Firing Spencer Cronk won't avert future disasters
Climate resilience has more to do with policy than management.
Jack Craver
There's no cheap fix for Austin Energy
This is not a matter of poor comms. Climate change is costly.
Whose fault is this?
Did Austin just get dealt a bad hand?
Another humbling climate reminder for Austin
If Texas won't prepare for climate change, the city of Austin must.
How much should Austin pay for good water?
The recently-released audit of Austin Water, which was prompted by last year's boil water notice, offers a glimpse of the staffing challenges that threaten the operations of every city government service. It should serve as a wake-up call for City Council members about the need to increase revenue
Will Tyre Nichols affect local police politics?
APD continues to resist accountability and oversight.
Watson's 1st Council meeting: Short & sweet
The absence of Council's two biggest talkers helped.
Fact-checking Kirk Watson's Tribune interview
Setting the record straight.
Committees! What are they good for?
Watson hopes committees can help make Council meetings shorter.
Plz GOP, don't throw Austin in the briar patch
I hope the GOP owns the libs by ending Austin's compatibility regs. But I doubt this bill will do that.
There's no quick fix to the city's revenue problem
Housekeeping: OK folks, I expected some technical hiccups at the new platform and yesterday I encountered a big one. A number of you received the "free preview" version of the newsletter even though you are paying subscribers. In most cases this is because you either are a part
The police union funded the fake petition
Quick hits Lipstick on a pig: The transportation department discusses its efforts to put "caps" and "stitches" over the widened I-35. And TxDOT continues to make stuff up: Our state transportation department says that if we don't expand the highway, by 2045 it will