Capitol Chronicle

The first 200 bills signed by Gov. Perry are a very mixed bag.

"...both SB 14 and SB 310, parts of the homeowners insurance package trumpeted by the governor, but of which..."

June 20, 2003 News Column by Michael King

No Quiet on the Eastern Front

The choice for Place 2 presents two approaches to Eastside issues.

"...Eastsiders about homestead exemptions and their legal rights as homeowners. "I've tried to be one who understands issues and..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

A Lege Too Far

With Six Weeks to Go, the Legislative Future Looks Dark and Darker

"...volleyed one substantive bill: SB 14, which would "regulate" homeowners insurance rates by directing the insurance commissioner to keep..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

(Circle) C You in Court!

"...that could ultimately alter the way the Circle C Homeowners Association does business. Or, it could be business as..."

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...anyone tell Circle C residents? Apparently the Circle C Homeowners Association didn't speak for everyone when it signed off..."

March 7, 2003 News Feature

Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

"...The Circle C Homeowners Association has been led by the same cast of..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature

On the Lege

This week at the circus, er, Lege.

"...a de facto admission that since 95% of Texas homeowners policies are unregulated, the Lege can do nothing about..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...Bay, the first in a series of bills addressing homeowners insurance reform. The Senate is expected to approve House..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature

Changing Places

The new Pickle Elementary School is a crucible of the changing St. Johns neighborhood

"...lives here." Calhoun says that many of the original homeowners remain but that a great number of immigrants live..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

Farmers Beats Back Ballard

"...would cause a spike in insurance rates for Texas homeowners. Now that the judgement has been reduced, she says,..."

Dec. 27, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Business, As Usual

The Capitol circus returns, but the permanent government is always in session.

"...fell across the land, in the form of skyrocketing homeowners insurance rates imposed by the handful of major firms..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Room at the Top?

Part I of the Chronicle's preview of the Nov. 5 general election

"...budget, health care, and (with a great recent flourish) homeowners' insurance. Although Perry remains the favorite, the latter may..."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Smells Like Victory

For a change, this November's state elections might actually be interesting.

"...to take its money and run.) For the moment, homeowners' insurance is Tony Sanchez's Iraq. While Perry is jawboning..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Elvira's Haunted Hills

"...ill-starred and crumbling house, replete with bizarre ancestors, hearing-challenged homeowners, and foul deeds afoot. The yuks are strictly bargain..."

Sept. 5, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

Headlines

"...the state -- announced it would stop writing new homeowners policies in Texas effective Nov. 1. The company said..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Curtains Closing on Stratus Deal?

The Stratus Properties development deal heads for a third and final City Council vote, just as environmental and neighborhood opponents step up demands for a referendum.

"...afternoon, negotiations with the New Villages at Western Oaks Homeowners Assoc. had not produced the desired results for either..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...-- National Night Out -- the Balcones Village/Spicewood (BV/S) Homeowners Assoc. will officially kickoff "Pace Car," a traffic-calming program..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

Environmentalist George Cofer asks the "silent majority" to speak up for the Stratus deal. But so far it's a "majority" of one -- and 99 against.

"...In a similar move, the pro-deal Circle C Homeowners Association has urged its members to contact the City..."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

An UnStratusfactory Process

Stratus plan heads back to the City Council for round two

"...from the table satisfied. The politically savvy Circle C Homeowners Association, for example, won a number of concessions and..."

July 12, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

TxDOT Scuttles SH 45 South -- For Now

For the time being, SH 45 South is off the table.

"...But Circle C Homeowners Association Officer/Director Ken Rigsbee says he's disappointed by the..."

July 12, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

"...until March 21. In the meantime, the Circle C Homeowners Association recently voted to oppose the proposal in its..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Drag Development Villa-fied

The Villas on Guadalupe goes back to the drawing board.

"...30-foot height decrease. While NUNA is mostly composed of homeowners, UAP represents Drag-area businesses, churches, and the university, but..."

Nov. 16, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

FWS Approves Stratus-pheric Development

"...Center, the city of Austin, and the Circle C Homeowners Association...."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Molded by Insurance

"...world of fungus and the equally weird world of homeowners' insurance. TDI's recommendation would cap mold-damage claims at $5,000..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Naked City

Hyde Park lawsuit sutra, Glen Maxey's retirement dilemma, parking lot battle in Judges' Hill neighborhood, Sixth Street recycling, and the anti-growth blues

"...The Eastside wasn't the only part of town where homeowners were feeling pinched this past week by encroaching roadways...."

April 13, 2001 News Feature

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...major employer, disconnected from any major corridors save I-35. Homeowners fled Dove Springs years ago; today, teens skipping school..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Dusting Away the Cobwebs

"...funds that once flowed directly from NHCD to needy homeowners, first-time homebuyers, or into the occasional revitalization project will..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Council Watch

Citizens voice their approval of the recommendations of the Police Oversight Focus Group; proposed City Hall balloons and its price tag grows; Rainey Street Historic District nears its day of reckoning.

"...left landowners sitting on a gold mine. While many homeowners want to sell, historical preservationists are adamant about keeping..."

June 9, 2000 News Column by Jonathan David Carroll

Council Watch

City Council members award themselves a raise; neighborhood residents protest looser rules governing backyard cottages; and the council approves a convention center parking lot on property whose owner doesn't want to sell.

"...offices in the Municipal Building. Rosedale and Hyde Park homeowners complained that the change, which essentially permits cottages on..."

May 19, 2000 News Column by Kevin Fullerton

Council Watch

Planning Commission and two council members consider measures to reduce commercial noise pollution near residential land; Vista Ridge PUD developer negotiates compromise agreement on its single-family development overlooking Bull Creek.

"...in which trash haulers could dump commercial bins. Currently, homeowners can do little if idling rigs are parked on..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Column by Kevin Fullerton

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