Arms on Brazos

As it nears completion of an extended 'Great Streets' rehab project, has Austin learned any lessons?

"...residents and regulars. After more than two years of ongoing construction, Brazos Street is scheduled to reopen in September...."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin @ Large: Oversight, Out of Mind

As the city and police union move forward, what's being left behind?

"...A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to the new "meet and confer" agreement..."

March 12, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Pushing for Real Police Oversight in Contract and on the Ballot

What exactly is a G File?

"...in the Austin Police Department's computer database sit the personnel files of each of its approximately 1,800 officers. Those..."

July 15, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Notes on Kamp: Theory and Practice

Labor protections are worthless if not enforced

"...which goes into effect Dec. 1, should be a boon to millions of workers. The law, which changes the..."

May 27, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Public Notice: Government by Committee

Tonight's Town Hall: First step in a "New Way Forward"

"...Steve Adler and the new 10-1 Council. Assuming the half-million or so of us who complain regularly about transparency..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Curtain Up on Mayor’s Race

Centex Dem forum opens with ‘major’ candidates

"...Mike Martinez, Friday, June 20 at the Austin Bar Association. A lunch audience of about 100 people heard answers..."

June 22, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Developing Stories: The Mistake on the Lake

The 'Save Town Lake' lawsuit turns up a legal mystery at City Hall

"...twists and turns of fact, historical fable, and incendiary allegations related to SaveTownLake.org's lawsuit against the city, it helps..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The Hightower Lowdown

Major league baseball ticket gouging in New York, grassroots rebellion in Carmel, Ca., the oil industry's assault on the Project on Government Oversight, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce attacks new OSHA protections for workers.

"...ran for president around 1960, and many of us iconoclasts were proud to wear his campaign button declaring: I..."

Jan. 5, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

All is not lost: Grassroots activists win court battles; and the Pentagon revolving door is profitable for Bush buddies

"...THE PENTAGON'S REVOLVING DOOR..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

W.'s "clean coal" energy policy; credit-card hucksters on campus; the B-1 Boondoggle keeps flying

"...Bush's 'Clean Coal' Boondoggle Even George W. Bush acknowledges that he's not the..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The People vs. Mike Sheffield

The new APD oversight agreement is a first for Austin -- but will it do what it's supposed to do?

"...happy that the Austin Police Department will now be monitored by citizens like yourselves. It remains to be seen..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Leffingwell 'Troubled' by Sanders Report

City officials respond to KeyPoint report revelations into APD shooting

"...Continuing the story broken by our own Jordan Smith on..."

May 9, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Words on the Jesus video, the Instrumental article, the Dance Festival, and other local points of contention.

"...The Book on the Public Library..."

May 4, 2001 Column

Chartering a Course

A preview of the Charter Revisions Proposals

"...people, do ordain and establish this Charter to assure economic, environmental, and cultural prosperity throughout our community." (We skimmed..."

Feb. 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...On the Forty Acres at UT, there's a building named..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Action's in Place 3

Shade, Tovo, Nofziger race most watched and closely contested

"...Local election campaigns have been notoriously unexciting of late: Unchallenged incumbents...."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Not So Cool

Austin's 2009 Climate Protection Program update confirms progress on energy – but reflects a feeble citywide effort

"...Asked what they think of the Austin Climate Protection Program, most Austinites respond with a befuddled look. A..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

SXSW Eco 2015: The Future of Hyperloops

First full track will likely be in Africa or Asia

"...Hyperloops – the world’s first supersonic ground transport system – may be the mass transit..."

Oct. 6, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Council Watch

City and developer Gary Bradley reach agreeement on development

"...standards; Bradley will adhere to all city water quality regulations henceforth, even if water quality protection zones are upheld..."

Nov. 26, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Crime Lab Chronicles

City memo updates on troubled DNA lab's progress

"...The city and county are moving toward a resolution over what to do with the Austin Police Department's..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Council: Rosewood Moves Forward

Nondiscrimination ordinance stalls

"...City Council returned to its regular Thursday (Feb. 25) session late in the day yesterday, spending the majority of..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Naked City

"...may not agree with the results of the City's interpretation of the ordinance, it is for the City Council,..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature

West Lake Follies: Attraction and repulsion

Mayors, guns, and money ... a lot of money

"...Sewage, guns, and allegations of corruption aren't necessarily what most people expect a..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets 'Looper' For Second Wave

Stage two sees newbie Joseph Gordon-Levitt join FF veterans

"...been as much a family as a festival. The second wave of films has just been announced, with a..."

Aug. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: Smoke and Fire

Arsonists, burn bans, and heated arguments

"...In this week's News Roundup: Rangers arrest Austin's car arsonist in Iowa; Council approves a temporary ban on fire..."

Aug. 17, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

The History of an IDEA

Factchecking the AISD trustees' op-ed claims

"...trustees may be trying to put a happy face on after the PR pummeling it took over the IDEA..."

Dec. 28, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Who Owns the Ancestors?

Excavations near Victoria promise a scientific gold mine, but possible objections from Native American leaders leave the project's fate uncertain.

"...make the small coastal plains town a big spot on the scientific map. But no one knows if archeologists..."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

A New Council With New Energy Aims to Get City Hall Unstuck

Change is coming, but how much?

"...When City Council convenes for its first meeting of 2023 on Jan. 26,..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Money for Nothing

Millions of Williamson County taxpayer dollars pour into a contractor's pocket, and no one seems to know why.

"...This is a story about the practice of government in Williamson County: about the letting of government construction..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...March 15 to make appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine on Austin Public Health's webpage were kicked out of the..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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