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Eve of Destruction?
The City plans for a big New Year's Eve party downtown while East Sixth Street merchants complain of threat of competition
"...join what's expected to be a crowd of nearly 200,000 on Congress Avenue. And both admit they'll be there..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Andy Langer

1999 Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund Grants
Thirty-two recipients of filmmaking grants from the Austin Film Society, totaling $50,000 and ranging from $1,000-5,000.
"...Loretta Todd, and Adam Goldberg awarded a total of $50,000, ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, in grants to 32..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Downtown Developments
"...If you've got an extra $179,000 to $360,000 lying around, you could move into one..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature

Whose Money Is Behind the Convention Center Election Battle?
Local PACs raise and spend for and against Prop. B
"...Unconventional Austin’s July 15 filing listed about $160,000 in contributions and loans, and spending of roughly $131,000..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Post by Michael King

The Battle of Small Beer vs. Big Distributors Rages on With Texas Beer-To-Go Bill
Another chippy round of political beer pong
"...also sell it to-go. Brewpubs are limited to producing 10,000 barrels per year and can self-distribute 1,000 barrels directly..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Austin Film Society Announces 2017 Film Grants
$143,000 in cash and support awarded to 34 filmmakers
"...34 filmmakers in total, including 18 first-time awardees, receiving $110,000 in cash grants and another $33,000 worth of in-kind..."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Society Announces 2016 Grants
Program gives much-needed funds to Texas filmmakers
"...festivals around the world. This year, AFS gave out $105,000 in funding and $64,000 in goods and services. That..."

Aug. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Austin Film Society Announces 2013 Grants
$116,000 awarded to Texas filmmakers
"...Lyanga picked 30 projects by 28 filmmakers to receive $90,000 in production, post-production and distribution funds, $10,000 in travel..."

Aug. 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jumping the Shark on Women's Health
For the sake of anti-abortion politics, the governor and the Legislature turned their backs on women's health care – with disastrous consequences. Is there any way to fix this mess?
"...of veteran family planning providers closed, and more than 100,000 women lost access to basic health care...."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

TFPF Awards Filmmaker Grants
AFS' funding arm awards $121,000 to Texas filmmakers
"...Society’s funding arm/deep-pocketed fairy godmother – awarded a whopping $121,000 in cash and services to Texas filmmakers. Here’s how..."

Aug. 29, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Gone and Quartered
Stiffed on Capital Metro money, the city scrambles to fund another $51 million in transportation projects
"...light rail was narrowly defeated at the polls in 2000, the quarter-cent funds going forward were returned to the..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Cap Metro's Operating Budget
FY 2010
"...revenue$18,387,344$21,490,521 Rail freight$14,097,109$11,777,351 Passenger fares$7,804,853$9,005,393 Third-party fares$7,311,965$6,763,680 MetroRail-$495,575 Investment income$1,017,831$280,000 Other$1,439,589$1,496,000 Total revenue$190,453,549$185,414,997 Expenses2009 Forecast2010 Budget Salaries & benefits$89,813,904$84,450,377..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature

The Chips Are Down
Budget balancing picks up speed – and it's anything but fun and games
"...to make additional sacrifices: discontinuing its LBJ Fire Academy ($118,000) and eliminating four unfilled investigator positions ($460,000). "Ninety-two percent..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Campaign Finance Flare-Up
When is a run-off not a run-off?
"...the legal cap on out-of-town donations by more than $8,000 and said a complaint would be filed in municipal..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Film News
Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund grant winners, plus The Unforeseen, Bella, and 'Chickenfüt'
"...Production Fund, which this year doled out a record $150,000. The biggest bucks ever awarded, at $20,000, went to..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

KUT by the Numbers
That ringing sound you hear? It's the cash register at Austin's public radio station.
"...station broke into programming to plead for an extra $100,000 in donations, citing an unanticipated revenue shortfall. Without the..."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...in Washington should ask that very question before unleashing 3,000 precision-guided bombs, 500 Air Force planes, and hundreds of..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column

The Rent Rub
Working Poor Getting Stiffed on Housing Costs
"...recalls. In fact, the Skeens, who were making around $20,000 a year, just barely made enough to qualify for..."

Aug. 21, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

CDBG Funding: Proposed and Actual
"...HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC FACILITIES One Stop Career Shop $1,900,000 $2,000,000 $1,454,339 Central City Entertainment Ctr. 392,000 392,000 392,000..."

May 23, 1997 News Column

Pushing Priorities
Councilmembers Lay Down Their Cards
"...dollar per year to the tax bill on a $100,000 home according to the latest calculations by city staff),..."

Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Which Way Will Austin Swing? Ninth Inning, 3 and 2
Home By the River
"...been estimated at $3 million, ($2.5 million for roads, $500,000 for utilities), above and beyond the already $22 million..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Money for Running: Campaign Cash Highlights
July 15 reports trickling in for federal, state, local races
"...• Michael McCaul (R-incumbent): $698,000..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Election Ticker: Travis Turning Out
Voter registration deadlines come and gone
"...says Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector/Voter Registrar Bruce Elfant. Roughly 70,000 new voters have registered, with about 1,500 new applicants..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Money Doesn’t Talk, It Swears
Uber and Lyft spending $8 million-plus to sell Proposition 1
"...opposition group Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice raised $88,000 over the last month (spending $68,000), bringing the group’s..."

April 30, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Funding Balance
Some Austin politicos think qualified candidates of average means are deterred from running due to low contribution limits
"...also broke campaign records by loaning his campaign nearly $400,000 – a figure the average worker couldn't easily shell..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Jack Craver

The Money Race
Who raised the most money?
"...Raised Spent Loans On Hand Steve Adler $92,723 $174,745 $306,000 $27,960 Sheryl Cole 38,090 152,791 0 55,242 Ronald Culver..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Feature

Taking Stock of Dollars in County Races
Money pours into judge race
"...outspent Eckhardt in the preceding six-month period, by some $105,000 to her $57,000. Now, though, Brown and Eckhardt's fortunes..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Feature by Christopher Hooks

Then There's This: Campaign Cash
Austin's real estate community fared well on their election investments, but affordable housing got dropped in the grease
"...limits) Total Raised: $60,400 Notable Donors: RECA Business M/PAC, $28,000; Stratus Properties, $1,000; Austin Police Assn., $1,500..."

Nov. 23, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

This Is Your City Budget
More police, vanishing grants, rising costs, and ... Jazzercise?
"...had expressed interest in partnering. Aside from saving roughly $250,000, the city hopes to earn $100,000 in revenues from..."

Sept. 2, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The War on Women's Health
To attack Planned Parenthood, lawmakers undermine health care ... and promote more abortions
"...country, performs a million Pap tests and more than 800,000 breast exams each year (both critical to the early..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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