The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...sent to the youth prisons managed by the dysfunctional Texas Juvenile Justice Department. (Formerly known as the Texas Youth..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

Ready to rumble?

"...a May 2021 ballot measure that aligned mayoral and presidential elections. Presumably, he'll run for reelection. He hasn't made..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Eastside Residents Decry Cluster of Rock Crushers

TCEQ says it’s out of their hands

"...Just months after the Texas Commission on Environ­ment­al Quality granted Ranger Excavat­ing a permit..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...to reenroll for Medicaid, according to whistleblowers at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Reps. Lloyd Doggett, Greg..."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature

How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?

Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river

"...little publicly available information doesn't bode well. Travis County commissioners who struck the deal with Tesla aren't sure exactly..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Five Films at Cine Las Americas

The best movies from the Spanish and Portuguese diaspora and Indigenous peoples at the annual film festival

"...Presented in partnership with the Texas Film Commission and the Texas Archive of the Moving..."

June 2, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

How a Small Town Has Fared as a Microchip Factory Brings in Billions

Has Taylor, TX, become Boomtown, TX?

"...Brandt Rydell, the mayor of Taylor, Texas, traces his family's roots in the area back to..."

April 28, 2023 News Feature by Abe Asher

Got Repairs or Debris Following the Ice Storm? Here's What to Do.

Who to call, where to go, and how best to get back to normal

"...for debris at locations that are not yet determined (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality must review them first). Call..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council

Power for the people?

"...The utility's original proposal would have increased the average residential customer's bill by $20 per month; City Council got..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Oh, This $20 Electric Bill Hike?

It’s on top of the other one

"...bills by about $20 per month for the average residential customer. That's on top of the controversial hike the..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: More Drama in Hays County

Plus APD at City Council, and what’s one man’s trash ...

"...Becerra posting on Facebook that two of his colleagues, "Commissioners Mark Jones and Walt Smith lied, and misled the..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

How Estate Services of Austin Finds New Homes for Treasures Left Behind

In the saddest times, Carl McQueary and the Estate Services team are there to help

"...If you're driving in the residential streets of Austin's older neighborhoods and you see a..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget

Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?

"...In 2019, the Texas Legislature, which always, always, makes time for new ways..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Everything's Coming Up Green for City Employees in Better-Than-Expected Budget

Cronk: "We can be both lucky and good"

"...City of Austin employees took the spotlight today (Friday,..."

July 15, 2022 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Planned 20K-Seat Amphitheatre Back to Drawing Board After Enviro Board Loss

Violet Crown venue withdraws city water and sewer extension request

"...Central Texas environmental organizations won their first battle last week in..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

City Council Comes Back

First meeting of 2022, first reading for the Opera House

"...(NCCD), adopted in 1986, which limits the amount of residential density allowed on the site and, in fact, prohibits..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas Officials Optimistic as Freezing Temps Approach

Peak energy demand forecast for Friday morning

"...State officials are still optimistic Texas is prepared to weather its first serious cold snap..."

Feb. 2, 2022 News Post by Kimberly Reeves

Proposed Development Would Revive Austin Opera House but Faces Neighbor Opposition

200 Academy Drive: Big hit or last call?

"...later tenants. "It was one of the cornerstones of Texas music in its time," Fletcher says. "That history is..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Council Contemplates Consensus Changes to the Code

As the Land Development Code languishes in court, City Council looks for other ways change what can be built where

"...this was nonsense, as his plaintiffs bought property in residential neighborhoods that are already zoned as such. "Now the..."

Nov. 26, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

ATX Screen News: E3, AFS, and More

AFS Cinema, Arkane Studios' vampire nightmare, and the return of Hypnotic

"...loves, and tragedies of Guy Clark, the dean of Texas songwriters; and Dear Mr. Brody, the new feature by..."

June 18, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

"Strong-Mayor" Proposal Divides Austin's Progressives

Power to the people?

"...deplore, the fact that bureaucratic civil service protections in Texas state law make it impossible to simply fire the..."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...Austin near Givens Park lost gas service Wednesday, which Texas Gas Service said would take several days to restore;..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

What’s Happening, What’s Being Done, and How We Got Into This Cold Weather Catastrophe

More chaos with continued power outages, calls for water conservation

"...storm conditions and record low temperatures since Sunday night, Texas has been in a uniquely disastrous situation...."

Feb. 17, 2021 News Post by Lina Fisher

Faster Than Sound: Sun June’s Emotional Landscapes

Songwriter Laura Colwell discusses atmospheric sophomore effort Somewhere

"...working in the film industry, which attracted Colwell to Texas in 2012 for an internship at Austin Film Society...."

Feb. 12, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Pipeline, Drought Key Issues in the Aquifer Conservation District Election

The Aquifer simmers in bottom-of-ballot race

"...ballot to many voters. Created in 1987 by the Texas Legislature to conserve groundwater and regulate pumpage from the..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Cooper will review more than 270 Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission applicants, 14 of whom will eventually be selected to..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature

Public Notice: Where’s Our LDC Rewrite?

Back into the looking glass with your City Council

"...best low-density zoning reform in U.S. history." Specifically, the Residential Infill Project allows up to four units on virtually..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...measure against COVID-19, according to an opinion released by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Tuesday afternoon. Hours later the..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature

Rates Hike Irregularity

"...settlement hearing of a gas rate case before the Texas Railroad Commission. With the roiled confusion of the pandemic,..."

June 12, 2020 Postmarks

Highways and Scooters and Impact Fees, Oh My!

Austin mobility plans are moving right along

"...the I-35 Capital Express Central reconstruction project, which the Texas Transportation Commission on April 30 finally funded to the..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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