Off the Record

Getting the runaround from UT administration

"...Cactus Cafe may belong to the highest bidder. Texas Union management is considering an operating model that would allow..."

April 9, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Flew the KOOP

Pacifica Network Pulls Out of Local Radio Cooperative

"...-- a progressive/left-wing national news network -- and the unionized workers at some of its stations. At the same..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Off the Record

And then there were two (proposals for the future of the Cactus Cafe)

"...a change in tune, considering that González approved University Unions Executive Director Andy Smith's decision in early December to..."

April 30, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Rail Revival?

Proposed Austin-San Antonio rail line could take commuters all the way from Georgetown to downtown San Antonio on a Union Pacific freight corridor with 15 stops

"...way from Georgetown to downtown San Antonio on a Union Pacific freight corridor with 15 stops. Such a rail..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Budget Battles, Round One:

Austin firefighters start a blaze of their own in response to the department's controversial budget-cutting proposal.

"...pay packages negotiated with the city's police and firefighter unions (the only two collective-bargaining -- excuses, "meet and confer"..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Firefighters Union Elects New President..."

Nov. 27, 2009 News Feature

Riding to the End of the Line

Can Cap Metro weather the recession, balance its books ... and run the buses and trains on time?

"...the money on construction of additional rail sidings and station enhancements will further set back the launch...."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Off the Record

Gary Clark Jr. and the Cactus Cafe go under the lens

"...Cafe, an ideal benchmark at which to measure the station's progress thus far. As projected, the campus venue lost..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Eve of Destruction

Lawrence Wright on 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9 / 11'

"...he was taking credit for bringing down the Soviet Union. At the time he thought of al Qaeda as..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Books Feature by Taylor Holland

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...1600AM, which was among a group of seven local stations recently purchased by Houston-based Border Media Partners. "I love..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Building Austin

As the city grows, is it being cavalier about the well-being of the laborers who are assembling Austin's new face?

"...death while working on a balcony at the Eastside Station Apartments...."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Apocalypse February!

When digital TV arrives next year, you may not notice

"...to receive TV signals – on Feb. 18, when stations turn off their traditional analog transmitters and begin broadcasting..."

June 13, 2008 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Naked City

"...found, hoping to eradicate any possibility of a dangerous infestation, which could have led to a federal quarantine of..."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Think Positive

"...stopped playing, where would they be? Where is the Union? Who are they serving and protecting? And finally, can..."

May 8, 1998 Column

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...will run the music side – and the Texas Union, which will handle day-to-day operations. That means the Union..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Feature

Off the Record

Back in the saddle at the Phoenix Saloon, Woxy pulls the plug, and the latest on the Cactus Cafe

"...showing at South by Southwest, renowned indie Web radio station Woxy pulled the proverbial plug last Tuesday due to..."

April 2, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Naked City

"...• The American Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement Monday in a lawsuit filed on..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature

Shades of Gray

In Texas Prisons, It's Hard to Tell Who Your Enemies Are

"...introduced to a longstanding battle between the prison guard union and the prison administration over understaffing, poor pay, and..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Faster Than Sound: The Drama Behind the Cactus Cafe Negotiations

Accusations of unprofessional behavior and an HR complaint leave the historic venue in limbo

"...sources confirmed to the Chronicle that the local radio station decided not to renew the arrangement. Details remained murky..."

July 16, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Bisbee ’17

A dark piece of American history exposed through theatre

"...This was one of the most heinous acts of union busting in American history, one that was also an..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Introducing the city's new sound engineer and the final verdict on the Cactus Cafe

"...Radio at a closed press conference in the Texas Union on Wednesday afternoon. "We've got here an organization that..."

May 21, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Naked City

"...with a federal mediator last week, local public television station KLRU has not yet been able to resolve its..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature

New Power Structure Could Mean Curtains for KOOP The End is Near

"...a year ago, programmers at the cooperatively run community station began complaining about KOOP's seven-member board of trustees. They..."

March 5, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: Hold That Bus!

New labor deal proposed for Cap Metro waits for willing riders

"...the agency's outsourcing that has undermined wages and threatened union jobs and in return create a "meet and confer"..."

April 6, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Creation of an Observation Station UT-Austin has received $200 million in philanthropic gifts to..."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature

UT Withholds Cactus Documents

Why the secrecy over Cactus Cafe decision?

"...What's the deal between KUT and the Texas Union over the future of the Cactus Cafe? With a..."

June 18, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin @ Large: Say It Ain't So, Metro!

If that's all there is, my friends, then let's keep driving … or worse

"...now. The current ASG plan doesn't even include a station at Mueller – even though it does include one..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...after the much-discussed relocation (if it ever happens) of Union Pacific freight traffic. "And the bus service isn't going..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Real Austin Stories

Austin's Exploding Documentary Scene

"...film scene. But local filmmakers have long viewed the station as being essentially non-supportive of locally produced work. This..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

The National Texan?

The Texan Yanks Its Liberal Roots

"...Ponder the board's virulently anti-union stance in recent editorials on the UPS strike:..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

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