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Save Our Springs Sues City Over Statesman Site Redevelopment
They claim city violated procedural rules and affordability requirements
"...On May 22, Save Our Springs Alliance filed a lawsuit against City Council..."

June 7, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...than $3 million owed in 2023, the Austin Business Journal reported Wednesday. Paul and his company are at risk..."

May 10, 2024 News Feature

Rethink35 Sues TxDOT Again to Block Highway Expansion
Claims state didn’t fully consider environmental, social fallout
"...expansion. And it’s not just Rethink35 – co-plaintiffs include Save Our Springs Alliance, Environment Texas, Celia Israel, Austin Justice..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Hundreds Rally Against I-35 Expansion
TxDOT’s pricey project proving unpopular with Council members, congressmen, and regular Austinites
"...from the crowd on Sunday: "We have support from our local CAMPO delegation, but it's not enough. There are..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Young Parents, UT Students Support Zoning Changes at Historic Meeting
The renting generations
"...the city's housing policies in recent memory. After seven hours of testimony from almost 400 speakers, it was clear..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Environmental Group’s Push to Spare Barton Springs Tree Ain’t Happening, City Says
No, Parks and Rec says
"...Flo, a beloved 100-year-old pecan tree leaning over Barton Springs Pool, is on her last roots. She’s scheduled for..."

Oct. 4, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Rethink35 Is Suing TxDOT Over I-35 Expansion With Broad Community Support
TxDOT vs. basically everyone in Austin
"...Neighborhood Association, Austin Justice Coalition, the Parents Cli­mate Community, Save Our Springs Alli­ance, and Restart Lone Star Rail...."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?
Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river
"...the first time in its 36-year history, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation Dis­trict announced last week that it's on..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Tensions Rise Ahead of Meeting on Zilker Plan
Dazed and confused over Zilker
"...for the park. Rewild Zilker – a coalition of Save Our Springs (SOS) Alliance, Sierra Club, and the Zilker..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: Bashing Austin Policy
From the Capitol to the Waterfront, via Wall Street
"...For starters, there's the Legislature, where our normally dependable state senator voted Thursday with developers and..."

April 28, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin's Petition Tradition Is Up for Review
It could get a little harder to put an ordinance on a ballot
"...ballot for a yes/no vote. That’s how the famed Save Our Springs Ordinance came to be law in 1992,..."

March 14, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Coalition Fighting Another Proposed Amphitheater Near Dripping Springs
Environmental groups call on TCEQ to reject wastewater permit
"...the project as it it lies outside both Dripping Springs' and Austin's extraterritorial jurisdictions...."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Zilker Weep for Me: After two hours of often critical testimony, the Parks and Recreation Board..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature

Community Advocates Worry Commercial Interests Dominate Zilker Park Vision Plan
Zilker Park or "Park Zilker"?
"...Rewilding Zilker, a collective of Save Our Springs Alliance, Sierra Club, and the Zilker Neighborhood..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Hays Project Threatens Aquifer, Pressures Small Town
Wading through MUD-dy waters
"...would more than double the impervious cover allowed by Save Our Springs ordinance standards (35% as opposed to 15%),..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: Storms Along the Waterfront
How much should the city invest in the Statesman PUD? Zero, or $400 million?
"...three amendments asking for infrastructure – mostly extending Barton Springs Road into the site, which is also the southern..."

July 29, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Zilker Vision Not Quite 20/20
Rewilding advocates call for more specifics as Zilker Vision Plan process nears end
"...folks, a conglomerate crossover of Zilker Neighborhood Association and Save Our Springs Alliance, who advocate for more of the..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: The Pigs Inside Our Python
Austin takes a looooong time to digest what it swallows
"...front gate of the Violet Crown Trail, the Barton Springs Bathhouse, the Zilker Clubhouse, the cafe outside the swimming..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Planned 20K-Seat Amphitheatre Back to Drawing Board After Enviro Board Loss
Violet Crown venue withdraws city water and sewer extension request
"...a 766-single-family­-home subdivision to serve the proposed amphitheatre, golf course, nightclub, offices, and two residential towers. All those facilities..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Public Notice: Zilker Park Vision Still Cloudy
It’s hard planning for the future, when humans insist on living in the present
"...Zilker Park" plan produced back in September by the Save Our Springs Alliance and the Zilker Neighborhood Association; and..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Mobility plans on the move; land use boards stay put
"...look like. As I reported back in September, the Save Our Springs Alliance and the Zilker Neighborhood Association have..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Opinion: Who Pays $278 Million: Austin Taxpayers or Private Developers?
Council should not vote to divert city tax dollars to the south shore property owners
"...lobbyist influence at City Hall, this huge diversion of our city tax dollars to the south shore property owners..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Column by Bill Bunch

Enviro Groups Oppose Plans for Violet Crown Venue
20,000-seat venue would sit amidst Barton Creek preserve
"...nightclub, but Mike Clif­ford of the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance says it's the amphitheatre itself – planned to have..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

How Much of Zilker Park Can Austin Return to Nature?
Balancing ecological preservation and the human element in city's Zilker Park Vision Plan
"...huge commercialization opportunity," says Robin Rather, former chair of Save Our Springs Alliance and vice president of parks and..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

1,400-Acre Development Near Hamilton Pool Ignites Push to Protect Salamander
Environmentalists petition to list Pedernales River springs salamander as endangered species
"...Austin's Save Our Springs Alliance and a group of environmental scientists..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Thursday, Sept. 30, for the first time in almost four weeks with a packed 165-item agenda addressing the adoption..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature

Qmmunity: Austin Pride Made the Right Call
Yes, Pride's cancellation is sad. But it brings us one step closer to a post-pandemic future.
"...We can – and must – do our part. That means getting fully vaxxed (if you're not..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Pro-Cop Group Submits Signatures for High-Priced Staffing Plan
Save Austin Now 2.0 eyes the ballot
"...Shortly after Save Austin Now, a GOP-backed political action committee closely allied..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

First-Ever Comprehensive Plan Looks at Zilker's Future
The Zilker Park Vision Plan starts rolling
"...the Austin City Limits Music Festival, but also Barton Springs Pool and the park's other three springs, the Ann..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Council Backs Parkland Preservation in Vote for New Dougherty Arts Center Site
Austin's oldest community arts venue would relocate to new facility in Butler Shores' southeast corner
"...is moving out of its beleaguered facility on Barton Springs Road, now more than a decade after a 2010..."

May 28, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

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