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Oct. 6, 1995 News Column
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Central Texas Gets More Parkland: Speaking of the great outdoors, the Texas Parks and..."
April 25, 2025 News Feature
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Parkland Over the Highway: The city released its final picture..."
Oct. 4, 2024 News Feature
Fantastic Fest Review: The Apprentice
Controversy-sparking Trump biopic follows the birth of a monster
"...be his twitchy resurrection of Lee Harvey Oswald in Parkland or the surly determination of Jerry Rubin in The..."
Sept. 30, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Austin Mourns Officer Jorge Pastore, Killed While on Duty
SWAT officer was killed responding to hostage situation
"...during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., said Michael Bullock, an APD night shift patrol..."
Nov. 17, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Election Results for Constitutional Amendments and County Propositions
Voters approve child care tax breaks, teacher retirement boost, gas plant subsidies, and more
"...El Paso County deserves to be able to develop parkland just like the other major counties of the state...."
Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by the News Team
Chronicle Endorsements for the November 7 Election
Looking for guidance on the ballot's constitutional amendments and county propositions? We got you.
"...be a little under $2. Proposition B – More Parkland: Yes..."
Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature
Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35
Riding on TxDOT's endless highway
"...now – or for National Register-eligible properties, or for parkland or farmland that may be rendered unusable...."
Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Austin at Large: Everything’s a Priority Now
Council lines up its asks as a boom-time budget season nears its liturgical climax
"...has taken aim at Cronk's proposed doubling of the parkland dedication fees paid by new residential development, which already..."
Aug. 12, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Breaking Down the November 2 Ballot
LISTEN: Chronicle news staff discusses the upcoming election
"...The controversial Proposition A has sucked up most of..."
Oct. 15, 2021 News Post by Kimberley Jones
Public Notice: What Have They Done to Our Park?
What's left of Waterloo can't even be called a park
"...new concrete, there was a nice tract of undeveloped parkland – one of the last in Downtown – and..."
Sept. 3, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Public Notice: Time Keeps on Slipping ...
Everything old is new again?
"...discuss dueling plans to turn the course into pure parkland, or to "divide the property evenly between golf and..."
Oct. 23, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Public Notice: Park or Golf Course?
It may be time for Hancock to get off the fence
"...the operations and the site itself (which is dedicated parkland, and thus has pretty strict limits on its use)...."
Oct. 16, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro
City Unveils Possible Plans for Old Home Depot Site
City to St. Johns: We can do it. You can help.
"...fee waivers to reduce the cost of housing construction, parkland dedication fees, and perhaps a tax increment reinvestment zone..."
July 3, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders
20 Years of Austin Studios
More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios
"...a movie shooting in the armory, JFK assassination drama Parkland. Studio manager Chris Engberg said, "We were supposed to..."
Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Council Recap: Land Code Revision Advances to Final Round
Late-night second-reading vote features familiar 7-4 split
"...a fund, in some cases, instead of providing dedicated parkland in projects between 1.66 and 6 acres in size...."
Feb. 14, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders
Council OK's Motel Purchase to Help Homeless
Also on the dais: parks, trains, trails, diapers
"...more people, both by improving access and acquiring new parkland. The Our Parks, Our Future has been in the..."
Nov. 15, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders
Richard Linklater Shooting 20-Year Stephen Sondheim Musical
Merrily We Roll Along his most ambitious project yet
"...Linklater's long-time collaborator and Texas film institution Ginger Sledge (Parkland, Miss Congeniality), along with Jason Blum of Blumhouse Pictures..."
Aug. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
7 Central Texas Destination Restaurants Worth the Trip
Travel guide-worthy dining and tucked-away spots near Austin
"..."People know desert golf, mountain golf, links golf, and parkland golf, but if you've never experienced golf in the..."
May 17, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape
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?
"...Taken together, that means a new hospital, flanked by parkland and (mostly) civic and (some) private uses, would come..."
March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Fahrenheit 11/9
Michael Moore takes on the Trump years
"...for better wages spurred uprisings in other states; the Parkland, Fla., students, who so movingly and eloquently argue for..."
Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Alex Jones' Real Week in Court
Conspiracy king tries to get two defamation cases dismissed
"...Infowars’ website in February claiming that he was the Parkland high school shooter. Their attorney Mark Bankston told their..."
Aug. 3, 2018 News Post by Martín Steinhagen
Council: Back to the Dais
Short month, long agendas
"...be Council Member Ann Kitchen's resolution to remove city parkland from consideration for a professional soccer venue, and CM..."
Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Michael King
Ann Kitchen 1, Precourt Sports Ventures Nil
Updating the score in the quest for the Columbus Crew
"...Jimmy Flannigan, and Leslie Pool) to bar any city-owned parkland from being used for private ventures. Though the organization..."
Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Headlines
"...a resolution that would block the use of public parkland for the project. Club owners issued a statement Wednesday..."
Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature
They Can Watch It Anywhere
"...allowing a private soccer franchise to use prime Austin parkland ["A Tale of Two Soccer Stadiums," News, Dec. 8]...."
Dec. 7, 2017 Postmarks
Public Notice: Back to the Present
Hitting the refresh on CodeNEXT
"...site, but another issue is that it's dedicated city parkland, which requires a city election. That creates a serious..."
Dec. 1, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Council: Park It Here
Slouching toward a summer break
"...ordinances governing major park use for special events. The Parkland Events Task Force is making recommendations to tighten up..."
June 9, 2017 News Feature by Michael King
Election Notes
Gallo goes solo on the Grove; don't be like Zim; and other election stories
"...Walker said the Grove as currently proposed lacks sufficient parkland and will "really stress the roads." "Bull Creek Road..."
Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by the News Staff
Meet the Candidates for City Council
Five incumbents fight for their seats at the dais
"...the Land, Facilities & Programs Committee; member of Land Use/Parkland Dedication working group; chair of We Love Ramsey Park..."
