Point Austin: Is There a Lawyer in the House?

Legal opinions abound in the lead-up to November's elections

"...city's Hotel Occupancy Tax revenues to prioritize "Aus­tin's Cultural Tourism Indus­try" (i.e., not the Convention Cen­ter). The action (accomplished..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Beside the Point

Is big-home sprawl just the facts of life?

"...couple of weeks to gut and remodel Austin's zaniest ordinance. Will they be able to pull it off? (Repeat)..."

March 3, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Page Two

A decade after SOS, we need to develop a realistic vision and useful political tools to address future development in the Barton Springs watershed.

"...Barton Springs and the watershed have been ill-served by all. Developers,..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...her environmental roots as the executive director of the Save Our Springs Alliance. After leaving her battle-weary city council..."

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature

True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas

'Til death do us party

"...Staci bought a 10.8-acre plot just outside of Dripping Springs, in a development protected by residential-only deed restrictions. Their..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Council Notes: All About AE?

This week, the Council takes on urban density, grandfathering, and parking

"...sparks, as it concerns the city's project duration/pro­ject dormancy ordinance. The state attorney general recently opined that the city's..."

March 22, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Top 10 Environmental Stories

Save Our Springs' anniversary, Al Armendariz's move, and the bag ban

"...the 20th anniversary of voters' overwhelming approval of an ordinance limiting development over the Barton Springs segment of the..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...to mention sorting these based on federal privacy laws). Your pal would laugh hysterically because that would be the..."

April 21, 2006 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Worlders will live, and what they'll do, are of course closely guarded secrets. Presumably, the affordability of those "cool..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...At press time Wednesday, attorneys for the Save Our Springs Alliance, Stratus Properties, and the city of..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In your "Council Contest Primer" section [April 12] you wrote the..."

April 26, 2002 Column

There's Something About Mary

Mary arnold gets down to brass tacks on bradley deal

"...Arnold knows things. Currently the vice chair of the Save Our Springs Alliance (SOSA) board of directors, Arnold has..."

March 10, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

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

"...to address Downtown problems like homelessness through a proposed Tourism Public Improvement District (PID) that's been agreed to in..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Ending the Water War

What if enviros and the city partnered on water conservation?

"...landscaping, irrigation systems, lawn maintenance, and Austin's outdoor watering ordinance. (The latter are now out-of-date, as tougher drought-induced restrictions..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...continue to increase in occurrence and as topics of our presentations to teens and youth. Given the photo display..."

July 1, 2005 Column

Bee Cave Brouhaha

Civic unrest erupts in the southwest Travis County village

"...board of aldermen turned to developer Chris Milam to save the village from the world's largest retailer, first with..."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Breaking stories from Austin and beyond

"...inside view on the chaos in the "Coalition," see our Web extra: "Fables of the Reconstruction."..."

April 23, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Saving Austin Now -- and Tomorrow

A skeptical analysis of the pending Stratus deal

"...Whether the Save Our Springs Alliance leader can win the Stratus battle..."

July 12, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Golden Opportunity

SB1704's Repeal Gives Austin a Turn at the Helm

"...There was something half-hearted in the revelry at the Save Our Springs (S.O.S.) party at La Zona Rosa on..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Feature by John Spong

Council: Walking With the Dead

City Council repeals project duration, holds its breath

"...surprises. The third reading of the revised Downtown parking ordinance is pending – it's on the consent agenda unless..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week"We agree that the bankruptcy court did not clearly err in finding that [Gary] Bradley..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature

The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap

Future of Hill Country waits on Authority's decisions on water plan

"...might make good and godly decisions that will bless our customers and this organization, LCRA."..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Hays County environmentalists and other area residents applaud a recent LCRA decision to delay building a water pipeline to Dripping Springs until an Environmental Impact Statement can be completed.

"...recent decision to put a water pipeline to Dripping Springs on hold, but they wonder how the move will..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Men Who Would be Mayor

Scrambling for Money, Consensus, & Power

"...smart enough to have figured out that we've outgrown our infrastructural britches. The tax revenue brought by the influx..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Off the Desk:

"...mail to cereal boxes to more plastic stuff into our recycling bins......"

Sept. 13, 1996 News Feature

Hays Project Threatens Aquifer, Pressures Small Town

Wading through MUD-dy waters

"...would more than double the impervious cover allowed by Save Our Springs ordinance standards (35% as opposed to 15%),..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Neighbors and Green Advocates Slow TxDOT’s Roll

“Parkway” no more?

"...Austin's elected leaders on the City Council and Commissioners Court, along with environmental groups like Barton Springs Conservancy, Clean..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Preserving a 'Special Kind of Place'

Scott Swearingen on the ‘environmental city’

"...and the Meaning of Austin. Below are excerpts from our conversation...."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the district hopes to instill "touchstone character skills": caring, courage, fairness, honesty, integrity, etc., etc. No word if the..."

April 1, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Rise of McMansions

Those large-scale "starter castles" on postage-stamp plots of land bring two of the Austin City Council's most cherished ideals into direct conflict.

"...overstuffed houses at its Feb. 16 meeting. That interim ordinance is expected to hold until early May, when an..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

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