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The Early Money Race
"...$45,550 between Dec. 19 and 31. She reportedly bought $50,000 worth of TV time, which put her image and..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City
"...is the suddenly controversial proposal for a partly "forgivable" $750,000 relocation loan to Las Manitas Avenue Cafe, still under..."

June 8, 2007 News Feature

Raising the Roof
Major donors to the Deep Eddy project
"...the roof rehabilitation completed in June 2005, cost about $106,000, including a $42,000 grant from the Austin Convention &..."

June 1, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

Greenbacks for Green Space
City moves to make development pay more for parks
"...parks and open space areas," wrote Crompton in a 2000 report. A Trust for Public Land publication, "The Benefits..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Election Info
Dates, voting locations, and ballots
"...Travis Co. Courthouse, 1000 Guadalupe..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

Beside the Point
At 3am, who cares what's going into the bonds?
"...Susanna Dickinson home, leaving the overall total decreased by $500,000...."

June 16, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Iraqi Toll
Truth Is the First Casualty
"..."I would say 30,000, more or less, have died as a result of..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Written in Stone
UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation
"...for Advanced Micro Devices to build facilities for some 2,000 employees on Stratus' Lantana site, along the Southwest Parkway,..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

'He's Forked Himself'
Our Full conversation with Louis Dubose about 'The Hammer'
"...clear understanding that they're going to max out with $25,000 [in campaign contributions] to Republicans, every year. The understanding..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Welcome to Tomstown
In the burgeoning Tomstown scandal, you can't tell the players or the plot without a program
"...raised and spent in the 2002 campaign, at least $600,000 (and perhaps more) was corporate ("soft") money from 30..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Money for Nothing
Millions of Williamson County taxpayer dollars pour into a contractor's pocket, and no one seems to know why.
"...project, FT Woods has continued to receive more than $37,000 a month in compensation -- over and above the..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Near-Term Downtown Transportation Plan
"...Cost: $4,000. Source: City of Austin General Fund..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Primer on Prop. 1
Mike Clark-Madison summarizes the Austin Fair Elections Act.
"...person per calendar year -- could give up to $1,000 to a candidate. Candidates can give (or loan) themselves..."

April 26, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

To Your Health
Now that I am pregnant, my mother-in-law is very concerned about the vitamin A in a multivitamin I have used for years. Am I endangering my baby?
"...without a prescription is the amount of folic acid: 1,000 mcg in the prescription product compared to 800 mcg..."

June 22, 2001 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

The Changing Face of Downtown
"...for jump-starting downtown growth. CSC will sublease at least 100,000 sq. ft. of the overall 215,000 sq. ft. of..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

A Grave Injustice
Small Houston funeral home operator claims state agency is coming down hard on him while going easy on funeral giant SCI.
"...three commissioners at the agency voted to assess a $445,000 fine against Waltrip's company, Houston-based funeral giant Service Corporation..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...bonfire. Lash them together as is done with the 7,000 trees every year. Stack them up as high as..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column

High-Tech Heist
A former Power Computing company employee stole memory modules and drew a 25-year prison sentence.
"...bills piling up. The IRS was hounding him for $15,000. The state of Texas said he owed $5,000 in..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Grow and Prosper
With neighbors still reeling from 1990 expansion, Hyde Park Baptist plans another growth project.
"...council that granted the request. Approval of a five-story, 56,000-square-foot education building adjacent to the sanctuary came in 1987,..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

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The dog-running controversy continues … and chalk another one up for Ventura.
"...just that the HPBC wants to build a five-story, 1,000-car parking garage on a narrow street with historic single-family..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column

Bending the Rules
Getting arts funding from the City of Austin is a long, complicated game, and Austin Chronicle writers Robi Polgar, John Walch, and Mary Jane Garza have been following some of the players around the game board this year. In the final part of their four-part series, they critique the city arts funding process.
"...186 expect funding from the city for fiscal year 1999-2000. But like one of those excruciatingly extended Monopoly games,..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

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Mueller Will Gentrify
"...to capture for energy, plus renewables offer more than 100,000 new jobs, conservatively speaking. I learned a lot while..."

March 5, 1999 Column

East Austin Nonprofit Mired in Controversy CEACO Sinking
"...in 1998, Eways nearly doubled that amount, pulling in $387,000. Projected estimates for 1999 top $548,000...."

March 5, 1999 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

The Price of Progress
Worldly Roots
"...former car bumper showroom as a kitchen/cafe cost about $130,000, secured from friends, a CDC loan of $40,000, and..."

Feb. 26, 1999 News Feature by Charles Nafus

Foul Pay
Football Is Golden
"...staff – that's new coach Mack Brown, who makes $750,000, Mackovic, David McWilliams, and Royal, who makes $46,579 (for..."

Sept. 18, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Pay Disparity in Women's Athletics
"...Men's Program Women's Program Disparity Football: Mack Brown $750,000 Volleyball: Jim Moore $86,200 Top Asst: Greg Davis $115,000..."

Sept. 18, 1998 News Feature

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Home Is Where the Tax Credits Are
"...development of affordable multi-family housing. Since 1986, more than 74,000 units of affordable housing have been built in Texas..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Column

Class Struggle
UT Big Wheels' Perks Outweigh Staff's Paychecks
"...at the University of Texas. But he got a $643,000 going away present and, as an extra bonus, he..."

April 24, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Megachurch Miracle
Believers Flock to Bigger, Some Say Better, Churches
"...least a dozen churches across the country seat over 10,000 worshippers every Sunday. And while Austin's faithful have not..."

Dec. 19, 1997 News Feature by Kayte Van Scoy

Targeting the Fat Cats
On Your Ballot: ALLC's Campaign Reform
"...at $100, limit non-Austin contributions to any candidate to $15,000, prevent corporations from influencing referenda items, and possibly embroil..."

Oct. 10, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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