A Chaotic Scene as APD Clears Encampment Outside City Hall

Hastily planned action takes campers, officials by surprise

"...A chaotic scene unfolded outside of Austin City Hall Monday morning, as the people sleeping there in..."

June 14, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Hall Hustle: Next Act, Major Drama

Mayor anticipates a year of living dangerously for City Hall

"...note, in February, offering a wide-ranging State of the City address celebrating recent, high-profile employers like Facebook and LegalZoom..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Staffing Overhaul at City Hall

Big changes out of City Manager's office, reshuffle in Mayor's staff

"...does that compare to the rabbit hole that is city politics? After the jump, news on some major staff..."

Nov. 28, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Strayhorn the Populist

Ex-mayor visits City Hall, blazing another nuclear trail

"...might have been instructive to the group gathered in City Council chambers last week to oppose adoption of Austin..."

April 30, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

New City Man­ag­er Spencer Cronk: “Engagement and Transparency”

New city manager emphasizes community outreach

"...In his first City Council meeting Feb. 15, new City Man­ag­er Spencer Cronk..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

New City Council, New Battles

10-1 version 1.5 stares down the coming year at City Hall

"...It is not heavy agenda time for the new, 2017 City Council – the next regularly scheduled, full..."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Meet Your New City Council, Austin!

Recapping the run-offs

"...to concede just yet, it appears as though the new City Council is finally here, and it looks almost..."

Dec. 17, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Little City Hall

Architectural Team Picked to Design Scaled-Down Building

"...Austinites are damn good at fighting City Hall, even though we don't have one. We're also..."

April 7, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Hall Hustle: Lee Leffingwell's Big Adventure

The new mayor promises a safe landing

"...When Randi Shade rolled out the City Council's present to outgoing Mayor Will Wynn – a..."

June 26, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Should Be Available for the People

"...democracy. Citizens are not allowed to use their own City Hall. Before the old City Hall was closed in..."

Jan. 3, 2007 Postmarks

The New M.O. at City Hall

City Manager Marc Ott opens up on his new job, his new city, and his philosophy of governance

"...What makes Marc Ott tick? How might the new city manager's leadership change the direction of Austin? That's..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

City Hall Hustle: The Hustle Bids Farewell ...

A bittersweet goodbye to the city politics beat

"...The City Hall beat here at the Chronicle comes with a..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Choose Your Battleground

From zoning to parking to water, the new council's got its contentious hands full

"...City Council's back, and while I know you're all breathlessly..."

July 29, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: The Mystery of the Mayor's Desk

Wherein many questions are asked ... and zilch are answered

"...Scene: New Year's Eve, inside a dim, musty storeroom in the..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Skid Marks on the Dais

The (slightly) new council takes up high-speed chicanes

"...By an initially uncertain but finally unsurprising margin, City Council approved, on a 5-2 vote, a suite of..."

July 1, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Budget, Bonds, and Big Plans

Hard times and planned projects to collide at city forums

"...opportunities this week on major financial decisions facing the city: the city budget and the proposed November bond election...."

June 18, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Stands Firm: No Oversight, No Police Contract

City's negotiations with the Austin Police Association hit a major roadblock

"...The city's negotiations with the Austin Police Association over a new..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Hall Hustle: A Movable Feast

City data, apps, and more turkey talk

"...Austin's latest steps in the long-awaited redesign of the city's website. (What, you thought I was talking about something..."

Nov. 25, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Park Pud? Pick Your Punch Line.

Developer scales down plans for office tower

"...The Hustle's got his share of New Year's resolutions, and the most germane may be "bone..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Trouble Abhors a Vacuum

There's always room for argument at City Hall

"...gonna be something," said Laura Morrison at the last City Council meeting, explaining her "conservation of controversy" theory. Any..."

June 19, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

What's at Stake at City Hall?

City elections bring debate over people, priorities, and propositions

"...shore up his street rep as a tough guy. Challenger Danny Thomas spent 20 years as an Austin cop,..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Solid Waste Rocks!

Solid Waste Services goes national with its name campaign

"...There's a scandal under way at City Hall that's rocked our government to its very foundation,..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Appreciate Workers Who Built City Hall

"...Editor, In celebrating the grand opening of the beautiful new City Hall building, we would like to recognize the..."

Nov. 23, 2004 Postmarks

'Dulcey and Roxy at City Hall'

Russia's Maksym Kurochkin weaves our town into his new play

"...Many a local writer has put our city onstage. Tonight, a Russian takes a turn...."

Nov. 6, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

"Historic" Spending on Homelessness in New City Budget

FY 2020 plan calls for maximum tax rate to beat revenue caps

"...ending homelessness tops the list of highlights of the newly proposed Fiscal Year 2019-20 Austin city budget...."

Aug. 5, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

City Hall Gets Better at the Basic Business of Budgeting

Early indicators are good, but difficult fiscal conversations linger

"...In the 10 days or so since City Manager Spencer Cronk presented his proposed budget for fiscal..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A New Council With New Energy Aims to Get City Hall Unstuck

Change is coming, but how much?

"...When City Council convenes for its first meeting of 2023 on..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Packing Heat at City Hall?

Jury's still out on the legalities

"...out on whether concealed handguns can be carried into City Hall. Michael Cargill, former City Council candidate and owner..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Fighting City Hall

What began as a play for Austin by a Ukrainian playwright has become a dispatch from the front lines of a war

"...that activity with neighborhood associations, local long-range planning initiatives, city commissions, and the like, plus just generally working to..."

May 2, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

City Hall Hustle: Agreeing To Disagree

Outside City Hall, crowds gather; inside City Hall, clouds form

"...Occupy Austin – scheduled for this Thursday (today) at City Hall's outdoor plaza...."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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