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June 1, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett
Naked City
Historical Revision
"...drafted and recommended -- first to the Planning Commission's codes-and-ordinances subcommittee, then to the full PC, then to the..."
Jan. 26, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Mueller: The Art of the Deal
Will the City Give Away Mueller Airport to Save Barton Springs?
"...case, Stratus has the upper hand. Despite the SOS ordinance -- passed to limit growth over the Edwards Aquifer..."
Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Council Watch
Planning Commission and two council members consider measures to reduce commercial noise pollution near residential land; Vista Ridge PUD developer negotiates compromise agreement on its single-family development overlooking Bull Creek.
"...on Alexander's property didn't violate the city's nuisance noise ordinance. So Alexander called the city's zoning office, asking the..."
Jan. 14, 2000 News Column by Kevin Fullerton
Frenzied Rush
Big Water Deal
"...The conflict was again over whether to enact the ordinance ASAP, though with a "due diligence" hardship clause, or..."
Aug. 27, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
Council Takes Long Day's Journey Into Night
"...meeting-lengthening discussion on how the fine print of the ordinance should read. The new ordinance, approved 6-1 (Willie Lewis..."
March 5, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff
Paper Tigers
Some Editors Not So Smart About Smart Growth
"...by Doug Potter When the Save Our Springs (S.O.S.) Ordinance was approved by city voters in 1992, environmental leaders..."
April 3, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols
Natural Born Leader
Mayor Hits the Ground Running His First 100 Days
"...allow all Austin developments to comply only with the ordinances under which they had originally filed permits, no matter..."
Oct. 3, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...on big-budget road and highway projects. -- N.B. Inordinate Ordinance?..."
Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...grandfathering law that kept the Save Our Springs (S.O.S.) ordinance from applying to real estate developments that had filed..."
Aug. 8, 1997 News Feature
Unsettling Settlement
"...contend that the rules laid out in the Composite Ordinance -- which was in effect prior to the more..."
June 20, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Blowing the Whistle?
City Hall Bureaucrat Says He's the Fall Guy No More
"...Manager Marcia Conner had violated the city's minority procurement ordinance, only to become Garza's scapegoat in last year's airport..."
March 28, 1997 News Column by Alex de Marban
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...Live Wire While conceding that the new Telecommunications Services Ordinance will create an unsightly mess of wires around town..."
Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...are finally coming in on the Save Our Springs Ordinance, and they're less than encouraging for S.O.S. supporters. Following..."
Jan. 24, 1997 News Feature
Off the Desk:
"...Municipal Court has changed the filing procedures for noise ordinance violations citywide, requiring that complaints be filed under state..."
Aug. 9, 1996 News Feature
As the Council Turns
Intrigue, Hearsay, and Accusations
"...which anticipated third and final passage of Todd's "encampment" ordinance to outlaw sleeping and camping in public areas. Ditto..."
Dec. 8, 1995 News Column
The Common Law
Neighborhood parking battles
"...No. Austin's local ordinances prohibit this. Under § 12-5-10, a person is not..."
Dec. 8, 2023 Column by Luke Ellis
As Council Works to Improve Affordability With HOME, How Will Displacement Factor In?
Research shows small lots boost affordability though concerns linger
"...Leslie Pool, the Home Options for Middle-Income Empowerment (HOME) ordinance, which Council will amend and approve tomorrow, Dec. 7,..."
Dec. 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders
The Blocked "Death Star" Law Could Wipe Out Broad Areas of City Code
Austin Judge Maya Gamble ruled it's unconstitutional
"...able to file a lawsuit against a specific local ordinance, claiming it is in violation of the "Death Star"..."
Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Council Balks at Deadline Pressure on Police Contract
Under the gun
"...Both ordinances on the May 6 ballot are called the Austin..."
Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Music Industry Rally Called for Monday at City Hall
Advocates turn up the volume for dedicated music funding
"...“Approve an ordinance amending certain Fiscal Year 2020-2021 department budgets to fund..."
Sept. 26, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
Qmmunity: Today in Queer Austin History
How a little-known legal case may have shaped the LGBTQIA movement
"...the Driskill Hotel guilty of violating Austin's Public Accommodations Ordinance – specifically the hotel's (now long gone) Cabaret Disco's..."
July 10, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan
City Council Ready to Move on From Camping Ban
"Council made a decision, and it's time for us to move past the divisiveness in the community"
"...of steps before issuing a citation for violating the ordinance...."
Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Is Austin Big Enough for Both MLS and USL Soccer Teams?
Rival sports titans square off in soccer city
"...two versions of the language being proposed in the ordinance," Goodall wrote. That error resulted in the exclusion of..."
June 28, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Council Dials Back Laws Targeting Homeless
In response, Abbott again threatens to save Austin from its elected leaders
"...the decision by City Council to ease three decades-old ordinances that seek to control the behavior of people experiencing..."
June 28, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Decriminalizing Homelessness at City Council
No sit/no lie, no more
"...will discuss, but not vote on, changes to city ordinances that currently criminalize aspects of homelessness...."
June 5, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders
The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018
Days like these
"...FEB. 16: The Austin City Council adopts Texas' first ordinance to guarantee paid sick leave..."
Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Land for Water
The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs
"...Council soon passed a strong water quality ordinance for the Barton Springs Zone of the aquifer, but..."
Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader
Help on the Way in Fight for Sick Pay
Workers Defense Project intervenes against anti-ordinance effort
"...its legal defense of the city’s paid sick leave ordinance. The troupe’s attorneys at the Texas Civil Rights Project..."
May 15, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma
Council: A Special Event
Alison Alter, agreeing to disagree
"...that includes third reading of the long-awaited special events ordinance. Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo has a set of..."
