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"...Buddies: Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Italy? Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta, owner of the Houston Rockets and..."

Dec. 27, 2024 News Feature

Stacey Abrams TribFest Panel Gives Texans a Therapy Session on Voter Suppression

Voting is medicine, Abrams says

"...Famous politicos sometimes play the therapist role well. Stacey Abrams..."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Opinion: Preserving Culture Through Our Parents’ Cuisines

A child of immigrants writes about the importance of promoting cultural identity through food

"...Inside the hawker centers in Singapore, I roamed around curious about which cuisine I wanted to taste while studying..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Column by Trishta Nguyen

Gabriela’s Group Expands Latin Business Empire With Mala Fama on Sixth Street

See inside the new three-story neon nightclub, formerly Buckshot

"...Last Friday night, Gabriela Bucio gleamed on the rooftop..."

Aug. 1, 2023 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Andean Spirits Finds Family and a Calling in the Mountains of Ecuador

Agave, alpacas, and a love story

"...Eliot Logan-Hines was born and raised in Austin, but he found his love and livelihood in the..."

Feb. 8, 2023 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Microtransit Takes Off in Central Texas

Uber wins over the suburbs

"...As Austin's pursuit of transformative public transit goes big, little transit,..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

East Austin Doesn’t Get the Same Shade, and Consequences Ripple for Health and Equity

Beating the heat

"...Austinites have been facing a record-hot summer, having just endured..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Affordable Housing and How to Get More Keeps Council Busy

What happened last week and what's on this week's Council agenda

"...9 meeting were deep anxieties about expanding the vertical mixed-use density bonus program, designed to create affordable housing on..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Inching Toward Higher Heights to Get More Housing

Advocates for low-income tenants urge a go-slow approach

"...meeting were deep anxieties about expanding the Vertical Mixed Use density bonus program, designed to create affordable housing on..."

June 13, 2022 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Proposed Development Would Revive Austin Opera House but Faces Neighbor Opposition

200 Academy Drive: Big hit or last call?

"...Congress strip, looks wholly unremarkable today. But it's an Austin cultural landmark dating back 45 years, home to vitally..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Districts Set the Stage for the Politics of the 2020s

The city and state begin to show their work

"...a prolonged wait, the committees of lawmakers and (in Austin) extraordinary citizens in charge of redistricting have begun to..."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date

So many more stories to tell

"...trader named Daniel H. Caswell found his way to Austin from Tennessee. Five years later, he built himself a..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Opinion: Over 200,000 Asian People in Central Texas Feel the Heartache of Georgia. Do You?

Central Texas leaders and community members should stand against anti-Asian hate through specific actions

"..."Don't leave the house, not even to check the mail," said one husband...."

April 2, 2021 Column by Darlene Lanham

Austin at Large: At the Bottom of the Well

Greg Abbott's still making horrible things happen, but at least now he's in charge!

"...When I use words in this space like "decadent" or "depraved" or..."

March 5, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Garza Leads Council Into Magistration Fray

Providing both defense and prosecution counsel at magistration 24 / 7 would cost $4.1 million annually, says Travis County

"...virtual dais, and between City Hall and the county courthouse, Council at last week's meeting (April 9) agreed with..."

April 17, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Opinion: Suffragettes of White Supremacy

Ashley Cheng, co-host of the Rabble podcast, looks at the history of racism in Austin’s suffrage movement

"...1918 diary entry of Jane McCallum, leader of the Austin Woman Suffrage Association and Texas' longest serving secretary of..."

March 13, 2020 Column by Ashley Cheng

APD Weed Arrests Decline, but Racial Disparities Remain

Of the 86 people jailed, 41 were Hispanic, 31 were African American, and 14 were Caucasian

"...rate of discretionary arrests for possession of mari­juana by Austin police has declined since Travis County prosecutors stopped accepting..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

How to Jail the Poor

Travis County tries to fix its Driving While License Invalid issue

"...County, 3,266 people got booked into the county's criminal justice system for the high crime of driving somewhere without..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

City Council: The Race Is On

Previewing November’s elections for Districts 1, 3, 8, and 9

"...represents voters' next opportunity to recalibrate the Council and infuse it with some new blood. There are six seats..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

The Challenge to SB 4

Opponents to "sanctuary cities" bill ready for court battles

"...But then Monday, in a surprising and highly unusual move, the state of Texas beat those lawsuits to..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: The Mayor’s Tightrope

Tip-toeing our way toward a consensus on housing supply

"...Council meeting featured a briefing on the city's Strategic Housing Plan, currently in draft form and returning to the..."

March 31, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Playback: Austin's Music Tech Movement

Can techies solve the problems facing Austin music?

"...to man. Recently, I passed a self-driving car on Austin's roadways. It had a guitar painted on the door,..."

June 10, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Making Room to Play

Create Space Austin kicks off the drive to secure more performing venues in the city

"...Two things happen when a roomful of Austin theatre artists gather with no audience present: They start..."

April 15, 2016 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Eastside Residents Protest STRs

Protesters don't want to see homes turned into hotels

"...As City Council resumes discussion of the long-awaited short-term rental ordinance this week, some..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Public Notice: The New Industrial Revolution?

Is Mayor Adler our Teddy Roosevelt?

"...Mayor Steve Adler is pushing hard for his Thumbs-Up solution to the standoff with..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Short-Term Regs Getting Longer ... and Longer

Council split on regulating Type 2 STRs

"...– which adjourned after about three hours of uncompleted discussion – Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo would like to..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Down the Rabbit Hole … Still [UPDATE]

City Council re-dives into short-term rentals … and hasn’t yet emerged

"...regs were added, but Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo’s push for an immediate moratorium was rejected...."

Sept. 22, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Housing Heartburn or Marijuana?

Short-term rentals remain contentious

"...Organic gardener and longtime Austin resident Bob Easter is proud of his two short-term..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Natalia Ciolko

Ten Districts, Many Visions

Race Matters

"...in choosing the eventual Council representative. However, it's a precarious status, because using 2010 census numbers, district Hispanic residents..."

Sept. 26, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Sun to Set on Severely Disabled Patients

Austin State Supported Living Center cottages to be shuttered

"...A controversial policy decision is forcing Justin Wallace to leave the place he has called home..."

Aug. 15, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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