Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant

Locals continue to get coal for Christmas

"...out of the coal business have been mounting. Climate change-related drought conditions have been severe, and researchers from UT-Austin..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Travis County Needs to Double Its Emissions Reductions by 2030

No strategy too small for tackling climate change

"...efficiency in county buildings, adding electric vehicles to its fleet, and enacting one of the most ambitious remote work..."

Oct. 13, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...corridor program. "It's going to be a massive positive change in places that used to be deeply inaccessible or..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Will Texas Expand Medical Marijuana Access?

Weed be a lot cooler if we did

"...He added that dispensing organizations must hire an entire fleet of in-house drivers, since they can't ship with the..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

MetroRapid Buses Get MetroDelayed

Two lines pushed back to 2025

"...of Cap Metro's effort to switch to an electric fleet, the rapid bus lines are being designed to accommodate..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin Mobility Gets a Federal Funding Boost

Cap Metro, city both draw millions from bipartisan infrastructure package

"...transportation is needed to improve mobility while respecting climate change. "Transportation improvements in Texas are too often limited to..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Has Austin Resource Recovery Found a Solution to Its Chronic A/C Problem?

Taking the heat off local garbage collection trucks

"...about heat stress on ARR operators. With global climate change creating ever more extreme weather – including extreme heat..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Mobility for All

Three visions for our transportation future

"...from fairly conventional to one that calls for disruptive change. Austin Climate Equity Plan..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Grassroots Bakers Effect Change, One Cupcake at a Time

From suffrage to City Council races, flour power abounds

"...ribbons and messages (depending on the baker). Then, a fleet of volunteer drivers delivers the cupcakes to donors' homes,..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget

Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?

"...process improvements that bore fruit from his call for change the year before. These good-government moves, which Austin taxpayers..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Iron Ox Farm Optimizes Indoor Farming With AI and Robots

Lockhart hydroponic farm puts sustainability first

"...practice, that looks like a greenhouse manned by a fleet of mobile robots named Grover, plus a dash of..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

"You Can't Stay Here": Austin's Unhoused Population Faces an Uncertain Future

Council, police, and providers confront camp challenge

"...been cleared to avoid spreading COVID-19; this may also change in the next few weeks.)..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...didn't stop Aaron Sinclair from songwriting, but it did change his output. Three past albums from his namesake band..."

March 26, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Opinion: Electric School Buses Are a Win for Kids’ Health, the Environment, and Our Community

There's no safe level of exposure to diesel fumes for children, and yet our kids spend hours each week breathing fumes on diesel buses

"...Ft. Worth, recently added three electric buses to their fleet. Citing student health, climate concerns, and cost savings, that..."

March 12, 2021 Column by Mary Beth Bennett

SXSW Music Adds the Chats, Boyo, Babeheaven, and Bongeziwe Mabandla

Artists broadcasting from “unusual, as well as iconic, settings”

"...The Change (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)..."

Feb. 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Trolls World Tour

Too many notes make for a flat CG-animated sequel

"...Bloom) is rampaging through the different lands in a fleet of ships that look like someone tried to recreate..."

April 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cap Metro Begins Modified Transit Schedule March 18

New boarding and cleaning protocols also announced

"...The first big change: shifting to essentially provide Sunday-level service seven days. Most..."

March 17, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

20 Years of Austin Studios

More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios

"...Equipment moved in quickly, as did transport firm Film Fleet, and prop warehouse Miscellaneous Rentals, meaning out-of-town-productions had easy..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

City and Cap Metro Contemplate How to Make a "Real City” Transit System

Following the slow march toward a vote on a multibillion-dollar investment in public transit

"...blue – into support for an ambitious plan to change how people in Austin get around for generations to..."

Jan. 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Hall Gets Better at the Basic Business of Budgeting

Early indicators are good, but difficult fiscal conversations linger

"...the city has marshaled its resources and allies to change the game plan on homelessness, those third parties have..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

At the Capitol, Texas Tries to Catch Up With Cannabis

From medical use to decriminalization to legalization, marijuana seems to have bipartisan support, so what's taking so long?

"...Much of that could change during this landmark session of the 86th Texas Legis­lat­ure,..."

May 3, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Trill Taqueria Highlights Vegetables and Makes the Artisanal Accessible

Expect surprising choices and bold tacos at this Eastside food truck

"...sauces. Currently located in the Webberville Road lot between Fleet Coffee and the Lost Well, Trill Taqueria showcases Belloni's..."

March 29, 2019 Food Feature by Alexandra Detmar

Rep. Celia Israel on the 86th Texas Legislature

“Pandering to 3% of the electorate is not in anyone's best interest”

"...$50 million grant to do that, which was chump change to TXDOT but a significant lift for CapMetro. So..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...Central Austin. After being threatened with having their entire fleet confiscated, the two operators backed off and allowed the..."

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

Cronk to Reorganize Management Team

Musical chairs at City Hall

"...not a surprise – Council has been advocating the change in emphasis for more than a year, and the..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Knocked Down and Drug Out

City Council, on into the 12th round

"...the Austin Community Law Center released a list of changes they would like to see as proof of Manley's..."

May 18, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Rideshare Wars Continue

The ground transportation game is changing

"...expanding and ever-changing market. ATX Co-op Taxi and their fleet of bright-green cabs sprouted in the spring, taking another..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Luv Doc: Sacrifice

It's always best to seize the moral high ground

"...For the last five years, my boyfriend and I..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Reach for the Skyline

Other Worlds Austin Film Festival goes above and Beyond

"...Beyond Skyline pitches two cult fighters – The Raid's fleet-footed Iko Uwais vs. the granite-fisted Frank Grillo (The Purge..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Car2Go 2 Go All Benz

Say goodbye to the Smart cars

"...car-sharing company built on the back of its stodgy fleet of blue and white Smart cars, to introduce a..."

Sept. 26, 2017 News Post by Nina Hernandez

1   2   3   4   5   6     NEXT ›    6 »