Lina Fisher

1 week ago | austinmonitor.com | Lina Fisher

Friday, May 9, 2025 by Lina Fisher Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) continued slashing of federal funding for critical services is coinciding with and compounding an already dire budget crunch for Austin, which will force Council to make tough decisions on where to tighten the purse strings.

4 weeks ago | austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Lina Fisher |Richard Whittaker

Recommended happenings for you calendar consideration "Peek A Boo" by Autumn Mae Through May 3, Bolm ArtsIndeed a reference to Aldous Huxley’s renowned 1931 dystopian novel, Bolm Arts’ latest multi-artist exhibit tackles the ever-evolving questions of naturalism, commercialism, and personal and national identity reflected in the contemporary fiber world.

1 month ago | austinmonitor.com | Lina Fisher

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 by Lina Fisher The embattled Violet Crown Amphitheater – a planned development including condos and offices off Highway 71 in Southwest Austin that was successfully beaten down in 2022 by angry neighbors – looks to be back, now under a new name: White Rocks Austin. A few years ago, Violet Crown was dubbed “Austin’s answer to Red Rocks” by its developers, International Development Management Co., and included plans for a 20,000-plus-capacity music venue.

1 month ago | texashighways.com | Lina Fisher |Tyson Bird

The drive into Cuero through its farm-to-market roads is carpeted with Texas’ best treasures: wildflowers. Bluebonnets and Indian paintbrushes are the most prevalent, but soft pink evening primrose and fuchsia winecups spill over fence lines and into roadsides. Looking out over the fields of color, it’s difficult to imagine that just years before, the flowers were at risk of disappearing. The seat of largely rural DeWitt County, population 20,000, is many things.

1 month ago | austinmonitor.com | Lina Fisher

Monday, March 31, 2025 by Lina Fisher At the beginning of the year, Travis County finally began offering a guaranteed lawyer to individuals who are arrested and can’t afford legal representation – a constitutional right known as counsel at first appearance, or CAFA. It took an ACLU lawsuit to urge the county to rectify its failure to offer CAFA to indigent constituents, but the program is now finally up and running, if only partially.