just east of La Grange, strikes a stately, even handsome figure, rising benignly above the lake's serene waters –..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Their Reputations Precede Them

Run-off rivals Galindo and Morrison set the record straight

"...the unearned variety – can be tough to shake. And often the worse the rub, the harder it is..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Gimme (Animal) Shelter

Swirling city politics, site selection, and – oh yes – animal welfare

"...Lake site – rather than relocate to a Health and Human Services Department campus at 183 and Airport –..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

City Hall's Bumpy Road

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

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

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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