Council Recap: New 4 U In 2022, It’s VMU2

City Hall dives into reworking its housing bonus programs

"...City Council worked through a relatively light agenda Thursday,..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Backs Parkland Preservation in Vote for New Dougherty Arts Center Site

Austin's oldest community arts venue would relocate to new facility in Butler Shores' southeast corner

"...The Dougherty Arts Center's new pad is one step closer to its long-awaited Butler..."

May 28, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

New Solo Performance Shows How Black Mothers Are Left Doubly Unprotected by the Constitution

Taji Senior's amendment puts the country’s foundational document on trial

"...know it's not there, that you're aware this foundational document on which the United States stands, this hallowed bedrock..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Resource Recovery Charts a New Course to Achieving Zero Waste

A quick look at the city’s new Comprehensive Plan

"...items on its consent agenda, City Council adopted a new path to salvation for Austin’s landfills at last Thursday’s..."

Nov. 7, 2023 News Post by Hannah Rossi

Austin Blocked Apartments by Houses for Years. New Rules Would Change That.

Code change would facilitate 60,000+ new units, city staff estimates

"...Toward the end of a 31-page staff report summarizing..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: New Year, Same Old Stories

I-35 deal nearly done, Nate Paul’s new enemy, Chip Roy ready for his close-up

"...theatrics, though. You can deep-dive yourself into the 517-page document and its 23 appendices at my35capex.com/draft-EIS. In brief: TxDOT..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Approves New Austin Energy Rates; Advocates Disappointed

Average customer will see bill increase of $9 in March 2023

"...ever – Austin Energy finally secured approval of its new customer rate structure...."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

New Roky Erickson Tribute Books A Waterloo Records Release Party

Black Angels, Eve Monsees, Charlie Sexton, and more sign vinyl July 18

"...ZZ Top. Three decades later, it remains an essential document of the rock & roll pioneer’s vast influence...."

June 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Data and Rules for Dockless Scooters

Open data on 2 million dockless trips, plus new rules for riding on trails

"...It's been a big news week for electric scooters. UT baseball star David Hamilton..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

As City Starts Opening Secret Police Misconduct File, New Contract Could Seal It Back Up

Meanwhile, lawsuit reveals more ways city keeps info secret

"...Just two weeks ago, it seemed that the city..."

Sept. 27, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Housing Blueprint: Making New Plans

Life beyond CodeNEXT

"...city's 10-year housing policy, the Blue­print calls for 135,000 new housing units, with 60,000 available at 80% or below..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

New Lot Size Would Allow Middle-Class Homeowners to Sell Their Backyards

Smaller lots, smaller homes, cheaper prices

"...The most expensive part of a home in Austin..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Plans New Emergency Homeless Shelter, But Without Much Community Input

A Southeast Austin warehouse will soon become a shelter

"...attempts to stand up in the immediate future. The new temporary shelter would be located at the Marshalling Yard,..."

May 12, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Roosevelt Room Stands Its Ground in a New Downtown

How the right lease negotiations kept the Fifth Street bar in business

"...Everybody knew it was coming, but no one knew when. As..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Is a New Austin Land Development Code Done Yet?

Council: Stick a pin in that!

"...what he'll get back is a much more extensive document that aims to capture the April 2019 City Hall..."

May 3, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Lease Is a Legal Document

"...Dear Editor, Re: “Tough Tacos” [“Point Austin,” News, Sept. 29]: Does Gus Garcia really believe that it..."

Oct. 2, 2006 Postmarks

New Pledge?

"...Here's a new version of the Pledge of Allegiance that definitely does..."

Oct. 21, 2003 Postmarks

Is Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?

After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

"...Its formation has been greeted as great news for the local arts scene – if they’ve heard..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

A New Council With New Energy Aims to Get City Hall Unstuck

Change is coming, but how much?

"...its first meeting of 2023 on Jan. 26, its new members and new mayor will represent the biggest electoral..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Land Development Code: What's New in Draft Two

A look at the latest version of Austin's revised land use rules

"...City staff released a revised version of the LDC..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

New Urban Sagas

Mueller Mutation

"...of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport is small stuff. The New Mueller will, rather, be the largest urban development project..."

Oct. 16, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

City to Create New Bonus Program to Incentivize Affordable Housing in Tall Towers

Vertical Mixed Use 2, take two

"...The court ruling, issued by Travis County Judge Jessica..."

Feb. 1, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Animal Services to Adopt New Bite Severity Scale

Stressed shelter dogs becoming a public safety issue

"...The beleaguered Austin Animal Center, after years of overcrowding,..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Under New TEA Requirements, Austin ISD Meetings Are Flying By

50% of meeting time must be focused on student outcomes

"...two concepts: Lone Star Governance and student outcomes. The new focus is changing how the board conducts its public..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council Slashes Parking Requirements, Ushering in New Era of Development Rules

City expresses optimism that eliminating parking minimums will lower the cost of building housing

"...One of the drivers of Austin's housing affordability crisis..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

"...of environmental review than the Central. Everything Old Is New Again..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?

Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs

"...("yes in my backyard") are typically unhelpful when writing news stories on the housing crisis in Austin. They are..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Tim Kerr Sets His Own New Colors

Austin "Self-expressionist" paints visionary artists, photographs their environments, accompanies with old time music duo Up Around the Sun

"...As he told the makers of a brief, three-year-old documentary on Up Around the Sun, his old-time music duo..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

For Black Families, AISD's Special Ed Chaos Is Not New

Special, yet unequal

"...checking that homework assignments were appropriate, and ensuring John-Mark knew she – and his teachers – had high expectations..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here's what we're listening to

"...Now, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few digs into new stylistic territory for the veteran singer-songwriter...."

June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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