The Art of the Deal

City Coucil wants to cut a deal with Stratus Properties on the Barton Creek properties because they think House Bill 1704 gives them no other option.

"...Coming soon to the Barton Springs watershed ... Plano, Texas!..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Players

The utility, the appellants, and the intervenors

"...Austin Energy The city-owned utility that raised electric rates. Key representatives are..."

March 8, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Fight of His Life

Are Ronney Reynolds' Mayoral Hopes on the Ropes?

"...afternoon when Kirk Watson announced his mayoral candidacy on the bandstand at Wooldridge Park in downtown Austin. Some blamed..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Total Utility

The pain and politics of raising electric rates as a means of controlling our destiny

"...14, Austin City Council Member Bill Spelman stepped behind the podium in the press conference room at Austin City..."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...Okay, let's accept, for the sake of argument, that everyone in Austin wants to..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Blowing the Whistle?

City Hall Bureaucrat Says He's the Fall Guy No More

"...A former top-level city official, Hector Fabela, has filed a "whistleblower lawsuit" against the..."

March 28, 1997 News Column by Alex de Marban

Beside the Point

The plots thicken at City Hall

"...soon as City Council returns from break, so does the lingua franca of modern municipal corruption and back-channel chatter...."

July 27, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Shades of Gray

In Texas Prisons, It's Hard to Tell Who Your Enemies Are

"...in a state prison nobody is ever alone. But the only witnesses to his murder, the first murder of..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Then There's This: AE and the Lege

City officials planning for the worst, hoping for the best

"...No sooner had the City Council passed an electric rate increase than local..."

July 20, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

A Year in the Life

"...Anderson Gary Bradley 1. Garry Mauro vs. Bob Bullock. The soon-to-be-former lieutenant governor may be the godfather of one..."

Jan. 8, 1999 News Feature

The ARA Clubhouse

Mitchell's Very Exclusive Board

"...Despite winning the battle last month to force the board of the..."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Column

Austin Energy Wins Round One

Austin Energy fends off rate case with only minor loss

"...Until Tuesday of last week, it looked like we were all set..."

March 8, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Settlement Pending in AE Rate Case

Details Few -- City Council posted for Friday consideration

"...In Fact Daily) is that a settlement is in the works over the Austin Energy rate case. City Council..."

Feb. 26, 2013 News Post by Mike Kanin

TDH: 9/19/11

Council considers legal contracts, election dates, Central Library

"...Following their bargaining over the city budget, City Council has a..."

Sept. 19, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...a bold proposal: impeach George W. Bush. Oh, sure the guv hasn't even declared himself a candidate, but Friedman..."

Jan. 15, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Quack!

"...wants to be treated as something different." That's how Public Utilities Commission Chair Rebecca Armendariz Klein described the proposal..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Electric Shock

Austin Energy's 'regressive' proposed rate increase brings out little guys and their advocates

"...In the ongoing debate over the cost and necessity of Water..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Councilmember Gus Garcia has added some much-needed grist for the mill in what had otherwise been a ho-hum Place..."

Jan. 10, 1997 News Feature

What's Best for Frankie?

Williamson County wastewater deal yields the familiar odor of Commissioner Limmer

"...wasn't long after Sandy and Tracy Vollentine moved into their dream home outside the small rural enclave of Norman's..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Who You Gonna Call?

Small Texas towns look to Austin and Washington to jump-start economic development

"...and former oilman -- has come to believe that the state doesn't place a very high priority on developing..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...The Triangle Square development is close to finding a new..."

April 2, 1999 News Feature

Criminal Justice Advocates and Officials at Odds Over Pandemic Precautions

Campaigning by another name

"...The coronavirus crisis has evoked a range of ideas over..."

March 18, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Lady in Waiting

Prospective First Lady Anita Perry Prepares for Life in the Spotlight

"...On October 10, less than a month before the presidential election, Anita Perry had a kind of dress..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "I thought this was the Year of..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature

Going, Going, Gone?

Gary Bradley agrees to sell 1,000 acres of land to the city

"...If so, it's time to take a hammer to the piggy bank, because developer Gary Bradley has agreed to..."

March 17, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Chronicle Endorsements

Recommendations for the run-off

"...The Chronicle's Editorial Board is made up of seven people...."

May 11, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...The Gary Bradley saga continues...this time in the form of..."

Oct. 31, 1997 News Feature

Who Is Jesus?

It's Judgment Day for Austin's City Manager

"...photograph by John Anderson At the council retreat just three weeks after the June runoffs,..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Clean Energy: Austin's Next Boom?

A Preview of Clean Energy Potential in Central Texas

"...a new industry for Austin, with job-creating prowess and the economic potential of the semiconductor industry? Or is the..."

June 21, 2002 News Feature by Courtney Barry

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

"...water. Austin is at a tipping point; we're at the crossroads. We need a new way forward that uses,..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

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