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Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events
Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town
"...blessing of bountiful bluebonnets and wonderful wildflowers lining the highways. Celebrate flowers of all forms at this arty party..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Black and Latino Neighborhoods Face Worse Air Pollution, Study Finds
Highways, plants in East Austin fuel health inequality
"...a press release Monday. “We know the placement of highways and industry in East Austin contributes to greater local..."

March 22, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Total Solar Eclipse to Draw Crowds of Tourists to Town
The once-in-a-lifetime darkness is coming to Central Texas
"...primarily on population data and the placement of major highways. It assumes Texas will have better weather, and thus..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup
Get ready for spring with travel tips and eclipse news
"...a deserved reputation for its unique beauty and scenic highways. The spring wildflower season explodes along the roadways from..."

March 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Architect of “Bounty-Hunter” Abortion Ban Wants List of Abortion Seekers
It’s a scare tactic, abortion funds say
"...Texas have adopted local laws to block travel on highways for the purpose of leaving the state for an..."

Sept. 29, 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
"...will we get? Nothing but the need for more highways. This is no solution for displacement."..."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Writer ire’ne lara silva Plans Her Year as Texas State Poet Laureate
Looking at the legacy of the honor
"...drivers, silva spent much of her childhood traversing the highways of South Texas, where she developed a deep understanding..."

July 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Genevieve Wood

SXSW Film Review: The Lady Bird Diaries
The first lady and her tumultuous times, in her own words
"...a bunch of flowers by the side of American highways...."

March 17, 2023 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

As the Region Booms, Farmers Struggle to Feed Austin Locally
As the region booms, farmers struggle to feed Austin locally
"...dollars away from Main Street and toward the two highways on the edge of Elgin...."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Overcoming Fear With Deon Taylor
How covid and the George Floyd protests shaped his new film
"...flights, so the cast had to take to the highways. "Joseph Sikora drove from New York. T.I. drove from..."

Feb. 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Not Fixing What’s Broken
Abbott, Patrick engage in disingenuous property tax politics, while Texas suffers
"...WilCo property taxpayers funded the expansion of multiple state highways in the county, back when the Texas Department of..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips: Texas State Parks
Celebrating 100 years of Texas parks and the contributions of Civilian Conservation Corps
"...The majority of the gifts were small parcels along highways where travelers could camp for the night...."

Jan. 6, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup
Nature, history, and more to explore in 2023
"...and camp. Many of these still exist along our highways as picnic areas. It wasn’t until 1933 when the..."

Jan. 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Leander Voted to Keep Cap Metro, but Will Manor and Lago Vista?
Cap Metro's on the ballot again
"...Christopher Harvey prioritizes investment in new roads and expanded highways to reduce congestion in Austin's eastern suburbs: "I don't..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Unions Bet on Mayoral Candidate Kirk Watson
Endorsements flow in, though his proposals may leave some Austinites wanting more
"...who have to contend with traffic on the city's highways and local roads: prioritizing airport expansion. Every six months,..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lovecraft and Rest Stops: Rebekah McKendry Takes to the Road for Glorious
Inside the pandemic roots of the new cosmic horror comedy
"...the pandemic, McKendry and her family took to the highways and byways of America. And anyone who took a..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Neighbors With and Without Homes Collide at Roy Guerrero Park
“But then where?”
"...Abbott launched a plan to sweep encampments under Austin highways and relocate people to a state-sanctioned camp off of..."

July 15, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

City Council to Tweak Compatibility Rules Amid Housing Crisis
Can a change help stem rising housing and rent costs?
"...along specific corridors defined as "larger" (Project Connect corridors, highways, perhaps existing transit-friendly infill projects) and "medium" (corridors identified..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Blamed After Break-Ins at Future Housing for People Exiting Homelessness
Former Candlewood Suites hotel broken into and vandalized
"...of homelessness. "Prop B pushes people around from the highways deeper into neighborhoods and communities," Connolly said, "because Prop..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...southwest of Lockhart sits at the intersection of State Highways 130 and 80...."

May 13, 2022 News Feature

Additional Air Emissions
"...a similar argument to not building major expansions of highways like I-35. In addition, the added air pollution, noise..."

April 26, 2022 Postmarks

Public Notice: Taking Our Toll
New toll booths on I-35 will benefit transit, TxDOT, and the Chronicle
"...as being "an inefficient, backwards approach to providing public highways," as the National Motorists Association puts it, it turns..."

April 1, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin at Large: SXSW, in Four Dimensions
Reporter, presenter, attendee, local: An after-action report on confab’s comeback
"...Connect) for 500,000 EV charging stations, both along the highways and in community mobility hubs that could look like..."

March 25, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...2022 National Magazine Awards on Thursday, Feb. 24. Texas Highways, Texas Observer and Texas Monthly all received nominations...."

March 4, 2022 News Feature

Longtime Commissioners Face Challenges From Their Left
In the hot seats
"...traffic fatalities? Maybe [that requires] law enforcement on the highways, but maybe it's addressing five killer intersections," as the..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Faster Than Sound: Is the Broken Spoke Too Broken?
Allegations of intolerant behavior at the honky-tonk arise following Queer Eye feature
"...Ph.D. student Kameron Dunn published an essay in Texas Highways celebrating Terri's classes and the Spoke as an unexpected..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Public Notice: Top 10 Stories of 2021
Some top topics on the community news front
"...Aug. 6: "Trade-Offs and Throughput" A spirited protest and..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Solving Georgian Acres' Mobility Problem With Buses, Bikes, and Scooters
Solar-powered mobility hub planned for "transit desert"
"...the U.S. "Some neighborhoods have sacrificed accessibility to state highways, and the residents have a hard time accessing the..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Block the Bulldozers
"...Sept. 17] this week regarding I-35 through Downtown and Highways 290 and 71 through Oak Hill. I lived in..."

Sept. 20, 2021 Postmarks

Opinion: Oak Hill Road Plan Is Taxpayer Abuse
The argument against TxDOT's plan for a freeway flyover at the intersection of U.S. 290 and Texas 71
"...Hill Neighbors, representing residents living near the Y of Highways 290 and 71...."

Sept. 17, 2021 Column by Carol Cespedes

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