Rethink35 Sues TxDOT Again to Block Highway Expansion

Claims state didn’t fully consider environmental, social fallout

"...Late last Friday, Rethink35 announced it is suing the Texas Department of Transportation for the second time over the..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Bonus Bad News: I-35 Expansion Will Be a Thorn in Austin’s Side for Years to Come

Expensive, environmentally destructive, and unpopular plan persists

"...plan is a disaster for the environment and Austin's mobility goals, and reifies historic racial segregation between East and..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...major roads is far from pleasant. How might the mobility bonds approved in 2012, 2016, 2018, and 2020 change..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Hundreds Rally Against I-35 Expansion

TxDOT’s pricey project proving unpopular with Council members, congressmen, and regular Austinites

"...of Sanchez Elementary, hundreds gathered in opposition to the Texas Department of Transportation's increasingly unpopular plan to spend $4.5..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Council Set to Ask TxDOT to Pause I-35 Expansion Until Regional Climate Plans Done

If approved, the resolution will be the strongest stance the City of Austin has taken against the highway expansion

"...I-35 expansion to date. The resolution, recommended by the Mobility Committee last week, essentially uses the Texas Department of..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Transit Partnership Needs Your Input as Project Connect Enters Its Trade-Offs Era

Turn this train around

"...mode of transportation. Annick Beaudet, the city's Project Connect mobility officer, said the city would likely be reviewing progress..."

April 7, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

"...in town now were not yet born when the Texas Department of Transportation began its journey to rebuild I-35..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Taking a Look at the Neighborhoods That Will Be Changed the Most by Project Connect

Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign

"...those voters needed to approve a permanent tax to fund $7.1 billion in "initial investment" on what, all told,..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council Takes on a Safer Sixth Street, Project Connect, and More

Council tackles a 63-item agenda

"...Like the rest of Texas, City Hall is focused this week on the March..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Longtime Commissioners Face Challenges From Their Left

In the hot seats

"...In regards to mobility, Ledesma-Woody wants to build off of the ongoing investment..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: We’re Not Making More Land

Showdown at the Batcave Part 3: What’s the return on this $277 million investment?

"...the affordable housing, open space, flood control, and multimodal mobility the TIF would help pay for, but which BB&F..."

Jan. 14, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: It's a Season, Not Just a Day

Showdown at the Batcave, Part 2: Isn’t this just lining the developers’ pockets?

"...among many owners, including the city itself at One Texas Center.)..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Politics Gift Guide 2021: Ain't That Good News

Some gift ideas for the politically and civically minded

"...to the guarantees of justice and equity in the Texas Con­sti­tution? Those would be nice gifts, but they'd be..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Solving Georgian Acres' Mobility Problem With Buses, Bikes, and Scooters

Solar-powered mobility hub planned for "transit desert"

"...The Austin Transportation Depart­ment's Smart Mobility Office, UT-Austin, and local nonprofit Jail to Jobs are..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Leans in Hard to Change TxDOT’s Mind on I-35

The road not taken

"...files like cars stuck on the Brontosaurus Bridge, the Texas Department of Transportation wants you to know that you..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Volunteer Efforts Take Center Stage in Winter Storm Relief

Chasing the cold away

"...apparent. With traditional relief partners such as the Central Texas Food Bank knocked out of commission by the utility..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: Don’t DM Me, Vote in the Austin Music Poll!

The Austin Music Poll is open all month. Go vote – online!

"...O The Teeta BEST TEXAS RECORDINGS..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...preserve the Eastside's many murals as CEO of Arte Texas, and mounted protests for Mike Ramos, Javier Ambler, and..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Election Ticker: Are We There Yet?

The latest – and last! – news from the campaign trail before Election Day

"...Big-Name Dems Push Texas Flip..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election

Our picks for the local, state, and national races you'll see on your ballot

"...Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court: Amy Clark Meachum..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Music Industry Rally Called for Monday at City Hall

Advocates turn up the volume for dedicated music funding

"...Two music advocacy groups, Austin Texas Musicians and the recently minted Amplified Sound Coalition, are..."

Sept. 26, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...A mobility system that depends so heavily on people driving alone..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

We Have an Issue: Honoring RBG

The stakes have raised even higher for the most consequential election in a lifetime

"...in the multimodal, massively ambitious Project Connect, to be funded in part by a property tax rate increase that's..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...One Election Down: Texas Democrats broke the record for highest turnout in a..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature

Council Recap: Stay Home, Go Slow, Be Resilient, Ask for Help

City Hall extends eviction freeze, earmarks relief funds, and more

"...Three new funds were also approved aimed at helping small businesses, nonprofits,..."

May 8, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin At Large: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

As we endure this age of clownery, we can have nice things in our future – even I-35

"...warm, flat, cheap champagne this week to celebrate the Texas Trans­portation Commission fully, finally funding the reconstruction of I-35..."

May 8, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Aug. 31. Other big news: The district's preliminary general fund budget for FY 2020-21 projects a shortfall of around..."

May 1, 2020 News Feature

Council Recap: Tip the Band, Skip the Pork Chop

Relief funds for artists, planning for fair and just mobility

"...approving a new $1.5 million Austin Artist Disaster Relief Fund to soften the impact of COVID-19...."

April 24, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Big, Bold, and Costly: Austin’s Makes a Third Try at Rail Transit

The train is here

"...its last? – to get onboard with a big-city mobility system. Cap Metro and the city of Austin have..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

More Money, More Options for I-35

The decades-long plan to rebuild Interstate 35 through the heart of Austin is picking up speed

"...up a bit of speed last week as the Texas Transportation Commission announced at its meeting Thursday, Feb. 27,..."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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