U.S. 290 Rivalry?

Aztex host Houston Dynamo Wednesday in U.S. Open Cup

"...Aztex's matchup with downstate rival Houston Dynamo in the U.S. Open Cup round of 16. The Dynamo's in top..."

June 24, 2009 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Fixing 290: A Different Alternative

Build a bypass around US 290 West through Oak Hill by completing another segment of State Highway 45

"...Put another option on the table to help fix U.S. 290 West through Oak Hill: Build a bypass around..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Austin Leans in Hard to Change TxDOT’s Mind on I-35

The road not taken

"...As questions, concerns, and cries for help from thousands of Austinites,..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What Does Austin’s Explosive Growth Mean for Capital Metro?

Big changes are coming, but it’s not clear yet what they will be

"...fixed income, and before Watson arrived in 2010, its unspent reserves had shrunk to almost dangerously low levels. She..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

"You Can't Stay Here": Austin's Unhoused Population Faces an Uncertain Future

Council, police, and providers confront camp challenge

"...on public camping and other aspects of homelessness, one question from unsheltered Austinites remains constant: Where are we supposed..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

What's Doing on Austin's Roadways

"...Contrary to what was once popular belief, it turns..."

July 27, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

Final Results for Travis County's March 3 Democratic Primary Election

Numbers ONLY include Travis County voters

"...U.S. President Joseph R. Biden: 52,731 (23.46%) Michael R. Bloomberg:..."

March 4, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Widespread Opposition to Concert Venue West of Austin Might Not Be Enough to Kill It

Commissioners say it’s a road safety issue

"...Attendees were upset to learn that there's not much officials can do..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Here's Your Congress!

The U.S. Supreme Court refusal to stay the new Republican-drafted congressional map formally inaugurates the electoral season

"...to hold the bragging rights for being the largest U.S. city not located on a navigable body of water...."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Money, It's a Gas

Economics, schmeconomics: Chronicle reviewer Roger Gathman compiles the latest books about the (almost) first commodity, money.

"...Losers in the Global Economy by Edward Luttwak HarperCollins, 290 pp., $26..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again

The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill

"...lap, spoke of increasingly frequent, "awful," and "disgusting" smells outside and inside her home, something that has embarrassed her..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

The Grinch That Stole Oak Hill

Texas Department of Transportation releases environmental report on the agency's plans for the intersection of U.S. 290 West and Texas 71

"...us call "the Y": the badly congested intersection of U.S. 290 West and Texas 71. In a Dec. 24..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

"...or DEIS, for the 8-mile stretch of I-35 between U.S. 290 East (the Manor Expressway) and U.S. 290 West..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

I-35 Expansion Clears Final Hurdle; Construction to Start Next Year

TxDOT releases final Environmental Impact Statement

"...billion plans for the 8-mile stretch of I-35 between U.S. 290 East (the Manor Expressway) and U.S. 290 West..."

Aug. 21, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: Making Good Trouble on I-35

America’s infrastructure systems are broken, but TxDOT has gone the extra mile

"...It was at that very same Central Library on Tuesday that Rife, having taken on the toughest gig in..."

Jan. 28, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Navigating to City Web Meetings

City to hold public forums on its website redesign.

"...The massive but sometimes cumbersome City of Austin website..."

Jan. 23, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Cease-Fire Ends in Southwest Road Wars

Environmentalists charge that Daugherty has been working backroom deals for southwest roads

"...Daugherty could sponsor, with some conviction, meetings like the Southwest Travis County Growth Dialog as a way to reach..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Opinion: Oak Hill Road Plan Is Taxpayer Abuse

The argument against TxDOT's plan for a freeway flyover at the intersection of U.S. 290 and Texas 71

"...it seems like forever ago, the "Y" intersection of U.S. 290 and Texas 71 in Southwest Austin has been..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Column by Carol Cespedes

Day Trips

A Valentine's weekend Hill Country winery tour.

"...international contenders for the palates of serious and casual connoisseurs. Nothing seems to go better with flowers and chocolates..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

'Y' Can't We Be Friends?

The Fix290 Coalition provides a test case for highway and community compatibility

"...boards of being comprised of nothing but "crooks" and "sellouts," to recruit candidates whose sole qualification for office is..."

June 16, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap

Future of Hill Country waits on Authority's decisions on water plan

"...against expanding water utility service to environmentally sensitive areas west and southwest of Austin, where the Lower Colorado River..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Nature news, scenic drive routes, and events all over Texas

"...Sheree Hardin calls the projected completion date the “million-dollar question,” after originally hoping the county offices would begin moving..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin at Large: More Land, or a Big Ditch?

If we’re really going this far on the reimagined I-35, we might as well go all the way

"...the Capital Express Central project – rebuilding I-35 from U.S. 290 East (the Manor Expressway) down south to U.S...."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Comp Plan Combo Platter

The comp plan process reaches critical density

"...After a year of public outreach, the city's comprehensive..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Day Trips: Katy Prairie, Hockley

Wildlife viewing platform give a bird's eye view of Warren Lake

"...The Matt Cook Wildlife Viewing Platform above the prairie west of Houston gives a bird's eye view of the..."

April 10, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

City, County Join the I-35 Resistance

Council and commissioners ask for big changes to TxDOT plan

"...Capital Express Central project, the segment of I-35 between U.S. 290 East (Manor Express­way) and U.S. 290 West (Ben..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Every Comment Counts to Get TxDOT to Try Harder on Plans for I-35

A look at the many roads not taken

"...the interstate dividing Austin – the 8-mile stretch between U.S. 290 East (the Manor Expressway) and U.S. 290 West..."

Sept. 10, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Gets Briefed on Controversial I-35 Expansion Plans

Let the road rage commence

"...I-35 through Central Austin – an eight-mile stretch between U.S. 290 East (the Manor Expressway) and U.S. 290 West..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Highways and Scooters and Impact Fees, Oh My!

Austin mobility plans are moving right along

"...billion in discretionary funds. That covers the rebuild from U.S. 290 East (the Manor Expressway) south to U.S. 290..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

More Money, More Options for I-35

The decades-long plan to rebuild Interstate 35 through the heart of Austin is picking up speed

"...as the Texas Transportation Commission announced at its meeting Thursday, Feb. 27, its intention to throw down $4.3 billion..."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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