Beside the Point

Austin Energy – at least they're not FEMA; and, coming up this week: more bond slicing and dicing

"...goddess, his computer compañera Chloe – excuse us – Toby Futrell, who repeatedly interjected at points she felt needed..."

May 26, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Refighting the Last Wars

Prop. 1, Prop. 2, Saving Barton Springs ... and Everything Else

"...represented by Council Member Lee Leffingwell and City Manager Toby Futrell. As Maxey tells the story, SOS, ACLU, and..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Wish Lists

AFSCME steps up to the council budget table, and the bonds begin to take shape

"...more substantial and more permanent increases than City Manager Toby Futrell has yet been willing to offer. In her..."

July 29, 2005 News Column by Michael King

City, County Budgets Hold the (Bottom) Line

At both City Hall and the courthouse, it's all quiet on the fiscal front

"..."Fiscal 2005 is about staying the course," City Manager Toby Futrell told the City Council last Thursday, as she..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Wynn's World: The Picks and Pans

Grading city government under the Will Wynn administration

"...The One-Stop: If Toby Futrell's really found a way to delegate authority down..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...a week or two) at City Hall, City Manager Toby Futrell is about the only person who hasn't changed..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Battle Lines Drawn in City-Police Dispute

The police union walks away from contract talks, leaving civilian oversight in limbo

"...Sheffield wrote in a two-paragraph letter to City Manager Toby Futrell. "It is our hope and desire that after..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Something Went Wrong'

Six months after he was killed by an Austin cop, Jessie Owens' family still wants some basic answers

"...force, Glasgow had been disciplined by Knee for four minor on-duty car wrecks, receiving a total of four days..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

How Can Wynn Lose?

The mayoral odds are with Wynn, but could a run-off be a race?

"...the May 3 ballot, and that's the sort of minor detail Austin voters well understand. The same with his..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Descent into Hell

The City Council kicked off its budget talks in earnest last week, with the least grim part of the FY2003 proposed budget -- public safety -- along with aviation, the Convention Center, and Solid Waste Services.

"...happen, though, this will be another (in City Manager Toby Futrell's words) "virtual budget."..."

Aug. 16, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...grandmother, deals with the portents and implications of the minor stroke she suffers as the movie begins; the middle..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Page Two: We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident

Free speech: Do we have to spell it out for you? Plus, a farewell to a great American filmmaker.

"...it was about overt political grandstanding on a relatively minor issue as a way of inflaming passions. The insistent,..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Column by Louis Black

The Figures Do Lie

The Statesman finds a cops-and-race story that just isn't there

"...no definitions provided for what constitutes a "serious" vs. "minor" injury. That determination is left up to the individual..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin Shakespeare’s Bollywood Twelfth Night

The Bard's classic comedy was just itching for a Mumbai makeover

"...are suspended from the rafters. A modicum of furniture, minor adjustments in lighting designed by Patrick W. Anthony, and..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Powell St. John Brought Us the Message, 1940-2021

Psychedelic visionary and Janis Joplin bandmate – a "man for the ages"

"...which he wanted to reside, St. John played with Minor Wilson in a short-lived California outfit called the Angel..."

Aug. 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...from prison following a twenty year sentence for a minor offense, an ex-con must learn to navigate the world..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2018 Grant Winners

Recipients show strength and diversity of Texas filmmakers

"...recipient David Lowery, and his A Ghost Story producers Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston) and Ley Line Entertainment...."

Sept. 5, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...The Greasy Strangler Director: Jim Hosking, Screenwriters: Jim Hosking, Toby Harvard Ronnie runs a Disco walking tour with his..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

You’re Probably Not Watching AMC’s ‘Halt and Catch Fire’

Here are five reasons why you should

"...Atlanta. But hey, close enough! Head man John Bosworth (Toby Huss) is the representative book-wearing good-ol’-boy who peppers his..."

July 9, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

You Can't Keep a QueerBomb Down

June 2nd, 2013. 77 photos.

"...Clang it, Minor Mishap!..."

June 3, 2013 Photo Gallery

God Fearing Texans Stop Steven Hotze

Auto-Tune and politics don’t mix

"...that I wish this track was commissioned out to Toby Keith...."

May 16, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Gay Place: Austin Pride Parade

A look back at the 2009 Pride Parade as we prepare for 2012

"...BALKAN VS. BOLLYWOOD Whoa! Heavy horny hitters Minor Mishap Marching Band and salivation instigators Sky Candy match..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Off the Record

Prime real estate: Patricia Vonne and the historic opening week for Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater

"...phantasmagoric paint, posters, and personality," enthuses show promoter Paul Minor...."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

DOJ: 160 Ways Austin Police Can Improve

Department of Justice issues recommendations for improving APD

"...were concerned about the use of excessive force against minority suspects, including in the high-profile shooting deaths of Sophia..."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Top 10 Police Beat Stories

Shades of Blue

"...focus on the department's use of force," City Manager Toby Futrell wrote to council. It was welcome news for..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

My Semester on the Beat

Wherein our reporter pursues the bad guys, abhors Problem People, studies community policing, and earns a perfect attendance koozie in the APD's Citizen Police Academy

"...target specific groups, like senior citizens, teenagers, businesses, or minority communities, but the basic goal is always the same:..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...were unfounded, but Moriarty was dismissed by City Manager Toby Futrell after it came to light that his live-in..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...proposed city budget, presented last week by City Manager Toby Futrell. It's a Better Days budget, with rising income..."

Aug. 4, 2006 News Feature

Ate Days a Week

How much more food and music can you ask for in this town around this time and after?

"...us can be glad that he has fashioned a minor miracle out in Spicewood, bringing back the ghosts of..."

March 18, 2005 Food Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...apologized. See "Austin Stories," below. Headlines • City Manager Toby Futrell meted out only a mild scolding, not punishment,..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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