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Texas Tribune makes its debut in realm of nonprofit journalism
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Oct. 30, 2009 News Column by Kevin Brass
Event Street Closures: Compromise Ordinance Doesn't Solve Barricades
Stakeholders agree on a proposal for closing streets for special events
"...costs soar. The Austin Marathon's traffic-control costs jumped from $40,000 in 2005 to $80,000 in 2007. In 1995, the..."
June 5, 2009 News Feature by Laurel Chesky
AISD: Carstarphen Seals the Deal
Folks, we've got ourselves a new school superintendent
"...for the board to extend for a fifth. At $275,000 plus bonuses and allowances, her starting pay is up..."
March 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Questioning Nursing Ratios
"...untruthful as its supporting argument that California’s ratios drew 80,000 nurses back to work. Consider real facts. 1) Eighty..."
Feb. 26, 2009 Postmarks
Point Austin: Levy Steps Back ... and Shoots Long
Running the city is easier campaigned than done
"...this region for a generation. ... These are the $50,000- to $80,000-a-year jobs that people could go to [Austin..."
Feb. 20, 2009 News Column by Michael King
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
THC for Alzheimer's, England for kilts, and more
"...A household lightbulb emits about 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 photons of light per second...."
Dec. 26, 2008 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
Sustainable Biodiesel: Made in Austin
How two guys are putting Austin on the biodiesel map … again
"...estimated customer base of 200 customers, with sales of 20,000 gallons a month. The heyday, however, was short-lived...."
Nov. 28, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
The Man in the White Hat
Larry Joe Doherty rides into the battle for CD 10
"...campaign cash. Doherty kick-started his campaign last year with $100,000 from his own pocket, but since then, he's actually..."
Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols
One Quadrillion ... and Then Some
New laser science at UT pushes the boundaries of knowledge
"...South by Southwest had come and gone, and 60,000 University of Texas students had returned to reclaim their..."
July 25, 2008 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt
Letters @ 3AM
Science is an endeavor, an investigation, a body of knowledge, but it is also a behavior
"...fields. As in: "Squash Seeds Show Andean Cultivation Is 10,000 Years Old, Twice as Old as Thought" (The New..."
May 23, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura
Finding the Sweet Spot
For Austin's 'density bonus' development program – what's on our wish list?
"...On its Spring condominiums, the developer pledged to give $250,000 total for an affordable-housing fund and for park improvements..."
Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Naked City
"...his campaign's bank account and plopped down more than $20,000 to lease a luxurious Lexus. "It's a matter of..."
Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature
Naked City
"...she allegedly told him. Vilotic was booked on a $20,000 bond; each charge she faces is a class A..."
April 27, 2007 News Feature
How Green Is the Music?
Festivals, bands, and musicians seek environmental harmony
"...ever shows have been in the U.S., but there's 80,000 people there and they've all been sitting in traffic..."
April 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
A Developer Responds
"...that the Austin American-Statesman consistently reported units in the $200,000 to $400,000 range. You are incorrect in that nobody..."
March 12, 2007 Postmarks
Naked City
"...this: More than $1 million went to personnel costs, $272,000-plus went to contractors like tree-trimmers and tow-truck operators; de-icing..."
Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature
Beside the Point
Council votes to double time limit on sewer repairs
"...heard it through the pipeline: "We're about to notice 10,000 residents of some issues that we found in their..."
Feb. 2, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...million this year. The Hill Country Conservancy will receive $800,000 to conserve large tracts of land (including the nearly..."
Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...the new jobs. The company has promised to contribute $600,000 to the district in both contributions and resources and..."
Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature
Campaign War Chest
Secretary of State Roger Williams' officeholder account is brimming with more than $200,000 in donor cash, suggesting that he has been stumping for dollars ever since Gov. Perry appointed him to the post in 2004.
"...year. Yet Williams' officeholder account, brimming with more than $200,000 in donor cash, would suggest that he has been..."
Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith
Finish Your Vegetables
Unfunded Needs in the City Manager's Proposed Budget
"...• Cost-of-living increase for social-service providers: $543,000..."
Aug. 18, 2006 News Column
Cleanliness, Godliness, and Money
Critics charge that Clean Water Clean Government's finances are a bit murky
"...laws by failing for several months to report roughly $74,000 in financial contributions underwriting the proposition campaign. That's only..."
May 12, 2006 News Feature by Michael King
Election Notes
Critics charge that Clean Water Clean Government's finances are a bit murky
"...laws by failing for several months to report roughly $74,000 in financial contributions underwriting the proposition campaign. That's only..."
May 12, 2006 News Feature by Michael King
Naked City
"...Houston homebuilder and GOP bankroller Bob Perry, who dropped $45,000 on the Castano campaign in the period. His take..."
April 7, 2006 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond
"...Faulkner stepped down Tuesday after eight years running the 50,000-student university; he will move on to become president of..."
Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature
What Happened to the No-Kill Millennium?
Austin's plan to end wholesale euthanasia at Town Lake shelter remains a distant dream
"...Nearly 13,000 animals died at Town Lake Animal Center last year,..."
Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...factored into estimating its value at between $1,500 and $20,000, making their "criminal mischief" a state jail felony punishable..."
Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...contributions to Democratic groups and candidates – more than $5,000 since 2000 – taints his ability to preside over..."
Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature
Shrinking Schools
While the suburbs sprawl, central city schools count their children – and their blessings
"...advisory committee decided to use about half the school's $100,000 Title I money to pay for an assistant principal...."
May 20, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
Round One at Round Rock
Is the noisy suburban school battle an omen of things to come?
"...both sides, and a ruckus over a whether a $13,000 video the district created was legal "education" or illegal..."
April 29, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
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