Votes Flood in for Prop 6 Water Cash

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

"...It seems Texas voters will pay for new pipes. With 2,912 (35.54%)..."

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.

"...1) SCORCHED EARTH Texas' deadly drought has softened, but not ended. According to..."

Jan. 3, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Endorsements for the November 5 Election

"...Chronicle editorial board offers the following endorsements. Find more information about the election – including polling locations, voter ID..."

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

All State Props Pass

Nine new amendments added to state constitution

"...The Texas Constitution may read more like a particularly dry epic..."

Nov. 5, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Bill of the Week: Laying Pipe Across the State

Texas spending money on infrastructure? Not impossible.

"...dream, not a hoax, not some parallel dimension. A Texas Republican is not only spending money on new infrastructure..."

Jan. 19, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Easy Wins for Nine Props

"...The Texas Constitution may read more like a particularly dry epic..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Feature by Brandon Watson

85th Texas Legislature Preview

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

"...moment captured the underlying conflict leading into the 85th Texas Legislature, it came on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan...."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

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

Room for the Unexpected

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

"...the announcement of immediate closure of the entire library for two months. Two weekends ago, thieves ripped apart all..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

"...in town now were not yet born when the Texas Department of Transportation began its journey to rebuild I-35..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines

"...A Special-Called meeting for City Council today (Feb. 5) will review land planning..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature

Budget Breakdown

"...In 2013, Sen. Kirk Watson warned that Texas' austerity budgets should not become the new normal. The..."

Feb. 6, 2015 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

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: 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..."

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

"...Austin never tire of patting ourselves on the back for the city's legendary participatory politics, most of our neighbors..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Lege Lines

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

"...legislator with a plan. On May 23, Rep. Scott Sanford, R-McKinney, decided that he was going to lead a..."

April 26, 2013 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Lessons on the Wind

Random speculations on the returns

"...much in mind, what follows are a few thoughts for your consideration...."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Column by Michael King

It's Lonely at the Polls

Early voting kicks off with a whimper

"...That's the message reinforced by the low early voter turnout numbers for the..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Capitol Chronicle

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

"...Out in the East Texas county of Milam,..."

April 6, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Not So Cool

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

"...at www.coolaustin.org. ACPP Director Ester Matthews – who's responsible for the program – will publicly present it today (Thursday)..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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

"...Austin the leading city in the nation in the effort to reduce and reverse the negative impacts of global..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...With a passel of former council members looking on, Assistant City Manager Betty Dunkerley..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Edwards Aquifer: No Limits Yet

"...The Sierra Club's request for a temporary restraining order against several Central Texas municipalities,..."

July 19, 1996 News Feature

Austin Transit Partnership Needs Your Input as Project Connect Enters Its Trade-Offs Era

Turn this train around

"...But it's a stark change in approach for the Austin Transit Partnership, which Can­nally has headed since..."

April 7, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

The Chips Are Down

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

"...on the gymnasium floor of the Northwest Recreation Center for a game earlier this month – but not the..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Proposition 1 is bad policy for Austin taxpayers and for all city employees except firefighters,..."

May 14, 2004 Column

Pecan Street Project

The Department of Energy awards 32 grants nationwide for energy research – PSP a winner

"...least that's the future portrayed in the project description for the PSP's latest funding achievement, a $10.4 million grant..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "The State of Texas has not met its burden in showing..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature

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