Yellow Cab's San Antonio Shuffle

Cab conglomerate calls out-of-town cabs to Austin, but did it get the city's OK first?

"...If you hail a taxi through Yellow Cab this weekend, chance stands you may know the..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

TCRP Sues Uber, Lyft, Yellow Cab

Alleges the companies failed to serve wheelchair-bound customers

"...Among the 30, the TCRP named Austin taxi giant Yellow Cab and transportation network companies Uber and Lyft, the..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Reviving Austin's Cab Industry

ATX Co-op Taxi splits the difference between traditional taxis and ridesharing

"...street like it was 1995 to get a frickin' cab."..."

April 28, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Cab Drivers Look Toward the Future

"...The longtime cabbie, who immigrated to Austin from Ethiopia by way of..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Cab Co-op Starts Its Engines

Union-backed franchise launches with 30 drivers

"...the city, said that initial deployment should be 30 cabs, with another 150 going online in October, and potentially..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Council Preview: City Manager Review, Cab Vote, and More

Controversial items hit the dais this week

"...and final readings to renew franchise agreements with Austin Cab and Yellow Cab for five years. Council Member Bill..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Color Me Yellow (Button)

If you drink too much, here's how not to get towed

"...Had too much to drink Downtown? Think yellow – as in yellow button, Yellow Cab (or any..."

Sept. 9, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

What About an Employee Owned and Operated Cab Company?

"...“Beside the Point” [News] about controversy regarding the taxi cab permits of Roy's Taxis, and whether to give its..."

May 2, 2006 Postmarks

Council Extends Cab Contracts

Council approves cab franchise extension

"...will extend the current agreement with the pre-existing three taxicab franchises for another five years, as well as grant..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

What About 'Best Cab Driver'?

"...request is this: Why is there not a "Best Cab Driver" category in the Chronicle's “Best of Austin ?..."

Oct. 16, 2012 Postmarks

Hailing a Cab

"...will do. At night, you can tell if the cab is loaded by the yellow lights on top of..."

Aug. 29, 2005 Postmarks

Blind Leading the Sighted

Yellow Cab of Austin has become an employment option for people who are visually impaired

"...Ever wonder what it's really like at a taxicab company? If you're old enough to remember the TV..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature by R.U. Steinberg

Propositions for a Taxicab Petition

Yellow Cab contests proposed co-op by exposing "silent majority"

"...Tensions between the taxicab franchises and its drivers’ local union are on the..."

May 13, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

The Daily Hustle: 5/25/10

Cab compromise driven to council

"...final reading are franchise renewals for Austin’s two largest cab franchises – Yellow Cab, the biggest franchise with 400-plus..."

May 25, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Fare Fight

The pending sale of Roy's Taxi company raises a host of Austin memories

"...enough; the AC in her van, one of 155 cabs in Roy's Taxi's sea-foam green fleet, is on the..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Sharecropping on Wheels

While the city juggles taxicab franchises, drivers demand 'a fair shake'

"...simpler than a taxi ride: call or hail a cab, hop in, declare your destination, and fork over a..."

June 11, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Crash Course

Cabs try to survive in the era of Uber

"...on July 13, Dave Passmore is speaking to 150 taxicab drivers with his mind set on survival...."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Naked City

"...The complaint, the first of its kind to have cabinet-level consideration under NAFTA, alleges that the Mexican government ignored..."

April 28, 1995 News Feature

Parsing the Permits

Dunkerley compromise could be both too little for new franchise but too much for the market

"...When the Yellow Cab/Roy's Taxi purchase proposal first surfaced, it was for..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Cabs Throughout the Years

"...In the beginning ... there were three cab companies: Roy's, Deluxe, and Harlem...."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature

Taxi Lotto No Go?

Urban Transportation Commission searching for new system for approving taxi franchises

"...Miss America," says Mariam Nwoko, president of the United Cab Drivers Association. It's Tuesday evening, and on the eighth..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Uber and Lyft Are Back, in Case You Missed Them

Drivers and riders react to return of TNC giants

"...Last weekend, Hassan Aruri drove his cab well into the night for the third day in..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

City Council Condemns Taxi Drivers to Lousy Deal

"...Council Member Randi Shade showed her favorite color was yellow when she rejected the city staff recommendation for a..."

April 29, 2010 Postmarks

Beside the Point

The future is sunny, cab drivers are stormy, and water treatment's horizon is cloudy

"...It may sound surprising, but there were some surly cab drivers downtown last week...."

May 5, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

"Drivers Are Pissed"

Possible lawsuit on the horizon as City Council quietly passes taxicab amendment

"...Cab drivers concerned about an addition to the city's ground..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Austin Needs More Cabs

"...I have worked at a business that depends on cabs to get people around the city and to the..."

Nov. 6, 2012 Postmarks

Access Denied

Cap Metro saving money means hardship for neediest riders

"...Capital Metro's MetroAccess paratransit services, they could call a cab – usually driven by Yellow Cab driver Hannah Riddering..."

July 8, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Propositions for a Taxicab Petition

"...Tensions between the taxicab franchises and their drivers' local union are on the..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Council Considers Taxi Franchises

CM Kitchen gives cab co-op idea a boost

"...Two hours of testimony concerning taxicabs and their respective franchises concluded last Wednesday, April 29,..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Naked City

The taxi co-op's bid for a franchise comes at "the worst possible time."

"...With the number of taxicabs already on Austin streets exceeding customer demand, the City..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

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