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We're 49th! ... Or Just Seventh of 10
Union and Austin ISD argue over teacher pay – and what to do about it
"...costs, and "interest and sinking," covering capital expenses through bonds and loans. A salary increase would have to come..."

April 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond.
"...• Travis Co. commissioners approved a $120 million bond package for roads, jails, open space, and drainage projects..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City
Travis County's Road Bond Package 2001
"...room, finally settled on the amount of a proposed bond package this week. The winning number stands at $199.3..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

AISD Notebook
"...the meeting - the final report from the AISD Citizens' Bond Advisory Committee, which has completed a year's worth..."

June 30, 1995 News Feature by Roseana Auten

AISD: Matching Buildings to Kids, or Vice Versa?
AISD aims to resolve under- and overcrowding issues with its facilities master plan
"...long-range planning was originally proposed by the district's 2008 Citizens' Bond Advisory Committee and again in 2009 in MGT..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Gift Horse
A rich guy wants to give AISD $7 million. What's the catch?
"...for many weeks the Austin Independent School District's large Citizens' Bond Advisory Committee has been diligently working to present..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Column by Michael King

AISD Needs a PAC but at Mueller?
"...Dear Editor, The Austin Independent School District's Citizens' Bond Advisory Committee is reviewing and discussing its recommendations..."

Jan. 21, 2008 Postmarks

Headlines
"...Hotel brouhaha – and some talk about affordable housing, Citizens United, and 2012's spike in traffic fatalities. For more,..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature

Neighborhoods, Schools, and Budgets
Austin ISD's looming financial crisis is a statewide story
"...also show shortages in other areas. The district has bond money available for two elementaries. If the task force..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Oh Boy! Another Campaign Season!
City of Austin, AISD, and ACC poised for another round of elections
"...campaign presence aside from announcing his candidacy during council's Citizens Communications hour. ACC; Yes, They're Running Too!..."

March 7, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Time for a New Mueller Public School
"...the list of original school-building projects for the 2008 bond, the school has been removed by the Citizens' Bond..."

Jan. 20, 2008 Postmarks

Page Two
How the city serves the public and the death of Rob Jacks
"...face of the upcoming budget process (see "Postmarks," p.6); advisory groups feel like they've been pissing in the wind..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Column by Nick Barbaro

The Sky's the Limit
County buys AMOA block for a new "hundred-year" courthouse
"...to the project – through approval of a multi-million-dollar bond issue – before a shovel of dirt is moved...."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Under Consideration
County parks and open spaces
"...The Travis Co. citizens bond advisory committee is considering $45 million of parks..."

July 8, 2005 News Feature

Sand Beach Battle
Sand Beach Reserve on the north shore of Town Lake is the subject of a land-use and legal dispute.
"...continued. Arnold and architect Sinclair Black had persuaded the Citizens' Bond Advisory Committee to include a request for $9..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Community-Backed Charter in Travis Heights Goes to the Board
As AISD considers dumping one charter, a new one is floated
"...Category D, for consideration by Citizens' Bond Advisory Committee:..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD's Wish List
Superintendent Meria Carstarphen gave her facility recommendations, but what's next is up in the air
"...tier C, a grab-bag to be punted to the citizens' bond advisory committee for further scrutiny...."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD: Shakeup on West Sixth
Superintendent shuffles cabinet after retirements
"...to joining the district, he served on the 1995 citizens bond advisory committee, and provided a link to the..."

June 21, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...and rejected two, and Travis Co. voters passed three bond proposals to fund roads, parks, and jails. See "Election..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature

Entering Into Bondage
The Citizens Task Force takes up the fall bond package planning
"...That's the job of the Bond Election Advis­ory Task Force, a City Council-appointed group of..."

March 2, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Shifting Gears
New Board, Boss, Budget in Store for AISD
"...budget process; the ongoing implementation of a $369 million bond package for new schools and renovations; planning for future..."

April 17, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...is advocating the allocation of $19 million of future bond moneys toward safety-related projects, such as campus surveillance cameras...."

March 12, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Nov. 6 Elections: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements
"...will increase and broaden turnout and (hopefully) motivate more citizens to be engaged in city government. Prop. 3: NO..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Feature

The Daily Hustle: 5/18/10
Org urges bond 'reconsideration'
"...The questions enveloping the potential November transportation bond election (and bond votes thereafter) show no sign of..."

May 18, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City
"...Members of Better Austin Today, a new political action committee formed to influence May's City Council elections Headlines..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature

A Day of Dickering
Bonds Take Center Stage Over Budget
"...protracted headache - authorizing the lineup for the September mega-bond election - for another, the annual Long March toward..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Column

The Daily Hustle: 8/31/10
Get Austin Moving - to the ballot box
"...Austin Moving,” rallying support for the $90 million transportation bond election coming to voters this November...."

Aug. 31, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

10-1, Take Two
Five City Council incumbents up for re-election this November
"...time on the Liveable City board, the Downtown Develop­ment Advisory Group, the Travis County Citizens Bond Advisory Com­mit­tee, and..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Naked City
"...School District took a step closer to an interim bond issue Monday when the Citizens' 2008 Bond Advisory Committee..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature

Naked City
A roundup of local news, rumors, and factoids from around Austin
"...enthusiasts who seem to have convinced a Travis County citizens advisory committee to jack up a proposed county bond..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

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