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“I know, I’m a downer,” Christine Maguire told the Council members on the city’s Mobility Committee this past December. “I’m a buzzkill. Nobody invites me to meetings anymore. “But from the financial services point of view, the city’s risk profile has increased.
” Maguire, a leader of the Austin Financial Services Department and its resident expert…Abbott Against H-1B Visas: On Tuesday, Jan. 27, Gov. Greg Abbott launched an investigation into H-1B visas – a program that allows employers to “hire nonimmigrant aliens to work in specialty occupations,” requiring the individuals to hold at least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent certification. Abbott has since directed all state agencies and public universities…Texans have until Feb. 2 to register to vote in the March 3 primaries, which will determine the Democratic and Republican nominees who advance to the November general election. Primary voters will choose their party’s nominees for a variety of offices, including governor, attorney general, U.S. senator and Texas House representatives, as well as many…As the state of Texas seeks to tighten water use efficiency in the face of worsening drought, the city of Austin and Austin Water are planning to expand the city’s own water conservation and reuse projects in 2026. One major way to save water is to replace old and leaky pipes, and according to Austin…In 2022, the races for Travis County Commissioners Court precincts 2 and 4 were characterized by a distinct progressive disgruntlement with the current leadership in those seats. Commissioners Brigid Shea and Margaret Gómez received harsh criticism from challengers to their left for their actions and their inactions: on the Tesla tax deal and a women’s…With less than three weeks before early voting begins for the primaries, candidates across the state are looking to earn Texans’ support in the polls. And the Democrats are pulling out all the stops – this upcoming election being the first time in modern history that either party has filed for every U.S. congressional, state…Barreling toward the ground, awash in clouds and robin’s-egg-blue sky, Annabelle Chairlegs’ Lindsey Mackin is centered, in charge, and, well, wide awake, on a wild descent. That’s where we find the long-haired songstress on the cover of her third full-length album, Waking Up, out Jan. 30 on TODO Records. Like many of the songs on…KOOP Radio’s 31st Anniversary Friday 30, Antone’s KOOP Radio went live for the first time in December 1994. The community radio station on 91.7 FM continues to serve the Austin area with valuable, local-tailored programming as evidenced by its slew of nominations for this year’s Austin Music Awards: Best Radio Station, Best Radio Show , first-time feature director…It’s 1987 in Baltimore, Maryland. A Nightmare on Elm Street is about to make its broadcast debut, George Bush Sr. is running for president, the country is in the buzzing depths of a 17-year cicada cycle, and digitizing an image means sending a photo to someone like Computer Conor, who’ll then convert it by hand…Sam Raimi may be the world’s greatest raisin soup chef. That’s the term Steven Spielberg coined for his early flop, 1941. A bizarre riff on wartime comedies, it just had too many disparate elements that may be fine apart but shouldn’t go together – kind of like raisin soup. It’s almost impossible to get the…Strolling around our fair city these days, I’m often reminded of Robert Frost and his whole “do good fences make good neighbors” question and coming to the conclusion: Nope. The fences that have been sprouting up around me lately are tall and black and severe. You can’t see past them, and if you’re inside of…Most Americans are unaware that being Hispanic, speaking Spanish, and being present in an area alleged to have a density of undocumented residents can now be enough to justify brief detention and questioning by immigration officers. This practice is being referred to as a “Kavanaugh stop,” named after a 2025 concurring opinion by U.S. Supreme…Ikebana is a minimalist Japanese flower-arranging art rooted in Zen philosophy, where every branch and leaf carries meaning. The late Stephen Bruton called Groucho Marx the greatest songwriter because Marx rhymed “appendectomy” with “send a check to me.” In a recent interview with CBC, Jodie Foster said that she speaks French in a higher pitched voice than…Dear Luv Doc, I know this is a downer subject compared to your usual cohort of young and restless suitors and wooers looking for the right moves to secure or ditch a mate. But I have been ditched so to speak. My darling of 38 years died this summer and I am inconsolably bereft. If…Route 66 turns 100 years old this year. The star of song, stage, screen, and highway signage covered 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, until it was decommissioned in 1985 after being replaced by interstate highways. The “Mother Road,” as John Steinbeck referred to it, crossed 178 miles of the upper Texas…Last month, this column covered new Texas laws affecting education. However, education is not the only area subject to new laws passed during the 2025 Texas Legislative Session. Listed below are a few other laws passed by the state’s 89th Legislature which may affect Austinites’ day-to-day lives. No HOA Penalties for a Crispy Lawn During…Then They Came for Me Dear Editor, I’d like to thank your reader Michael Carey for his letter in your January 23 edition excellently updating Martin Niemöller’s poem “First They Came” to apply to current events. The original poem about Nazi Germany has been frequently on my mind since June 16, 2015. Niemöller began as…Hope everyone’s all melted and mobile after last week’s freeze. A lot of not-so-nice ICE business was afoot in our country, and so keeping your heart, mind, and body warm is key to surviving the continued stormy weather – metaphorically and literally speaking. But you’re still here, now, and I’m happy for that, so let’s…AQUARIUS : In ecology, there’s a concept called “keystone species.” This refers to organisms that have a huge effect on their environment relative to their abundance. Remove them, and the whole ecosystem shifts. I bring this up, Aquarius, because I believe you are currently functioning as a keystone species in your social ecosystem.…
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