Naked City

Enable the Disabled -- or Else

"...Last Thursday, the Texas Civil Rights Project and the statewide disability rights group..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Dominic Luxford

Take the A-Train

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

"...cities who now have successful rail systems saw their projects get shellacked at the polls more than once. Unlike..."

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

All-Star Team

"...When the Texas Legislature convenes its 76th regular session this Jan. 12,..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Postscripts

"...UT's English department and is a native of Mercedes, Texas. He has been at UT since 1981, and served..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Books Column

Public Notice

"...to Eighner. Contributions may also be mailed to The Texas Observer, 307 W. Seventh, Austin TX 78701; make checks..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

Edwards Aquifer: No Limits Yet

"...request for a temporary restraining order against several Central Texas municipalities, businesses, and even the U.S. Defense Department, to..."

July 19, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...a chance to foster sensible development: The Community Vision Project -- a partnership of the City of Austin, Capitol..."

June 21, 1996 News Feature

Happy Trails on the Horizon?

AMTC's Vision Quest

"...that came together in 1993 to form a trail advocacy group. At the time, a new federal law had..."

July 28, 1995 News Feature

Council Recap: Undoing Austin’s White Supremacist Legacy

A Juneteenth holiday, renamings, alcohol rules among changes

"...Union general Gordon Granger came to Galveston to tell Texas slaves that they had been freed – technically, two..."

July 31, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: Goodbye Prop B, Hello HOT Monies

Following the defeat of Proposition B, Austin music advocates brainstorm applications of the first city funding for commercial music

"...Buchta is already canvasing members of new nonprofit Austin Texas Musicians, formed with Reynoso. Through the end of this..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

C.A. + D.A. = C.D.A.?

County may send attorney merger to Lege

"...for decades, in part because it's common elsewhere in Texas – used in 49 counties, including Bexar, Dallas, Hidalgo,..."

Nov. 9, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

A Two-Horse Race for Mayor

Can Laura Morrison hope to edge out Steve Adler?

"...Central to that debate is the seemingly endless city project that is CodeNEXT, the years-long revision of Austin's land..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Paid Sick Leave: A Reproductive Justice Issue

It's not just about workers' rights

"...Austin Chamber of Commerce, Austin Indepen­dent Business Alliance, and Texas Res­tau­rant Association are opposing it, claiming a mandatory rule..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Headlines

"...by uniting, funding, and mentoring selected teams focused on advocacy, efficiency, and financing to somehow keep Austin both weird..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Feature

We Can't Make It Here Anymore

As the city's Economic Development Department readies its recommendations to City Council on Mayor Adler's Austin Music & Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution, is it already too late for local artists in terms of local affordability?

"...an outlying boundary than the welcoming threshold to the Texas state capital...."

May 27, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Gay Place

The last traces of SXSW have been packed up and swept away, but we're not calling it quits.

"...Circus themes, egg hunts, and Candyland-loving performances. Benefiting Equality Texas, and VIPers drink free! Sun., March 27, 2pm. Cheer..."

March 25, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

We Are the World

Recapping this year's Austin Music Awards.

"...Southwest: fiddle phenom and local scion Warren Hood, Octopus Project theremin temptress Yvonne Lambert, KUTX on-air favorite Jay "Silver..."

March 21, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Gay Place: Perf/Art Faggotry

A strangely wonderful confluence of performance art and artists (including drag queens), G-Spot exploration, and hanky codes invade Austin this week

"...for this free luncheon to benefit the Women Rising Project. Thu., April 18, 11:30am. Hyatt Regency, 208 Barton Springs..."

April 19, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Going on an Adventure With Banff World Tour

Adrenaline junkies, artists, and film fans unite for a great cause

"...The eighth Texas edition benefited Texas Parks and Wildlife and was brought..."

April 16, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Meet the AISD Bonds

A thumbnail introduction to the $890 million bond package on the May 11 ballot

"...persistent underfunding of public education by the state of Texas – the Austin Independent School District's "needs list," accumulated..."

April 12, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

AE Rate Hike Opponents Say 'Do It Over'

Opponents say Austin Energy's proposal is 'upside-down and backwards'

"...17 years – representatives from environmental, consumer, and low-income advocacy groups issued sharp responses to Austin Energy's proposed package,..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Daily Hustle: 8/3/10

Sparks rains on City Council

"...vote. No specific mention of the Lady Bird Boardwalk project...."

Aug. 3, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Headlines

"...a "form-based code" pilot zoning program for Airport Boulevard, project prioritization for the city's Strategic Mobil­ity Plan (which could..."

April 30, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines

"...bailing out of the controversial Sixth + Lamar retail project -- a victory of sorts for local indie-biz icons..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Dancing About Architecture

Mars Music store goes the way of Halley's Comet.

"...Montgomery from any future recording obligations to Antone's/TMG Records. Texas Music Group regrets that Montgomery has chosen to use..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Weak at the Knee?

Chief Stan Knee's tenure at the APD has had many external successes, and several internal failures.

"...Toby Futrell. She has been impressed by Knee's strong advocacy for the department on budget issues as well as..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

The union's due, the boys in blue, The Sopranos' view, and Miracle Mike takes it on the, um, chin.

"...of working people in our ultimate right-to-work state of Texas. For those who have worked with him in numerous..."

April 13, 2001 Column

Public Notice

"...Locally, the Asian-American Alliance, the Texas Asian Chamber of Commerce, and the Asian Festival Association..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Not Your Same Old News

Politico Taps Into Latino Affairs With Critical Eye

"...Chronicle and formerly wrote a weekly column for The Texas Triangle. "One of them was just to focus on..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

Art Transplant

The Move Toward a Cultural Center in Downtown

"...tops, dude hats, and flowered shirts thumping out a Texas blues shuffle. It seemed at first that the superior..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

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