Former Austin Council Candidate Vexes Another Election

Dallas bond held up by Laura Pressley

"...TSC, although in fact the court declared her contest "moot" (upon Casar's reelection in 2016) but reversed financial sanctions..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

City, Austin FC Break Ground on New Soccer Stadium

Construction of the 21,000-seat stadium has kicked off for Austin’s first major league sports team

"...any way upset by the outcome of the largely moot but still-happening-anyway Proposition A referendum on November's ballot, originally..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council Moves Gently on Riverside Redevelopment, Less So on Hotel Occupancy Tax

First meeting after summer break features plenty of theatrics

"...rate (which does not require voter approval) could make moot the county’s plans to revive the East Austin complex..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Laura Press­ley Trolls County Clerk in Real Time

DeBeauvoir wisely declines to take the "election integrity" bait

"...Court in January to (finally) declare the whole case moot...."

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Top 10 Local Tastes of Heaven on Earth

A seemingly random assortment of flavors linked by excellence

"...Agans heading the kitchen now, we'll leave that question moot and concentrate on the munching and drunkening, tyvm...."

Dec. 28, 2018 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

MLS in Austin: Someday, Someway

It won't be the Crew, but there will be an Austin FC, league suggests

"...Ohio Attorney General (and gubernatorial candidate) Mike DeWine effectively moot...."

Oct. 19, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Major League in Soccer Dream Inches Closer to Reality

Council authorizes city manager to begin negotiations with Precourt

"...the law could proceed, possibly making Friday morning’s vote moot in the end...."

June 29, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

Reposa’s Reroute

If you can't beat 'em, run against 'em

"...hearing Reposa's case before his sentence runs out, "render[ing] moot his legal challenges." She also opined that she would..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Pressley Continues to Fight Council Election Loss

District 4 loser takes fight to Texas Supreme Court

"...to Pressley's petition to the Supreme Court, the word "moot" makes a frequent appearance. In a sentence appealing to..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Fleet Foxes’ Crack-Up

Northwest folk beardos enter bold new territory

"...sold-out shows at the Moody Theater, any doubts proved moot...."

Aug. 17, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Headlines

"...was re-elected for a four-year term. Can anybody spell "moot"?..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature

Record Store Day Unearths a Roky Erickson Rarity

Reanimating one of the great Austin tributes

"...Kathe Duba-Noland, but singer Guy Kyser made any nepotism moot with a perfect voice for its Halloween-esque lyrics. Roky..."

April 21, 2017 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Court Rules Texas Congressional Map Discriminates

A federal panel said three districts were mapped to limit minorities

"...in a press release that the 2011 lines are "moot" and "there are no lines to redraw," though he..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

The 85th’s State Something

Taking stock at the Lege's midway point

"...by declaring its own tartan, that point may be moot...."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Report on Music Division Revealed

Findings: Manager Don Pitts didn’t report fraudulent invoice

"...no financial loss to the city was rendered mostly moot by recent developments. Tuesday, before the investigation was completed,..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Straus Announces House Committees

Lots of seats but no chair positions for reps in Travis County

"...Law Enforcement). Of course, either current seat would prove moot unless Dukes actually starts turning up. Even though she..."

Feb. 9, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

85th Texas Legislature Preview

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

"...public vote to confirm Council-enacted regulations, may be rendered moot. Bills filed by Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, and Sen...."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Missing the "Point"

"...half is to increase employment. An economic argument is moot; if all employers obey the law, the costs are..."

Dec. 6, 2016 Postmarks

Affordability: Everywhere But Here

Council parses contracts, buys CD’s, and postpones housing

"...affordable units, and the debate was (at least temporarily) moot. The reported monkey wrench had been District 50 state..."

Aug. 8, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Austin’s Popular Gallery of Graffiti Searches for a New Location

Keeping HOPE alive

"...of Lady Bird Lake near Downtown may be rendered moot by a traffic change; a site near the lake..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

The Vortex's Privacy Settings: A Promethean Tale

Ancient myth meets modern surveillance memorably in this devised work at the Vortex

"...audience in Act II, so my analysis might be moot.) Treading lightly, though, Act I sets up the connection..."

June 10, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

SXSW Music: Conan

Living, breathing, crapping British doom like Mama Sabbath

"...as pure texture and making questions of lyrical meaning moot...."

March 17, 2016 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

Council: Gasping for Air

Mayor Adler's search for a solution to the Uber/Lyft referendum fails

"...Trox­clair and Sheri Gallo voted to make any MOU moot by rejecting the petition ordinance. (Although Don Zimmerman said..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Tribune Fest Held This Weekend

Nancy Pelosi, Julián Castro to join Trib Fest

"...for Reproductive Rights senior counsel Stephanie Toti enact a moot court version of the ongoing reproductive rights trials. (Welch..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Restoring Rundberg's Kids

Problem-solving with CARY in Northeast Austin

"...might be jumped again later, making the initial victory moot...."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Levitation Live Shot: Chui Wan

Chinese art rockers cache multiple secret weapons

"...Wan belongs as a psych rock festival is perfectly moot...."

May 10, 2015 Music Post by Michael Toland

Council: The Anti-Immigrant Immigrant Commissioner

Council's zoning meeting may get a bit distracted

"...city's Commission on Immigrant Affairs, which now may be moot. After a video surfaced of a 2011 Tea Party..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Don’t Go Away Mad!

Zimmerman’s Immigrant Affairs nominee withdraws

"...In explaining his resolution (now apparently moot) to rescind Forest’s appointment, Casar said in a release:..."

April 15, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Council: Recycled Reconsiderations

Council deliberates, deliberately

"...support the "busking" ordinance (a question probably rendered temporarily moot by the request for withdrawal)...."

March 27, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

The Year in Movies, and in Moments

What didn’t make my Top 10

"...about the redemptive power of music – is rendered moot. Whiplash, stuffed and trussed like it’s a movie about..."

Dec. 31, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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