Council Budget Afterthoughts

Council members offer post-approval thoughts on FY 2016 budget

"...service (by nearly $9 million), for parks, pools and libraries (by over $3 million), for beginning a significant rollout..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...the Rad Waste 4, protesters charged with disrupting a public meeting (a Class B misdemeanor) during a 2001 Texas..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature

Bond Election Cliffs Notes

General Obligation Bonds

"...Prop. 3: Public Safety..."

Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Step Up to Citizenship

The curtain rises on the annual budget pageant – places, please

"...good, a series of councils declined to ask the public to support a bigger tax bite in order to..."

June 25, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Budget 'Highlights' -- the Bad News

The major cuts in the FY2004 proposed city budget.

"...Parks and Libraries..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature

Postmarks

Post-election political rumblings , and Music Editor Raoul Hernandez takes it on the chin from Nina Simone fans.

"...a man who went from reprobate, alcohol-abusing playboy to Republican nominee for president in 14 years?..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column

Status of the Original

"...in bookbinding and the photocopying of brittle books for libraries, which closed late last year after consistently making over..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Class Struggle

UT Big Wheels' Perks Outweigh Staff's Paychecks

"...memberships at clubs that are not open to the public. And that figure does not reflect what school officials..."

April 24, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The State Wants to Give More Schools F Ratings – To What End?

When TEA takes over

"...Texas Education Agency – an agency created to support public education – is working with Gov. Greg Abbott to..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Point Austin: Unmet Needs

As Council wrangles the budget, groups push for more funding to breach inequalities

"...about how to address the city's myriad needs – public safety, health and human services, parks and libraries, housing,..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Column by Michael King

The Action's in Place 3

Shade, Tovo, Nofziger race most watched and closely contested

"...family of Nathaniel Sanders II. More recently, there's the public relations fallout of some embarrassing emails criticizing speakers at..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: The Cost of Community

The city budget is where Austin decides how to live

"...which the City Council then tweaks in response to public hearings. That's where things stand now, and judging from..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Column by Michael King

The Heart of the Community

SXSWedu gathers voices on schools in communities, communities in schools

"...Weeks argues that people have forgotten that public schools are the heart of a community. He said,..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Endorsements: City Propositions

Up or down, yes or no

"...list are the Dove Springs Health Center (E), the Libraries/Cultural Centers (B), and Parks & Rec funding (C). The..."

Oct. 19, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Naked City

Sparks fly over property tax rate

"...last Thursday's City Council meeting squatted Item 8, setting public hearings for the proposed property tax rate. New "truth..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Austin Tomorrow

Building on the Past

"...of Austin Tomorrow. To replace Austin Today's storefront branch libraries, you need to okay Austin Tomorrow's Mexican-American Cultural Center...."

Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

It's a Good Economy, Stupid

Austin Plays Weak Catch-Up in Boom Times

"...month. Those bonds will go toward capital projects -- libraries, fire stations, information systems -- that we already need,..."

Aug. 23, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Are You Typical?

Council's first look at FY 2016 budget

"...had were as they were. Adler, thinking of the public perception of those numbers, wanted to make Council (and..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Budget in a Box

The budget year begins with the annual forecast

"...limits of Council's choices in a given budget year. Public Safety vs. All Else..."

April 24, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Meet the AISD Bonds

A thumbnail introduction to the $890 million bond package on the May 11 ballot

"...recession-deferred maintenance – and never forget, persistent underfunding of public education by the state of Texas – the Austin..."

April 12, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...to be the probable cause of death. -- R.B. Libraries Strike Back At one library in the Dallas-Fort Worth..."

Jan. 3, 1997 News Feature

Council: Budget Curtain Rises

Council readies for financial overview

"...(nearly 70% of the General Fund) inevitably derive from public safety departments; the working request from the Austin Police..."

July 31, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Connecting a Whole Community

Austin and Google Fiber move to bridge the digital divide

"...over 10 years, helped finance technology in schools and libraries – before it was repealed by the Legislature in..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Arts Archives: UT makes play for Shepard, snaps up Newman, wins Woody

That treasure trove of cultural archives at UT has recently been expanded to include photographic portrait maker, playwright and actor Sam Shepard, and filmmaker Woody Allen

"...Just a week before, the Ransom Center made public its acquisition of an archive of Woody Allen materials...."

Sept. 29, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...cover is such a hard fact, why didn't SOS publicly rebut Stratus from that standpoint? Terminal stupidity? Or more..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Column

Lean and ... Leaner

A preview of the city's proposed (and shrinking) budget

"...departments that are not self-supporting: police, fire, EMS, parks, libraries, planning, and so forth. (Those departments that do make..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postscripts

What were the big literary news stories in the region for 1999?

"...library provided by Barnes & Noble accessible to the public. But ah! the irony: During her lifetime, Porter never..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Hitting the Books

Budget Schedule

"...of the budget schedule of work sessions and three public hearings leading up to adoption in mid-September. All meetings..."

Aug. 13, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Budget Blackboard

Write 100 Times: AISD Needs More Money

"...Texas hasn't really faced the problem of properly funding public education and consequently is putting the burden on local..."

June 20, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

First-Ever Appraisal District Election Is Small Battle in GOP-Dem War Over Taxation in Texas

Elected Dem- or GOP-backed candidates would have outsized power over district

"...Travis County fear the May 4 election could allow Republicans to gain power in what is a staunchly Democratic..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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