Budget Stretch Run

City money season at full speed – and the dollars are chasing the needs

"...Budget Timeline..."

Aug. 2, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

A Back Door Ban on Abortion?

Senator would regulate clinics as surgical centers

"...To Sen. Robert Deuell, requiring abortion clinics to be ambulatory surgical centers would ensure..."

March 20, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...The morning of Sunday, Aug. 19, the presid­ent and CEO of..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Wildfire Prevention Waiting for Ignition

City of Austin's wildfire prevention efforts lag behind the threat

"...Fire is always on the mind of Bob Nicks, the nearly 30-year..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Total Utility

The pain and politics of raising electric rates as a means of controlling our destiny

"...Just after 10am on Monday, May 14, Austin City Council Member..."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Trying To Fix the World

Five-year review of APD Chief Art Acevedo

"...On the April morning of the funeral for slain Austin Police Department..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Making Women Suffer

The self-appointed defenders of life and family values are neither

"...Opponents of Planned Parenthood insist that giving the organization federal dollars..."

April 22, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Letters at 3AM: Obama, Nukes, and Us

President Barack Obama fudges the truth of his nuclear policies

"...While campaigning in the primaries in December 2007, then Sen. Barack..."

April 8, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Reefer Madness: Opiate Overdoses on the Rise

Heroin and prescription drugs claiming lives

"...There is little doubt that dying of an opiate overdose is excruciating: The drug..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Column by Jordan Smith

Welcome to Capital Metro

Whoever the new CEO turns out to be – she'll have her hands full

"...By the time you read this, the Capital Metro board of directors may have..."

June 18, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Politics Gift Guide

Let the Chronicle News staff stuff your stockings this year

"...Tales of the Really White Vigilante: Volume ThreeSchliefkevision, $15..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature

Hard Times in the Land of Plenty

Service nonprofits and their funders face the economic gale

"...It's another busy day at the Capital Area Food Bank of..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Riding to the End of the Line

Can Cap Metro weather the recession, balance its books ... and run the buses and trains on time?

"..."Charging you more while giving you less" – how's that..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors

How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin

"...Austin has an established agreement with the city of Galveston..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Is the D.A. Hiding Evidence?

Judge Baird wants some answers from an assistant district attorney

"...Did Travis County Assistant District Attorney Stephanie McFarland try to conceal..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Chips Are Down

Budget balancing picks up speed – and it's anything but fun and games

"...About 150 or so people gathered on the gymnasium floor..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Time for Party Lines

Dems condemn voter ID debate, Republicans turn it into Austin-bashing, fund-raising opportunity

"...After the Voter ID debate last night/this morning, here come..."

March 11, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Finding a Way Back Home

Who's looking out for Austin's returning veterans?

"...Whether the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan end tomorrow or continue for..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Making of an Endorsement

"...Positions..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

Can the Bands Play On?

The Live Music Task Force tunes up to protect Austin's claim to fame

"..."Live music in Austin is facing a life-or-death crisis."..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Spring Training

Seasonal snapshots of the council candidates

"...If our national hysteria over what Roger Clemens may or may not..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Outsider Art

Music on the margins

"...On the coast of Tanzania in East Africa, about 50 miles north..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Drug War Blowback

Drug-raid tactics come under increasing scrutiny

"...Autumn finally arrived in Austin shortly after midnight on Monday,..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Letters @ 3AM

At least four factors could determine the nominees and results of the next presidential election, and nobody's talking about them yet

"...This newspaper is dated Nov. 9, 2007. We will (probably) elect..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature

Local Critters Struggle Through Wet Weather

Austin, Hill Country's animals getting hammered by rains, other harsh conditions

"...First there was a record-setting drought that stretched through the winter. Then..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Left Behind

AISD moves to close Webb Middle School – and transfer the "merchandise"

"...It's third period at Webb Middle School, and seventh-grade English teacher Patrick Harboure..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature by Michael May

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "President Bush has been wrong at every..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "Jesus didn't tell us to heal the..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature

The Lewis File

Park Police personnel record casts a harsh light on small law enforcement agencies

"...On January 24, 2005, Warren Struss, director of the city's Parks..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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