Bigger, Better, Smarter

San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?

"...quite unlike Austin. So why look to San Diego for ways to reweave our urban fabric? Because if you..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Pete's Principle

Ex-Chamber Head Winstead Takes Us to the Toll Road

"...to the future, and it's a toll road. The former chair of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce was..."

May 22, 1998 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...But just beyond the memory of those squalls, another form of watery overflow has washed into town its own..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Wreckless Recs?

Garza's Affordability Strategy Slides Into Uselessness

"...illustration by Doug Potter Affordability 2000. It sounds kinda cheesy, like a drive-in movie..."

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

Naked City

"...Qote of the Week "Our culture typically acknowledges people for qualities such as intelligence, physical strength, and personal bravery...."

June 29, 2007 News Feature

Borderline Bush

Bordertown Blues

"...Most of Texas' poor are clustered along the Mexican border; the most..."

May 28, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

'An Independent Person'

A Conversation With Randi Shade

"...after she announced she would stay in the race for Place 3, in the June 18 run-off with Kathie..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...a federal jury verdict exonerating an Austin police officer for pepper-spraying an anti-war demonstration meant for free speech in..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature

Off the Desk:

"...Former City Councilmember Louise Epstein's father, Jeremiah Epstein, is taking..."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Feature

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...bag of cash. The "unwelcome reception," organized by Progress Texas and joined by a coalition of advocacy groups, rallied..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: The Governor's Principles

The latest Perry eruption is a characteristically lamentable mash-up of political calculation and fiscal faux conservatism

"...it was safe to go back in the political water, up pops Rick "Land Shark" Perry. You might think,..."

April 27, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Scaling the Pyramid

City moves to reprioritize social service programs in the new year

"...Psychologist Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory states that basic physiological requirements (e.g., food and water) must..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Georgetown Smackdown

Suburbanites Wrestle Over Managed Growth, Smart Growth, and "Stupid Growth"

"...the dais. Several council members look pinched -- visibly uncomfortable, fidgeting in their chairs. The gallery is hardly full,..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Post Marks

Park and Ride

"...Proposition 2 authorizes $19,110,000 for the acquisition and initial development of two new recreation-based..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

You Don't Need Money, Just a Little Bit a Month...

1996 AISD Bond Election

"...to others. Upon setting a $369 million bond election for April 13, the AISD Board of Trustees joined ranks..."

Feb. 23, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Todd Phelps: 'Creativity and Common Sense'

"...Todd Phelps: Yes. On the forefront of that, I am managing a farm and a..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

The Long Shadow of Wal-Mart

Place 1 candidates differ on development, environment

"...1 incumbent can point to his work on a water conservation plan, moving forward the new water treatment plant,..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...Before standing-room-only crowds, a historical brokering of a regional Central..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Republicans in the Senate have said there will be funding for our schools when pigs fly. It's clear now..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...and public policy do not mix well." – Minnesota state Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson (a Democrat), after TV..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Watch

Council hears light rail report, questions legal fees on LCRA water deal and snorts at proposal to have new car displays in baggage claim area of airport.

"...The Austin City Council got its opportunity to formally weigh in on the city's still-nascent light rail project..."

Nov. 5, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Who’s in the Pilot House?

Backlash against affordable housing deal spurs mayoral response

"...city’s Pilot Knob PUD deal, initially declared “a landmark affordable housing deal” by the mayor and District 2 Council..."

Feb. 9, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Lege Lines

The 83rd session keeps rolling

"...rolling, with the House and Senate both gaveling in for the second special session at around 2pm on July..."

July 5, 2013 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Amend This!

Political commentary on the constitutional amendment process

"...Elsewhere in today's issue, the Chronicle publishes its endorsements for the state constitutional amendments to be balloted Nov. 6...."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Volunteer Efforts Take Center Stage in Winter Storm Relief

Chasing the cold away

"...in the crisis. "The city provided service by returning water and power service as soon and quickly as possible...."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...new draft code has risen out of the previous effort's ashes...."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Campaign Snapshots

City Council Districts 5 and 6

"...Ann Kitchen, an attorney and former Texas Rep. for Austin, offers her years of political..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Total Utility

The pain and politics of raising electric rates as a means of controlling our destiny

"...end in sight, Spelman, Cole, and Riley were putting forward their vision of what it would take to save..."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

This Way to the Big Top!

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

"...In 2009, the 81st Legislature of the state of Texas was nicknamed the "hurry up and wait"..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ike's Lessons

Galveston's land-use decisions exposed by storm's wrath

"...coastal geologists explain, the natural order of things is for these slightly elevated sandbars to roll over, inch by..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Tom Curtis

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