Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Can a super-sized Long Center fit in Austin's Happy Meal box of civic dreams?

"...bonds approved in 1998 for the Waller Creek Tunnel flood control project to the Long Center for the Performing..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Stratus Sparks Citizen Uprising

Hundreds of citizens turn out to denounce the proposed Stratus deal.

"...die," he said. He pointed to federal regulations on flood control as an example of imminent death. The laws,..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Day Trips

"...Created as a flood control and water storage lake, all of the land..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Page Two

"...and environmental alliances, while attending to the needs of flood-prone residents east of I-35. Propositions 1, 2, and 3..."

April 10, 1998 Column by Amy Smith

Tunnel Vision

TxDOT Sees No Evil in Williamson Creek Tunnel

"...tunnel, (pictured above next to I-35) contains no pollution controls whatsoever, even though one consultant predicts that the outflow..."

Oct. 3, 1997 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...of Chiefs of Police, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – to conduct the review, which will..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...an inanimate, treeless, stone-cold, concrete-lined culvert -- all FEMA-required flood control measures in urban watersheds when NPCD zoning changes..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Column

Off the Desk

"...since its inception six years ago, will no longer control the water quality, erosion control, and flood control aspects..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Austin at Large: Life Beyond the Cop Shop?

ULI-Austin members craft hypothetical – but plausible – visions for APD’s unloved HQ

"...was not, in his mind, a viable option: It floods. Waller Creek is gross. It's right next to the..."

Dec. 24, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Reimagined Waterloo Park Invites the Public to It on CommUNITY Day

It was 10 years in the remaking, but finally the Waterloo redo is ready for you

"...and key for a full decade while an underground flood-control tunnel for Waller was built (then rebuilt) and the..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Villa Muse

Villa Muse still weighing its options

"...the ETJ would mean the city would have no control over what ends up on the property in an..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Breaking: Libertarians Are Cheap-Asses

"...towards infrastructure, not raise taxes. 2. $145 million for flood control and Barton Springs. The so-called water control land..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Election Info

Dates, voting locations, and ballots

"...and pedestrian mobility infrastructure; improving traffic signal synchronization and controls systems; acquiring and installing traffic signals; and acquiring land..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

The Battle of the Bonds – Take Your Turn

With two public input meetings left, it's a good time to review the ups and downs, the winners and losers in the city's bond package so far

"...with popular support waxing for many other creek and anti-flooding programs, they'll have a fight. Despite cuts, the bulk..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Adiós! Don't Let the Door ...

A Quick Roundup of the Best and the Worst of the 78th Lege

"...that some still-unidentified vandals had mysteriously removed a provision controlling unjustified "management fees" charged by big players like Farmers..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature

No Parking Garage, Says Downtown Crowd

The proposed Convention Center garage finds few friends, and even trips over a city official's own testimony.

"...City officials have moved to do damage control on Hodge's testimony and the parking study. The city..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Day Trips

North Texas' Lake Texoma is about more than just fishing for stripers.

"...gives a sense of the enormity of the water control project. Completed in February 1944, the 15,200-foot-long structure is..."

June 22, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...inside the city limits, Austin is obviously not in control of regional development -- the builders are. And we..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Postmarks

Death Penalty Violates Constitution

"...more vegetation, and to keep existing vegetation, integrated pest control and a reduction in hours of operation, dumpster service,..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Column

Postmarks

Music Greats Overlooked

"...builders a free hand, and suspend all worries about flood control, endangered species, air and water pollution, public safety,..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Column

Dancing About Architecture

We Control the Horizontal, We Control the Southwest:

"...New Braunfels to generate proceeds to help Central Texas flood victims. The event gets underway at noon at Landa..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Prop. 2 Coup

Not Your Same Old Song and Dance

"...see initiatives like this one as a way to control growth that's spreading beyond their backyards. "The inner ring..."

May 8, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Musical Chairs

Re-shuffling the Deck at the City's Enviro Department

"...into the DUD, which united the city's water quality, flood control, and erosion control specialists into one agency. The..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Council Recap: Clearing the Decks for 2021 in a City That Never Stops Growing

Zoning, housing, and COVID relief dominate year's final meeting

"...Watershed staff says building housing on top of the flood control pond is infeasible, but CM Greg Casar encouraged..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

From Light Rail to a Downtown Tunnel: The Parts of Project Connect

Diving into the plan

"...estimate, given the challenges encountered by the Waller Creek flood control tunnel (which went about 600% over its original,..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...expansion (and a little bit for the Waller Creek flood control tunnel) as a "venue project," a special local..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Austin at Large: Tear It Down and Start Again

Convention Center reboot gives us a second crack at change

"...was approved by voters (along with the Waller Creek flood-control tunnel) back in 1998, Downtown had started to get..."

May 31, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Put on Your Shrinking Caps

So why – let alone how – do we "need" to "reform" Texas property taxes?

"...to pay for the highways GOP voters want, the flood control they demand in the wake of Harvey, and..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips: Ladonia Fossil Park

North Texas riverbed a treasure chest of ancient bones

"...Straightened for flood control, the river channel is very wide with steep..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

State Capitol Sexual Abuse Policies Remain a Work in Progress

After flood of allegations, House and Senate pressed to revise rules

"...needed so we acted quickly to do some damage control," she said. "What we had before was not something..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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