TDH: 6/7/11

Butler Park completion, F1 agreement, Willie Nelson statue on agenda

"...the Hustle “we're gonna start seeing some possible ways [single-member] districts look,” with some six and eight-district permutations possible...."

June 7, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 10 municipal elections

"...increasing oversight of the city manager's spending, pushing for single-member districts (nearly universally supported by current council candidates), and..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 10 municipal elections

"...increasing oversight of the city manager's spending, pushing for single-member districts (nearly universally supported by current council candidates), and..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The wise aftermath of Smart Growth

"...had a sufficient number of council members, elected from single-member districts. Within those districts, we could get real, real..."

Oct. 5, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Unlikely Allies

Eastsiders and Suburbanites Unite to Fight City

"...Houston's population bucket, and because Houston's mixed at-large and single-member districts city council protects minority voting strength, Houston's annexation..."

Nov. 7, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Point Austin: Can This Really Be the End?

A look forward, a look back

"...Jan. 12) about Austin's prospects for geographic City Council districts. Observing the virtually even split in support on the..."

Dec. 28, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Voter Suppression Made Easy

Hold the election when everybody votes? No way.

"...proposals that would change the calendar, perhaps move to single-member districts, and so on, it would seem to make..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Where Was Everybody?

Austin's population is going up, but its voting population is in decline.

"...of the first Charter Revision Committee, which recommended the single-member district proposal that was altered by the City Council..."

May 17, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...for a way to induce voters to approve a single-member district (SMD) amendment they had rejected four times already...."

April 12, 2002 Column

Zeroing in on Zuniga

Place 5 CandidatesTarget the Man With the Money

"...Hadden have vowed to work toward the creation of single-member districts -- a voting method that would better ensure..."

April 18, 1997 News Feature by Amy Smith

Greg Casar Enters the National Spotlight, and Brings His Grassroots Coalition With Him

New year, new rep

"...approved the new 10-1 Council (made up of 10 single-member districts and one at-large mayor) in 2012 and held..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Hall Hustle: Lee Leffingwell's Big Adventure

The new mayor promises a safe landing

"...list of priorities: "We're gonna talk about things like single-member districts again; we're gonna talk about the city attorney..."

June 26, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...gentlemen are losing power to minorities, independents, and conservatives. Single-member districts would insure election of black and Hispanic council..."

April 25, 2003 Column

Postmarks

"...Single-member districts will not preserve fair minority representation either, due..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

Postmarks

"...described below -- preference voting -- solves the problems single-member districts are supposed to solve without all the problems..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Column

The Dead Walk by Night

Marathon meeting turns City Council members into zombies

"...meeting didn't end with the debate and decisions concerning single-member districts, which concluded at the relatively civilized hour of..."

July 6, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, May 19-26

"...COMMUNITY FORUM: SINGLE-MEMBER DIS­TRICTS Discuss ways to include geographic representation in City..."

May 20, 2011 News Column

Council Candidates Get Neighborly Grilling

Candidates field questions from Austin Neighborhoods Council

"...from the same cloth; for Riley, only questions about single-member districts and transportation addressed anything beyond neighborhood association and..."

April 1, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Absence of Evidence Is Not Evidence of Absence

The e-mail daisy chain grows longer ... and longer ...

"...Bulldog's March 7 report on Curtis' plans to kill single-member districts an eighth time, by designing and balloting an..."

March 25, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Headlines

The week's biggest little news blips

"...Senate bill that would mandate Austin switch to a single-member district system, on the grounds such a law sets..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature

Happenings

Oct. 25-31

"...the feasibility of two different districting options for Austin: single-member districts or a combination of single-member and at-large council..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature

Happenings

Oct. 18-24

"...the feasibility of two different districting options for Austin: single-member districts or a combination of single-member and at-large council..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature

May 4 Election Wrap-up

"...victories (Slusher, Goodman, Dunkerley) and losses (publicly financed campaigns, single-member districts, Beverly Griffith) was a lot of newsmaker interaction...."

May 10, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

The Candidates Propose …

"...care to low-income Austinites (Health Care Initiative), and create single-member districts with a 32-member City Council and a "power..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

Council Watch

"...will outline Census 2000 data as it relates to single-member districts and other alternative voting methods...."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

In 1990, We Predicted What 2020 Would Look Like. Did We Get Anything Right?

And since we're here, why not place some bets on 2050?

"...1) Single member districts Yes! City Council switched from at-large to single-district seats..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

It's Adler Over Martinez ... Big

Adler takes the prize, Martinez concedes early

"...Wendler and recounted some of those communal accomplishments – single-member districts, revitalizing Capital Metro, fighting for working people, etc...."

Dec. 19, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

'Chronicle' Endorsement

"...Manor ISDs, as well as several MUDs and water districts. Early voting, April 28-May 6...."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature

Point Austin: One More Time

Push comes to shove for districting city government – but we might fumble it once again

"...was surveyed by phone on my opinions on geographic districts for Austin City Council members. (And you think you..."

June 29, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...Heath Delgado Acosta LLP unveiled some possible maps for single-member districts. All four maps use Mayor Lee Leffing­well's preferred..."

July 8, 2011 News Feature

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