The Life and Times of Gus Garcia
City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service
"...to say, "There is no end to the amount of good you can do if you don't seek the..."
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June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher
Council Recap: A Big Bucket of BidenBucks to Stitch Up the Safety Net
Homelessness response anchors $263.5 million spending plan
"...Adler called a historic step toward ending homelessness in Austin, City Council voted to allocate $100 million in federal..."
June 11, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders
Affordable Homes for Sale Through Austin Community Land Trust
The city-run program is accepting applications now
"...If you're a native Austinite looking to buy a roughly $200,000 house, a batch..."
Jan. 4, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders
Point Austin: Just How Super Is Your PAC?
"Outside money" hits Austin, and the reverberations begin
"...Welcome to big city politics. Politicos all over Austin were rushing around last week, shocked – simply shocked..."
Oct. 31, 2014 News Column by Michael King
How Much You Need to Make to Buy a House in Austin
In 2024, we’ve got lower prices, higher monthly payments
"...home. While interest rates were low, prices were “out of control,” as lender Charlie Cooper at Austin Capital Mortgage..."
Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson
Austin's Best Density Bonus Remains in Suspense
To V(MU) or not to V
"...home across the county compared to last year. The Austin Board of Realtors reported that the median sale price..."
April 22, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Austin at Large: People Can’t Live at the Bank
We should spend money to help people and build more homes. Is that so hard?
"...A media gig I don't envy is that of staff writer Michelle Pitcher of the Austin Business Journal,..."
March 18, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Point Austin: Learning From the Election
Elections can be educational ... or not
"...on the real, immediate test: what this particular brace of district representatives will bring to City Council and city..."
Dec. 19, 2014 News Column by Michael King
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...set to unionize after workers voted 11-7 in favor of joining Restaurant Workers United. Fifteen challenged ballots are currently..."
Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature
City Hall Hustle: Tall and Short Stacks of Money
The biggest chunk of change is fueling Place 3 race
"...More than just a measure of a candidacy's financial health, campaign finance reports are also..."
April 29, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar
The Next Austin Bust
Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?
"...Welcome to Austin! It hasn't always been like this. Will it always..."
March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
The Gift of Giving
Contribution & Expenditure Reports: July-December, '95
"...walls and on councilmembers' desks, stamped with the signature of consulting firms or engineering companies. There were boxes of..."
Feb. 2, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban
Faces of Homelessness
Another Downtown attempt to find answers
"...Depending on where in Austin you live, the entertainment district's ongoing woes – among..."
Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Marc Savlov
The Towers of Power
Are high-rises the key to a middle-class Downtown?
"...broker and his wife have been living in the Austin City Lofts, the 14-story residential tower at Fifth Street..."
Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Memoirs of a Movement
Remembering the campaign to Save Our Springs
"...Co-founder and director of the SOS Coalition; elected to City Council in 1993,..."
Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature
A Home Loan of Our Own
Homeowning may be the American Dream, but seems so far out of reach for so many. Bernadette Noll's story of finding and buying a house offers hope for the hapless.
"...When I arrived in Austin from Washington, D.C., some nine years ago, Austin was..."
Dec. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Bernadette Noll
Wynn Weighs In
Mayor talks about Green Home Tax (and how there's no such thing)
"...could also be savaging the claims made by the Austin Board of Realtors and the Statesman editorial board)...."
June 11, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Club Endorsements
Who's backing whom in the Nov. 6 election
"...The following is a compilation of candidate endorsements from area clubs, unions, and professional organizations..."
Oct. 25, 2018 News Post
As Tax Protests Begin, Travis Central Appraisal District Catches Heat
The causes and effects of the ongoing TCAD controversy
"...throughout the state, the Travis Central Appraisal District's handling of local taxpayers' assessments is consumed with controversy. Already facing..."
June 7, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader
Funding Balance
Some Austin politicos think qualified candidates of average means are deterred from running due to low contribution limits
"...and influence is increasingly concentrated among a small group of wealthy supporters equipped with their own agendas. Just 158..."
Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Jack Craver
Arts Stalwarts
Twelve of Austin's cultural heroes will be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame at the 2003 Austin Critics Table Awards ceremony, and here is an introduction to them and some of their significant contributions to the local arts scene.
"...They are Austin's cultural heroes. They are individuals who have founded local..."
May 30, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Land Trust Homes Could Go to Displaced Austinites
"Right to return" preference policy to be used with sales of city-owned homes
"...The city of Austin is preparing to implement a "housing preference policy"..."
April 22, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Voting With Our Wallets
Pretty soon, you’re talking about real campaign money
"...and political action committees, we’re seeing the big outflow of spending that follows the fundraising frenzy early in campaign..."
Oct. 31, 2018 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison
Mary Margaret Farabee: In Memoriam
Remembering the Texas Book Festival co-founder and Austin Arts Hall of Famer
"...One of the city's most engaged philanthropists and energetic supporters of..."
March 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Mary Margaret Farabee: In Memoriam
Philanthropist and Texas Book Festival co-founder has died
"...One of the city's most engaged philanthropists and energetic supporters of..."
March 5, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Why Does Everyone Hate CodeNEXT?
Can a polarized Austin reach consensus on land use by next spring?
"...previews. The massive, years-long attempt to revise and update Austin's complex land development code of ordinances – tentatively scheduled..."
June 9, 2017 News Feature by Michael King
Leffingwell Endorses Adler
Mayor calls attorney the "most trustworthy” candidate
"...Monday afternoon in front of City Hall, Mayor Lee Leffingwell endorsed attorney Steve Adler..."
Oct. 27, 2014 News Post by Michael King
No Room at the Complex
Renters scramble for housing as dirt churns on new condos
"...Like tens of thousands of my fellow Austinites, I'm still hanging pictures,..."
Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Where There’s a Roof There’s a Way
City Council agenda heavy with housing matters
"...like last week’s, but the 98 Items feature plenty of Austin’s current official preoccupation: How to incentivize various forms..."
Nov. 17, 2015 News Post by Michael King
Casar Ends His Council Career with Final Push for Renters’ Rights
Resolutions include a renters bill of rights and eviction protections
"...Casar sat on the (virtual) dais for his last Austin City Council meeting one week ago, Feb. 3, before..."
