'Nothing Is Done Alone' Extended Interview

The TxCC and their role in Bastrop's recovery after the fires

"...In late October, I visited the HQ of Texas Conservation Corps at American YouthWorks, here in Austin. I..."

Dec. 2, 2013 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Day Trips

Seven state parks to be closed or transfered

"...or closing of seven state parks will reduce the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's budget by $7.8 million for..."

June 24, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Beyond City Limits

"...of domestically raised bison after they got onto his land in Park County, Colo. In a suit filed April..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature

Top 10 State stories

Molly, Please Come Back, We Need You!

"...carried her witty, populist-driven commentaries. Few scribes can nail Texas politics the way Molly did, but we take to..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Amy Smith

Yes, We Have Candidates!

Filing for March primary elections officially began Dec. 3; incumbents, others stake their places on ballot

"...dearth of Republican candidates. Exceptions are Precinct 3 County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty and Mike Varela, running for Precinct 3..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'He's Forked Himself'

Our Full conversation with Louis Dubose about 'The Hammer'

"...and career of U.S. House Majority Leader DeLay, R-Sugar Land, who rose from South Texas oil fields to small..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

The Theft of Wages Is Sin: Fighting for Migrant Workers

Advocates for migrant workers and local law enforcement team up to get deadbeat employers to pay up.

"...to pay them increasingly face criminal charges that could land them in jail. That's the word from immigrant-focused social..."

Dec. 27, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Room at the Top?

Part I of the Chronicle's preview of the Nov. 5 general election

"...Travis County ballot, from U.S. Senate down to Railroad Commissioner. Next week: State judicial races, State Board of Education,..."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Lean and Mean?

"...Carole Keeton-Rylander photograph by Alan Pogue..."

March 19, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

On the Lege

Christian Sabotage?

"...Nixon. Christian and Nixon both represent Jasper, the East Texas town where James Byrd Jr. was tied to a..."

Feb. 26, 1999 News Column

On the Lege

Recruiting Tools

"...employees on his first day in office, the freshman land commissioner asked Gov. George W. Bush to approve raises..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Column

Opinion: Bring Back East Avenue – Downtown Is No Place for a 20-lane Death Machine

The case for running freeways around cities, rather than through them

"...The state's highway department, now known as the Texas Department of Transportation, has known this for a long..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Column by Chris Riley

Every Comment Counts to Get TxDOT to Try Harder on Plans for I-35

A look at the many roads not taken

"...(just like voting!) to submit your comments to the Texas Department of Transportation at its "virtual public meeting" for..."

Sept. 10, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Gets Briefed on Controversial I-35 Expansion Plans

Let the road rage commence

"...Opposition to plans by the Texas Depart­ment of Transportation to widen I-35 through Central Austin..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Moving the Discussion

It’s all about land use, even when it’s about transportation

"...high-level briefing from City Manager Spencer Cronk on his Land Development Code memo at its Tuesday work session, but..."

March 29, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Election Ticker: Run, Run, Run-off Away

It's a whole new election, y'all! Don't be alarmed.

"...weigh in on Prop J because it related to land use regulation, despite not being Austin residents or eligible..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Arms on Brazos

As it nears completion of an extended 'Great Streets' rehab project, has Austin learned any lessons?

"...contract change order, recommended by the relevant board or commission, then approved by council. However, add it all together,..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Jesus Garza goes out on top, but not necessarily to universal acclaim.

"...1993, Garza worked in Corpus Christi and at the Texas Water Commission, then returned to the city fold.)..."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Harold Simmons' political contributions could get him a West Texas Waste Dump & Austin environmentalists rally around the documentary film Green.

"...works to license a radioactive waste dump in West Texas, an Austin public interest group is working to expose..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Council Watch

City plots downtown's retail future

"...-- politics this week, with a resolution urging the Texas Railroad Commission to deny Alcoa's request to strip-mine more..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

A Sovereign Neighborhood

Happy Days

"...shaping -- today's Rollingwood had to do not with land use but with infrastructure. When the Hatleys first got..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Postscripts

Don't Expect a Photo-op

"...Garry Mauro, Texas Land Commissioner, is the recent author of Beaches, Bureaucrats,..."

July 4, 1997 Books Column

Unsettling Settlement

"...SB 1704, a bill passed in 1995 by the Texas Legislature which mandates that a development project will be..."

June 20, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Council Recap: It's a Long Way From City Hall to the Landfill

Tensions over trash, and wheeling and dealing to Save Muny

"...issues -including a potential deal with the University of Texas for the Lions Municipal Golf Course and preliminary approval..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Some Say the World Will End … in Ice

City Council dodges the ice storm, and much of its agenda

"...• Capitol Considerations: The Texas Facilities Commission is ready to begin work in earnest..."

Dec. 11, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Council: They Bring Their Ukes Along

Today at City Council: It's gonna be a long one

"...both likely postponements and an unknown number of potential land mines. (A couple of council mem­bers, Delia Garza and..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Pfurious in Pflugerville

Pfillies or pfamily pfun for the NE Travis suburb?

"...on the town's east side. The AJC holds a Texas Racing Commission Class 2 license (like Manor Downs, the..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...parking in the front or side yards. The Planning Commission offered an alternative that sets occupancy limits for duplexes..."

May 9, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Corridor Conundrum

The Truth Is Out There on the Highway

"...* SWT geography professor Jim Kimmel's land-use modeling predicts that by 2040, if current trends withstand,..."

May 8, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Here Comes the Vote

Council preps for marathon Land Development Code hearing and first reading

"...After two lengthy work sessions on the Land Develop­ment Code revision this Tuesday and Wednesday, City Coun­cil..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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