Austin at Large: Tale of Two Cities

Mayor’s race: Hook ’em along I-35, sic ’em along MoPac

"...In each of the three open-seat council districts going to run-off, there are also easy-to-spot geographic splits,..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Highways and Scooters and Impact Fees, Oh My!

Austin mobility plans are moving right along

"...into 16 "service areas," adding yet another layer of geographic complexity to Austin's land use regulations...."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Recap: Water and Housing

Council takes on excessive water bills, "missing middle" in housing

"...Planning Department, the Austin Board of Realtors, AISD school districts, affordable housing advocates, experts in land-use policy, and others..."

April 8, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Hays County Water War

Private drilling threatens local water supplies

"...granted by Texas law to create regional groundwater conservation districts to limit excessive pumping. EP is taking advantage of..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

Point Austin: Reinventing the Wheel

May God bless the new City Council. They're gonna need Her.

"...especially for the long pent-up demand to move to geographic, single-member districts – and most of the members had..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Column by Michael King

City Districting: Map Concludes ... Talk Resumes

"...Austin, you have your districts...."

Nov. 22, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Civics 101

"...Citizens Redistricting Commission draw the maps for the 10 geographic single-member City Council districts. 10am. Goodwill Community Center, 1015..."

Sept. 6, 2013 News Column

Civics 101

"...the Inde­pendent Citizens Redistricting Commission draw the maps for geographic single-member City Council districts. 6:30pm. ACC South Austin Campus,..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Column

Top 10 Election Stories

This year wasn't just about the November ballot, but that was a very big (literally) part too

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by the News Staff

Three Progressives Eye Biscoe's Seat

Former Sen. Barrientos, Commissioner Eckhardt, Dem Party Chair Andy Brown are top contenders

"...– and ultimately successful – effort to bring 10 geographic City Coun­cil districts to the city of Austin in..."

Dec. 21, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Headlines

"...action at City Hall in July, but Austinites for Geographic Representation turned in its petition signatures (est. 33,000) supporting..."

July 20, 2012 News Feature

Headlines

"...licenses; and the likelihood of dueling charter proposals over geographic council districts (see "Not a Short-Term Meeting")...."

June 22, 2012 News Feature

May 12 Municipal Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...well. Especially if we finally succeed in moving to geographic representation, it will be all the more important to..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, May 19-26

"...COMMUNITY FORUM: SINGLE-MEMBER DIS­TRICTS Discuss ways to include geographic representation in City Council elections; sponsored by the Austin..."

May 20, 2011 News Column

Library Cuts Run Deeper Than They Appear

Public schools, libraries, and even the attorney general could lose access to services

"...is the proposed elimination of the TexShare program, a geographic and socioeconomic equalizer allowing the state's public libraries –..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...'Most Livable City in America' this year by National Geographic, and Money magazine ranked us number two big city,"..."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Feature

Congress: The Texas Five, Plus One

Down to the last inning of Tom DeLay's little game

"...where incumbent Democrats face long odds in already conservative districts aggressively redrawn to elect Republicans (in a couple of..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

The Future Is Now

Local fiscal policy enters its Cold War era

"...The district is caught, even more than other Texas districts, in the limbo left by the Legislature's dithering on..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

For regional planning, it's a great day to go back to the future

"...world not by goals but by constraints -- the geographic limitations of landscape, the imperatives of locating infrastructure essentials..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Police Dept. Watson's contract calls for her expertise on "geographic accountability" where crime and crime prevention are concerned, according..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature

Top Ten Art

The Best Art Shows in 1997 That I Never Reviewed

"...many moons ago, whodathunk that not one but two geographic areas in Austin would surface as healthy and viable..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Arts Feature

Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin

Rose (City)-Colored Glasses

"..."Future Vision" document representing, in Metro's words, "the broadest geographic, social, economic, and environmental view of the region." The..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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