Bill of the Week: Laying Pipe Across the State

Texas spending money on infrastructure? Not impossible.

"...on new infrastructure investment, but he's suggesting that the state use the Rainy Day Fund to pay for it...."

Jan. 19, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

All State Props Pass

Nine new amendments added to state constitution

"...than a working governing document, but that didn't stop state voters today from adding nine more amendments to the..."

Nov. 5, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Votes Flood in for Prop 6 Water Cash

$2 billion and a new water infrastructure bank get voter approval

"...pay for new pipes. With 2,912 (35.54%) of the state's 8,193 precincts reporting, the plan to establish a new..."

Nov. 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 State Stories

Obamacare provoked, a star was born, and the Tea Party kept on steeping.

"...to the National Drought Mitigation Center, 44% of the state is under drought conditions, down from 81% a year..."

Jan. 3, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Water Fall

Between Austin Water's conservation goals and its execution ... lies a shadow

"...know him would surely guess – working on his water report: a critical analysis, characteristically unsparing in detail, of..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Austin's Water Prospectors

New city rules have slowed the demand, but urban wells remain a hot commodity in wealthy neighborhoods

"...There's a price to pay for watering lawns and filling swimming pools, but hundreds of Austin..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Other Prop. 1

State prop. gets overshadowed by electoral hot topics

"...new rail system, also on the ballot will be State Proposition 1, which could put $1.5 bil­lion a year into..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Prop. 6: Rainy Day Flows Downhill

State Water Implementation Fund wins in landslide

"...3-1 to spend $2 billion from the Rainy Day Fund on large-scale water construction, repair, and conservation projects around..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Prop. 6: Strange Bedfellows on Both Sides

Boondoggle or necessary step? Odd alliances form on both sides of state water proposal.

"...For decades, Texans have bemoaned leaking pipes across the state and a lack of coherent thinking about water planning...."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: A Sense of History

By the way, there's an election, and it's your choice

"...Precinct 135, it's not a scintillating list: the nine state constitutional amendments (only a couple of which actually possess..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Lege Lines

Texas Lottery, Rainy Day Fund, water, education, payday lenders, and more

"...no lottery means that the estimated $2 billion the state's gambling venture raises for public schools every biennium also..."

April 26, 2013 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Endorsements for the November 5 Election

"...on the ballot – at the Chronicle's Elections hub. State Constitutional Amendments (Propositions 1-10)..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Point Austin: Lessons on the Wind

Random speculations on the returns

"...benefit of investments that might not be instantly gratifying. Water Wise..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Column by Michael King

It's Lonely at the Polls

Early voting kicks off with a whimper

"...constitutional amendment – a $2 billion transfer from the state's Rainy Day Fund into a new loan system called..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Easy Wins for Nine Props

"...than a working governing document, but that didn't stop state voters from adding nine more amendments on election day...."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Feature by Brandon Watson

Headlines

"...by 30%. Despite a dismissal by the secretary of state, Pressley is claiming sufficient "discrepancies" to void the results,..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature

Budget Breakdown

"...their baseline budgets, and both depend on General Revenue funds to pay for it. In fact, General Revenue fills..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...that was happening, House Speaker Joe Straus released a statement detailing the findings of the Texas House Select Committee..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Not So Cool

Austin's 2009 Climate Protection Program update confirms progress on energy – but reflects a feeble citywide effort

"...used by 26,100 U.S. homes each year," the report states (see "Measuring the Footprint"). The great majority, some 94%,..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Wreckless Recs?

Garza's Affordability Strategy Slides Into Uselessness

"...reading, because most everything that follows -- the entire implementation structure, as well as the schedule of departments to..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Crash-Scene Budget

The budget balances, and stitching is transparent

"...board off his back – although somewhat surprisingly, Sunday's Statesman nodded in favor of the proposed rate. True to..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Two Years Gone – How Many Left to Save the Planet?

This Earth Day, urgent evidence of global warming should kick the Austin Climate Protection Plan into higher gear

"...than 2,500 leading environmental experts agreed [yesterday on] a statement that called on governments to act before the planet..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Local Politics of Climate Protection

Q&A with Will Wynn on his efforts to fight global warming

"...recently about his experiences, satisfactions, and frustrations with the implementation of the plan to date and what he anticipates..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Downtown Austin Plan

The city unveils its Downtown Plan in progress

"...Downtown Austin Plan, once completed, will include a council-approved implementation plan, to be enforced by city code. This commitment..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Room for the Unexpected

With the budget season not yet in full swing, there's still time for hope

"...the library closed for two months, until new library funding could be freed up in the city's budget. But..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...will present their respective proposals to the RMMA Plan Implementation Advisory Commission. The presentation is open to the public,..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Edwards Aquifer: No Limits Yet

"...the severe drought conditions, the possibility of a declining water level in the aquifer, and the lack of sufficient..."

July 19, 1996 News Feature

The Chips Are Down

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

"...city staff – items were ranked by ease of implementation; for instance, police proposals to cut unneeded debt service..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...actually cost AISD $600,000 the first year of full implementation. The job now before the trustees is to determine..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature

Capitol Chronicle

The grandfathered pollution exemption celebrates its 30th birthday, and the Lege takes another look at cleaning up the air

"...of the Texas Clean Air Act of 1971, the state's "grandfathered" industrial facilities (about 1,000 of the state's 2,500..."

April 6, 2001 News Column by Michael King

1   2     NEXT ›    2 »