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Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature
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"..."Beyond the obvious damage to Reed Hall, many have expressed..."
Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature
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"...Mr. Banks of Mary Poppins ("The Life I Lead") on City Manager Toby Futrell's noblesse oblige: "This attitude that..."
Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature
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"...transferred assets to the [Lazarus Exempt] Trust ... and concealed his secret ownership interest in those assets with the..."
Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature
Is The Interim Over Already?
Speaker Craddick hands out the interim committee appointments.
"...Like the 2008 presidential elections seeming to have already started, the lege is beginning..."
Sept. 27, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Texas Biodiesel Industry Talks Big Business in Austin
Conference and Expo drift: Those who have raised biodiesel industry out of infancy seeking sustained growth
"...Years from now, will "big biodiesel" occupy a place among America's other economic juggernauts: big oil and big pharma?..."
Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Developing Stories: 'L' Is for 'Lake' – and Legal and Ludicrous
The Waterfront Overlay has an intricate history
"...In the public outcry against the huge condo complex proposed by CWS Capital Partners for 222 and..."
Sept. 14, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor
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"..."After carefully considering the facts of this case ... I believe the..."
Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature
Landfill Expansion Trashed ... for Now
Opponents of revised contract between Williamson County and Hutto landfill operator Waste Management Industries celebrate county commissioners’ decision to postpone voting on contentious new deal
"...Opponents of a revised contract between Williamson County and Hutto..."
Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland
Beside the Point: Money, Money Everywhere
City budget: A study in haves and have-nots
"...Among Toby Futrell's departure and replacement and discontented rumbles about..."
Aug. 10, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar
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"..."Dicky" Grigg, speaking about his experiences as a pro bono defender of detainees at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo..."
Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature
Ex-TCEQ Employees Lose Discrimination Lawsuit
Two former state employees lose discrimination suit
"...A federal jury ruled last month in favor of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality..."
Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland
Beside the Point
The plots thicken at City Hall
"...Talk about good timing: As soon as City Council returns from break, so does the..."
July 27, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar
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"...Quote of the Week "Lady Bird Johnson cared for all that is beautiful and vulnerable in..."
July 20, 2007 News Feature
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"...people for qualities such as intelligence, physical strength, and personal bravery. This may be the first award the city..."
June 29, 2007 News Feature
Beside the Point
A weird week at City Council
"...City Hall had been dosed with something a little stronger than fluoride. Our City Council – no strangers to..."
June 29, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar
More Motion at the Mansion
Perry's looking for a new director of administration services.
"...Topping off a busy week of shifting job titles on Gov. Rick Perry's staff, he announced late Friday yet..."
June 25, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Dirty Days Ahead?
TCEQ approves permit for TXU's Oak Grove coal power
plant in Robertson County, about 100 miles from Austin
"...The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved late Wednesday, June 13, the..."
June 22, 2007 News Feature
Texas–Louisiana Border Town Gets Clean Water
EPA decides to allocate funds to hook residents of DeBerry up to water line
"...The Lone Star Sierra Club is reporting a victory from the..."
June 21, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola
Cap Met Gets a Little Cleaner
Transit authority begins using fuel additive in buses, support vehicles
"...This month, Capital Metro will begin using the fuel additive ORYXE..."
June 21, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola
Power Plant Pollution Battle Still On
TXU's Oak Grove lignite-burning facility gets state approval.
"...Once the axis of evil in Texas' war over 19..."
June 15, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
They Used to Call It Train Wreck
TCEQ lets Texas slide further into a coal-fired future.
"...As Tom Lehrer used to sing, "Don't drink the water, and don't breathe the air." Yesterday,..."
June 14, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Rodeo 80
The 2007 Legislature in a quick-step roundup
"...The Budget: Whose Priorities? One hundred fifty-two billion dollars over two years. It's being..."
June 8, 2007 News Column
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"..."There's a movie, a little-known movie called Bring It On, and that's basically what we're saying [to the DOJ]:..."
June 8, 2007 News Feature
City Council Notebook
An overflowing agenda this week leaves little room for snark.
"...Thursday, June 7, 2007 Snark-free edition: Item 3: Settlement between the city and the Lower..."
June 4, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar
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"...Rose of Dripping Springs, announcing that he will no longer be one of the few Democrats supporting Tom Craddick..."
May 25, 2007 News Feature
Racism Alleged at TCEQ
Lawsuit filed by two former Texas Commission on Environmental Quality employees accuses agency of racial discrimination, contends agency denied them promotion because they are black.
"...lawsuit filed by two former employees of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality accuses the agency of racial discrimination,..."
May 18, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland
Austin Bills: Fingers Crossed
"...With the clock running down on the Lege, has the city of Austin implemented its..."
May 11, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Environment: Partly Sunny
"...Climate Change: Trapped in committee with time running out, Houston Democrat Rodney Ellis' SB 945 requires the Texas Commission..."
May 11, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Benzene Questions at Crestview Station
Benzene discovered in groundwater under portion of former Huntsman chemical-testing facility property, potential snag for Crestview Station developers
"...former Huntsman chemical-testing facility in North Austin into Crestview Station, a mixed-use development adjacent to the planned Capital Metro..."
