A Lively Crowd Seeks the Open House District 51 Seat

The Southeast Seven

"...front-runner in the seven-candidate Democratic primary for Texas House District 51. It's a race without an incumbent, as state..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin City Council Prepped to Tackle Palm District, Micro-Mobility, and More

A preview of the May 23 Council meeting

"...Downtown – Convention Center expansion, Palm School, Waller Creek, Rainey Street, a tourism-based public improvement district to fund social..."

May 22, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...surrounding southeast quarter of Downtown, now dubbed the "Palm District." In its grand – although still very tentative –..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Council Recap: Hey, Remember That Thing We Asked You to Do?

City Council revisits resilience hubs and Rainey Street density

"...Downtown apartments reaching ever closer to the sky on Rainey Street, and resilience hubs in Austin's neighborhoods to give..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City, County Clash Over Future Hotel Tax

The city’s “Palm District” vs. the county’s Expo Center

"...to raise its HOT rate, citywide, by 2% to fund an expansion of the Neal Kocurek Memorial Austin Convention..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Downtown Austin Plan

The city unveils its Downtown Plan in progress

"...A fundamental challenge will be to overcome the default cynicism with..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Waller Creek Comes to Life

Conservancy seeks radical makeover east of Downtown

"...light. Cords of blue electroluminescent wire inside the Seventh Street tunnel marked the height of the 100-year floodline. Columns..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Rainey Are You Okay? After two fatal drownings in Lady..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature

The Latest in Density Bonuses: New Teeth

"...requirements" that ask developers to participate in the "Great Streets" program and meet a certain standard of green building..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Adler, Council Prepare for Abbott's Siege on Homelessness

Texas gov. continues to hammer city leadership on its response to homelessness through misinformation and fearmongering

"...City Council don't do more to "clean up the streets" in Austin, Abbott has posted three tweets pressing the..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Leans in Hard to Change TxDOT’s Mind on I-35

The road not taken

"...anticipated for the last several decades, only awaiting the funds to make it happen, without real attention to how..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Testy Council Continues to Consider Homelessness

The dais agrees: Ordinances need to be revised, but they disagree on how to do so

"...on some high-traffic roadways (parts of Guadalupe and 24th Street near the UT campus; on Congress, both Downtown and..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin City Council Reinstates Partial Camping Ban

Governor sends in TxDOT; Kitchen leads effort for more explicit rules

"...ordinance was postponed, along with the item on the Rainey Street District fund, because Tovo was not feeling well.)..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Moves on Convention Center Plans

The 24-page resolution brings together many of the moving parts from last summer’s “Downtown Puzzle”

"...Convention Center, a preserved Palm School, and a safer Rainey Street may all result from City Council's vote last..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council OK's Motel Purchase to Help Homeless

Also on the dais: parks, trains, trails, diapers

"...ECHO executive director Matt Mollica has experience running similar..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

What’s on the Agenda for Tomorrow's City Council Meeting

A new shelter strategy, Cap Metro’s Red Line expansion, and more

"...center for people exiting homelessness; the creation of a Rainey Street Special District fund; adoption of a new long-range..."

Nov. 13, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin City Council Shows Surprising Interest in Upzoning

Mayor throws a curveball in advance of Monday's new Land Development Code revision report

"...City Council unanimously approved $8 million for the purchase..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Developing Stories: Private Projects, Public Benefits

Could developers become Austin's new benefactors?

"...the park system without the benefit of parkland dedication funds for enhancements."..."

April 6, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Why Venues Are Struggling to Stay Open in the Live Music Capital of the World

As Hot Summer Nights descends, Austin’s live music epicenter campaigns for city support

"...especially during Hot Summer Nights, the Red River Cultural District’s annual high-temp music festival. Dropping cover charges to organize..."

July 12, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Council Has Much Business to Attend to Before Its Break

A 125-item agenda stands between Council and a summer break

"...executives to create a process for "planning at a district level" in time to fund it during budget negotiations..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...slapped a class-action lawsuit on the city and school district for their strong-arm response in prosecuting students for allegedly..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...updated guidelines for the South Shore Central area (a subdistrict of the Waterfront Overlay District, within which the shoreline..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the Department of Justice. In a letter to U.S. District Attorney Johnny Sutton, Futrell and Knee said that "an..."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

25 Bars That Define Austin

Dives, lounges, and saloons that are raising the bar

"...are a little bit of everything, hosting lazy Sunday Fundays, college bacchanals, and professional happy hours with equal ease...."

July 21, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Austin Contemplates How to Make I-35 Suck Less

The past, present, and future of the man-made barrier through the heart of our town

"..."We call it 'the Main Street of Texas' for a reason," says Randy Hopmann, director..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: The Fall Season

Will the City Council schedule bring breakout hits or fabulous flops?

"...budget – with more than $10 million in General Fund spending cuts, yet – was adopted without breaking much..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Watch

The Gotham Cometh: Town Lake Condo Clears First Hurdle; Council Moves On to Water

"...a 120-plus foot Town Lake condo project in the Rainey Street neighborhood that the council approved earlier this year..."

Oct. 8, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council: The Public Weighs In

Budget priorities continue to be debated

"...of the postponed consideration allowing use of the 64 Rainey Street tract as a construction staging area, in return..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

County Rejects City's $10 Million Offer for Palm School

The fate of the historic building at I-35 and Cesar Chavez remains in flux

"...value through a sale or ground lease to help fund mental health services; in 2019, the court approved a..."

July 16, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Developing Stories: May's Plan-a-Thon

Public meetings on Downtown plans produce mixed – or uncertain – results

"...Downtown and a host of other benefits can be funded by a fat bankroll of developer contributions. After a..."

May 29, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

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