Lay Of The Land

The Inner Sanctum

"...Department / Office Budget in Millions Employees Dept. Head Salary Mayor and..."

Aug. 27, 1999 News Feature

Wall of Separation

Neighbors of Hyde Park Baptist Church Take a Final Stand Against Its Proposed Parking Garage

"...week: that finally, after 37 demolished homes, 10 years of legal wrangling, and countless Sunday morning demonstrations, the City..."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

New to Town? Here Are Nine of the Biggest News Stories Affecting Locals.

A primer on Austin politics

"...Austin, where you’re either re-acclimating to the increasing chaos of life in an ever-growing metropolis or getting your first..."

Aug. 30, 2018 News Post by News Staff

The Long Shadow of Wal-Mart

Place 1 candidates differ on development, environment

"...merging the various police forces, and upgrading the state of acute mental-health care in Austin...."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Making of Downtown North

The Domain may sound like just another fancy mall – but planners say it's the seed of a second Austin

"...strange, upmarket interloper, more suited for the tonier districts of Dallas or Houston. But if the developers and the..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive

City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide

"...all aimed at redeveloping the corridor to be less of a highway from Downtown to Austin-Berg­strom International Airport, and..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Neighborhood Watch

Sustainable Neighborhoods group advocates 'family-friendly' north side development

"...the concern – slightly overstated – voiced by Sustainable Neighborhoods of North Central Austin, a nonprofit citizens group that's..."

March 22, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

A World of Their Own

Growing Population

"...and Ben are among the 134 students -- out of AISD's 9,400 special education students -- diagnosed with autism...."

June 4, 1999 News Feature by Spike Gillespie

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...The biggest stories of any year in Austin tend to unfold over weeks..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Heart of the Community

SXSWedu gathers voices on schools in communities, communities in schools

"...a child. Yet between No Child Left Behind's culture of high-stakes standardized testing, the reform movement's bullish attitude to..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Making Hay Out of Y2K

Preparedness 101

"...brought together Mayor Kirk Watson along with the heads of the city's utilities, waste management, fire, police, the Office..."

March 12, 1999 News Feature by Marc Savlov

The Fight of His Life

Are Ronney Reynolds' Mayoral Hopes on the Ropes?

"...short but thunderous Watson, 38, delivered a standard candidate's kick-off speech in his deepest Texas twang, casting himself as..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

City of the Dead

Journeying through the graves of Austin's oldest cemetery

"...to you sweetly from my window in the Tower of Song...."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

A Different Shade of Green for Temple-Inland

The firm -- and the mayor -- suggest economic growth merits waiving SOS.

"...A different sort of land-use debate is taking shape over the Edwards Aquifer..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Adler's First "State of the City"

Mayor Steve Adler calls for "inclusion, innovation, improvisation"

"...new Austin ISD Performing Arts Center in the Mueller neighborhood, the Mayor of 100 Days asked his large, enthusiastic..."

April 13, 2015 News Post by Michael King

West, Ammonium Nitrate, And the Myopia of Terrorism

House hearing shows emphasis on public safety, not health and safety

"...supposed to: That was the takeaway from Wednesday's meeting of the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety..."

May 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Envisioning the Future of Austin State Hospital

What will it take to turn the former Texas State Lunatic Asylum into a world-class center of brain health?

"...a lake, with boats, and lily ponds, and lots of trees, and of course roses, and gravel paths to..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Drip of Progress for Northridge Acres

The state questions why the plan to provide water to Northridge Acres costs so much.

"...King a five-page letter requesting answers to a variety of questions on engineering/construction, financial, and legal issues associated with..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature

Lee & Carole & Brewster & All of Us ...

Five candidates for mayor jockey to be first among equals

"...Contrary to what many of us are raised to believe, the mayor isn't the..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

A Sovereign Neighborhood

Happy Days

"...trace its actual roots back to pioneer days. Most of what is today Rollingwood was, in 1946, a pasture...."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Seven Candidates Vie for the Future of District 4

Special election decides who will complete Greg Casar's term at City Hall

"...Ever since Austin's first 10-1 district council took office in 2015, the northeast District 4 has been represented..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Towers of Power

Are high-rises the key to a middle-class Downtown?

"...his wife have been living in the Austin City Lofts, the 14-story residential tower at Fifth Street and West..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bottom of the Budget Barrel

City Hall scraped to the bone; now it cuts into it.

"...The third and final episode of "Budget: How Low Can You Go?" featured what City..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...The short unhappy life of Sophia Chante King came to a sudden end a..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

The Changing Face of Downtown

"...For better or worse, there's still a heap of new downtown buildings and municipal projects well under way,..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

Faces of Homelessness

Another Downtown attempt to find answers

"...and enough radiant heat to make last month's filming of local action auteur Robert Rodri­guez's hyperviolent Machete both look..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Marc Savlov

A Cacophony of Passions

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

"..."Any time the citizens of Austin feel left out, it only causes problems."..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Life of a Search and Rescue Drone Pioneer

How retired Air Force medic Gene Robinson found new purpose looking for missing persons

"...Through his nonprofit, Remote Pilot (RP) Search Services, Robinson has flown nearly..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Cat Cardenas

Playback: Agent of Change Returns

New hope and typical bureaucracy precede Council vote on sound dispute resolution

"...policy when it comes to dealing with the compatibility of music venues and new residential developments, it demands it...."

Oct. 19, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Shape of Things to Come

What will the arts in Austin look like in 10 years? CreateAustin has a good idea – in fact, it has 10.

"...but nobody does anything about it. At least, that's often how it feels in Austin, where folks seem to..."

March 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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