Public Notice: Hancock Golf Park, Take 3

The plot thickens, or thins, or something ...

"...what's not happening, than what is. The city Parks and Recreation Department's Golf Division has been wanting to do..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

A New Plan for Austin ISD?

School board elections tee up calls for change – and rebuilding broken trust

"...Everybody running in, and many people observing, the current Austin ISD school board..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...in Austin, it's that our transportation situation is unacceptable and unsustainable. Traffic congestion has steadily risen along with the..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Council: Cash on Hand

City's RISE and RENT funds ready to deliver relief

"...begun to distribute millions of dollars in rent relief and direct cash assistance through the second round of its..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Four Open Seats, and Many Demands for Change at AISD

School board shakeup

"...Four of the nine seats are up for election, and none of the incumbents are running for reelection. One..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Council Candidates in District 6 and 10 Diverge on Police, Housing, Land Use

Race(s) to the West

"...Austin that lies in Williamson County – contains suburban neighborhoods that are increasingly purple, it's still home to a..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Transit Proposal Arrives, Right on Time

City, Cap Metro create Project Connect partnership

"...meeting beset by tech gremlins, the Austin City Council and Capital Metro board of directors on Friday, Aug. 7,..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Full Speed Ahead

City, AISD unfazed by public criticism

"...surreal meetings Tuesday night, July 21, first city staff and then the Austin ISD board of trustees each got..."

July 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines

"...meet this week, but on Aug. 13, the Housing and Planning Committee received a first look at upcoming changes..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature

City Council Moves Gently on Riverside Redevelopment, Less So on Hotel Occupancy Tax

First meeting after summer break features plenty of theatrics

"...City Council gave preliminary approval on Thursday (Aug. 8)..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Making Better Plans

Code, even more NEXT

"...staff released a timeline this week for the much-anticipated Land Development Code Revision. Generally, it shows "code development, including..."

July 26, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Texas Anti-Choice Legislation Continues to Damage Health Care and Undermine Local Control

As GOP postures with SB 22, women’s health care pays the price

"...for her annual well-woman checkup but as an unemployed and uninsured 24-year-old, she didn't have a lot of options...."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Is a New Austin Land Development Code Done Yet?

Council: Stick a pin in that!

"...that will allow city staff to resume rewriting the Land Development Code. In asking for that guidance, City Manager..."

May 3, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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?

"...to be lovely. There was a lake, with boats, and lily ponds, and lots of trees, and of course..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City: More Affordable Housing Everywhere

Neighborhood Housing and Community Development draft goals to increase inventory for low- and moderate-income households

"...on Tuesday, Feb. 12, he led the Council Housing and Planning Com­mit­tee, which he chairs, through an update on..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: How Small Is a Small Area?

Out of the ruins of CodeNEXT and into the next round of city planning drama... CodeWHAT?

"...as we move out of the ruins of CodeNEXT and into the next round of the ongoing city planning..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Champion of Camelback?

Jonathan Coon pursues a complex project near the Pennybacker Bridge

"...arguments over the Champion tracts, northwest Austin parcels zoned, grandfathered, and rezoned over the last three decades. In February,..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Primrose Residents Face Mold, Broken A/C, and Security Issues

Seniors living in the complex are still seeking relief

"...called Primrose of Shadow Creek, advertised as a 55 and older community, raised the alarm about conditions at the..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas

'Til death do us party

"...All Gregory George wanted was some peace and quiet. In 2013, the 41-year-old former Texas General Land..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

It’s Baker Center, Not Baker Homes

What’s 25% of zero? To the Alamo Drafthouse, still zero.

"...which the deal hinges hit a snag at the Planning Commission a few weeks ago when Richard Weiss, whose..."

March 23, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Commissioner Pct. 4: Leadership in a Left-Out Area

Can Susanna Woody dethrone Margaret Gómez?

"...Advanced Micro Devices, is a former delegate for Bern­ie Sanders and has served on the Del Valle ISD Board..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT

The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle

"...Chronicle’s CodeNEXT conversation with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council Member Greg Casar, found below...."

Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

Saving Austin's Schools

Nobody gets everything they want, but AISD’s bond may give everybody something they really need

"...every campus, as well as spending on districtwide facilities and infrastructure. However, about $636 million of the $1.134 billion..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD: Propositions for a Full Board

Trustees mull bond package after Geronimo Rodriguez tabbed to succeed Paul Saldaña in District 6

"...night, June 12 – first appointing a new trustee, and then starting final discussions on the shape, size, and..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Race and Education

Fun times well after midnight with the AISD board

"...Board of Trustees received the draft Facility Mas­ter Plan, and passed it largely unchanged, on a series of bitterly..."

April 7, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: The EV/AV Club

Thinking big about planning and mobility

"...As we go to press Tuesday, the Planning and Zoning and Platting commissions are holding another joint..."

March 10, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Next Steps for Elysium Park

Affordable housing development gets first-reading approval

"...City Council meeting was mercifully brief ("Ready for Solar and Recycling Too," Feb. 6), and today's 51-Item agenda (Feb...."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: What Is the Sound of One Shoe Falling?

City releases CodeNEXT draft to mild reaction ... so far

"...On the one hand, the world is going to hell, our civil liberties..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

AISD Board Considers Futures for Underused Facilities

The district’s property portfolio has become an increasingly pressing matter

"...– trustees are contemplating how to emphasize the positives, and make those bitter pills a little easier to swallow...."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

District 10: Gallo and Alter to Run-Off

Incumbent Sheri Gallo and challenger Alison Alter will meet in a run-off election set for Dec. 13

"...Council two years ago, she was one of eight candidates vying for the D10 seat. It was a crowded..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

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