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City Hall Gets Better at the Basic Business of Budgeting
Early indicators are good, but difficult fiscal conversations linger
"...The all-in pocketbook impact of the new budget's spending for the "typical" Austin resident..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: Neighbors Push to Limit Size of Austin Opera House Project
Traffic concerns clash with midsize venue vision at 200 Academy Dr. development
"...hopes to revive the former Austin Opera House club off South Congress. While the owners imagine a midsize destination..."

April 29, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Mobility Mutiny: The Austin Transit Partnership Board of Directors made a move for independence from Capital Metro..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...COVID-19 hotspots over the next several weeks. A list of PPE giveaway events is available at www.austintexas.gov/ppe, with additional..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks
Finally doing right by Austin's waterways
"...aura around the steps. The glow comes from dozens of camping tents, each lit from the inside, stretched and..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Bad Year for Press Freedom: Speaking of impunity, American journalist Evan Gershkovich woke up to his..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...be closed as Austin City Limits Weekend One kicks off this coming weekend. Attendees can shuttle or use public..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Entering 2021 in a "State of Emergency": Last week Austin Public Health announced Austin-Travis County..."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...on Oct. 14, but only with approval from county officials...."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...When, and How?): On Thursday (8/6), Austin ISD board of trustees will discuss pushing the first day of school..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature

Chairman of the Board
Antone's Blue Monday boss Derek O'Brien keeps the music alive and blue
"...A choice bit of little-known Austin music history: Guitarist Johnny Copeland lived here..."

April 25, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Seven Candidates Vie for the Future of District 4
Special election decides who will complete Greg Casar's term at City Hall
"...Ever since Austin's first 10-1 district council took office in 2015, the northeast District 4 has been represented..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Hall Hustle: In the Shadow of Sanders ...
Council facing less dramatic agenda this week
"...the Sanders family settlement. The city budget. The November transportation bond vote...."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Sunset Staff: Scrap TTC, Overhaul TxDoT
Legislature's Sunset Commission staff make their sweeping recommendations for state transportation agencies
"...state agency, has released its staff report on the Texas Department of Transportation, and it's a pretty serious "could..."

June 3, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

TxDoT Delays Stimulus Decisions
House Rep. Dunnam has something nice to say about state transport agency. Really.
"...Normally, the Texas Department of Transportation is held up as a "how..."

Feb. 25, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Feds Back Dunnam Against TxDOT
Agency decision to spend stimulus money could be reversed
"...remember that little spat Waco Rep. Jim Dunnam, chair of the committee overseeing Texas’ portion of the federal stimulus..."

March 4, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Spillar Responds on Carbon Footprint
More on the Strategic Mobility Plan
"...members failed to ask about the climate protection qualifications of finalist consultant teams for the city's new Strategic Mobility..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Red Line Adds Trains, Subtracts Crowding
$50 million TxDOT grant adds trains, improves Downtown station
"...run a new light rail up Red River, the Texas Department of Transportation is granting $50 million to the..."

June 27, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Grinch That Stole Oak Hill
Texas Department of Transportation releases environmental report on the agency's plans for the intersection of U.S. 290 West and Texas 71
"...environmental organizations are reacting strongly and skeptically to the Texas Department of Transportation's Dec. 21 release of a "final..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Austin City Council Reinstates Partial Camping Ban
Governor sends in TxDOT; Kitchen leads effort for more explicit rules
"...camping, Gov. Greg Abbott announced today, Oct. 18, the Texas Department of Transportation would begin clearing out areas under..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Carona Says He'll Filibuster TxDOT Sunset Bill
Senator angered by removal of local-option gas tax
"...stripped in conference committee from House Bill 300, the Texas Department of Transportation Sunset measure...."

May 31, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Scratch That: Lege Ends Lottery, Then Changes Mind
House avoids $2 billion school funding hole by saving scratch cards
"...supposed to be a prosaic procedural measure: the reauthorization of the Texas Lottery Commission. Yet, somehow, this morning the..."

April 23, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Tax Assessor Candidates Duke It Out
Who'da thunk that this race is where the all the action would be?
"...that’s how this campaign season is shaping up. One of the most entertaining political debates this reporter has ever..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

Austin Contemplates How to Make I-35 Suck Less
The past, present, and future of the man-made barrier through the heart of our town
"..."We call it 'the Main Street of Texas' for a reason," says Randy Hopmann, director of..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Gov. Perry: Special Session Begins July 1
Lege to consider sunset, TxDOT bonds, and TxDOT authority
"...Press release from the governor's office, including some strange fantasies about just how well the..."

June 25, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Best-Laid Plans
How does the patchwork of separate plans for the future of Central Texas fit together? No one knows.
"...In Central Texas, right now, there's a whole lot of planning going..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin at Large: Ain’t No Highway Wide Enough
TxDOT abandons any pretense of new thinking about I-35. It's time to stop them.
"...to bulldoze the Chronicle! You're in danger!" As part of its current "virtual public meeting" at a computer near..."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Thar She Glows: What’s Up With the Signal at Fourth and I-35?
Amid big transportation change, small tweaks make an impact
"...popping up all over Austin. Look no further than nonprofit PeopleForBikes calling it out as a “city on the..."

July 26, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

The Last Don
Bob Bullock: The Crusty Boss of Texas Politics
"...most powerful -- and most feared -- politician in Texas. His longevity, volatile temper, encyclopedic knowledge of state issues,..."

Jan. 31, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

More Money, More Options for I-35
The decades-long plan to rebuild Interstate 35 through the heart of Austin is picking up speed
"...plan to someday rebuild Interstate 35 through the heart of Austin picked up a bit of speed last week..."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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