Oh No, It's Mr. Bill!

Do Bill Bunch's Tactics Hurt the Springs He Loves?

"...There can be no rest for a man whose whole..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Oh sure, he's the odds-on favorite to be the next president of the..."

July 9, 1999 News Feature

Don't Worry, Be Happy:

City Hall's left wing carries the day as the budget season draws to a close

"...By the standards of, say, the Texas Legislature, the City Council's..."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Gotta Wear Shades

Could the Back-Biting Really Be Over?

"...Ronney Reynolds' seat sat conspicuously empty, Eric Mitchell's $1100 Relax-the-Back chair was wheeled off the dais for the last..."

June 20, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Assisted Suicide?

The Demise of the Clinics

"...On one side, city staff and the mayor. On the other, Jackie Goodman, Daryl Slusher, and..."

Aug. 2, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

What's on Access?

A ringside seat at the AMN / AMP / ACTV death-cage match

"...The city's franchise agreements with Time Warner Entertainment and Grande..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Slusher: Go Slow on Lowe's

"...The City Council should take a pass on a proposed..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Sí, Sí, Ccec

A Mitchell Legacy Gets the Greenlight

"...and Rev. Frank Garrett have nothing to say to the city council, you know changes are afoot. Normally, when..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Coming soon to a neighborhood near you, the city planning department is starting to make house calls...."

June 6, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...a citywide election without a few high-dollar propositions on the May 3 ballot? This time, voters will be asked..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...a youth services coordinator. She says she was in the job about four months when she `fessed up to..."

March 21, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Smoking and toll roads drive the races for jobs that will spend more time on zoning cases

"...Filing closed Monday for the May City Council elections, and when the dust cleared..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Dreaming Downtown

The conversation resumes on how to remake the second street district

"...I don't envy the City Council members who are currently poring over corporate..."

March 4, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Will Wynn suggests some belt-tightening at Council, drawing the wrath of colleagues.

"...We admit it: Compared to the lively traditions of American urban politics, Austin City Hall..."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Sending Out an SOS: Can the Fractured Austin Polis Find a Common Future?

"...Okay, riddle me this. According to the survey results announced last week with the launch of..."

July 5, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin At Large: Backseat Driver

Karen Rae resigns from Cap Metro

"...three weeks' notice when moving on. Any less, and the organization will still be in shock when you leave...."

Feb. 1, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: Governing Boards

A commission to study commissions -- it's not a political parody, it's for real.

"...money to spend. His colleagues' main priority is to gather signatures to run again, or to run again, or..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The wise aftermath of Smart Growth

"...We have been treated, if that is the word, to copies of an e-mail spat (not the..."

Oct. 5, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

The council listens for four hours as proponents and opponents of the doomed motion to change Rosewood Avenue to Dorothy Turner Avenue make their case; the motion failed for lack of a second.

"...Twenty minutes into the public hearing, it was clear the discussion would only..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Naked City

City council continues to keep public out of Stratus negotiations. Paul Robbins urges individuals and publications to count Floridal votes, A Georgia company sold a flawed list of ineligible voters to Florida.

"...Public hearings on the Stratus Properties development deal with the city are a..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Naked City

Anti light rail faction makes final push. Austin politicians travel to Round Rock to promote a charter school.

"...The derailers are mounting a final campaign to kill what..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Naked City

Daryl Slusher debates Max Nofziger on light rail; Garnet Coleman fights with Hugo Berlanga at the St. Louis presidential debate; Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins support a soft money campaign for Ralph Nader; the Statesman buries a Bush funeral scandal story.

"...South Congress merchants’ concerns that light rail will harm their small shops and restaurants. It won’t happen, says City..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Media Clips

KJFK-FM fires conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Daryl Janes goes to work for Comproller Carole Keeton Rylander, George W. Bush is still running for president

"...Add one more conspiracy to the list. Alex Jones -- who is either Austin's great..."

Dec. 10, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Keeping Austin Wild

As the population swells, officials and activists look for ways to preserve open space

"...one. On a recent sweltering day, I wandered down the Scottish Woods entrance to the western edge of the..."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

An S-O-S for SOS

What will the Stratus deal mean for the Springs?

"...If not for Stratus Properties, the 10th anniversary of the Save Our Springs Ordinance might..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Making a List

Examining the prospects for Austin's lobby at the 77th Legislature

"...If we're to believe the lobbyists and developers who do business with the Legislature,..."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Going, Going, Gone?

Gary Bradley agrees to sell 1,000 acres of land to the city

"...If so, it's time to take a hammer to the piggy bank, because developer Gary Bradley has agreed to..."

March 17, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Watch

The delicate business of funding substance abuse programs for musicians.

"..."live music capital" economy? Or a drugged-out drag on the rest of the city? That's the Big Social Question..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Primary Colors

Shades of the Travis County Elections

"...Lora Livingston celebrates her victory with her mother, Hazel Livingston and supporters. Livingston won with 57% of..."

March 13, 1998 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...After weeks of low-level conflict over the future of the city's 12,000-acre wildlife preserve system, City..."

July 25, 1997 News Feature

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