How Texas’ School Funding Scheme Contributed to Austin ISD’s Massive Budget Shortfall

Recapture is just one puzzle piece

"...years on this board is that many of the crises that we live under are crises manufactured by the..."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now

City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?

"...City Manager Spencer Cronk wants his proposed police budget to be viewed as a starting point. His fiscal..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

As Crises Abound, AISD Plans for Fewer Teachers

Board considers dire financial projections, falling enrollment, charter competition, and a struggling special ed program

"...came face to face with a slew of looming crises: dire financial projections, falling enrollment, increasing competition from charters,..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Proposed City Budget Raises Taxes and Utility Bills, but Doesn’t Spend Enough on Priorities, Advocates Say

Advocates want more spending on homelessness, parks, climate

"...Austin’s budget is officially balanced – which is an accomplishment for..."

July 19, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A Budget Forged in Crisis Looks Toward Long-Term Opportunities

Resilience, rethinking, recovery

"...considers City Manager Spencer Cronk's proposed fiscal year 2021 budget. The events of early June could only have a..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?

The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle

"...with the Austin Police Department washed over the city's budget deliberations, the big question was: How low can APD..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Q&A With City Manager Spencer Cronk

In his first sit-down interview with the Chronicle, Austin's CM discusses public safety, the budget, and next steps

"...Chron­icle interview. We discussed Cronk's proposed fiscal year 2021 budget, reimagining public safety, the impact of COVID-19, and the..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two

Songs of democracy in distress

"...news of the war. The national, state, and local budget crises are overwhelming citizens' sensibilities. In the country and..."

April 25, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Getting Tough on APD

Council: Reforms and budget cuts only the first step

"...to reduce APD's funding in his upcoming Fiscal 2020 budget proposal...."

June 19, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SOS to Council: Save Our Spaces

Artists, musicians send message with City Hall march today

"...Austin city council members hunker down over next year's budget, local musicians and artists are assembling to make sure..."

Sept. 14, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Letters at 3am: Somehow It Gets to Be Tomorrow

For many American families, one salary is not enough to keep everyone in the household fed

"...is continual and becomes usual – a tempo of crises that on the one hand makes you tense as..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Top 10 State stories

Molly, Please Come Back, We Need You!

"...funds were being paid. The veto touched off college budget crises all over the state and a wave of..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...to have trained mental health professionals respond to mental-health-related crises, with one notable difference: the ACORNS (Addressing Crises through..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

Capitol Chronicle

The Texas state budgeting process is called conservative, but might be better described as "penny wise, pound foolish."

"...glazing over at the propect of your own household budget -- let alone that of the state of Texas..."

Jan. 26, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Mental Health Care Meltdown

The mental health care system for Austin and Travis County is increasingly overwhelmed, with no relief in sight.

"...mental health functions. That's nearly half of the authority's budget; the rest comes from federal Medicaid reimbursements and a..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Austin Women Dispelling Stigma and Moving Mental Health Issues Forward

From Sheriff Sally Hernandez to state Rep. Celia Israel, local women are changing the conversation

"...with bipartisan support at the Capitol. The final biennial budget approved by the 86th Texas Legislature included $4.4 billion..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Page Two: Theatre of Cruelty

The backdrop of reality that belies the McCain-Palin pageant

"...years. I contend that all too many of the crises facing this country are direct results of Bush administration..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: The Sky Is Always Falling

The hyping of catastrophe, and a notable loss

"..."In sum, overall discussion over taxation, the budget, and the deficit is a shadow-puppet play in which..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

For regional planning, it's a great day to go back to the future

"...Of course, the twin crises that merged at MoPac and Slaughter -- the onslaught..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Jumping the Shark on Women's Health

For the sake of anti-abortion politics, the governor and the Legislature turned their backs on women's health care – with disastrous consequences. Is there any way to fix this mess?

"...health emergency as a public health priority." The Real Crises..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Adventures in Can-Kicking

Austin ISD approves 2010 budget, avoids tax fight

"...down the road? That's the Austin Independent School District budgetary can, and it got kicked there last night by..."

Aug. 24, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Accepting the Challenge

Meet the candidates for AISD Board of Trustees.

"...-- to name only a few of the recent crises...."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Mayor's Story

Three contenders try to write a personal tale that will convince the voters

"...be phased in over four years (to allow a budget adjustment), lately accompanied by recommending a return to an..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council Recap: A Quick Start, But No Victory Lap, on Reworking Public Safety

Council unites behind prompt reforms, big APD budget cuts

"...to reduce APD’s funding in his upcoming Fiscal 2021 budget proposal...."

June 12, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Lege Lines: "Texas Plan" Hits Home

School finance heads to the House floor

"...different Senate plan. With the adoption of the House budget bill on March 27, the Senate agreed to match..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Mayor's Omnibus Resolution: A Year Later

Twelve months after Mayor Steve Adler rolled out his plan to save live music and the arts, what's happened?

"...them into code compliance). The two bodies saw the crises in the same way...."

Feb. 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: In the Red

Republican plans for economic recovery could make things worse

"...actually offering practical, workable solutions to the current economic crises, they've let their beliefs trump the realities of business...."

Oct. 14, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Austin @ Large: Where's the Mayor?

Mayor Will Wynn visits European capitals – will anybody in Austin notice he's missing?

"...about making big, mold-breaking, paradigm-shifting changes to the city's budget priorities – closing facilities, getting out of certain lines..."

June 4, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Capitol Chronicle

After Nov. 5, a preview of Texas government to come

"...That's because, no matter who rules next session, the crises facing the state, structural and financial, remain the same.The..."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Austin at Large: Truth and Reconciliation

“Reimagining” public safety will involve more than just technocratic change

"...to de-policing, set forth with the city's fiscal 2021 budget, is that Austin can extract and redeploy more than..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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