Belt-Tightening Season for State Agencies

State leaders announce budget cuts

"...by 4% in the upcoming biennium, and prepare your draft budgets accordingly...."

July 8, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

"No Kill" for Traffic

Vision Zero action plan aims to eliminate traffic fatalities

"...approved a resolution to create a task force to draft an action plan for city staff. It includes 65..."

July 8, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

How Do You Get to 100%?

Council seeks consensus on a transportation bond

"...will be taken on Item 83, currently the mayor's draft $720 million resolution, setting up an August final decision...."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: How Smart Are We?

Council ponders a bond that voters will swallow

"...and staff would need time to refine the terms, draft the ballot language, and bring the details back to..."

June 24, 2016 News Column by Michael King

CodeNEXT Chief Quits

Matt Lewis resigns amid human resources investigation

"...change to affect the expected delivery of the first draft of the CodeNEXT recommendations, which are scheduled for January..."

June 16, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Only Two Episodes Left

Plot twists and cliffhangers as Council approaches season finale

"...out in Imagine Austin, and we're still without a draft of the code. Today, the project is two years..."

June 17, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Working the Budget

Council and staff review the preliminary numbers, with crossed fingers all around

"...9am, Council spent roughly five hours discussing not the draft primary budget issues that occupied the first four work..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Plenty of Work, and Campaigns

November elections are coming soon

"...week's regular meeting (June 9), to judge from the still-draft agenda, is burgeoning with vexed questions (not a few..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Shooting Blind

City needs more economic analysis of density bonus programs

"...and Community Devel­­op­ment (NHCD) department, shared with the committee draft recommendations city staff had produced after analyzing the new..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

We Can't Make It Here Anymore

As the city's Economic Development Department readies its recommendations to City Council on Mayor Adler's Austin Music & Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution, is it already too late for local artists in terms of local affordability?

"...City Council. On April 26, the EDD gave a draft of its conclusions to a joint committee of the..."

May 27, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Claw-in-Claw With The Lobster

Director Yorgos Lanthimos reveals the beast within

"...rather than a feature. In that more darkly comedic draft, he said, “The main character was actually turned into..."

May 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

10-1, Take Two

Five City Council incumbents up for re-election this November

"...sneaking language from the Church of Satan into the draft of a resolution designed to celebrate compassion, Gallo is..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

The Road to Prop 1

"...September: Council adopts a temporary, one-year, ordinance – largely drafted by Uber and Lyft – for a "pilot" program..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature

Notes on Kamp: Justice for Pedestrians

Adrienne White has a personal stake in reducing traffic deaths

"...as victims of vehicular crashes. As I began to draft this essay, my social media grew heavy with news..."

May 13, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Deport Leffingwell

"...Works for Austin, had his candidacy promoted by a "Draft Leffingwell" campaign. His apparent need for some quick cash..."

May 5, 2016 Postmarks

AISD Salaries Up for Debate

With cost of living going up, teachers need a raise

"...board meeting, Chief Finan­­cial Officer Nicole Conley presented the draft $1.3 billion budget for the 2016-17 school year. In..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council: What Drought?

Zimmerman and Troxclair take on water restrictions

"...day's second briefing – a progress report on the drafting of CodeNext, the major revision of the city's land..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Hornography

"...Using some unique methodology, which included position appearances, draft selections, and first-round picks, Texas reclaimed the DBU (Defensive..."

April 29, 2016 Sports Column by Kahron Spearman

AISD Proposes a Budget

AISD sees its money go back to the state

"...Blame the Legislature. On April 25, trustees received the draft budget for the next school year, and it contains..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Rude Mechs' Field Guide

There's much to ponder in the second draft of the Rude Mechs' mash-up of Dostoyevsky, stand-up comedy, and spiritual belief

"...says this run of the show is a second draft, and the Rudes have provided a feedback form. That's..."

April 15, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Austin Creative Alliance's Summit Report

The service organization moves beyond talk with four ideas on how the city can expand its cultural infrastructure

"...Finally, that looks to be changing. On Feb. 26,..."

April 15, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fighting to Stay

As Austin's housing market booms, its poorest residents fight to exist

"...a portion of that cost," he said. While a draft ordinance undergoes bureaucratic scrutiny, a more preventative program has..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Public Notice: Can Uber and Lyft Play Nice?

"If a business acts like it is above the law, it will pay a heavy price."

"...uncomfortable Monday with the release of the city auditor's draft report on the Austin Code Department. Among other things,..."

April 15, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

APD to Collect More Data

APD will change policy to require numbers for all stop-and-searches

"...productive if there was a working group that would draft language, bring it to the commission, get a comment,..."

April 8, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Notes on Kamp: Everybody Loses

Council considers bad, outdated regs for Uber and Lyft

"...Casar said that he plans to request that the draft be sent back to staff, so that they can..."

April 8, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Public Notice: Mobility and Affordability

Mayor Adler chases transportation dollars

"...both sides as well, and will find ways to draft zoning code that will address everyone's concerns. But at..."

April 8, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Labor Protections and Job Evaluations

Marc Ott's job performance goes up for debate this week

"...forms and be formatted to PDFs. Opponents say the draft ordinance would reopen campaign finance loopholes that were just..."

April 1, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Public Notice: Strange Bedfellows

Does ridesharing work for Austin?

"...that we're now looking at early 2017 before a draft of the city's new Land Development Code will first..."

April 1, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Hornography

"...guard Isaiah Taylor will likely declare for the NBA draft, and run through its updated draft consideration process. This..."

March 25, 2016 Sports Column by Kahron Spearman

Will Austin Applicants Get a "Fair Chance"?

Proposed ordinance would require businesses consider job applicants with criminal histories

"...Casar laid out a number of amendments to the draft resolution, saying that he hoped the final draft would..."

March 25, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

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