Prop 1 Election Results

Uber and Lyft vs. Austin, the numbers through the night

"...8:10pm: The city has just released a statement from Mayor Steve Adler: "The people have spoken tonight loud and..."

May 7, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: Covering the Waterfront

Council, more Council, and more

"...In this week's News Roundup, Council and the Mayor stay busy, certain House Republicans aren't quite successful in..."

April 27, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Referred to Committee

Quite a few items pushed to the curb in late Council session

"...Despite his late public email push, Mayor Steve Adler’s proposal for more staffing was sent to..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Post by Michael King

‘We Got This!’

Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole aims to drop the ‘Pro Tem’

"...Cole officially announced that she is indeed running for mayor of Austin, under the theme of “One Austin United..."

May 31, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Top 10 Quotes From Austin Politics in 2019

The smart, dumb, courageous, and cowardly words from the local and state political arena.

"...4) "As mayor, it is my privilege and responsibility to lean into..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Column

Delia Garza "Seriously Considering" Run for County Attorney

Supporters launch "Progressive Justice Now" draft campaign

"...Local progressives really want Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza to run for Travis County..."

July 18, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

County Judge Sarah Eckhardt on Greg Abbott's Texas Hammer

“Local control had been a darling of the state for years, and now it has become the enemy”

"..."Who gets to decide how cities and counties operate: mayors, council members, and voters, or the state?" at the..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Step One: Create an LGBTQ Commission

It takes a village to forge a better quality of life for everybody

"...Three months after Mayor Steve Adler announced plans to create an LGBTQ Quality..."

Jan. 19, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Point Austin: Unbalancing the Budget

Council makes final spending decisions with one hand behind its back

"...campaign, when more than half of them – including Mayor Steve Adler – ran on enacting (or phasing in)..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Column by Michael King

What Do Austinites Want?

10-1 City Council wrangles its first budget

"...common refrain during early August Council work sessions, with Mayor Steve Adler, echoed by several Council members, reiterating that..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

‘Ain’t Nothing but a House Party’

Cole announces a 10-district ‘listening’ tour

"...Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole is not yet a declared..."

April 22, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Honoring the Activist Who Sparked the Integration of Barton Springs Pool

The city celebrated Joan Means Khabele life and legacy last Saturday

"...April 9, in a ceremony at Barton Springs. Austin Mayor Steve Adler called it an "important moment for us..."

April 15, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Top 10 Local Political Quotes of 2021

Some spoke truth to power and others introduced foot to mouth

"...– Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper-Madison in a Feb. 21 tweet..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature

City Council to Vote on SAVES Resolution on October 1

Good Work Austin offers amendments to help save restaurants and bars

"...relief the city has set aside in local funds. Mayor Steve Adler said that the Oct. 1 meeting, where..."

Oct. 1, 2020 News Post by Jessi Cape

Disturbin' the Urbanists

"...also found an article from 2015 that explains WHY Adler and Casar "quietly scotched it.” Here's an excerpt that..."

Sept. 20, 2020 Postmarks

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...Texas Department of Public Safety Direc­tor Steven McGraw stated at a subsequent press conference that "special..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

City, County Officials Warn COVID-19 Is Surging

Austin Public Health: "We have the ability to change this"

"...Mayor Steve Adler, who described the moment as “a yellow,..."

June 11, 2020 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Faster Than Sound: Islands in the (Live)stream

Crossing over from 3D to the pixelated world of livestreams

"...the year – at least by NYC and L.A. mayors' estimates – the medium has emerged as a last..."

May 1, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Public Notice: A Map of 21st Century Racism

"...past Monday, Nov. 18, yielded few surprises – though Mayor Steve Adler's spitballing of "triplexes everywhere" certainly signaled that..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

District Attorney Margaret Moore Announces Re-Election Campaign

Speakeasy kickoff marks beginning of 2020 primary

"...(in attendance), Sheriff Sally Hernandez, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Mayor Steve Adler, and state Sen. Kirk Watson (“he’s busy..."

May 24, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Council Gives Green Light to Convention Center, Scooter Riders

May 23 meeting tackles "Downtown puzzle," "micro-mobility"

"...City Council wrapped up what Mayor Steve Adler called a “pretty hard and big May”..."

May 24, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Mapping the Transition Zones

Ever so slowly, City Hall learns to govern without consensus

"...When Mayor Steve Adler pronounced CodeNEXT dead last August, a leading..."

May 3, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Rep. Sheryl Cole on the 86th Texas Legislature

“We’ve always been on defense, and we’ve got to learn how to play offense”

"...Sheryl Cole (HD 46), Austin’s former mayor pro tem, defeated incumbent Rep. Dawnna Dukes in the..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...R&B songstress Mélat Kassa arrived Dec. 14, 2017, when Mayor Steve Adler proclaimed it Mélat Day in Austin. After..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Point Austin: Building Cathedrals

Public libraries and schools sustain a common culture

"...as soon as you can. In his introductory remarks, Mayor Steve Adler described the new place as Austin's "municipal..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Downtown Puzzle: ARCH Support

Can the mayor’s plan generate millions for homeless services and permanent housing?

"...Adler's plan was hatched in part to help create housing..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Money Don't Buy Everything, It's True …

City Council plows through housing, energy, and budget hearing

"...start of last Thursday’s City Council meeting (Aug. 17), Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo told a skeptical reporter she..."

Aug. 21, 2017 News Post by Michael King

The Future of Austin’s Crime Lab

The backlog of DNA evidence is moving, but is it shrinking?

"...office in Bexar County. Houston's lab is overseen by Mayor Sylvester Turner and a nine-member board of directors. [inset-1]..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Headlines

"...Mayor Steve Adler has announced the creation of a task..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature

Live Election Coverage

Is it over yet?

"...8:01pm: The Mayor's feeling pretty good about the early numbers on the..."

Nov. 8, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

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