TxDOT threatens an urban trail with a highway

You see a trail. TxDOT sees another highway.

Cop politics

Some early reactions to DPS: Rick Cofer, who has been active for years in local Democratic politics and has worked on both sides of criminal law, as both a prosecutor and now as a defense attorney, believes that it's a big mistake for APD to ask for  from

The Lege might do some good. Seriously!

The GOP legislature might do what liberal urbanists couldn't.

Actually, who did call the troopers?

Did Watson ask for state troopers –– or merely accept them?

Cap Metro's silly defense of the I-35 expansion

I get y'all don't wanna piss off TxDOT, but c'mon.

Making Austin's libraries greater

We need libraries more than ever.

Watson calls in the troopers

Correction: Yesterday I accidentally wrote, "The opposition from Butts and the Windsor Park neighborhood association, however, did sway Chito Vela, who represents the area, from supporting the rezoning." It should have said didn't sway. Yesterday, out of the blue, Mayor Kirk Watson announced a new "

Watson throws the NIMBYs a bone

The mayor names two reform opponents to the Planning Commission.

Project Connect: the good & the bad

In case you forgot, I'm on vacation, so I'm not going to comment fully on this until next week, but at the very least I wouldn't to share some helpful links about the most recent update on Project Connect. You can find maps of

It's time for Austin to wake up to TxDOT's I-35 disaster

The questions TxDOT won't answer about the I-35 expansion.

Common Ground at the Curb

Read the entire article and get free parking (seriously).

Vacation! And Celia disses I-35 expansion

Celia Israel urges the city to stand up to TxDOT.