Schools, Sprawl, and Citizenship

Vote begins on $520 million school bond package

"...1996, with the election itself set for Sept. 11. Austin voters will decide whether the school district should spend..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Endorsements

"...Capital Metro Proposition 1Yes..."

Oct. 20, 2000 News Feature

Postmarks

Don't Dissolve District

"...zone of the Barton Springs Aquifer. The City of Austin's rules, including the S.O.S. ordinance, apply in only about..."

May 1, 1998 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Proposition Will Shut Down Government, Not Open It UpDear Editor,..."

April 21, 2006 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...his group's plans to translate the success of Prop. 2 into a national ban on gay marriageHeadlines• Rest easy..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature

Considering the Props

The bonds explained

"...$519.5 million bond package is divided into six separate propositions, provided in typically incomprehensible ballot language. Here's some plain..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Chronicle Endorsements for the May 7 State and Local Election

Early Voting April 25-May 3 • Election Day May 7

"...Austin no longer elects its city council in May (other..."

April 22, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Final Results Are in for Travis County's November 2021 Election

Voters say no way to Prop. A and yes way to Prop. B

"...numbers below are only a portion of the total. Austin voters, including some in Williamson County (whose votes likewise..."

Nov. 2, 2021 News Post

Travis County Early Voting Results for the November 2021 Election

Police, parkland, and a smattering of amendments

"...UPDATE: See the final countywide tallies for the city propositions and the county's portion of the statewide constitutional amendments...."

Nov. 2, 2021 News Post

Chronicle Endorsements

Our endorsements on local bond packages and state constitutional amendments

"...text of these endorsements, and lots more coverage, at austinchronicle.com/elections. AISD Bonds..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Chronicle Endorsements

Our endorsements on local bond packages and state constitutional amendments

"...each of those in next week's issue. City of Austin voters won't vote on any specific races this election,..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Postmarks

Our own little Gaza Strip, and the Halloween (Gas) Mask is taken to task.

"...published an inflammatory, biased, manipulative article. "From Bethlehem to Austin" [Oct. 19] is writing stockpiled with emotional twists designed..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Column

May 11 AISD Bond Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements, With a Note From the Publisher

"...Austin Independent School District School Bonds: YES..."

May 10, 2013 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

'Chronicle' Endorsements

Nov. 4 General Election

"...to be held Nov. 4; early voting runs Oct. 20-31. As a rule, we endorse only in contested races..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature

McCracken and Maxey Trying to Trump Voters

"...I understand McCracken and Maxey's plan to inject, through Proposition 6, a measure of fairness ["A Question of Fairness,”..."

March 30, 2006 Postmarks

Election Breakdown

The not-so-shocking election story, in numbers

"...might want to sit down for this shocker: Central Austin is really, really liberal. Beyond that, while the Nov...."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Endorsements

Austin ISD bond election

"...First, a central principle we can all agree on: Austin public schools need our support. The proposed facilities-and-infrastructure bond..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature

Political Action Committee Proclaims Support for Convention Center

PHAM says expansion means millions in community benefits

"...homeless services, artists, and musicians declared their opposition to Proposition B, which would block any expansion...."

Aug. 8, 2019 News Post by Michael King

The Making of an Endorsement

"...I've decided that I am against Prop. 2, because it restricts the city's ability to incentivize exactly..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...mishmash of "reforms" is that the elected representatives of Austin, their staffs, and the higher administrators of the city..."

April 7, 2006 Column

The General Obligation Bond Package

"...thousands CBAC Recommendation Council Changes Cash Funded Election Ballot Proposition 1: Public Works & Transportation Americans w/ Disabilities Act..."

Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature

Page Two

Gus Garcia is not simply the best choice for mayor on this slate but the best choice for mayor, regardless; Austin needs roads, but the road propositions that go before the electorate Tuesday are bad politics; the war in Afghanistan is a terrible misstep that played into the terrorists' hands and will have devastating consequences for our community; the Chronicle co-sponsored "Eat Drink Watch Movies" series starts Thursday.

"...to pick the next mayor and vote on bond propositions and on state constitutional amendments. The turnout is expected..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Land Mine

public access debate surrounds preservation issue

"...Though the transformation of Austin into a jam-packed, regional city continues, there are still..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Nobody Wants to Stop Voters From Approving Prop A

Pro-legalization and pro-freedom folks see eye to eye on the May 7 ballot

"...Austin voters on May 7 are being asked to approve..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Meaner Streets?

Proposition B: The high-dollar pushback on Austin's homeless policies

"...In June 2019, after many years of pressure from justice advocates, Austin's..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Where the Money Goes

Uber & Lyft spending freely on Prop. 1 campaign

"...his role as chair of the campaign to pass Proposition 1 on May 7. He’s hardly the only one:..."

April 15, 2016 News Post by Michael King

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 11 AISD Bond Election

"...Austin Independent School District School Bonds: YES..."

April 26, 2013 News Feature

Beside the Point

City Council takes up arms and definitions over the charter amendments

"...Proposition X: Shall the mayor pro tem sink his already..."

March 10, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

With God on Their Side: The KKK Stops By

Lawsuit filed after city separates Klan from counterprotesters and excludes certain media

"...for the "white Christian values" they see embodied in Proposition 2. Unsurprisingly, the Klansmen were outnumbered by the thousands:..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Diana Welch

Saving HeteroTexas: God and the GOP

God – or rather, those who claim to speak in his name – works in mysterious ways this election season

"...rules as Tom DeLay and company did in the 2002 election cycle...."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

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