Fastpitch

"...Midwesterners and car-window cornfields, shortstop Spear bunks in fleabag motels and becomes a “lefty slapper” in time for the..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

All That Remains

Roxanne Paltauf vanished three years ago, leaving her family with only memories and investigators with few clues

"...days with her boyfriend, then-30-year-old Louis Walls, at different motels off the interstate near Rundberg Lane. She and Walls,..."

July 3, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...enough volunteers to check at least 200 people into motels and shuttle another 200 to warming centers by Tuesday...."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

What’s Happening, What’s Being Done, and How We Got Into This Cold Weather Catastrophe

More chaos with continued power outages, calls for water conservation

"...enough volunteers to check at least 200 people into motels and shuttle another 200 to warming centers by Tuesday...."

Feb. 17, 2021 News Post by Lina Fisher

New Tricks on South Congress

A Community Policing Success Story

"...focus not just on South Congress, but on the motels lining the avenue that have historically provided shelter for..."

June 14, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lawsuit Seeks to Block Converting Microtel for Permanent Supportive Housing for City's Homeless

One project stalls, another moves along

"...Com­mun­ity Homelessness Coalition that aims to purchase hotels and motels throughout the city and eventually convert them into permanent..."

Jan. 3, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Florida Project

Life in the happiest place on Earth

"...and their families eking out lives in the low-rent motels that line the service roads leading to Disney World..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Katrina Evacuees: Precarious Times at La Quinta

FEMA's new Dec. 1 cutoff deadline for picking up the tab of hurricane evacuees living in Texas hotels and motels leaves thousands of people in housing limbo

"...are estimated to still be staying in hotels and motels across Texas. According to the Basic Needs Coalition of..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Jesus' Son

"...way we've become familiar with his world of cheap motels, stone-faced hallucinations, surreal events, and squirrelly characters. The movie..."

July 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Getting Personal

"...the actual modern-day motel but instead, postcards of Fifties motels. Growing up in the Fifties, motels represented, to me,..."

July 16, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Kiss Or Kill

"...they shack up at a series of progressively dingier motels and fly-by-nights, where Nikki's perilous mental facade begins to..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Work Stops on Ghost Town

Meadows Housing Project Shuts Down

"...General for his part in removing telephone equipment from motels. In a March 5, 1994 story, the Austin American-Statesman..."

June 21, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Home, Sweet Home

(Or Slum, Slum, Slum?)

"...General for his part in removing telephone equipment from motels. In a March 5, 1994 story, the Austin American-Statesman..."

Feb. 16, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Mississippi Masala

"...joined other Indian families who run a string of motels along the highway. Mina's father nurtures resentment towards blacks..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Austin at Large: On the Ground, in the Sky

Council tackles Austin’s intractable housing crisis in several dimensions

"...low-barrier" shelter and rapid rehousing options (such as the motels the city has used as protective lodging to keep..."

April 9, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Volunteer Efforts Take Center Stage in Winter Storm Relief

Chasing the cold away

"...able to quickly secure lodging at area hotels and motels.)..."

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

City Promises a Lighter Touch for Camp Cleanups

Pressure from advocates leads to new rules – for now

"...With dozens of unhoused people rushed into motels by mutual aid groups last week, concerns grew over..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Falls Behind on Housing Goals

Housing for Austin’s poorest residents in short supply

"...is 10,000 units. However, the city has purchased two motels to convert into PSH, which will bring 162 units..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

ProLodges Saves and Changes Some of Austin's Most Vulnerable Lives

Can the city keep them open?

"...so they commandeered conference and dining rooms at the motels to provide care...."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Challengers Hit Speed Bumps in Run-Off Council Races

Almost at the finish line

"...However, she opposes the city's strategy to buy motels to convert into supportive housing where people can transition..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Chronicle Endorsements

December Run-Off Election

"...on those efforts since, such as the city's purchasing motels to convert into supportive housing. Her run-off opponent, Jennifer..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature

Chronicle Endorsements

December Run-Off Election

"...on those efforts since, such as the city's purchasing motels to convert into supportive housing. Her run-off opponent, Jennifer..."

Nov. 27, 2020 News Feature

City Council District 10: In Seven-Car Race, Alter Finds Center Lane

D10 appears most likely to end in a December run-off – predicting who will make it past Nov. 3 is not easy.

"...hard against the city's strategy for ending homelessness. "Con­vert­­ing motels" into supportive housing facilities "is a fundamental abuse of..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election

Our picks for the local, state, and national races you'll see on your ballot

"...on those efforts since, such as the city's purchasing motels to convert into supportive housing...."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Council Candidates in District 6 and 10 Diverge on Police, Housing, Land Use

Race(s) to the West

"...Kelly is skeptical of the city's strategy to buy motels and convert them into supportive housing. Instead, she wants..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Can Architecture Provide a Blueprint for Our Post-COVID Existence?

Forge Craft Architecture's COVID Companion is a field guide to the world of the Aftertimes

"...Telehealth group treatments for patients with similar conditions. Self-serve motels booked by app. Airfare priced by customer weight, just..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Consultants Lay Out Ways to Improve Homelessness Services

Report calls for more coordination, better tracking of outcomes

"...and convert existing buildings, such as the hotels and motels the city is currently acquiring...."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now

City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?

"...about $60.9 million – with continued focus on buying motels and hotels to be converted into emergency and permanent..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Improved Data, Not Increased Need, Leads to Higher Homeless Numbers

Ending Community Homelessness Coalition issues results from January's Point in Time Count

"...summer of 2019, efforts have begun to convert Austin motels to PSH, along with an expansion of the Community..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...had hotel rooms and a bus. We squeezed into motels and crashed with fans or promoters. We did a..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

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