Closing Schools, Shrinking Enrollment Make for Tense Times at AISD

Sour apples at AISD

"...typically minorities, English Language Learners and/or receives special education services" was an "attack" on the popular programs. She said..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...for Shoal and Waller creeks, they'll need to be shared with the entire city and not just viewed as..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Thoughts on Growth

"...we will have to endure to install adequate new services, will be significant. We taxpayers will certainly also be..."

Nov. 28, 2018 Postmarks

Bald-Faced Lie

"...their request, we met, talked about the "work"; I shared the reality of the work and provided general guidance..."

Oct. 22, 2018 Postmarks

Headlines

"...provides continuous emergency shelter, case management, counseling, and educational services for both single women and mothers...."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature

Police Oversight: Starting From Scratch

Farah Muscadin’s work in progress

"...on a four-year term. That's a byproduct of a shared comfort in negotiations, but also a sign of the..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

A New Jail for Travis County?

County moves forward with new women's building despite vote to delay and community outcry

"...It's all about having access to treatment, mental health services, employment, housing. Crime is a symptom of the problem;..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Crime Lab Chronicles

City memo updates on troubled DNA lab's progress

"...case review process, examination of lab practices, and the shared plan to move forward. The University of North Texas'..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Dark Money v. Precourt?

Fighting a "billion-dollar giveaway"

"...up $25,792 in "unpaid incurred obligations." Basically, they contracted services such as video production ($2,000), an advertising plan ($15,450),..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Soccer in Austin? Three Interests Now Vying for McKalla Place

Welcome to the group stage

"...supporting the move, and Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo shared her optimism for the deal, though she raised concerns..."

June 15, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Roaming the Corridors

"...miles of pavement rehab and 10 miles of new shared-use paths to facilitate off-street biking and walking. The city..."

June 8, 2018 News Feature

Austin Dines Out for Life and ASA

Everyone loves to eat out right?

"...Sure, Dining Out for Life, a fundraiser of AIDS Services of Austin, is not a new idea or new..."

April 20, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Deep Divisions in Texas' Powerful Anti-Choice Movement

Battle reflects Lege’s growing extremism

"...that limits or ends abortion, but even with that shared anti-choice goal in a deeply red state, they've found..."

April 6, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Eckhardt: The State of the County Is ...

Thursday address slams Lege, props up local entities

"...a partnership with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, pretrial services and Integral Care – the Local Mental Health and..."

Feb. 12, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

Your Plan for Pools

First, let's all chip in $124 million

"...willing to pay higher fees in exchange for more services. (Either way, Council would get the final say in..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The End of the Free and Open Internet?

Austin's creative class worries what the FCC net neutrality ruling means for life online

"...it could mean for independent filmmakers who rely on services like VOD for distribution. He said, "Most ISPs produce..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Board to CodeNEXT: Remember Us

School board passes resolution recommending consideration of AISD students

"...support the district's goal of promoting what AISD Planning Services Manager Melissa Laursen describes as "diverse, inclusive schools and..."

Dec. 1, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

A Nightmare for DREAMers

Ending DACA affects an estimated 124,000 Texans

"...the U.S. is one of many stories DREAMers have shared to highlight the struggles and sacrifice made to escape..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council Members Shine New Light on Fire Department

CMs Alter and Flannigan stoke the flames of AFD negotiations

"...Their shared concern set into motion a special audit of the..."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Lege Lines: A Second Shot at Tackling Maternal Mortality

After years spent gutting women’s health care, are lawmakers doing enough?

"...beat right out of me," an emotional Thierry recently shared with her House colleagues for the first time. "I..."

Aug. 11, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

AFD: Woolverton on Leave, Merger Fallout Stays Hot

Aaron Woolverton on admin. leave after AFA files complaint

"...as the unfair treatment of Andrew Garcia, an Emergency Services District 4 firefighter and local union president who claims..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council: Budgeting for a Return

Council catches last breaths before summer break comes to an end

"...of the mobility bond: nearly $9.5 million on engineering services with three firms, and $350,000 for a shared use..."

July 28, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Bill of the Week: Combating Postpartum Depression

Between 2011 and 2012, nearly 200 Texas mothers died within a year of giving birth

"...Farrar's HB 2604 requires the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to create a five-year strategic plan to bolster..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

No Sanctuary

Adler, mayors, receive “no clarification” from Homeland Security

"...material criminals”) and the mayors told Kelly that they shared a central interest in and obligation to public safety...."

March 30, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: The EV/AV Club

Thinking big about planning and mobility

"...the broader population migrate from private vehicle ownership to shared electric automated vehicles."..."

March 10, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin Transportation Guide

How to get around Austin, with or without your own wheels

"...For charters and limousine services, visit the airport's website...."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post by Katie Walsh

Council Proposes “Austin Affordability Action Plan”

Looking for ways to balance the budget

"...or utility fees) is a good idea – not shared by the Council majority. Tovo and Garza explicitly withheld..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Playback: Mosaic Sound Collective Comes Into Focus

Mosaic Sound Collective's music hub and ancient atmospheric Adam Torres point to the future

"...musicians can earn membership through volunteering, then reap discounted services...."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...press secretary Tom Vinger said Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services was called the night of Nov. 13 and offered..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Can a Working Musician Find a Decent Job in This Town?

Musicians looking to subsidize their poverty-level passion already have one strike against them

"..."As time went on, I'd offer web design services to friends and made extra money," he says. "I..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

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