Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...issues in Austin suburbs and the formation of municipal utility districts in the area. If you aren’t registered to..."

March 28, 2025 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...the Convention Center: Austin Convention Center directors unveiled the plan for the new building at this week’s City Council..."

Feb. 28, 2025 News Feature

City Council Gets Its Head in the Game

With only one first-term Trump-era vet and several rookies, Council squares up

"...wants to spend a portion of that time succession planning. That is, she wants to make sure her successor..."

Jan. 31, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Woman-Run Catholic Charity Dissolves After Serving Austin for Over a Century

Running soup kitchens, covering funeral bills, these ladies showed up

"...organizations – the profits funded charitable groups and covered utility bills and funeral expenses for the needy. In their..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Amber Williams

Council Says Hello to New Austin Energy Plan

Carbon-free by 2035, but using fossil fuels for now

"...update to Austin Energy’s Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan, which lays out a road map for the public..."

Dec. 20, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Opinion: A Generation Plan for the Next Generation

Council Member Ryan Alter on why now is not the time to include new gas-fired power generation in the Austin Energy plan

"...That’s where the upcoming Austin Energy generation plan comes into play. Every few years, the City Council..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Column by Ryan Alter

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...company. The Onion won the bid last month, announcing plans to turn the conspiracy theory operation into a parody..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature

Austin Energy Proposes New Gas Generation as Part of 2035 Resource Plan Update

Critics say it “blows up” climate plans; AE says it improves emissions

"...Austin Energy officially released its 2035 Resource and Generation Plan, introducing new fossil fuel generation to a portfolio meant..."

Dec. 9, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Council Updates Austin’s 100-Year Water Forward Plan

Amid increasing drought, conservation goals require customers’ help

"...in four years to the city’s 100-year water resource plan, Water Forward. Though with some 2024 conservation goals missed,..."

Dec. 6, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...hike proposed by the Texas Gas Service. The for-profit utility says it “would increase the average residential bill by..."

Sept. 6, 2024 News Feature

Proposed City Budget Raises Taxes and Utility Bills, but Doesn’t Spend Enough on Priorities, Advocates Say

Advocates want more spending on homelessness, parks, climate

"...budget that includes no increase in property taxes and utility bills,” she said...."

July 19, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Inside Out 2

The inner life of now-teenager Riley gets complicated when Anxiety takes a turn at the wheel

"...driving emotion inside of the head of San Francisco transplant Riley (Tallman), recaps the first film and reintroduces Riley,..."

June 14, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...guns, buckets of large rocks, bricks, steel enforced wood planks, mallets, and chains.” Days later, the UT Police Department..."

May 10, 2024 News Feature

Mayor Urges Closure of Fayette Coal Plant by 2029

Austin Energy under pressure to finalize its plan for net zero

"...Austin Energy has been working with the Electric Utility Commission’s Working Group on an update to its 2030..."

Feb. 21, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Debate Heats Up Over How to Wean Austin Off Fossil Fuels

Electric Utility Commission and Austin Energy at odds

"...almost done tweaking its Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan for net zero by 2035, but before it can..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Could ERCOT Connect to the Southeastern U.S. Grids?

Plan in the works to build transmission lines through Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi

"...Texas has long maintained a stubbornly independent electric grid,..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Energy Considers Adding Natural Gas Plant to Resource Plan

Possible controversial addition to 2030 climate plan

"...addition to its 2030 Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan: a new natural gas plant, to be converted to..."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

How ERCOT and the City Are Preparing for the Next Winter Storm

Mayor: "We should anticipate that we will have a big weather event"

"...Uri, ERCOT has made several improvements, including inspecting power plants for proper weatherization, adding additional battery capacity, designating gas..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

As Council Works to Improve Affordability With HOME, How Will Displacement Factor In?

Research shows small lots boost affordability though concerns linger

"...accelerate gentrification – most notoriously the city’s 1928 master plan and development patterns in the Nineties that concentrated new,..."

Dec. 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant

Locals continue to get coal for Christmas

"...the closure of the Fayette Power Project, the coal plant responsible for about a quarter of our city's greenhouse..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?

Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river

"...in the region with the first stage of the plant build out, and will need additional extraction permits in..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Prevail for Now: Remember Interim City Manager Jesús Garza's plan to bring everyone back to in-person work and the..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Monday for a proposed $18 billion property tax relief plan. House Speaker Dade Phelan and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick..."

July 14, 2023 News Feature

The Good, The Bad, and the Pricey of Texas Energy Bills

Incentives for gas move ahead, energy efficiency measures stall

"...goal of 1% annually by 2030 for every electric utility. This would increase state energy efficiency goals for the..."

May 19, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Tensions Rise Ahead of Meeting on Zilker Plan

Dazed and confused over Zilker

"...As the Zilker Vision Plan nears its City Council vote, slated for July 20,..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Could New EPA Haze Rule Push Fayette Power Plant Out of Favor?

Stricter pollution controls mean higher costs to keep it running

"...Austin Energy plans for 100% of its power to be carbon-free a..."

May 13, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Austin Transit Partnership Needs Your Input as Project Connect Enters Its Trade-Offs Era

Turn this train around

"...The city is also developing an implementation plan for equitable transit-oriented development, in part to plan for..."

April 7, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Council Says: Okay, Maybe We’ll Bury the Power Lines After All

The first step will be studying feasibility

"...roughly 5,000 miles of overhead lines hung throughout the utility's distribution system. Plus, burying lines in flood-prone Austin would..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Weathering Austin’s Next “Unprecedented” Winter Storm

Why we can't just bury the power lines or trim back all the trees

"...scrutinize the vegetation management practices of the ratepayer-­owned city utility, Austin Energy. Why did so much of Aus­tin's beautiful..."

March 17, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

As Austin Recovers From Winter Storm Mara, City Manager's Job Is (Again) on the Line

Walking on thin ice

"...Storm Mara – what the chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas called "an ice hurricane" that made..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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