Finding the Sweet Spot

For Austin's 'density bonus' development program – what's on our wish list?

"...as a community? If there's to be an inclusive public conversation on this topic, now is the moment for..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Council's Got ... Talent?

At intermission, we talk to the headliners

"...Signature act: The Public-Safety Shuffle..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Developing Stories: Counting Cars and Fears

Officials say their hands are tied at Northcross – but is that true?

"...Who sets public policy in Austin? Will our elected representatives – the..."

June 8, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...law: Don't mess with Texas elections." – Texans for Public Justice Director Craig McDonald, commenting on the TRMPAC ruling...."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Launching Pad

Abolish RRC?

"...has led candidates to suggest downsizing or eliminating the commission altogether; in 1996, all three challengers who sought to..."

Oct. 30, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Neighborhood Soup

"...as 13 community groups made pitches to the Planning Commission for the two open slots in the city's pilot..."

Aug. 1, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

New Audits Highlight Problems at Police Academy

“It comes down to the culture”

"...compilation of prior reports the city has conducted or commissioned to identify racial inequities within the police department. Both..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election

Our picks for the local, state, and national races you'll see on your ballot

"...our house is on fire. The decadent and depraved Republican regime, in D.C. and at our own Capitol, is..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Police Chief Fights Back as Council Cuts APD Budget

Chief Brian Manley remains defiant

"...out different proposals to limit disruption to the city's public safety apparatus, was prepared to fight a different battle...."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Fightin' Words in Council Run-off

Shade swings; Tovo ducks

"...Shade also called public safety her top priority, alleging Tovo has "said very..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Letters @ 3AM

On September 28, key rights guaranteed by our Constitution, plus the central tenet of the Magna Carta, were nullified by an act of Congress – specifically, the Military Commissions Act of 2006

"...No dramatic footage. No conspiracy theories. It happened in public and on the record: On Sept. 28, key rights..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Countdown, 2001

"...The Telecommunications Commission has been turning its attention to this, obviously in..."

March 14, 1997 Column

So You Want to Redistrict Austin?

The process – and what’s at stake – with redrawing our City Council districts

"...Solis didn't want to be a member of the commission that drew Austin's first single-­member Council districts. "I said,..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Lilli Hime

Austin at Large: Police and Thieves in the Street

Why do people say “ACAB”? Allow Austin’s warrior-cop lobby to demonstrate.

"...Association, its citizen buddies at the Greater Austin Crime Commission (not a real city commission), its cheerleaders at the..."

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

Did Failures at APD’s Crime Lab Lead to Sexual Assaults in Houston?

Rape case goes unprosecuted due to contaminated DNA evidence

"...because she was thrown into the backseat, and child safety locks were engaged.) Smith made contact with a driver..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

What Now for SXSW?

A year after tragedy, the city and the Festival look to a sustainable future

"...and police had begun closing the area from the public. SXSW Managing Director Roland Swenson, at Mohawk to see..."

March 13, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Road Against Hate

The Hurtado murders measure the distance Austin and Texas must travel

"...said an emotional Elizabeth Brenner, an Austin Human Rights Commission member, at the close of the commission's April 25..."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: What History Teaches

There are different ways of counting social costs

"...provided last week in Austin, when the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed fines totaling $159,600 in the..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Column by Michael King

What's Wrong With Cap Metro ... and What's Right

The transit agency is good at a few things – like digging itself into a public relations ditch

"...to a labor subcontractor's violation of Federal Railroad Administration safety rules. Rail service would finally begin about a month..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Top 10 State Stories

"...elections of gains, taking 74 House seats in November. Republicans were wondering why keeping power felt so much like..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...brazen attempt to confuse already addled voters, the city's public-safety unions issued endorsements for the May 10 City Council..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...– El Paso Rep. Paul Moreno, responding to Tyler Republican Leo Berman's complaint about "illegal aliens" spreading disease and..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...transitional house Encore House another encore, but the Planning Commission did approve amending the current conditional-use permit from 37..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature

Trash-Can Punch Crackdown

APD teams up with fire department, TABC, DPS, and the city Solid Waste Services office to ensure codes and laws are enforced during all public assemblies

"...with the Austin Fire Department, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, the Department of Public Safety, and the city Solid..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Select Committee on Anti-Tax Pandering ... er, we mean Public School Finance...."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Rick Perry order Luna's release from the Texas Youth Commission. According to a press release, Luna has been in..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Wreckless Recs?

Garza's Affordability Strategy Slides Into Uselessness

"...to the budget-building process: Right now, the others are "public safety, sustainable community," and "youth, family and neighborhood vitality."..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Where's the Fire?

Communications Bond Proposal Is No Emergency

"...First!, councilmember Daryl Slusher, and Tom "Smitty" Smith of Public Citizen -- have raised nary a peep of protest..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?

The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle

"...told us. "We shifted the way we thought about public safety last year thanks to a coalition of organizers..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

May 12 Municipal Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...tone at City Hall, and for establishing the entire public agenda for the administration. Austin has weathered a severe..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature

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