In the Worst Moments of Austinites’ Lives, APD Victim Services Shows Up

Inside one of APD’s most-celebrated divisions

"...In the summer of 2022, Austin police officers were dispatched to a suspected drowning call involving a..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Trial of APD Officer Will Be One of the Most Consequential in Austin History

Here’s what it could mean for our city and for how law enforcement is held accountable

"...decide the future of Christopher Taylor, an Austin police officer who stands accused of first-degree murder for fatally shooting,..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Be It Flood or Fire, Austin Is Preparing for Disasters to Come

Austin residents must be prepared for hell or high water

"...The Bastrop County Complex fire, as it's officially known, was set off by..."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Remembering Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington

Remembering Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington

"...school, mostly as the supervisor and then the actual municipal court clerk of the city he later led. It..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...The city of Austin's Communications & Public Information Office is, among other things, in charge of the content..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Faster Than Sound: Spider House Ballroom Will Cease Live Entertainment

Longtime local venue converts to arcade bar following co-owner misconduct allegations, code violations, and artist payment delays

"...The Spider House complex faces two ongoing land use violations from the Austin..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

How to Jail the Poor

Travis County tries to fix its Driving While License Invalid issue

"...all as class C misdemeanors, and put offenders through municipal court, where they'll get fined but won't face the..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Life After Gentrification

When you and your home both have to move

"...as a disagreement between tenant and landlord. It's more complex. Before Urban Rio LLC, which previously owned the Thrasher..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Playback: Come & Take It

On Austin as a metal town, and a leaked shortlist for the next Austin Music Office boss

"...that contemporaneously, building 4 of the 2015 E. Riverside complex is seemingly cursed for live music. From 2012 to..."

July 7, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Agents of Change: Downtown Clubs vs. Downtown Hotels

Can clubs and hotels coexist in Downtown Austin?

"...On Sept. 11, representatives from the four-person municipal office placed sound-monitoring devices inside a room on the..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Lakeview Residents Not Ready to Leave

Luxury apartments displace low-income renters

"...a demolition permit to raze yet another low-income apartment complex, setting the stage for construction of more luxury housing..."

Oct. 2, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Death Waits for No Plan

Austin works on making its cemeteries more accessible to the public

"...plan, describing in detail every aspect of Austin's five municipal graveyards. Project Coordinator & Cultural Resource Specialist Kim McKnight..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

It's Not Easy Being Green

The city's Office of Sustainability is still trying to find a sustainable mission

"...Lucia Athens is the City of Austin's Chief Sustainability Officer. Hired in 2010, Athens became the official shepherd of..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

How'd He Do?

AFS Doc Nights: 'Koch'

"...three terms, he tangled with many of the city's complex, often unsolvable, and hopelessly divisive problems. In the end,..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Geopolitical Fault Lines

Austin's latest attempt at single-member districts is getting a mixed response

"...situation had grown into a completely different kind of municipal beast. Martinez changed his proposal at the last minute..."

July 6, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...highest water rates in the state; well, that's a complex equation. It depends on how much water you use,..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Then There's This: Consumer Alert

There's a glimmer of hope that we won't go broke paying for electricity

"...in the near future. But earlier this week, Leffing­well's office was noncommittal about how the mayor intends to vote...."

Feb. 17, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

City Hall Hustle: ... Held an Election, and Nobody Came?

Cole's announcement for re-election dwindles the field again

"...For a time, it looked like the 2012 municipal contest would be a momentous election locally: four City..."

Dec. 2, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Attempting to Comply

With a new name and a new boss, Code Compliance tries to become more 'people-friendly'

"...No one ever said that Code Compliance officers had to be popular...."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tovo's Triumph

Place 3 winner pledges to look out 'for the public interest, not special interest'

"...Inside a small office, Tovo's political strategists – campaign manager Mark Yznaga and..."

June 24, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

How Do You Formulate a Grand Prix?

The race to nail down an F1 deal involves multiple entities

"...Aside from the racetrack, permanent stands, and LEED-certified green offices, the design includes a kart track, a motor sports..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pressure Rising at the Water Utility

One manager forced out, another accused of harassment ... who's watching the valves?

"...his job over. Intimations of racial animosity disfiguring the office culture – revealed in another report MGT prepared for..."

May 7, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our recommendations for the March 2 primaries

"...basic and necessary credentials for the state's highest executive office, White has served as a particularly effective and popular..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Point Austin: Once More Into the MUD

What we get when we annex unplanned development: plenty of entertainment

"...granting its utility governing board – the Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1, aka "NAMUDNO" – the right..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Nathaniel and Li'l Nate

The two lives and untimely death of Nathaniel Sanders II

"...twice in the chest by eight-year veteran Austin Police Officer Leonardo Quintana, as Sanders sat in the back seat..."

May 29, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Power of Boxes

Some precincts can turn an election; others can't

"...Central)884526212115589256 347 (Hill Country Middle, SW)852370277166533196 354 (Travis County Office, SW)843392236178542225 262 (Anderson High, NW)793301249217550193 253 (First Presbyterian, NW)775314262178565145..."

May 15, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: On Voting, Endorsements, and Sincerity

It's put up or shut up time at the municipal polls

"...U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Attorney General Eric H...."

May 1, 2009 News Column by Michael King

A Cacophony of Passions

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

"...binder sat on a shelf in the city clerk's office, all but forgotten. Only thanks to the recent intervention..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Making of an Endorsement

"...earth does any of this have to do with municipal bonds?..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 10 municipal elections

"...The May 10 municipal election ballot will not be very long but will..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

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