Council Watch

Several prospective candidates are expressing an interest in running for the council seat Gus Garcia is vacating

"...City Hall gossip has Hector Uribe (a candidate for railroad commissioner in 1997 who ran on the platform of..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...fond memories of her college graduation ceremony, as former Railroad Commissioner Lena Guerrero did before word leaked out that..."

March 21, 1997 News Feature

Endorsements

City Propositions

"...The Travis County Commissioners Court is poised to become a leader on regional..."

Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature by the Editorial Staff

Endorsements

City Propositions

"...General Land Office Commissioner: Richard Raymond (D). His decade of government experience, first..."

Oct. 30, 1998 News Feature by the Editorial Staff

Hitting the Pavement

Building SH 130 is still being considered in terms of costs, routes, and whether it will be a toll road.

"...Christmas 1986? If you were a member of the Texas Transportation Commission, you were busy issuing Minute Order 85260,..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips

"...was built in 1882, a few months after the railroad reached the dry creek bed that marked the halfway..."

March 21, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Capital Metro Stays Its Course

All Systems Go!, but no extensions added, to a November commuter-rail vote

"...from the dais that such was not possible in Texas. His UTC colleague Mike Dahmus, by contrast, has remained..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What's Wrong With Cap Metro ... and What's Right

The transit agency is good at a few things – like digging itself into a public relations ditch

"...date due to a labor subcontractor's violation of Federal Railroad Administration safety rules. Rail service would finally begin about..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Café Mundi, already nearly invisible thanks to its location on a remote portion of East Fifth Street and a curb that cuts off customers' access, became even more inaccessible last week.

"...a gravel section of East Fifth across from the railroad tracks, was further cut off from the outside world..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Weird, Spooky, and Rich

David Dewhurst runs against everybody but money.

"...scuttlebutt that the majority of the members of the Texas Senate -- including a raft of Republicans with whom..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

News shorts

"...public knowledge and public input in violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act, as well as in violation of..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Pohl-Brown Town

Will the State Turn the Hog Farm into Edge City?

"...ruts where it crosses the old Austin and Northwestern railroad tracks. A cow lives at this corner, watching the..."

Dec. 5, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Primary Candidates

Local and statewide candidates hit the campaign trail

"...contested races includes those of the Libertarian Party of Texas (which selects nominees in a series of conventions). Contested..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...listen to Victrola's self-titled CD before writing his review ["Texas Platters," Feb. 22]?! He needs his ears checked, or..."

March 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Chronicle gave its endorsement in the Precinct 2 county commissioner's race to the wrong Democrat! Since Travis County government..."

March 1, 2002 Column

Naked City

"...Mayor Gus Garcia joined with former Mayor Bruce Todd, Texas Appleseed Executive Director Annette LoVoi, state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos,..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Still Time to Vote!

Hit the bricks for today’s primary runoffs

"...by voting for Dallas dentist David Alameel. For Ag Commissioner, they can choose between non-campaigning Jim Hogan and the..."

May 27, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I have had for my life is my West Texas upbringing. Ultimately, it has been the bedrock of any..."

April 4, 2003 Column

2018 Primary Elections: Giddy With Energy

Tracking back on a wild election night

"...Elsewhere, Mike Collier, a former Texas Democratic Party finance chair and retired Houston accountant, won..."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...federal approval of the Swiss-made rail cars. The Federal Railroad Administra­tion decided that because the commuter rail cars are..."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Sen. Lloyd Bentsen died Tuesday. Bentsen, a Democrat, represented Texas from 1970-1992, ran for VP in 1988, and then..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature

How the Pendulum Swings

"...all but one of the major elected offices in Texas, and held big majorities in the Texas House and..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Feature

Partisan

"...Railroad Commission: There are two RRC (that is, energy regulation)..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Feature

The Sausage Link

How Elgin got the New Urbanist transit dream

"...– the hot-sausage pride of the "Sausage Capital of Texas" since 1882 – Elgin City Manager Jeff Coffee and..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Magical Mystery Tour

"...waves its wand over everything that moves in Central Texas. So it's now up to the ATS, and the..."

Aug. 15, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Painting by Numbers

Wherein we recall how we got here ... and contemplate the baleful map-drawing future

"...Before this session of the Texas Legislature ends, however, there could be at least 49..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

News Roundup: Biker Gangs, Ice Cream, & Rain

A deadly shooting, the latest at Kyle PD, and more

"...gangs at the Twin Peaks restaurant at the Central Texas Marketplace. A fight broke out inside the restaurant and..."

May 18, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Naked City

"...• The new Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas held its grand-opening celebration Tuesday night, as the public..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...marriage is safe – the homophobes convinced 76% of Texas voters to support Proposition 2, a constitutional amendment to..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature

Lege Wrap-Up

Miscellany

"...scorn from both sides, with the less-government folks at Texas Public Policy Foundation calling the budget too big and..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature

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