Every Comment Counts to Get TxDOT to Try Harder on Plans for I-35

A look at the many roads not taken

"...As the agency plans a multibillion-dollar rebuild of the interstate dividing Austin – the 8-mile stretch between U.S. 290..."

Sept. 10, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Traffic Report

Rail rolls forward, but toll roads encounter slowing

"...record endorsing Capital Metro's proposal, ranging from the Real Estate Council of Austin and the Greater Austin Chamber of..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Complete Freedom

A profile of Bad Livers banjo player Danny Barnes

"...rock, then it was the rebellious offspring, the United States, that welcomed it like a comrade in arms. What..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

I-35 Planning Not a Two-Way Street

To some East Austin residents, the Texas Dept. of Transportation is an Orwellian evil empire-like state agency that will pave over your house if not watched closely, despite the agency's best efforts to put on a happy face.

"...Texas Dept. of Transportation is an Orwellian evil empire-like state agency that will pave over your house if not..."

Aug. 16, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Color of Justice

A drug bust in tiny Tulia, Texas opens up old racial wounds and raises questions about the veracity of the undercover cop-for-hire who orchestrated it all.

"...Laredo. It happened about halfway up the hot, dusty highway from Lubbock to Amarillo, in a Panhandle county with..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...Terry Bozzio, who played only five pieces during his 45-minute set. Because the weather on the second night of..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Life in Prison for Hemp

José Peña brought some roadside weeds home from Kansas. Cops decided it was reefer, and a Texas court sentenced him to life in prison – without the evidence. It took a decade for Peña to get back some of the pieces of his life.

"...morning, just before 8am, Peña was cruising south down I-45, a little more than two hours from home. He..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Son of the Circus

Twistin' in the Wind

"...15-city tour of Europe, another of the West Coast (45 cities), the Los Super Seven project. In fact, on..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Keeping Austin Wild

As the population swells, officials and activists look for ways to preserve open space

"...to sue the Texas Department of Transportation and other highway entities for inadequately assessing the environmental impacts of the..."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...the hottest and most label-ready unsigned acts in the state. Closer to home, there's Austin's Mirage and Houston's Ukalipthis,..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Heartworn Highways

Restored documentary brings back the founding voices of outlaw country

"...When Heartworn Highways finally received a theatrical release in 1981, it was..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Doug Freeman

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Tuesday's run-off election spelled doom for state Reps. Gabi Canales and Roberto Gutierrez (and cross-dressing candidate..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

CAMPO's 25-year plan is scheduled for approval next Monday, but few are still paying attention.

"...governed by a 21-member board of city, county, and state officials -- is required by federal law to have..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Opinion: Bring Back East Avenue – Downtown Is No Place for a 20-lane Death Machine

The case for running freeways around cities, rather than through them

"...As the state plows forward with its plans to widen I-35 through..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Column by Chris Riley

Day Trips & Beyond: October Travel Updates

A true beer cave softens the blow of pandemic cancellations

"...337 is one of the prettiest drives in the state. The two-lane blacktop winds among the hills and river..."

Oct. 1, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Endorsements

The Austin Chronicle endorses Gus Garcia for mayor of Austin and offers other endorsements on the Nov. 6 state constitutional amendments election and county bond propositions.

"...Prop. 3: SH 45 North and FM 1826 -- NO..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature

Phantom Power & Spiritual Benefits

The Return of the Bad Livers

"...breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the UniCal Union at highway 76 and I-10! That's a heck of a deal!"..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the neighborhood planning we have done and with our stated goals to increase and improve student housing, beautify Guadalupe..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

"...all "rude" or "obnoxious" (at the least) to use statements of someone's political opponents as statements of fact rather..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Column

Austin Gets Federal Funding to Cover I-35 With Public-Access Land

Council set to consider another loan this week

"...caps and stitches – land bridges – over the highway, so that people can walk and bike over it...."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...more likely to live next to busy roads and highways, are impacted the most. More Bad Road Ahead..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Press Needs to Hold Politicians Accountable

"...last week [News, Dec. 7] about retiring Round Rock state Rep. Mike Krusee describes him as "a forceful local..."

Dec. 11, 2007 Postmarks

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...diversity, and that diversity continues today." – A Juneteenth statement from the Texas GOP, showing mastery of the party's..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature

Day Trips

Boca Chica Beach might be the most unspoiled public beach on the Texas coast

"...the Texas coast. At the southern tip of the state map, this is the kind of place you only..."

May 4, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...request an environmental variance for their proposed store on Highway 620 at Rock Harbour. For more on AMD, see..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Take the A-Train

Mike Clark-Madison discusses 10 years covering light rail, and urges voters to support it.

"...is "better" -- to be honest, I think the Statesman's Kelly Daniel now wears those laurels -- but after..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postscripts

Shuttle Carnage Looms

"...being forced to navigate the most dangerous stretch of highway in the country (I-35 downtown) for eight to 12..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Column

Shorty's is Still Closed

Yes, Folks...

"...of Austin. Eastbound from Lavaca Street, you'll pass the State Capitol Building on the left, and the north end..."

June 23, 1995 News Feature by Chris Walters

Reconnect Austin: Part Two

It's a beautiful vision, but could it work?

"...the seven scenarios it examined considered turning SH 130/SH 45 into the interstate, removing the tolls on those roads,..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...toll road by the CAMPO board. Also, the SH 45 North toll road will connect to U.S. 183-A. Otherwise,..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Column

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