Nonprofits and the City's Quest for Affordable Housing

Helping usher Austin out of a quagmire of inequality

"...Author­ity funds helped build nearly 10,000 affordable units across Texas. "There were many units created in a relatively short..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

"This Is Austin Bashing on Steroids"

This legislative session, state GOP lawmakers ran an all-out assault on municipal values

"...85th Leg­is­lature was getting going, Gov. Greg Abbott declared Texas would "hammer" Travis County for Sheriff Sally Hernandez's decision..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Future of Health Care?

Dell and Central Health "re-think" the way we provide – and pay for – health care

"...ultimately, how healthy they keep whole populations in Central Texas...."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Springtime in Texas means wildflowers and festivals abound

"...www.texaswildflowerpictures.com Photographer Gary Regner shares his secret wildflower spots...."

March 1, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

You Don’t Miss Your Water … ’Til It Turns Green

Council hears Onion Creek wastewater future … and El Gato Negro

"...and other stakeholders over the suburb’s application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to discharge, daily, as much..."

Nov. 7, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: November at Last

Yesterday was the Day of the Dead, and next week, our long, long national nightmare will come to a close (unless another one is about to begin, but I just can't contemplate that)

"...Is there too much funding for alternative modes of transportation? Or not enough? Does it get buses moving faster,..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: From Trash to Treasure

Dripping Springs wants to dump its wastewater where?

"...application by the city of Dripping Springs to the Texas Commis­sion on Environmental Quality for a permit to discharge..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Gondolas to the Rescue?

Austin considers long-shot urban cable system

"...The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority is considering a detour from its..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Caleb Pritchard

Outsmarting Traffic

Austin prepares for the final round of the Smart City Challenge

"...submit its final application for the U.S. Department of Transportation's Beyond Traffic: Smart City Challenge. Austin is one of..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Autonomous Cars Are Coming! Is the Public Ready to Relinquish Control?

Driving on autopilot

"...Cities, he and fellow panelist Seval Oz (Continental Intelligent Transportation Systems CEO, previously of Google), will discuss how self-driving..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Council: Rosewood Moves Forward

Nondiscrimination ordinance stalls

"...A discussion and eventual approval to initiate historic zoning..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Public Notice: Farewell to STRADUTNC

With a decision made on STRs, perhaps we can move on to other things?

"...the previous council. First accessory dwelling units (ADUs), then transportation network companies (TNCs), and now STRs, have all gone..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines

"...The Rocky Mountain Institute, a nonprofit working on sustainable energy solutions, has chosen..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Feature

Day Trips: Sacred Tours, San Marcos

Walk in the footsteps of the Coahuiltecan people

"...When the Apache, Comanche, and Spanish arrived in South Texas they found hundreds of bands of people collectively called..."

March 27, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin's Sustainable Secret

Student-founded Green Is the New Black makes renewable energy at Huston-Tillotson

"...part of her life. "You know 'Don't Mess With Texas'? I had no idea that was about trash," says..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Headlines

"...raise sand: the return for third reading of the transportation network company proposal and an attempt to wrangle the..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature

Safety Forum Gets a Little Drinky

The ‘expert’ response to every safety problem: Don’t drive drunk

"...The event was billed as “The 2014 Austin Traffic..."

Aug. 7, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Getting off the Road

Rail will help, roads will help – but so will your decision not to drive today

"...receptive to the message, because they're so frustrated with transportation and traffic in Austin. They like the idea of..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Changing Directions

Community-based programs aim to redirect the 'school-to-prison pipeline'

"...During the 2012-13 school year, the student population in Texas was 5,205,659, and 2,066,249 discipline reports were filed –..."

June 6, 2014 News Feature by Dagny Zenovia

Civics 101

"...Help end the practice of canned lion hunting. 11am-2pm. Texas State Capitol. Free...."

March 14, 2014 News Column

Reconnect Austin: Part Two

It's a beautiful vision, but could it work?

"...A bit of backstory: The Texas Department of Transportation is planning to expand I-35, with..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Reconnect Austin: Part One

The Great Depression

"...and the Sierra Club. A major study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) released in August 2013 concluded..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

No Room at the Health Care Inn

State policies endangering women's lives in the Valley

"...for Reproductive Rights in collaboration with the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health. The report, "Nuesta Voz, Nuestra Salud,..."

Nov. 12, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

News Ticker: September 26

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• According to the AP, Politico, and your Aunt..."

Sept. 26, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

UPDATED: Austin Aquarium Gets the Fisheye

Owners’ checkered past raises red flags; city says no animals on site

"...issues, says professor Lee Fuiman, with UT's Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas. Human safety and animal welfare "come..."

Aug. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Exiled From Main Street

Can Austin's stock of affordable housing keep pace with high-speed growth?

"...limo-laden life at their new company ... in Austin, Texas...."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Headlines

"...› The University of Texas released new documents this week related to sociology professor..."

March 15, 2013 News Feature

Lege Opening Day: Users and Abusers

Scenes from the floor of the Texas House and Senate

"...You get opening day, Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the Texas Legislature. They came, they convened, they pontificated, and the..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SH 45: The Road to Commissioners Court?

Karen Huber and Gerald Daugherty face off over a highway in southwestern Travis County

"...Planning Organization pull the project from its 2035 Regional Transportation Plan – and then, just Thursday, voted to pull..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Aggies on Autopilot

The future of A&M Football

"...Researchers at Texas A&M's Transportation Institute told KUT they'd soon visit the..."

Oct. 2, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

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