Police Contract Talks: Hurry Up, or Wait?

Cronk wants APA labor deal before new Council arrives in January

"...in the process than he was when the expiring contracts were approved in 2018, shortly after he arrived in..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Automatic License Plate Readers to Return?

Plus, votes on the Statesman PUD, 12th Street plans

"...than expected. (Read more on the ARCH and Southbridge contracts.)..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Has Much Business to Attend to Before Its Break

A 125-item agenda stands between Council and a summer break

"...to extend the workforce protections now standard in city contracts to Austin Energy's renewable power contracts – appears per..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

30 Years Ago, GG Allin Cleared Austin’s Scuzziest Punk Venue in 24 Minutes

Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club

"...clubs frequently obliterated that several times over. Colby instituted contracts, netting $500 per night...."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Ishida Dance Is Back at Last With Faraway, so close

Nineteen months after its debut, the company dances again

"...dancers who couldn’t do it [because] they had other contracts – though eventually those contracts were canceled because of..."

Aug. 11, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Council’s Back! Housing Highlights Mammoth Meeting

The return marks the first in-person meeting at City Hall in more than a year

"...• Two contracts are up for approval to increase shelter space available..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Looks for Routes Out of Its Homelessness Crisis

Under pressure, the city experiments with fast and sustainable strategies

"...the peak of COVID-19, staff asked Council to authorize contracts with agencies that could provide the case management, behavioral..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Pandemic Production, One Year Later: June Lien, Founder, Liendani Creative

"When there's nothing to do, you figure out what you really want to do with your life."

"...with the state of Texas and signing more long-term contracts. In January, she told her husband that soon she..."

July 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Cody Song

Austin FC Gets “Big Lift” in Attack With Promising Striker Signing

Club signs 21-year-old Senegalese center forward Moussa Djitté

"...up to three players age 22 or younger to contracts that count significantly less against the salary cap than..."

June 30, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Brothers by Blood

Cold and slow gang war on the streets of Philadelphia

"...like a tough guy, making money off extorted roofing contracts but with aspirations to be more, and worse. By..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Collective

Terrifying documentary exposes how graft turned a disaster into a national scandal

"...head of the company supplying these biocides had exclusive contracts with all the hospitals, was funneling money offshore, and..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Fatman

Season's beatings with Gibson and Goggins in bloody Santa story

"...actually pay for all of this (spoiler alert: military contracts). Plus, it ends up in the inevitable hyper-violent shootout..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

City Council to Vote on SAVES Resolution on October 1

Good Work Austin offers amendments to help save restaurants and bars

"...a homelessness assistance program. GWA has been fighting for contracts to help feed at-risk homeless and we will not..."

Oct. 1, 2020 News Post by Jessi Cape

Tesla

Ethan Hawke illuminates the electrical genius

"...never understood the genius. If only he'd read the contracts, if only he'd made up with Thomas Edison after..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

ICE Quietly Renews 10-Year Contract With T. Don Hutto Detention Center

Taylor prison houses largely asylum-seeking women and has been the subject of numerous accusations of abuse

"...regulations in the announcement and subsequent award of these contracts."..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Denise Ho: Becoming the Song

Pop and protest melded in the life of the Hong Kong star

"...advertising sponsors, such as cosmetic empire Lancôme, dropped their contracts with the singer...."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Consultants Lay Out Ways to Improve Homelessness Services

Report calls for more coordination, better tracking of outcomes

"...ECHO, to run a fine-toothed comb through the many contracts it approves for the outreach, diversion, and stabilization services..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin City Council Wants to Help Workers Put Their Health First

Sick? Stay home.

"...Council is likely to approve a new slate of contracts with nonprofits from the city's Relief in a State..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...That got me contracts at Auditorium Shores with the Parks Department. When I..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Legislature Restores Public's Right to Know

Bipartisan public records bill likely to become law

"...it possible once again to acquire information about public contracts with private businesses. SB 943 (authored by Sen. Kirk..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again

The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill

"...Commission has been willing to withhold its support for contracts coming to Council because of concerns about the ACL...."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...Inmigrante called on Sanchez to break his hefty federal contracts, to no avail. The New York Times later revealed..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Peek Into the New Lege's Anti-Choice Plan

It can surely be worse

"...fetal abnormality, and barring local governments from entering into contracts with abortion providers or affiliates – which targets Austin's..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

AISD Sends Signals on Future Budget Cuts

School closures and the redrawing of school boundaries eyed as potential ways to address $29 million deficit

"...zone boundary adjustments, and a sunset review process for contracts and programs are among the strategies that could contain..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Mayor's Ex-Budget Chief Joins Prop K Team

Another strange bedfellow

"...mayoral aide, to receive consulting payments based on city contracts; helped direct contracts to the Latino HealthCare Forum, where..."

Nov. 2, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Police Oversight: Starting From Scratch

Farah Muscadin’s work in progress

"...The APA's contracts with the city run on multi-year terms – typically..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Funding Public Safety?

The never-ending question

"...the proposed budget includes placeholders to account for the contracts if and when they are approved...."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Point Austin: Ground Zero for Zero Tolerance

Southwest Key becomes the local symbol of brutal U.S. policy

"...Protesters are demanding that Southwest Key end its federal contracts – an unlikely prospect, structurally or financially – and..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Sorry to Bother You

Sly sci-fi satire puts class, race, and selling out under the microscope

"...Lift (Hammer), a mogul whose Google-esque company offers lifetime contracts and prison housing for shiny happy people looking to..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Activists Protest Southwest Key at CEO’s Home

Frente de Liberación Inmigrante call on Sanchez to break gov contracts

"...directly asking him to end the organization’s hefty government contracts and give up his lucrative salary. The group also..."

June 29, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

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