Point Austin: Once More Into the MUD

What we get when we annex unplanned development: plenty of entertainment

"...its lawsuit against the Department of Justice, granting its utility governing board – the Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...city. Duncan is credited with spearheading most of the utility's energy efficiency and renewable production programs...."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature

Point, Counterpoint

The debate over WTP4 goes to a public forum

"...Should Austin build a new water treatment plant to ensure the city's future water needs,..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Boards & Commissions

"...Here’s a list of 122 board and commission appointments made by City Council at the end..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature

Crash-Scene Budget

The budget balances, and stitching is transparent

"...undeniable – especially in comparison to recent years past. And several of the most controversial proposed cuts, vetted and..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Small Council, Huge Agenda

Maybe they could use a few more members after all ...

"...break, the agenda's an incredibly dense, 137-item affair – and that's not including the unveiling of the city manager's..."

July 24, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Austin Water Utility Progress

Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions

"...Every gallon of water used, treated, and pumped in Austin means energy get..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Measuring the Footprint

"...2007. (That's counting only emissions from electricity, natural gas, and transportation fuel.) While we might like to credit Austin's..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature

Local Impact

Austin doesn't win some, doesn't lose some

"...That's how much extra money all the lawmakers, lobbyists, and day trippers dropped into the local economy during the..."

June 12, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Genius of the Crowd ... Source

Austin programmers look to create a public redesign of the city's website

"...page views from 189,000 to 4.5 million a month, and this growth in popularity mirrored its rise in public..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Counseling: Sprinting to a Compromise

Council and joggers 'give a little bit' on street closures

"...street closures. The results seemed a compromise between runners and the neighborhoods they use for marathons. Among the changes:..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Pondering Downtown Condos

Frequently Asked Questions

"...of the economy, which has frozen the capital markets and project financing, developers believe we're unlikely to see any..."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Oops!

"...In "Dumping the Water Pump," Feb. 20, we mistakenly cited the Austin Water..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Column

Dumping the Water Pump

Should Austin's conservation success forestall WTP 4?

"...Somehow Austin just can't stop fighting over Water Treatment Plant No. 4...."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Letter to City Council

Reasons why the city should forestall WTP 4

"...Greg Meszaros, Director, Austin Water Utility..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature

A Cacophony of Passions

Why the City Council changed the boards and commissions system – and what still needs to be done

"...need for transparency as council modifies the city's boards and commissions system – explains in a nutshell why Austin..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The B&C List

"...Below is our subjective division of city boards and commissions into tiers, based on the degree to which..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature

Point Austin: MUD Rising

Canyon Creek voting-rights lawsuit goes to the Supremes

"...Supreme Court agreed to review one Austin-based voting-rights case and rejected another, in a revealing coincidence of the current..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Before the Well Runs Dry

The city moves toward conservation, but is it moving fast enough?

"...be tapped to do public service announcements about saving water. In a current radio and TV ad – which..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

City Hall Hustle: Gas, Water, and Trash

There could be a higher utility bill in your future

"...resource-based geopolitical woes than that old 5 o'clock news standby, "Pain at the Pump"? Maybe John McCain's dim mantra,..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Hill Country Militia

Grassroots homesteaders tighten ranks to fight urban encroachment

"...At what point does dissatisfaction become dissent, and dissent a full-fledged movement?..."

June 27, 2008 News Feature by Greg Harman

The Webberville Conundrum

Austin's plans for an eastern landfill hit a little obstacle – the people who live there

"...Back in the early Eighties, Dave and Joann Gunlock bought themselves a little piece of paradise:..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Travis County: Yes, we have elections ...

What you'll find on those ballots just outside of town

"...Beyond the excitement and rancor of Aus­tin's City Council races and the to-and-fro..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cool Austin, Cool Planet

This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress

"...implementing the aggressive plan – launched by the mayor and adopted by City Council resolution on Feb. 15, 2007..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

City Plans for Webberville Land Cause Big Stink

Austin may use 2,800 acres of undeveloped land owned by Austin Energy for industrial purposes

"...of Austin may use approximately 2,800 acres of undeveloped land owned by Austin Energy near the village of Webber-ville,..."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Beside the Point

A look at the CM finalists, and the search

"...Thursday, Mayor Pro Tem Betty Dunkerley's mic flickered on and off. Beside the Point's initial reaction – and I..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

How Green Grows My County?

'Greenprints' aim to protect our most precious natural lands

"...On an unseasonably warm and lovely Novem­ber day, the kind that glorifies living in..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: MUD in Your Eye

Northwest Austin suburb chal­lenges the Voting Rights Act

"...well." They've got quiet streets, exemplary public schools, parks and a "huge" pool, and a couple of restricted-access apartment..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Texas Voters Approve Props; Travis Narrowly Passes Cancer Measure

Constitutional-amendments election turnout low but a bit higher than we expected

"...a Lance Arm­strong-backed measure to create the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas – actually fared worse than..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

'Austin Chronicle' Endorsements

General Election, Nov. 6 – Proposed Constitutional Amendments

"...In keeping with our contrarian tradition – and our conviction that constitutional referendums are a poor substitute..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature

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