Some personal news
I'm moving, but APN is not.
Watson warns of budget hits
And JD Vance gives Austin props on zoning.
Process liberalism & its casualties
PLUS: new podcast interview with Vanessa Fuentes
The sprawl apartment boom
Affordable apartments in Austin are often barely in Austin.
Cars on 6th Street seem to be working
And DOGE teases the Austin real estate world.
More housing ≠ more flooding
Should drainage be a private or public responsibility?
Austin's hotel tax problem is a national problem
The hotel industry has captured & duped many other cities & states.
Council passes STR reform
Finally, we'll start collecting taxes.
In defense of public employees
And when did Austin adopt a 40-hour workweek?
How many Airbnbs is too many?
And can urbanists be NIMBYs?
Hooray for earmarks
Federal earmarks are good for Austin, bad for Trump.
Cautious optimism for the Statesman
The embattled daily gets a new owner.