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Property Tax Reform: A Beginner's Guide
What's behind all those property owners who say the tax is too damn high.
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Most City Pools Now Open
After hurried hiring of high school students, the City now has enough lifeguards to open almost all public swimming pools.
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The City Council Race Goes Online
In a tech-savvy town, Reddit Q&As are the new retail politics.
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Urban Rail Bond Inches Closer to Ballot
Project Connect presents its (almost) final plan leading up to votes by City Council and Cap Metro.
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Beyond “Rail or Fail”: A New Transit Agenda
Our guest commentator argues that the powers that be are asking the wrong questions about transit.
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45 Years on the Lake: The Couple Behind Zilker Park Boat Rentals
A former smokejumper and park ranger and a retired English professor run one of Austin's most popular businesses.
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Ask the Line at Franklin BBQ: What Austin Event Would You Not Miss?
What Austin event could people do without? Hint: It's got no vowels in its name.
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Bartholomew Pool: Childless Adults Beware
Our correspondent has seen the future of Bartholomew Pool, and it doesn't include him.
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City Council June 26: Top 5 Items
This week the City Council agenda ranges from medical marijuana to pedicab permits and beyond.
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Cap Metro Endorses Rail Proposal, Considers Airport Extension
A rail line running from Highland Mall to East Riverside drew one step closer to appearing on the ballot in November.
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Google Street View Archive Enables Virtual Time Travel
Why tell newcomers how much cooler Austin was a few years ago when you can just show them?
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Council Approves Rail Line for Likely November Ballot
The Council okayed a proposed Highland Mall—East Riverside rail line over the protests of advocates for other routes.
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Home Is Where the Art Is: Two New Projects Examine Austin's Identity
A grant from ArtPlace America will fund two ambitious Austin art projects.
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Streams of Whiskey: Who Sells the Most Booze in Austin?
You may be surprised at some of the entries on this list; we sure were.
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New to Town? 10 Tips for Surviving Your First Austin Summer
We're re-running this from last year for the 50,000 or so newcomers since then.
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