New Year, new Mayor Pro Tem
The contest for the post is not always bloodless.
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Murders & car crashes
Neither number is great.
The case for social mobility
America's transportation paradigm is anti-social and unhealthy.
Austin weather is good, actually
And it's good for bikes.
The Scrooge budget
A lump of coal for social service providers.
Some good news on homelessness
325 new homes at a promising program.
Austin Energy's resiliency plan
Preventing the next disaster.
Why is bus ridership down?
The new MetroRapids aren't looking good.
Watson embraces audit
The case for realistic expectations.
How high is your electric bill?
And some different HOME figures.
An unusual firefighter contract
The union agrees to drop its campaign.
What has HOME done so far?
Something seems off about these numbers.
Growth is the answer
Growth solves the budget deficit.
Austin's new attic anxieties
A backdoor NIMBY triumph.
Zo touts rent drops in reelection announcement
The District 9 incumbent prepares for reelection next year.
How badly does a cop have to screw up?
Deadly incompetence clearly isn't enough.
An outside audit? Meh.
This isn't the win they think it is.
The budget passes
Belt-tightening is here.
What's next for Mackowiak?
And a big blow to Austin's water plans.
Budget highlights
City Council members don't have much time to get a new budget approved in the wake of Prop Q's failure. They've begun in the past two days to wade into the tough questions about what to fund. Here is a handy spreadsheet showing the
Did the Austin firefighters overplay their hand?
Council backs away from their contract.
What does Watson want?
And the Convention Center saga.
What about the firefighter contract?
The age of austerity is here.
Is this officer supposed to be on the streets?
I thought he was put on restricted duty.