Opinion: Highway Caps Are Not Austin’s Priority

Council Member Mike Siegel makes the case against funding the I-35 cap and stitch project

"...stitch” project is a dollar taken from crucial 2026 bond initiatives...."

May 16, 2025 Column by Mike Siegel

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...will choose candidates for local school boards, along with bond propositions and more...."

April 4, 2025 News Feature

In Round Rock, Vandals Target Candidate Signs

Round Rock ISD continues to look out for far-right candidates

"...are also in favor of the district’s $1 billion bond proposal that seeks to repair and update Round Rock’s..."

Nov. 1, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...has just $22 million allocated in the 2020 mobility bond available to get started. Quote of the Week..."

Oct. 25, 2024 News Feature

Is Fascism Still a Thing in Round Rock’s School Board Races?

Hmmmmm...

"...the board passed in May and the $1 billion bond proposed for the November ballot (Weston and Bone were..."

Aug. 30, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

City Council to Initiate Planning for Climate Change Bond Package

The bond would go before voters in 2025 or 2026

"...focused on when to ask voters to approve a bond package aimed at combating climate change. Council Member Ryan..."

July 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...majority of City Council want to hold a climate bond election to, among other things, fund the reduction of..."

July 12, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...in Travis County Parks’ history, made possible by the bond for park acquisition approved by voters last November. For..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature

Travis County’s Criminal Court Judges Skeptical of APD’s New Plan for Bail Hearings

Judges sent a letter to the city with their concerns

"...or released on cash or personal recognizance (no money) bond. And under policies in place by the Travis County..."

Dec. 19, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Chronicle Endorsements for the November 7 Election

Looking for guidance on the ballot's constitutional amendments and county propositions? We got you.

"...constitution to allow the package to take effect. This proposal devised by the state's Top Three Republicans would not..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature

Austin ISD Doesn't Have Much Choice in TEA Deal, Attorney Tells Board

Either they agree to terms, or a conservator will force them

"...A message from parent Sarah McKenna was typical. “This proposal will not fix the problem [and] sets the district..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...No Thanks::Following a proposal to fold the city offices of Equity and Civil..."

July 21, 2023 News Feature

Council Poised to Pass Three Housing Supply-Friendly Items

The most controversial would allow larger apartment complexes near single-family homes

"...increasing the city's critically low housing supply. But Vela's proposal would change that. It would streamline the complexity introduced..."

June 9, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Tensions Rise Ahead of Meeting on Zilker Plan

Dazed and confused over Zilker

"...spaces over time as public transit fills in. The proposal of up to three parking garages would reduce impervious..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: The Train Can’t Be Too Late

It’s going to be sad, so sad, when Mayor Pete’s money comes if Austin’s not ready

"...No. 1 job was to craft a Project Connect proposal that could win voter approval. He left a while..."

March 10, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

In Push for Cheaper Student Housing, Fifth Time’s the Charm?

UT students won't stop asking administration for reasonable accommodations

"..."My model recommends that UT should, in a traditional bond finance manner, create more undergrad housing, and they should..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

AISD Bus Maintenance Stays in District, Keeping Jobs Local

Keeping the green machines green

"...it the state's first district to do so. The bond-funded transition will happen gradually, starting with a goal to..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Madi Donham

Fallout From DWI Crash Follows Hays County Commissioner

Walt Smith's got one more week to breathe easy

"...Court for taking the lead on a new $17-million proposal to contract with LaSalle Corrections, a for-profit incarceration company..."

Oct. 10, 2022 News Post by Jordan Buckley

AISD Board OKs District’s Largest Bond Package Ever

Chasing equity

"...School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved the largest bond package in district history – $2.44 billion worth of..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget

Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?

"...management, ample cash reserves to safeguard its creditworthiness and bond rating, and the process improvements that bore fruit from..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council to Tweak Compatibility Rules Amid Housing Crisis

Can a change help stem rising housing and rent costs?

"...Then there's the second proposal. In April, Vela proposed completely exempting VMU properties from..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 10-16

"...relationship with a certain nyingdu-la in your life. The bond between you might have generated vital lessons for you...."

June 10, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Taking a Look at the Neighborhoods That Will Be Changed the Most by Project Connect

Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign

"...for that funding is not a finite amount of bond revenue but a tax set-aside that will last forever..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lake Travis Finally Considers Adding a Second High School

Reaching a tipping point

"...has not gone unnoticed by district administration, and the bond committee working now on recommendations for a potential November..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...for an alleged self-induced abortion, was placed under $500,000 bond in a Starr County jail. A Texas prosecutor said..."

April 15, 2022 News Feature

Faster Than Sound: City Council Supports Music-Focused Arts Facility on East 11th Street

Harold McMillan breaks down civic steps to the envisioned Kenny Dorham Center

"...the plot awaits potential development. Dreaming up their own proposal for said overhaul, the East Austin Creative Coalition smartly..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council Recap: A Big Step Forward in St. John, but Much Work Remains

Greystar, HACA selected to redevelop Home Depot site

"...purchased the site with funds approved in a 2006 bond election to convert into an Austin Police Department Northeast..."

July 30, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

A Path Toward Permanent Housing in North Austin

Council approves funding for Espero at Rutland

"...state housing tax credits, funding from the 2018 housing bond, and operational funding through a new Local Housing Voucher..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Clearing the Decks for 2021 in a City That Never Stops Growing

Zoning, housing, and COVID relief dominate year's final meeting

"...unfulfilled; the city could seek more funds through a bond election, for instance, and then use SIF revenues to..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: KUTX Beacon Jay Trachtenberg Retires

Jay Trachtenberg retires from KUTX, Rick Carney steps down as Music Commission chair, and Johnny Bush ascends to honky-tonky heaven.

"...Carney mentions creation of the $12 million Creative Space Bond and Live Music Fund, both in the works for..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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