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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...etc.) in both residential and commercial (mixed-use) zoning. The amendments were brought forth by the city housing office, which..."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Divided CAMPO Says Yes to Toll Plan

At a late and noisy meeting, CAMPO moves to toll Central Texas

"...members who favored the plan came armed with policy amendments to tweak the most contentious pieces of the toll-road..."

July 16, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...The City Council last week signed off on proposed amendments to city code to make it easier for small..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Ventura's application and knowledge of the Ninth and 10th amendments is interesting, in that former senator and Republican presidential..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Ventura's application and knowledge of the Ninth and 10th amendments is interesting, in that former senator and Republican presidential..."

July 25, 2003 Column

Chronicle Endorsements

The Chronicle's endorsements for city council and charter amendment proposals

"...City Council and Charter Amendments Despite the length of its meetings, the Austin City..."

April 19, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

Election Results

"...Voters across Texas approved 13 of 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution, including one (Prop. 13) that..."

Nov. 5, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

On The Lege

All for Luna

"...Gonzalo Barrientos was prepared for any discussion of voucher amendments, saying "if need be, there will be filibusters" to..."

April 30, 1999 News Column

No Pity for Our City, Our Choice

The Shortest Slam-dunker

"...If council meetings were basketball games, then the proposed amendments to the city's charter would be the big, orange..."

Oct. 3, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

After Long Day of Testimony, Council Votes to End Single-Family Zoning

New rules will allow three homes on every lot

"...Now, property owners will be able to build up..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Opinion: No Home Sweet HOME for Austin’s Black and Latino Communities

A member of the Planning Commission argues that Austin’s proposed new land use plan would result in another major forced relocation of Austin’s Latino community and its dwindling Black community

"...unanimously approving what I refer to as "Morally Imaginative Amendments" to improve the HOME initiative. We passed the plan,..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by Alberta Phillips

Housing Affordability Is Heavily Imbalanced Across Races, Report Finds

Housing shortage is greater for Black Austinites

"...with minimum parking requirements and their initiation of code amendments that would reduce minimum lot size and allow for..."

Nov. 24, 2023 News Feature by Mae Lackey

City Council Approves $5.5 Billion Budget

Where’s the money going?

"...was adjourned. Before that, there was little debate over amendments proposed by council members. As has become a hallmark..."

Aug. 17, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Development DelayedRecent amendments to Austin's land use regulations to increase housing supply..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature

Opinion: Proposition A ... and A and A and A: The Case for Reforming How We Label Ballot Measures

Opinion: It's time for us to do something revolutionary – go through the whole alphabet before starting over again at A

"...law, mandates it. This law requires that statewide constitutional amendments be numbered, while local measures be labeled with letters...."

April 28, 2023 Column by Ed Espinoza

Council Moves to Ensure People Actually Live Near Project Connect Stations

What’s the point of public transit if nobody can use it?

"...station areas. If that happens, it will be through amendments to the Land Development Code, which could allow greater..."

March 10, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Preview: Planning to Plan Transit Station Areas

First step? Calibrating housing access on Project Connect routes

"...That menu of options would include “systemwide” amendments to the Land Development Code, such as an ETOD..."

March 7, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

On Compatibility, Staff Tells Adler, Thanks, but No Thanks

Previously drafted Land Development Code changes were better, they say

"...supports revising compatibility standards," the memo reads, but the amendments would provide "a fairly small benefit in terms of..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Can Council Get Its Sh*t Done by 10pm?

Austin City Council addresses a 93-item agenda Sept. 15 and aims to end by 10pm rather than voting to extend the meeting

"...voted April 7 on first reading, along with subsequent amendments by the Planning Commission and CM Kathie Tovo that..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council to Tweak Compatibility Rules Amid Housing Crisis

Can a change help stem rising housing and rent costs?

"...the dais, CM Chito Vela, who proposed narrow V2 amendments to apply to properties along Project Connect's Orange and..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: The Housing Game

Council goes in search of the “lose-lose” solution

"...with that zoning, and with a couple of uncontroversial amendments from CM Chito Vela to further reduce parking requirements..."

June 10, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Working Hard for the Money

City offers temp jobs and green job training … and lifeguarding

"...Council agenda is a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, one of the..."

May 13, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

We Have an Issue: To the Ballot Box We Go (Again!)

Voters mull Proposition A’s progressive policies on low-level pot possession and no-knock warrants

"...In addition to two amendments to the Texas Con­sti­tution to consider, voters in Austin..."

April 29, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Council Punts on VMU and Guaranteed Income

$1,000 checks from the city and lax parking regulations will have to wait

"...19, work session. Council Member Chito Vela proposed two amendments to the VMU2 ordinance that would let developers waive..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Old Tensions Flare Anew at End of Mayor Pro Tem’s Term

Clashing symbols at City Council

"...Despite this, objections and proposed amendments to the resolution – which first surfaced two weeks..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Final Results Are in for Travis County's November 2021 Election

Voters say no way to Prop. A and yes way to Prop. B

"...The constitutional amendments are being considered statewide, so the numbers below are..."

Nov. 2, 2021 News Post

Chronicle Endorsements for the Propositions on the November Ballot

November 2021 Statewide General Election and City of Austin Special Election

"...recommend voting down any and all proposed Texas constitutional amendments (there have been more than 500 since 1876), as..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Council Recap: A Balanced Budget, Without Much Drama

But many hours of deliberation over two days on the dais

"...to divvy up and dole out through numerous budget amendments. One from Casar will direct $2 million toward a..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Texas Lege Sends Message to Schools: Take the Money, Don't Talk About Race

Public schools retain their funding, but with culture-war strings attached

"...1525 into an educational Christmas tree with dozens of amendments. These included the new sex-ed restrictions – schools now..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

May 1 Special Election Results: Austin Voters Tell City Leaders What They Don't Like

Austin voters tell city leaders what they don’t like

"...of the 10-1 district Council system, created by charter amendments approved in 2012, that "guarantee[s] ... representation in every..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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