Austin's Next Shot at Ending Homelessness

Thanks to an infusion of philanthropic cash, the city and its iTeam embark on a new effort

"...of nonprofits. We have city resources, relationships with neighborhoods, health services, digital inclusion, libraries and parks, everything."..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...the findings of the Texas House Select Committee on Mental Health, and committing the House to a reform of..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Austin at Large: More Than We Could Imagine

At an unexpectedly delicate moment, Austinites can flip the script on public safety

"...first conceived last summer, the City-Community Reimagining Public Safety Task Force was expected to deliver its final report in..."

April 23, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Natural Born Leader

Mayor Hits the Ground Running His First 100 Days

"...primary concern. That's why it's so popular, and also environmental protection comes into play. We're using our dollars to..."

Oct. 3, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Eckhardt: The State of the County Is ...

Thursday address slams Lege, props up local entities

"...Springdale Road and the success of the Jail Population Task Force which, she said, had been used “to get..."

Feb. 12, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

Seven Candidates Vie for the Future of District 4

Special election decides who will complete Greg Casar's term at City Hall

"...a member of the city's recent Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, and one of Casar's seven opponents in the..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Forum Covers “R.E.A.L. Solutions” to Gentrification and Displacement, Affordable Housing, and Public Safety

Candidates commit to addressing racial justice and equity

"...Council's historic reallocation of Austin Police Depart­ment funds toward health and social service programs in the fiscal year 2021..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Lilli Hime

Naked City

City rolls out its ambitious 10-year plan to end chronic homelessness

"...10 in downtown Austin, the Community Action Network's Homeless Task Force, in conjunction with the Austin/Travis Co. Health and..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?

The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle

"...cities that reduce police spending and for now has forced Cronk's hand...."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A New Jail for Travis County?

County moves forward with new women's building despite vote to delay and community outcry

"...justice system. It's all about having access to treatment, mental health services, employment, housing. Crime is a symptom of..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

APD's Early Warning System for Reckless and Aggressive Officers Is Broken. Is It Worth Fixing?

Falling into the GAP

"...are strained by APD's long history of using excessive force against Austinites of color, including at least 20 fatal..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Boards & Commissions Mix-and-Match

The city tries to consolidate its committees

"...the way those boards and commissions operate. Thus, a task force met for the first six months of 2014,..."

Aug. 1, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Naked City

"...Austin got a mediocre grade on the Trojan Sexual Health Report Card, which looks at the sex information and..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature

District 48 Candidates

"...Former work: president, Austin Area Mental Health Association; vice president, Mental Health Association of Texas..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Feature

Municipal Death Match!

With five council seats open, mayor and Place 1 look like the headliners

"...Airlines – Leffingwell entered city politics, joining the city Environmental Board in 1999. He became board chair before running..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Developing Stories: Walking on Water

A roundup of Lady Bird Lake planning efforts that are all wet

"...the various staffers, departments, council sponsors, consultants, commissioners, and task-force members involved. Opportunities for synchronicity are often missed. Reach..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

On the Lege

Austin Rep. Elliott Naishtat is leading charges to protect both seniors and children this session

"...same time, the bill calls for the Department of Health and Human Services to develop an improvement plan to..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

"...historic zoning cases in East Austin and created a task force to look at whether H-zoning contributes to the..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Chronicle Endorsements

"...across the country for championing a living wage, single-payer health care, and free higher education for America's debt-saddled students...."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature

Fighting Sexual Assault

Amid growing national momentum, UT-Austin takes steps to protect incoming students

"...of the first report of the new White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault, released April..."

May 16, 2014 News Feature by Jessica Luther

'Balancing' the Homeless

Proposed laws would recriminalize the usual suspects

"...some groups of our homeless – for example, the mental health area." On Nov. 19, the Austin Area Homeless..."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Field of Dreamers

Two dems, five gop candidates vie for district 48 race, but the seat is expected to remain Democratic.

"...Democrat Ann Kitchen -- a local businesswoman/attorney who helps health care providers implement public assistance programs -- quickly emerged..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Headlines

"...(on break until August), Mayor Steve Adler proposed a "task force on displacement" – an effort to identify the..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...As Austin seeks to contain sprawl and its troubling environmental and societal impacts, the city and the Envision Central..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

AISD Bonds: More Sprawl and Surveillance?

The Austin ISD bond proposal includes plans for new construction and security measures that are raising some public questions

"...many parents in fast-growing south and northeast Austin. However, environmentalists wonder if the district is doing all it can..."

March 26, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

In the Worst Moments of Austinites’ Lives, APD Victim Services Shows Up

Inside one of APD’s most-celebrated divisions

"...“client-led.” They offer support and guidance but do not force clients to do anything they are not comfortable doing..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: Music Advocates Say Convention Center Expansion Key to Unlocking City Funds

Can the commercial music industry finally get a cut of the HOT action? Also: City protects venue employees from receiving sound citations and Austin rapper Hella Sketchy dies of overdose.

"...divvying led to the creation of a Visitor Impact Task Force. Enter the convention center expansion idea, approved by..."

July 5, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin at Large: We Have Better Things to Do

Stay mad, Dan Patrick! Public safety will be reimagined, with or without you

"...are different from the groups whose help will be forced upon people who don't want it. And, as we..."

April 16, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Musicians of Color Talk About the Pandemic's Outsized Impact on Their Communities

COVID-19 extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive inequality

"...of Austin's pervasive inequality, from economic distress to broad health and welfare. Musicians of color continue being threatened by..."

June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Fairness, Consistency, Safety

Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record

"...office, one of my priorities was that state court environmental prosecutions were sporadic, and the feds were cutting back..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

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