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Low-Speed Ahead!

Council finally comes around on a pilot program for electric cabs

Wells Dunbar, Oct. 13, 2011

Agreeing To Disagree

Outside City Hall, crowds gather; inside City Hall, clouds form

Wells Dunbar, Oct. 6, 2011

How Not to Promote the Vote

Given a choice to move elections to November, Council holds fire in May

Wells Dunbar, Sep. 29, 2011

Mo' Money

As the budget year ends, council reshuffles the last few cards

Wells Dunbar, Sep. 22, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Come On Down!

Council takes Austin Energy's bonus money and runs with it

Wells Dunbar, Sep. 15, 2011

The Fires This Time

Austin's feverish summer a tinderbox for rumination

Wells Dunbar, Sep. 8, 2011

When's the Next City Election?

Council weighs shifting ballot choices to November

Wells Dunbar, Sep. 1, 2011

Still Unsettled

The Sanders saga, set to close before a changed council

Wells Dunbar, Aug. 25, 2011

With Interest

Absent state action, council moves to regulate payday lenders

Wells Dunbar, Aug. 18, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Cole on Water

Wells Dunbar, Aug. 11, 2011

Water, Water Everywhere ... and Nowhere

Council splits on WTP4 audit, possible shutdown

Wells Dunbar, Aug. 4, 2011

Choose Your Battleground

From zoning to parking to water, the new council's got its contentious hands full

Wells Dunbar, Jul. 28, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Feeding the Meter

The high (political) price of free parking Downtown

Wells Dunbar, Jul. 21, 2011

Sins of Commission

Levy KO'd by Tovo as public safety assumes the position

Wells Dunbar, Jul. 14, 2011

Skid Marks on the Dais

The (slightly) new council takes up high-speed chicanes

Wells Dunbar, Jun. 30, 2011

An F1 Piñata

Break it open, and out streams council confetti

Wells Dunbar, Jun. 23, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Down the Long Road to SMDs

Council takes another step toward districting ... and other stuff

Wells Dunbar, Jun. 16, 2011

Race to the Finish Line

F1 strangers bearing gifts offer council a 'risk-free' deal

Wells Dunbar, Jun. 9, 2011

City Hall Hustle: On the Road to a Waller Redesign ...

Council fumbles the master plan

Wells Dunbar, Jun. 2, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Do You Feel Lucky, PHHS?

Council committee takes next step in reorganizing social service funding

Wells Dunbar, May. 26, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Diminishing Returns

We didn't quite break the record ... for unvoting

Wells Dunbar, May. 19, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Trimming Tax Breaks and Tweaking Services

Council follows the money – what little there is

Wells Dunbar, May. 12, 2011

It's Not Easy Being Single

For the seventh time ... the SMD devil is in the details

Wells Dunbar, May. 5, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Tall and Short Stacks of Money

The biggest chunk of change is fueling Place 3 race

Wells Dunbar, Apr. 28, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Twisting the Knife

Is Austin heading for a double-dip recession?

Wells Dunbar, Apr. 21, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Recycling Recycled ... Again

Wells Dunbar, Apr. 14, 2011

No Ports in This Storm

Ruthless economic climate has city bracing for budget season

Wells Dunbar, Apr. 7, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Recycling an Old Issue

Council weighs giving one company the entire heap

Wells Dunbar, Mar. 31, 2011

Absence of Evidence Is Not Evidence of Absence

The e-mail daisy chain grows longer ... and longer ...

Wells Dunbar, Mar. 24, 2011

Win, Place, and No-Show

One race, two walkovers, and games to be played later

Wells Dunbar, Mar. 16, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Under Advisement

It ain't what you do – it's what you shouldn't say in e-mails

Wells Dunbar, Mar. 10, 2011

Fan Mail From the Flounders

The Great E-Mail Scandal ... or, Don't Hit Send!

Wells Dunbar, Mar. 3, 2011

What the Scan Revealed

Spelman's anti-airport scanner resolution can't quite achieve liftoff

Wells Dunbar, Feb. 24, 2011

The City Council Blues ... Again

The price of all these things, twice

Wells Dunbar, Feb. 17, 2011

Solid Waste Rocks!

Solid Waste Services goes national with its name campaign

Wells Dunbar, Feb. 10, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Make Yourself at Home

Neighborhoods split over burgeoning vacation rentals

Wells Dunbar, Feb. 3, 2011

The Lure of Rainey Street

Bars, cars, and teeny tiny homes

Wells Dunbar, Jan. 27, 2011

City Hall Hustle: If You Don't Build It, They Will Still Come

The welcome mat can only hold so many people

Wells Dunbar, Jan. 20, 2011

City Hall Hustle: Park Pud? Pick Your Punch Line.

Developer scales down plans for office tower

Wells Dunbar, Jan. 13, 2011

City Hall Hustle: The Mystery of the Mayor's Desk

Wherein many questions are asked ... and zilch are answered

Wells Dunbar, Dec. 31, 2010

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