Travis County Clerk Lays Out Her July Election Plan

Despite threats by AG Ken Paxton, Dana DeBeauvoir expects a "hybrid" July election

"...arguments for universal VBM in Texas. The state Election Code allows VBM for those with a "physical condition or..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Austin COVID-19 Public Testing Enrollment Is Now Available Online

System identifies who needs a test now; no physician visit required

"...testing site, you must have an ID, the confirmation code provided (it’s a QR code - like you’re going..."

April 23, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Recap: (A Little More) Help Is On Its Way

Relief to include direct cash aid to struggling Austinites

"...a district court ruling that derailed the Land Development Code revision as we know it. The ruling from District..."

April 10, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Adjusting to a Virtual Reality

City Council and LDC rewrite team both trying to figure out the new normal

"...agenda is the first reappearance of the Land Development Code rewrite, or more specifically the District Court ruling against..."

April 10, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...endless civic disputes, this one over the Land Development Code (LDC) rewrite. That may sound boring, and it pretty..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Austin At Large: What Are Y'all Afraid Of?

Framing the gains and losses on all sides of Austin's battles over land use

"...quote on Twitter one of the city's Land Development Code consultants about the ongoing rewrite: "Most of the city,..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin’s Sexual Assault Controversies Roil the District Attorney’s Race

Margaret Moore's controversial handling of rape cases brings opponents to the race

"...doubt – that perpetrators acted within the Texas Penal Code's definition of adult sexual assault (Sec. 22.011). This requires..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Coded Bias D: Shalini Kantayya Coded Bias follows MIT Media..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Ready for Liftoff on New Land Use Rules

It's as easy as flood protection, affordability, parking, transition zones ...

"...three votes required to approve a new Land Development Code, the same conflicts that have animated land use debates..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Motherless Austin

Building a better city, but at what cost?

"...and to anyone who's been following the Land Development Code discussion for the last decade, the issues and sentiments..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: A Map of 21st Century Racism

"...they may have lost everyone else. On the Development Code Front..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Behind the Scenes on Netflix’s New Austin-Made, Mexico-Set Anime

The many hands of Powerhouse Animation make light work of Seis Manos

"...what weapons are used, and, of course, the time code...."

Oct. 11, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...the city's queer community by enforcing a "family-friendly" dress code. When a protester showed up wearing a cling-wrap tube..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Painful Splits Along the Way to Stopping Sexual Assault in and Around Austin

Different approaches to accountability lead to rifts throughout the county

"...reasonable doubt that perpetrators acted within the Texas Penal Code's definition of adult sexual assault (Sec. 22.011), which requires..."

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...Tuma AUG. 9: City Council votes unanimously to scrap CodeNEXT..."

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

“Alba Corral: Thoughts in Action” at Generative Art Project

The new gallery screens our present into the future with beauty and depth

"...performative Corral has choreographed – has improvised via command-line code, often while onstage and responding to live music...."

Dec. 14, 2018 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

CodeNEXT Gets an Autopsy Report

Planner offers a post-mortem on failed code revision

"...Two months have passed since City Council aborted CodeNEXT, the contentious six-year, $8.5 million rewrite of Austin's land..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Local Artist Thomas Hooper Tattoos Bulleit Bourbon

Austin is one of four cities tasked with creating a limited collection

"...Frontier Works bottles will feature an attached scannable QR code, enabling drinkers to access an interactive augmented reality experience..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Public Notice: The Battle Is Joined

Land use policy will define the November Council election

"...talking about zoning changes – let alone a full code rewrite like the late unlamented CodeNEXT – the fault..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

A New Era for the Travis County Democratic Party

After years of infighting and a tumultuous election in March, the TCDP must now proceed as one

"...application had both violated a number of state election codes and included signatures from several members of the TCDP..."

June 15, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

CodeNEXT: Conditions for Commissions

Planning, Zoning & Platting get last licks in before recommendations go to Council

"...Stephen Oliver had hoped Wednesday's meeting would focus on CodeNEXT maps, but despite eight hours of work on Monday,..."

May 18, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Iced Out

ZAP postponement tightens CodeNEXT timeline

"...Strategic Housing Blueprint, and presumably its impact on the CodeNEXT land development code rewrite. That presentation is now scheduled..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Religion of Density

"...of allowing a house and an ADU, for instance, code would simply allow two units, which could be in..."

Dec. 11, 2017 Postmarks

Public Notice: Now’s the Hard Part

CodeNEXT 2.0: still more harm than good?

"...After the rollout of the new CodeNEXT draft last Friday, city staff and consultants from Opticos..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT

The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle

"...you’ve sought out the full transcription of the Chronicle’s CodeNEXT conversation with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council..."

Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

Commissions Talk CodeNEXT

Planning and Zoning and Platting Commissions work through "a lot of barriers"

"...June 27, to resume briefing on the land development code rewrite. At the request of PC chair Stephen Oliver,..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

CodeNEXT Advisory Group Ready for Next Steps

Second draft of land development code soon to be in the works

"...When CodeNEXT staff released the first draft of the new land..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

A Land Use Lexicon

"...Hybrid Land Development Code: The proposed CodeNEXT is a combination of transect (form-based)..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

CodeNEXT: Learn to Love It

Trying to make sense of a deeply flawed first draft

"..."The code we have now does not do what we want..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Glowing, Like a Nuclear Reactor

"...An online commenter referred to my "glowing assessment of CodeNEXT" in last week's column ("Ten Things," April 21) –..."

April 28, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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