Looking Back on the Champions Tract Rezoning

Does this development belong in this particular corner of the Hill Country?

"...Champions Tract 3, a slim triangle of undeveloped land along FM..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Diving Right In

The new 10-1 Council begins to re-invent Austin government

"...Thus far, "change everything" and "no meetings until 3am" are about the only matters on which..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Comp Plan

There's still time to influence the vision for Austin's future

"...responses by March 1. Both the survey and the meetings solicit input on Austin's strengths and weaknesses and ideas..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Take Five

In the Place 5 Race, Activism Is the Operative Word

"...candidate has his or her own niche of public activity, so take your pick between the campaign finance reformer,..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...After Mayor Bruce Todd barred environmental activist Karen Hadden from speaking at council meetings last fall,..."

Sept. 27, 1996 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Really Gotta Open Those Meetings: The city will remove more than a..."

Sept. 6, 2024 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Creek Trail thanks to a $105,000 grant awarded by Impact Austin to the Austin Parks Foun­da­tion for its Barton..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature

TDH: 9/19/11

Council considers legal contracts, election dates, Central Library

"...200 megawatt deal with Iberdrola Renewables for $725,000,000. The contract joins two other recent wind purchases that put the..."

Sept. 19, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Get a Journalist on It

"...our entire City Council has been violating the Texas Open Meetings Act in the most serious way. Texas law..."

Feb. 9, 2011 Postmarks

Council: The Budget Starts Buzzing

Vested interests on the dais

"...financial planning staff last week. (These are not yet action meetings, but we'll begin to see where the members..."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

New Map Poses Challenges for Huber

"...also somewhat constrained by provisions in the Voting Rights Act that aim to protect the representation of minority voters...."

Sept. 2, 2011 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Naked City

"...seven-day hunger strike – a nonviolent protest of the fact that the university does not provide health benefits for..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...neither do we." – President Bush, misspeaking (yawn) again. (Actually, we kind of agree with "Wonkette" blogger Ana Marie..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

New draconian Texas welfare requirements get thwarted -- for now -- in court

"...Bill 2292, the major health and human services reorganization enacted by the 78th Legislature this spring. The rule, adopted..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Barely Adequate

The State Board of Education and legislative finance committees consider the public schools

"...Of course, it's also debatable who's actually giving the "gifts," since most such genial transactions also..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Veteran Lays Siege to Library, West Lake ... and Laura Bush

West Austin man on crusade against naming area's new library branch after first lady

"...Bee Caves Road and Cuerna­vaca Drive, is scheduled to open in 2009 as a second branch of the Westbank..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature by Andrea Grimes

The Founder Speaks Out Against Toll Roads

"...seven months ago. For months, McCracken promised all the meetings would be made open to the public, that a..."

Oct. 19, 2005 Postmarks

On the Lege

The redistricting conference committee doesn't look like Texas, and Strayhorn gets slapped

"...map needs to be redrawn to more "fairly" represent actual Texas voting trends...."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Tort Deform at the House

Tort reform climbs the mountain -- and then gets pushed back down.

"...day-and-night debate of HB 4, the fast-tracked omnibus medical malpractice/tort reform bill, when a point of order raised by..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Off the Desk:

"...the test as the state co-director of Texas Citizen Action, a consumer watchdog group that promises an in-your-face campaign..."

Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature

Green Vs. Greenbacks: What about affordable housing?

What city will do with affordable housing funds generated by treatment plant's redevelopment still up in air

"...real estate issues in private executive session. The Texas Open Meetings Act requires public notice and transparency; however, city..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Media Clips

The top 10 media events of 1999.

"...an attack on Austin's green community, seemingly determined to reopen the war between developers and environmentalists, who had enjoyed..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Column by Lee Nichols

City Hall Hustle: Making Sausage Without a Map

Transparency's not what you see, but what you see through

"...other similarly questionable decisions (abandoning competitive bidding for the contract to recycle the city's waste stream) and actions that,..."

July 9, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Iris Jones Goes Public

"...that Police Monitor Iris Jones is violating the city's contract with the police union by not posting the meetings..."

March 7, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Beside the Point: Sue Sue Sue-Dio

While City Hall slumbers, the law in its majesty marches on

"...2) Historic Zoning: In April, three Austinites – conservative activist Dominic Chavez, Democratic consultant Alfred Stanley, and the indescribable..."

July 8, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Local Elections Herald Epic Changes in the Capital City

Our future is now

"...so cozy that it ended up violating the Texas Open Meetings Act, and was routinely elected by about 15%..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

CodeNEXT: Will We or Won’t We Vote on It?

From the petition hearing to Council, this week's land use code updates

"...that no one knows what the code rewrite will actually entail because, currently, there is no final draft. Because..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Champions Tract On Hold

Temporary injunction puts stop to any development action

"...Austin and its residents over the development of Champions Tract 3, at the corner of 2222 and City Park..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Why Does the 'Chronicle' So Ardently Defend the Indefensible?

"...Dear Editor, Re: "Open and Shut” and “Point Austin: The Law Is a..."

Oct. 31, 2012 Postmarks

Headlines

"...complaint with the county attorney claiming violations of the Open Meetings Act by the Austin City Council, after a..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Feature

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