Round One of I-35 “Caps” Fight Ends in a Draw

City to fund columns that could support highway parks

"...round in the City Hall fight over the future of I-35 has ended, and it was an ugly one...."

May 30, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Eyes $400 Million “Caps” to Build Parks Over the New I-35

Some Council members think they’ve found funding for it

"...more bad news about proposed plans to “cap” portions of I-35 in Central Austin ahead of a vote on..."

May 16, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Pivotal Vote on Future of I-35 Approaches

Council must decide in May to cap or not to cap

"...With a gloomy financial forecast top of mind, City Council is preparing to take one of..."

May 2, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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"...by FY 2030. Property tax caps imposed by the Texas Legislature are mostly to blame, city officials said, but..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature

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"...McConaughey and his pal Woody Harrelson told a group of senators this week they should support SB 22, which..."

April 4, 2025 News Feature

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"...Brand-New Flower in Texas: The top news this week concerns the “wooly devil.”..."

March 7, 2025 News Feature

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Where is the resistance? Here.

"...really running our country. But, as Atlantic writer and professor emeritus of national security affairs Tom Nichols put it..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...There are plenty of reasons to love Austin and the enormous, unique state..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

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"...America’s Existential Crisis of the Week: As of February 1, Elon Musk has..."

Feb. 7, 2025 News Feature

City Council Gets Its Head in the Game

With only one first-term Trump-era vet and several rookies, Council squares up

"...it’s like to lead the city under the presidency of Donald Trump. None can say they’ve governed under a..."

Jan. 31, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Opinion: Transforming Boggy Creek – Sustainable Light Rail for a Greener, Safer Austin

What if we transformed flood-prone land into a light rail corridor?

"...Last year, I grabbed a coffee from Stargazer on Springdale Road and took a little..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Column by Philip Romike

City Council Has More Time to Decide on Funding for I-35 “Caps”

TxDOT moves deadline to decide on the $900 million cost

"...billion dollars for infrastructure projects that would improve the Texas Department of Transportation’s plan to expand I-35 through Central..."

Jan. 3, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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"...U.S. ambassador to Italy? Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta, owner of the Houston Rockets and Landry’s restaurant group and a..."

Dec. 27, 2024 News Feature

Increase in Cost of I-35 “Caps” Means Less Money for Other City Projects

New estimates show cost of caps increased by 61%

"...Transportation officials and local elected leaders have pitched building “caps”..."

Dec. 6, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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"...vowing to re-create Alex Jones’ Infowars as a parody of itself, beginning in January. The satirical publication won the..."

Nov. 22, 2024 News Feature

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"...new developments. As we went to press, a group of police oversight advocates had taken eleventh-hour legal action in..."

Oct. 25, 2024 News Feature

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"...with Allred calling Cruz possibly the most extreme senator of the last 30 years. The challenger hammered Cruz’s support..."

Oct. 18, 2024 News Feature

Endorsements for the November 2024 General Election

Mayor, City Council, propositions, and more endorsements from our editorial board

"...Board provides the following endorsements to Democrats in advance of early voting (Monday, October 21, through Friday, November 1)..."

Oct. 18, 2024 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

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"...U.S. urged Israel to limit its response, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying that the U.S. and others..."

Oct. 4, 2024 News Feature

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"...rules violate First Amendment rights by silencing those outside of Austin, KUT reports...."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Historic hotels, hummingbirds, and highways

"...the folks responsible for the preservation and the renovation of the Gage Hotel in Marathon have agreed to purchase..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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"...candidate Jeffery Bowen entered the mayor’s race just ahead of Monday’s 5pm deadline, KUT reported. He owns a small..."

Aug. 23, 2024 News Feature

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"...VP’s VP: Have you seen the picture of him holding a pig and smiling ear to ear?..."

Aug. 9, 2024 News Feature

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"...107 Degrees And Heat Didn’t Kill Him: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice currently faces a lawsuit over..."

Aug. 2, 2024 News Feature

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"...the LBJ Library Monday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act. There is..."

July 26, 2024 News Feature

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

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"...announced the keynote address to mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act would happen sometime in July...."

July 19, 2024 News Feature

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"...Dictator, Dictate: President Joe Biden can order the assassination of the six conservative members of the Supreme Court and..."

July 5, 2024 News Feature

Assessing the Underwhelming Field of APD Chief Candidates

Nearly three dozen people applied. Will any make the cut?

"...Austin has been without a permanent chief of police for nearly one year, but that will soon..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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"...But, KUT reported, the state agency’s own historical assessment of the highway states: “IH 35 reinforced the segregated division..."

June 7, 2024 News Feature

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