City of Dreams

Visions in Earlier Austin Plans Not Unlike Our Own

"...unpredictable creeks, and hills and "fertile and gracefully undulating woodlands" whose beauty was remarkable even then, and General Burleson's..."

Dec. 1, 1995 News Feature

With Six Seats Up in the Air, City Council Could Look Very Different Next Year

Ready to rumble?

"...The incumbents in D2 and D4 (Vanessa Fuentes and..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

20 Years of Austin Studios

More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios

"...Gary Bond, former executive director of the Austin Film Commission, people had talked about building a film studio in..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin and Others Convince TCEQ to Change Graywater Reuse Rules

New rulemaking creates system of credits for beneficial reuse, incentivizes sound environmental practices

"...groundwater sources are so vulnerable, even the state of Texas, let alone the city of Austin, takes a dim..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Then There's This: People Get Ready

You don't need no baggage, you just get on board

"...Call it serendipitous or poor scheduling, but the Planning Commission will hold its first public hearing next week on..."

March 9, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Roadblocks

Transit agency's self-evaluation report reflects frustration over impediments

"...report the transportation authority submitted last month to the Texas Legislat­ure's Sunset Advisory Commission – the first step in..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Cast Away

Pure Castings, Zavala Elementary, pollution, jobs ... and the neighborhood

"...neighbor: Zavala Elemen­tary School. A 12-year veteran of the Texas Air Control Board (a predecessor agency to the Texas..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...• The Texas Civil Rights Project filed an ethics complaint against Court..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...voters rejected a $172 million road-bond proposal, sending the Commissioners Court back to the drawing board. (See more election..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature

Proposition 2 Plus 8

In addition to sexual obsessions, we get to vote on railroads and mortgages too

"...spilled over Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2, grimly defining Real Texas Marriages, there are eight additional proposed amendments that oozed..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...known as Stratus Properties, which owns large parcels of land along Southwest Parkway and adjacent to the Barton Creek..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"..."reform" bill (HB 3) passed last week by the Texas House hit a major roadblock Tuesday, as Comptroller Carole..."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Clouds Over Dripping Springs

As the pressure for growth continues, Dripping Springs residents question the role of city government insiders

"...as city attorney, citing his strict adherence to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and Code of Judicial..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

House Sitting

The Dickinson-Hannig House looks for a home

"...to the Convention Center hotel-in-progress, the City Council, Historic Landmarks Commission, and Parks Board have approved its removal to..."

Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Postmarks

The Clark-Madison brouhaha continues amidst tributes to Mambo John and more.

"...a "house nigger," and then, when a Caucasian Library Commission member quotes this incredibly offensive racial epithet, softening the..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Column

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...two-foot setback off Avenue D, and a few miscellaneous landscaping changes -- was far less than the neighbors wanted,..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Naked City

Northwest Austin's Champion tract undergoes zoning.

"..."I hope everyone feels that they won," said Planning Commissioner Betty Baker on August 31, after the commission finished..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Building From Scratch

It Takes a City and a State to Raise a Village

"...the state, in the person of the General Services Commission, which will take possession of 282 of the site's..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Money's Green, Too

The Nature Conservancy & Big Bidness Makes Cents

"...TNC, and its local chapters like the TNC of Texas (TNCT), is to help governmental entities purchase land for..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

In Crowded District 7 Race, Candidates’ Similarities Outweigh Differences

Candidates talk environment, housing options, and public safety

"...As a Public Safety Commission member, Nguyễn has an intimate understanding of the issues..."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Future of Austin’s Crime Lab

The backlog of DNA evidence is moving, but is it shrinking?

"...shutdown, APD's forensic lab was the only lab in Texas' four most populated cities to operate under the purview..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Landfill Will Top Mount Bonnell in Height

TCEQ OKs landfill's march toward Austin's highest point

"...on its green laurels, but with the Sunset Farms Landfill in North­east Travis County getting its expansion approved at..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Design Advocacy Voices: Austin

"...public spaces and their relationship to adjacent buildings. Traditional land-use planning tends to focus on land-use compatibility issues, to..."

June 27, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...the planned Wal-Mart at the former Northcross mall; the Allandale Neighborhood Association executive committee voted Monday to sue the..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...of you not en route to Dallas for the Texas-OU game – or already oiled in anticipation – get..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• As President Bush cut short his latest Texas vacation to "monitor the relief effort" in Washington, peace..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond.

"...under new management, as Monday night, the city Telecommunications Commission recommended that a new nonprofit, Public Access Community Television,..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Convention was violated – so that his appeal in Texas courts can first proceed. See "Supremes Hold Off on..."

May 27, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...As Envision Central Texas heads down the decades-long path toward implementation of its..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...Bush to intervene to save passenger rail service in Texas. The feds (notably Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison) have stepped..."

June 21, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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