Project Connect’s Paxton Problem

As new cost estimate and timeline are revealed, the project faces potential delays from the A.G. and a lawsuit

"...because voters did not approve the new design, the city can’t issue debt or spend property taxes to pay..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Digitizing Austin City Limits: In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Austin PBS..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature

Austin Gets Federal Funding to Cover I-35 With Public-Access Land

Council set to consider another loan this week

"...Department of Transportation’s massively unpopular I-35 expansion became inevitable, City Council has been scrambling on a tight timeline to..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Convention Center Redevelopment Would Relocate SXSW, Other Festivals for Three Years

Construction is set to begin after SX ’25, end before SX ’29

"...Festival next year – savor your time in our city’s humble, turn-of-the-millennium convention space. It’s about to get a..."

March 15, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City and County Approve One Year Extension for Central Booking Agreement

Virtual hearings could cost county later

"...The city of Austin and Travis County have shared custody of..."

Feb. 19, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...makes a living from smuggling exotic animals for her city's marabouts, wishing to get her son out of the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2023 AFS Grant for Short Films Recipients

Career-changing grants go to 16 projects from Texas filmmakers

"...has just arrived in the US, must forge new bonds and redefine their very concept of family together...."

Jan. 5, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Great Springs Trail Project From Austin to San Antonio Chugs Along

After identifying ideal plots, it’s time to acquire them

"...they can connect landowners with public funds from local city and county governments, public bonds, state and federal grants,..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...to 2033, we would maybe not recognize our central city," Cap Metro president and CEO Dottie Watkins said. [inset-1-right]..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

APD Reveals More of Its Plans for City-Run Bail Hearings

Behind-the-scenes plans coming into view

"...forward with a pilot program that would allow the city to completely run initial bail hearings for some arrests..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Music, Music Everywhere City Council approved an ordinance last week that will make..."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature

Judge in One of the County’s Busiest Courts to Be Appointed This Month

Nick Chu will move to the county’s new probate court

"...years, she’s served as an associate judge of the city’s municipal court and as a Travis County magistrate judge...."

Sept. 6, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Blue Beetle

Latest DCEU flick can't cram the Chicane experience into superhero duds

"...ongoing gentrification and class struggles of the fictional Palmera City to mirror the same struggles in our world, as..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Summer fun is heating up around the state

"...for repairs. The county finally paid off the construction bonds in 1976, 96 years after they were issued. County..."

June 30, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Keshara Moore Wants You to Join The Obsidian Society

Austin author’s debut pits Black and queer characters against the apocalypse

"...founded the titular colony in what once was Salt Lake City after the collapse of humanity. The tight-knit community now..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Joelle DiPaolo

The House of Lepore Brings Ballroom to the Austin Club Scene

The family that slays together …

"...queer community, family isn't made from blood but from bonds made by choice. House of Lepore is one of..."

June 23, 2023 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Airport Agrees to a Massive Settlement to Get Its Expansion Underway

Bye bye South Terminal

"...just won a massive $88 million settlement from the city to close out two lawsuits related to the airport’s..."

June 1, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

The Austin Transit Partnership Recommends the Flexible Light Rail Option

Stretching the light rail

"...would require a vote on whether ATP can issue bonds paid for using property taxes, a mechanism the agency..."

May 23, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham

Bill That Would Likely Require Another Vote on Project Connect Moves Ahead

Acquiescing to a revote

"...government corporations, like the Austin Transit Partnership, to issue bonds paid for using property taxes – a primary funding..."

April 21, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham

Austin Transit Partnership Needs Your Input as Project Connect Enters Its Trade-Offs Era

Turn this train around

"...who feel that a project aiming to "connect" the city fails at that mission if it might not reach..."

April 7, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin at Large: Not Fixing What’s Broken

Abbott, Patrick engage in disingenuous property tax politics, while Texas suffers

"...flush with cash. The state could pay off those bonds and create instant tax relief. This same dynamic is..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Feeding the Ukrainian Resistance With Varenyky and Mutual Aid

To Austin's Ukrainian community, the meaning of food has co-evolved with the war itself

"...Levchuk understands the power of those bonds, perhaps more than most. In addition to her day..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Food Feature by John Besche

What the Broken Spoke's Historic Designation Could Mean for Music Venue Preservation

Honky-tonk could join sites eyed for city venue investments

"...Broken Spoke appears headed toward historic landmark status, a city designation that could help secure a more stable economic..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Tesla Gigafactory to be Investigated for Labor Standards Violations

Workers Defense Project calls out wage theft, unsafe conditions

"...to WDP’s Better Builder standards that many county and city projects use, because “[they were] being pressured by Tesla..."

Nov. 16, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

City, AISD, ACC All Win Approval for Major Investments

Voters boost big-ticket bonds

"...The city of Austin's own Proposition A, at $350 million, may..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Texas Feels Ripple Effects From Green Investment Ban

Blocking environmentally minded investment is harder than it may seem

"...the state's investments but the banks who underwrite the bonds issued by every Texas city, county, and school district...."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Isabel Maney

New Bond Blues

"...comes across the ballot. This year my interest in bonds has cooled. I have voted for billions in bonds..."

Aug. 23, 2022 Postmarks

Austin at Large: HealthSouth – Headed South?

A seemingly straightforward P3 deal instead brings Council’s tensions to the fore

"...In the beginning, there was Brackenridge Hospital, an actual city department like Austin Energy, that, after some urban renewal,..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Celia Israel Responds

"...over $600,000. It’s no wonder AISD is looking at bonds to support teacher housing. A city that only attracts..."

July 25, 2022 Postmarks

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