City, County Join the I-35 Resistance

Council and commissioners ask for big changes to TxDOT plan

"...letter at its Feb. 23 meeting, authored by Council Member Chito Vela, who has quickly become the anti-expansion movement's..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The 41st Annual Austin Music Awards Step Onto a New Stage

Celebrate the city's best sounds this Sunday at Mohawk

"...The colorful archive of Austin Music Awards art remembers shuttered and sustaining locales like Club Foot, Austin Opera..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

As the Region Booms, Farmers Struggle to Feed Austin Locally

As the region booms, farmers struggle to feed Austin locally

"...to conduct the city's first-ever five-year food plan. The 25-member advisory committee began meeting in late January; the final..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

As Austin Recovers From Winter Storm Mara, City Manager's Job Is (Again) on the Line

Walking on thin ice

"...the Chronicle talked to him on Monday that he knew many customers were still powerless; some won't get their..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

A Light Meeting as the New Council Gets Itself Sorted

First work session focused on committee memberships

"...The new City Council is off to the races, holding its..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater

The Downtown comedy club celebrates its fifth anniversary by looking to the future

"...Founded in 2018 on the rubble of the scandal-wracked New Movement Theater, it's survived one crisis after another (most..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

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

Change is coming, but how much?

"...its first meeting of 2023 on Jan. 26, its new members and new mayor will represent the biggest electoral..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SXSW Brings the Cosmos to Austin

Keynote brings unseen images from the James Webb telescope

"...Webb Space Telescope. The panel will include several leading members of the JSWT team, including NASA Goddard Communications Team..."

Jan. 10, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

With Project Connect in Flux, Here’s How to Get Involved

Community engagement so far has lacked diversity

"...and phasing of implementation. In fact, said Cap Metro board member Wade Cooper during a Nov. 30 tri-party meeting,..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Police Oversight Advocates Cry Foul Over Sketchy Rival Petition Drive

Are the cops behind an apparent election fraud scheme?

"...Equity Action is the coalition formed by local justice..."

Dec. 1, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Local and National Gifts for the Politically Minded

Goodwill to all and coal for a few

"...Who says the News desk can't deliver some holiday peace and goodwill instead..."

Dec. 2, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council

Power for the people?

"...In April, Austin Energy revealed a big ask: It..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Cap Metro Wants Its Pre-Pandemic Groove Back

Everything’s in flux with new ridership, new leadership, new routes

"...morning. Well, he actually takes a few buses. He boards the 20, then transfers to the 300 and finally..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Round Rock Crushes Far-Right Candidates Running for School Board

Progressives won the day

"...their quest to take control of Round Rock ISD's Board of Trustees on Tuesday. The five – Christie Slape,..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Has Round Rock ISD Hit Rock Bottom?

Maybe not yet

"...from friends who follow her to and from school board meetings because she fears being attacked. She told us..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?

Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs

"...("yes in my backyard") are typically unhelpful when writing news stories on the housing crisis in Austin. They are..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Public Land for Public Good?

Plus the return of the Austintatious Artists

"...Helmed by Council Member Kathie Tovo and co-sponsored by CMs Vanessa Fuentes, Allison..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Chronicle Endorsements for 2022 Travis County Elections

Our picks for state and local races

"...build a political house big enough to hold the new Austin. He got shit done when his ways were..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Leander Voted to Keep Cap Metro, but Will Manor and Lago Vista?

Cap Metro's on the ballot again

"...Leander voters rejected a proposal to end the city's membership in Capital Metro. Now, Manor and Lago Vista voters..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...to regional breweries from highly objective sources like the newly founded Texas Craft Brewers Cup, the World Beer Cup,..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Public Notice: Drunkenness, Affordability, and the Big Lie

"...wobbling to his car and driving away this past New Year's Eve, while the other DWI case was still..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Longtime SXSW Film & TV Festival Head, Indie Film Icon Janet Pierson Transitions to New Role

Pierson's deputy, Claudette Godfrey, assumes leadership

"...Mid-summer, SXSW Film Festival became SXSW Film & TV..."

Oct. 5, 2022 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Election Ticker: Southwest Council Races Illuminate Dual Political Divides

Things get partisan in this week's election news

"...of the way toward its 2028 goal of 60,000 new units). Craig and Alter both pointed to the city's..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by the News Team

Opinion: Wildflower Center Fails Its Conservation Mission by Lighting Up Its Landscape

Field of Light exhibit glamorizes outdoor landscape lighting and ignores light pollution's harmful effects on wildlife, plants, and human health

"...As a longtime member of the Wildflower Center and a founding member of..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Column by Soll Sussman

Can Council Get Its Sh*t Done by 10pm?

Austin City Council addresses a 93-item agenda Sept. 15 and aims to end by 10pm rather than voting to extend the meeting

"...Sept. 15, to take up a 93-item agenda that members are determined to work through by 10pm. They agreed..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Meet Your 2022 Hot Sauce Festival Judges

Meet the tastemakers for this year's competition

"...fiddle playing, electrifying vocals, and a fresh interpretation of new and classic songs with an "Ameri-Chicana" attitude. Her last..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Food Feature

Council Recap: No Deal on License Plate Readers

Decisions on surveillance program, Statesman PUD, and parkland dedication fees all postponed

"...issue under debate in Austin. A resolution by Council Member Mackenzie Kelly specifies a retention period of 30 days,..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Race and Class Inform Disparities in Road Deaths

All crises are not created equal

"...various injuries. That night continues to haunt City Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison and her family 25 years later –..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Solid Candidates Find Their Way to AISD Board Races

Wanted: heroes. Salary: nothing

"...Five of nine seats on the Austin ISD Board of Trustees are up Nov. 8, with only two..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Elvis Costello Heads Up Benefit Show for the Musician Treatment Foundation in Austin

With T Bone Burnett & Charlie Sexton, he’ll revisit King of America

"...written from the same curiosities, inviting some friends and newer voices to enjoy “King Of America & Other Realms.”..."

Aug. 22, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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