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"...Never Die: TxDOT has released its most detailed description of its I-35 expansion plans yet – a 7,000+-page draft..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature

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"...Votin' in the Free World: A Tarrant County woman who was sentenced..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature

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"...Council Calls Emergency Hearing: Following days of protests against police violence, and local law enforcement's response..."

June 5, 2020 News Feature

Austin Looks for Routes Out of Its Homelessness Crisis

Under pressure, the city experiments with fast and sustainable strategies

"...For more than a year, the city of Austin, its social service partners, and primary..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

"Historic" Spending on Homelessness in New City Budget

FY 2020 plan calls for maximum tax rate to beat revenue caps

"...A “historic commitment to achieving the moral imperative” of ending homelessness tops the list of..."

Aug. 5, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

City, County Clash Over Future Hotel Tax

The city’s “Palm District” vs. the county’s Expo Center

"...Commissioners Court is expected to add an item to the November 2019 election ballot to seek approval for a..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Cyrus Gray Hasn’t Been Convicted of a Crime, but He Spent Years in Jail

Now he is an advocate for the rights of the accused

"...Cyrus Gray climbed to the stage with slow, measured steps. It was Jan. 2,..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

House Delays Closure of Austin SSLC

Amendment scraps SSLC closure

"...House amendments have helped prolong the closure of the Austin State Supported Living Center, for..."

May 23, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

County Rejects City's $10 Million Offer for Palm School

The fate of the historic building at I-35 and Cesar Chavez remains in flux

"...The fate of the historic Palm School at I-35 and..."

July 16, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Unhoused Moved to "Bridge Shelter" As City HEALs Its First Encampment

20 people living outside Terrazas Library relocated

"...Nearly all of those who have been living outside of the Terrazas..."

June 17, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Taking It (For) the Streets

New impact fee plan makes its first trip to the dais

"...City Council took care of its business in relatively short..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Sound & Color: Four Visual Depictions of Austin's Musical Identity

A whole palette of music-related art happenings of late, from a new Daniel Johnston mural to Bob Dylan's depiction of the Hole in the Wall

"...The Contemporary Austin Unveils New Daniel Johnston Tribute Mural..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...In March, City Council voted unanimously to move forward on a plan..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Good Camp, Bad Camp: Council Mulls Sanctioned Sites for the Unsheltered

Helping end homelessness, or just managing public space?

"...Thousands of Austin’s poor and vulnerable live in makeshift camps around..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Report: Austin Leads State in Reproductive Freedom

But best-in-Texas ranking highlights what still needs to be done

"...A recently released national ranking that places Austin ahead of any other Texas city for its commitment to reproductive..."

Nov. 4, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Austin City Council Proclaims Oct. 26 Intersex Awareness Day

Activist Alicia Roth Weigel discusses intersex rights, says I eXYst

"...Yesterday, on October 17, 2019 – for the first time in Austin’s history –..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Alicia Roth Weigel

City Council Moves Gently on Riverside Redevelopment, Less So on Hotel Occupancy Tax

First meeting after summer break features plenty of theatrics

"...City Council gave preliminary approval on Thursday (Aug. 8) to..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

What State Police Patrolling Austin Means

Send in the troopers

"...Before Kirk Watson was elected mayor of Austin (for the third time), the prospect of Gov...."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City and Cap Metro Contemplate How to Make a "Real City” Transit System

Following the slow march toward a vote on a multibillion-dollar investment in public transit

"...The slow, steady march continues toward an expected November vote..."

Jan. 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Don Zimmerman Files Suit Against City Over Abortion Services Funding

It's unclear if the former council member remembers Roe v. Wade

"...Just a day after the City Council passed a budget that includes first-in-the-nation city..."

Sept. 12, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Staff Reports on Risks of Natural Gas Pipeline Through Edwards Aquifer

Council hears from Environmental Officer on Permian Highway Pipeline

"...On Aug. 28, the city’s Environmental Officer Christopher Herrington provided a memorandum to..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Post by Michael King

City Homeless Officer Steps Back While Abbott Doubles Down

Putting Council under more pressure to act on homeless ordinances

"...A month after Austin’s first Homeless Strategy Officer started on the job, Lori Pampilo Harris announced her..."

Oct. 10, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35

The two candidates race to the left

"...For the first time in a decade, voters in Texas' 35th..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Slickers

How the state's most influential conservative think tank works to undermine our local control

"...Two blocks from the Capitol, in a pristine auditorium on Congress Avenue, attorney/activist..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Greg Casar Called for Austin to Reach Zero Possession of Marijuana Arrests, Recent Data Shows Just That

“The sky doesn’t fall when you stop arresting people for pot”

"...In the last quarter of 2020, October 1 through December 31,..."

April 20, 2021 News Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

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

"...Fourteen months after the Land-Development-Code-rewrite-that-shall-not-be-named went down in flames, amid squabbles over parking..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Yet Another Reason to Oppose Police Violence: It's Costing Us Millions of Dollars

Money for victims, perpetrators, and alternatives all comes from the same place

"...From 2011 to 2019, the city of Austin paid $8 million in settlements..."

April 23, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Chronicle Endorsements for the May 1 City of Austin Special Election

Our picks for the eight propositions you'll see on your ballot

"...Austin no longer elects its City Council in May elections (other area cities still do,..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Capital City Men’s Chorus Celebrates 30 Years

Spring show illuminates untold stories of forgotten LGBTQ icons

"...Almost everyone knows of the Stonewall Riots, but countless figures and legacies contributed..."

May 6, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

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