Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...corridor from Austin to San Antonio along I-35, a 22-county region that has grown increasingly interconnected as development has..."

April 24, 1998 News Feature

Council: Escape From City Hall!

Members navigate homestead exemption politics en route to vacation

"...limit of 20% over four years. But this year's budget, still in preparation, looks to be tighter than last..."

July 1, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

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?

"...obviously, the family planning and basic reproductive health services budget meant to serve low-income, uninsured Texas women was all..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Public Safety: A Growth Industry

As the city grows, so does the public safety budget

"...rest from grants and miscellaneous), and the proposed 2012-13 budget for APD tops $301 million. That money primarily buys..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Worst Session Ever

A look at the mess they've made

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June 10, 2011 News Feature

The New M.O. at City Hall

City Manager Marc Ott opens up on his new job, his new city, and his philosophy of governance

"...job: managing 12,000 city employees, 25 departments, and a budget of approximately $2.8 billion. Then in June, his name..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...about Mexico's contested presidential election, see news.yahoo.com/fc/world/mexico. Naked City• County commissioners asked the Travis Co. Healthcare District to trim..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature

The New Texas Family Planning

Slashed budgets and anti-abortion politics undermine women's health care

"...be, thanks entirely to two pieces of state legislation. Budget riders tacked onto the Texas Department of State Health..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Endorsements

The Chronicle's picks in the Nov. 2 election

"...Porter also wants to bring fiscal sanity to our budget by stopping the Republicans' drunken-sailor spending spree. Residents of..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...As we reported last month, budget woes and construction missteps have beset Austin Community College's..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...a telephone conversation to Mike Hanson, candidate for Travis County Commissioner, that he didn't need to contact him or..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

Pushing Priorities

Councilmembers Lay Down Their Cards

"...career, but this week probably topped them all -- budget negotiations were in full swing this Wednesday, Sept. 4..."

Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

News Roundup: Marriage (In)equality, Buehler, and the Mayor

Paxton vs. true love; Buehler civil suit dismissed; and more

"...Suzanne Bryant, who quietly wed Thursday morning in Travis County, the first gay couple in Texas to do so...."

Feb. 23, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

From 'Abstinence-Only' to Plan Z

Reproductive health care for young Texas women is limited, costly ... or nonexistent

"...more recently, drastic cuts to the state's family planning budget, leaving women like Vo on their own to seek..."

Oct. 11, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Res Publica

Citizens calendar, July 14-21

"...NEW HOME FOR DOVE SPRINGS WIC The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department celebrates the relocation of..."

July 15, 2011 News Column

Point Austin: What Do They Conserve?

The 82nd Legislature sets a new standard for official recklessness

"...Sen. Dan Patrick, who refused to vote for a budget that acknowledges that, yes, indeed, it's raining in Texas...."

May 13, 2011 News Column by Michael King

TPJ Campaign Complaint Leads Back to WilCo

Texans for Public Justice says Chief Justice Kenneth Law has engaged in illegal fundraising practices – but that's not all

"...representing Constable Gary Griffin in a lawsuit against the county commissioners (which alleges the Commissioners Court violated the Texas..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...to factor a 6% pay raise into the 2006 budget. The teachers haven't received a pay raise in two..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...As we go through the budget process, are we really protecting the taxpayers' interests? In..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Column

Capitol Chronicle

An Update on Work in Progress at the Lege

"...way of wilting with the heat -- and the budget -- and it's still too soon to tell whether..."

April 27, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Cash Cows

The Huddled Masses

"...the general jail population, a fact confirmed by the county officials interviewed, although several added that segregation is not..."

Dec. 18, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Postmarks

"...Cypress Bend, Ranch at Cypress Creek, etc. in Williamson County) face a similar situation. Homeowner equity and used home..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Column

APD Starts Shrinking

Council set to make cuts now, plan for more to come

"...City Council is poised to adopt a budget that will immediately cut $21 million in police funding,..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

From 'Abstinence-Only' to Plan Z

Reproductive health care for young Texas women is limited, costly ... or nonexistent

"...more recently, drastic cuts to the state's family planning budget, leaving women like Vo on their own to seek..."

Oct. 4, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Beside the Point: Pray for Drought

The unexpected blessings of global warming

"...and more of 100-plus temperatures just saved the city budget...."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Endorsements

Our endorsements for the March 9 Republican and Democratic primaries

"...Ridge colonia, strip-mining operations in Webberville, landfills in the county's northeast neighborhoods. As an old-school activist, Davis has a..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature

Endorsements

Our endorsements for the March 9 Republican and Democratic primaries

"...Ridge colonia, strip-mining operations in Webberville, landfills in the county's northeast neighborhoods. As an old-school activist, Davis has a..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Margo Road Saga is a sad feud between Travis County and Mustang Ridge. In 1997, when Mustang Ridge de-annexed..."

March 8, 2002 Column

Council Preview: The City Will RISE Again

$15 million fund proposed to help deliver quick cash relief

"...The ordinance authorizing the budget amendment, sponsored by CM Greg Casar, will inject the..."

April 8, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

How DPS's Occupation of a Border Town May Have Crippled Its Economy

Rio Grande City sees a marked decline in sales and tourism

"...the border? Eloy Vera suspects as much. He's a county judge in the Rio Grande Valley, hard on the..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

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