Headlines

"...No regular City Council meeting this week, but formal budget preparation began with Wednesday's work session featuring the five-year..."

April 6, 2018 News Feature

Headlines

"...town, making an effective quorum a bit unpredictable. But budget deliberations begin in earnest Wednesday, April 4, with the..."

March 30, 2018 News Feature

Why Aren’t UT Students Getting Rape Kits?

The numbers don't add up

"...university to take. Emily LeBlanc, who co-chairs the Austin-Travis County Sexual Assault Response and Resource Team, said there are..."

March 30, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Cops, Medics, and How the City Treats Them

Labor agreements, disagreements, and more

"...fill 12 positions that were approved but unfunded two budget cycles ago. (Mean­while, staff will work on a five-year..."

March 30, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Problem With K2, Downtown Austin’s Most Dangerous Drug

APD cannot depend on big busts alone to solve the problem

"...dealer after street dealer, and yet medics with Austin-Travis County EMS continued to drown in the deluge of new..."

March 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Headlines

"...week (the next is March 1), but Council resumed budget work sessions on Wed., Feb. 21, with the initial..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature

Point Austin: “Austin Will Still Be Austin”

Adler’s “state of the city” imagines a bulwark against “a giant honking mess”

"...• Joint Austin/Travis County workforce plan, target of 10,000 job upgrades. The State..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Chronicle Endorsements

Recommendations for the county, state, and country

"...support Lupe Valdez over Andrew White. The former Dallas County sheriff is the first Latina and openly queer woman..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Eckhardt: The State of the County Is ...

Thursday address slams Lege, props up local entities

"...Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt’s State of the County address last..."

Feb. 12, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

Headlines

"...meeting this week (next is Feb. 15), but all-day budget work sessions began Feb. 6 and will continue biweekly..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature

Travis County Plans New Women's Jail

Del Valle's new digs

"...organization Grassroots Lead­er­ship was scanning through Travis Coun­ty's proposed budget when she stumbled upon plans for a new $91..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Fear & Loathing

Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine

"...along the street. Those in outlying parts of Travis County often cook dinner as coyote howls float on the..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Health Care for All ... or Just Some?

Misappropriating funds or marketing?

"...images. ... It is spending $557,000 on its marketing budget this year, [and] spent $523,000 last year."..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Austin Energy's Quest to Bring Solar Power to Renters and the Less Wealthy

What can new incentive programs and community solar projects do for the city's most abundant energy source?

"...has fallen steadily since, in correspondence to the program's budget and changes in the global market. In 2014, rising..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

EMS Contract: Not Over Yet

Council poised to send city, ATCEMSA back to negotiating table

"...breakdown in the city's meet-and-confer negotiations with the Austin-Travis County EMS Association. City Labor Rela­tions staff was on hand..."

Nov. 10, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Point Austin: Building Cathedrals

Public libraries and schools sustain a common culture

"...million bond number did so knowing that the real budget estimate was $120 million; I covered the meetings when..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Adler Pulls Frank Rodriguez Nomination

Aide won't serve on Charter Review Commission

"...A former city budget director, Rodriguez has long been a voice for Austin’s..."

Nov. 1, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dawnna Dukes' Charges Dropped

13 felonies gone, two misdemeanors resolved

"...probably breathing a bit easier on Tuesday after Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore announced that she will drop..."

Oct. 24, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...which is hoping for approval of its FY 2018 budget and master plan. "Council: Visitors Welcome?" Oct. 13...."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature

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

TIFs, TPIDs, and Puppy Love

City Council wrestles with Mayor Adler's Downtown Puzzle

"...her District 1), undaunted that that is a Travis County facility (although located on city land), while simultaneously arguing..."

Oct. 2, 2017 News Post by Michael King

To Kill a Mockingbird

Fate of contract with Texas Wildlife Services hangs in balance at Tuesday meeting

"...Within the city and county, coyote-related calls to authorities get directed to 311. Austin's..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

A Nightmare for DREAMers

Ending DACA affects an estimated 124,000 Texans

"...– and up to 14,000 eligible recipients in Travis County who have largely ventured to the state from Mexico,..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Headlines

"...Travis County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a $1.04 billion budget and..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature

And They’re Off … for Next November!

Parsing out potential re-election campaigns on City Council

"...Well, not quite. After we speculated in passing about..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: As the Budget Goes, So Goes Council

Turf battles over uncommitted funds may prefigure 2018

"...intermittently at work on the Fiscal Year 2018 city budget since April – turning up the heat in the..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Column by Michael King

FY 2018 Budget to Help Rape Survivors

City will provide one-time $50,000 allocation to train therapists

"...$50,000 win after City Council approved the FY 2018 budget last week (see above). Though money's looking tight, Council..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Headlines

"...week, following last week's adoption of the FY 2018 budget. The next regular meeting is Sept. 28, featuring consideration..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature

Council: Seeking Consensus on Hotel Occupancy Tax

City Council’s HOT debate masks deeper divisions

"...been preoccupied with special-called meetings on the FY 2018 budget (Tuesday and Thursday) and another (Wednesday) on CodeNEXT (second..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Saving Austin's Schools

Nobody gets everything they want, but AISD’s bond may give everybody something they really need

"...vision for AISD that the bond represents. There are big-budget items, like new schools and overcrowding solutions; bold proposals,..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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