Council Considers How Fast to Move on Land Development Code Reform

Sometimes the tortoise loses

"...win, period," she said – those "haves" being the homeowners whose desires have been prioritized over those of renters..."

Dec. 2, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Housing and the Mayor’s Race

Celia Israel: “This election is about who can afford to live here, and who gets to decide”

"...for example, Israel's proposals to make it easier for homeowners to build accessory dwelling units overlap with code amendments..."

June 10, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Nobody Wants to Stop Voters From Approving Prop A

Pro-legalization and pro-freedom folks see eye to eye on the May 7 ballot

"...safety improvement" that would eliminate the "risk to bystanders, homeowners, and officers themselves" that can occur during execution of..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

We Got Gators in Austin. Now What?

Fearsome invaders or frightened longtime residents facing displacement?

"...For Patricia King, an officer of the Berdoll Farms Homeowners' Association over the last decade, the alligator is an..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Austin Charts New Territory With Project Connect Anti-Displacement Fund

Bringing transit home

"...And this includes protecting renters as well as low-income homeowners and small businesses...."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Volunteer Efforts Take Center Stage in Winter Storm Relief

Chasing the cold away

"...The city's home repairs program helps low- to moderate-income homeowners. www.austintexas.gov/homerepairs. And a new city webpage (www.austintexas.gov/atxrepairs) shows emergency..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Mobility Is a Civil Right

The new Austin electorate, for whom equity is non-negotiable, considers transit

"...on things they think are cool. Many aging white homeowners, the main opposition party in today's Austin, get right..."

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

Villains

Delicious black comedy finds bad guys in a battle of the generations

"...decide to rob a local house and muscle the homeowners into giving them the keys to their car. Instead,..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Austin at Large: Money Changes Everything

Or, scenes from the class struggle in Silicon Hills

"...making tremendous strides to provide long-awaited relief to Texas homeowners and businesses."..."

June 14, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

As Tax Protests Begin, Travis Central Appraisal District Catches Heat

The causes and effects of the ongoing TCAD controversy

"...Leberknight has always recommended that homeowners mail in their protests in order to access the..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Public Notice: Displacement Bad

New task force report finds room to improve

"...1. Preserving and Expanding Affordable Housing for Homeowners,..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Thoughts on Prop J

"...no proposed changes to zoning in their neighborhoods, wealthy homeowners in neighborhoods like Hyde Park and Tarrytown were some..."

Nov. 1, 2018 Postmarks

Point Austin: Affordable Housing & the Promised Land

Proposition A and Austin's affordability predicament

"...west, at least when City Council is hearing from homeowners associations and neighborhood contact teams...."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Council: Put on Your Hard Hats

City Council, staff get to work

"...July 1, 2016), such a measure would benefit well-to-do homeowners over renters and not even benefit those homeowners as..."

June 8, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

CodeNEXT Wrecks Austin

Or did Austin wreck CodeNEXT?

"...called the proposed language a significant threat to Austin homeowners, a "disaster for neighborhoods," and a "giveaway to large..."

May 25, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Point Austin: In Search of a Plan, Not a Master Plan

Council divisions taking shape on CodeNEXT

"...save us from at-large election tyranny, in which Westside homeowners dominated at the polls and were thereby able to..."

March 23, 2018 News Column by Michael King

City Budget Squeezed Between Basic Costs and State Neglect

The city has $1.03 billion in taxpayer money. Here's where it's going.

"...taxation is hypocritical: The city doesn't mind taxing wealthier homeowners to redistribute benefits to poorer residents, she said. She's..."

Aug. 11, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Priority Problems

While the world burns, City Council does what it can

"...bit more surprisingly, Houston said it would hurt elderly homeowners or their heirs. Garza said her Southeast constituents would..."

Aug. 11, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Permitting Pains

How will the new code affect the way you renovate your house?

"...most likely seem conceptual. They only become reality when homeowners and developers start pulling permits...."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council: Coyotes, Garages, and Manure

Old zoning cases never die; they just reincarnate as amendments

"...advisory group" to recommend lending strategies for would-be Austin homeowners. Item 50's resolution would direct city staff to initiate..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Unbalancing the Budget

Council makes final spending decisions with one hand behind its back

"...setting aside the fact that most Austinites are not homeowners, the primary effects of the exemption (currently at 8%)..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Working the Budget

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

"...rate and (marginally) the property tax bill for most homeowners. But programs initiated in one year generally need to..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Fighting to Stay

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

"...the principle that not only do low-income tenants and homeowners have a right to communicate their needs to the..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Gimme Shelter

Austin's housing market is rough. It's even worse if you have a criminal record.

"...family, or rent out accessory dwelling units from sympathetic homeowners, but those options are often untenable for parents with..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

FactCHECK

Jan. 18, 2016 Postmarks

Top 10 City Council Stories

"...property valuations are too low, to the disadvantage of homeowners. 7) Very Sore Loser..."

Jan. 1, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Headaches for the Holidays

In the home stretch, members wrangle short-term rentals

"...the Nov. 19 Council action to soften restrictions on homeowners' accessory dwelling units might eventually have a broader effect..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Choosing Sides

An estimated 9,000 lots will become eligible to build ADUs

"...the changes should make it easier (and cheaper) for homeowners to build secondary units, making an incremental dent in..."

Nov. 27, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

News Roundup: TCAD Denies Rent Too Damn High

And where are all the voters?

"...many current residents out of their homes. Dozens of homeowners face rate hikes this year; a few have already..."

Nov. 2, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Frenemies of the Grove

Developer squares off against Bull Creek residents

"...land at 45th and Bull Creek Road last year, homeowners in the area had already done their research. Armed..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

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