Total Utility

The pain and politics of raising electric rates as a means of controlling our destiny

"...10am on Monday, May 14, Austin City Council Member Bill Spelman stepped behind the podium in the press conference..."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

One Cop, Two Cop ...
How Many New Cops?

Council approves 47 new APD hires – with perhaps a change in the air

"...the last decade) always makes sense. Specifically, Council Member Bill Spelman proposed that it would make better sense to..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Zeroing in on Zuniga

Place 5 CandidatesTarget the Man With the Money

"...couple of miles down the road from the clubhouse, Bill Spelman -- who is considered to be Zuniga's toughest..."

April 18, 1997 News Feature by Amy Smith

Crossing That Bridge

Council approves a separate bike and pedestrian bridge over Town Lake near the existing Lamar Street Bridge, and hears neighborhood concerns about moving central booking to the new criminal justice center downtown.

"...existing structure) failed by a vote of 2-4, with Bill Spelman and Beverly Griffith voting yes and Mayor Kirk..."

April 21, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Shaking the Money Tree

The Sources Differ, But the Aim's the Same

"...by Alan Pogue On Wednesday, May 21, around noon, Bill Spelman and Manuel Zuniga were working the room where..."

May 30, 1997 News Feature by Amy Smith

Council Watch

Details of the Bradley Settlement are finally made public and opened up to debate; Bill Spelman announces that he will not run for re-election to Place 5.

"...if we won, we would still have the (House Bill) 1704 problem." The city could keep tilting at the..."

Feb. 18, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Pohl-Brown Town

Will the State Turn the Hog Farm into Edge City?

"...normal circumstances, the council's unanimous thumbs-down, spearheaded by Councilmember Bill Spelman, would be the end of the story. "The..."

Dec. 5, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Finding the Right Ratio

Budget debate considers best approach to police staffing

"...last decade is not an adequate standard. Council Member Bill Spelman has been the loudest critic of the 2.0..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Council Watch

The Gotham Cometh: Town Lake Condo Clears First Hurdle; Council Moves On to Water

"...brunt of complaints from Council Members Daryl Slusher and Bill Spelman about the daily's stream of editorials -- not..."

Oct. 8, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Place 5: Man O' Manny

Election '97 Coverage

"...Bill Spelman and Karen Hadden bask in their respective second..."

May 9, 1997 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Calendar's on Fire!

Council takes up the contentious subject of the election date

"...State Senate Bill 100, passed last spring, reorganized the federal primary calendar..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

TDH: 7/29/11

New construction suspended at WTP4, for now

"...spending a generous amount of time with bond advisor Bill Newman envisioning painful scenarios for Austin if the dilly-dallying..."

July 29, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Municipal Death Match!

With five council seats open, mayor and Place 1 look like the headliners

"...control: She describes the ballooning city budget (from $1.84 billion to $2.77 billion over six years) as reflecting overspending,..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The People vs. Mike Sheffield

The new APD oversight agreement is a first for Austin -- but will it do what it's supposed to do?

"...go to bed eagerly. Back when former Council Member Bill Spelman -- who, in his other life as an..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Hall Hustle: The Unopposed

Candidates like uncontested elections, but it's a roll of the dice for the citizens

"...one candidate – in this case, Place 5 ­candidate Bill Spelman...."

March 6, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Event Horizon

As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?

"...grown substantially, accounting in 2010 for just over $4.35 billion in economic activity (about one-third more than the revised..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

City Hall Hustle: Water, Water Everywhere ... and Nowhere

Council splits on WTP4 audit, possible shutdown

"...spending a generous amount of time with bond adviser Bill Newman in spinning painful delay scenarios for Austin. One..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Center of Gravity

City's influx of new money and new businesses shifts council's political sails

"...be true. The person Wynn will replace, Council Member Bill Spelman, whose analytic fervor and public policy background earned..."

May 26, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Runoff Roundup

"...and they didn't need to vote." His defeat by Bill Spelman in the Place 5 race, by a margin..."

June 6, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

It's Your City Council!

Six candidates are gunning to unseat Bill Spelman

"...Incumbent Bill Spelman was unopposed in his 2009 election (he served..."

April 13, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

The Backstage Crew

Council Candidates' Consultants Direct the Show

"...Curtis joined a coalition that introduced a state legislative bill for fair ballot access, in hopes of breaking down..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature

With a Possible Update to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Former Council Members Recall Local Scandal

How a misunderstanding changed Austin politics

"...responded just before this session's filing deadline with identical bills (Senate Bill 1640 and House Bill 3402) to update..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: From Frontage Road, Texas

Traffic jamming at the Urban Rail Town Hall

"...wider range of viewpoints: rail opponents Jim Skaggs and Bill Oakey; Project Connect opponents Scott Morris (subbed Tuesday by..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Column by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: And So the Money Goes

Final City Budget Adoption Not Quite So Final

"...Statesman's budget caterwauling – from the dais itself, i.e., Bill Spelman...."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Going Whole Hog

City Vows to Pare Down Pohl's PUD

"...it looks like both the State of Texas and Bill Pohl might finally join them at the table. The..."

Jan. 23, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hispanic Factor

Place 5 Poses Moral Quandary for Some Latino Voters

"...Bobbie Enriquez declines to endorse either Spelman or Zuniga. photograph by Alan Pogue Bobbie Enriquez may..."

May 16, 1997 News Feature by Amy Smith

Council: The Budget Warms Up ... and Ott's Under Fire

With substantive postponements, this week's Council meeting may bring fireworks

"...absent due to illness) over the objection of CM Bill Spelman...."

April 25, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Come On Down!

Council takes Austin Energy's bonus money and runs with it

"...Case in point: Bill Spelman's suite of public-safety-related items (10 through 16), which..."

Sept. 16, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

TDH: 8/17/11

Spelman on WTP4, politics and conspiracies

"...We spoke with City Council member Bill Spelman – who’s asked the Office of the City..."

Aug. 17, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: You, Too, Can Be Historic

A herd of West Austin historic house claims worries City Hall

"...last week, Dec. 10, was a real snoozer. Luckily, Bill Spelman was there to liven things up...."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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