The Floods Hit Sandy Creek
Sustained rains bring trouble to Llano County site
"..."Sandy Creek peaked at over 40,000 cubic feet per second," says Llano County rancher and activist Fermín Ortiz, who's..."
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Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
85th Texas Legislature Preview
Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?
"...If any moment captured the underlying conflict leading into the 85th Texas Legislature, it came on..."
Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff
Downhill for Webberville
A bill to help Webberville fight the landfill has found few friends
"...into the wound May 5 when the Travis Co. Commissioners Court refused to support it. The bill would have..."
May 22, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Coal War Update
Charles "Doc" Anderson launches legislative attack against proposed coal-fired power plants, efficiency practices report, and more
"...yet technologically dated, coal plants, and we'll get briefed on a new study demonstrating how aggressive energy efficiency can..."
Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Naked City
Alliance for a Clean Texas says lawmakers can create one
"...The Alliance for a Clean Texas, a broad statewide environmental coalition, met Tuesday at the Capitol to announce their..."
Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Water Gushes Forth From LCRA
The utility wastes no time inking deals to moisten Hill Country sprawl
"...Authority officials moved quickly last week to ink water-service contracts with a handful of developers – less than 24..."
Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith
Naked City
Beyond City Limits
"...Last week, Beaumont-based mining company Trinity Materials Inc. canceled its application to..."
Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
Beyond City Limits
"...The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality caved under intense public pressure and..."
Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature
Lege Finds Even More Funds for Anti-Choice Grifters
Alternatives to Abortion program gets $100M in House budget
"...human trafficking, Texas House members approved a record-breaking $100 million for the state’s Alternatives to Abortion Program (A2A), which..."
April 23, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma
Budget Breakdown
"...In 2013, Sen. Kirk Watson warned that Texas' austerity budgets should not become the..."
Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Aquifer Board Seeks to Expand Its Regulatory Reach
Groundwater agency wants to tighten its grip in western Travis County
"...The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District may be riding to the..."
Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham
Naked City
"...• Talk about a bad Monday: Austin Police Department Officer Daniel Eveleth had a real..."
July 11, 2008 News Feature
Capitol Briefs
"...966 to the floor. Authored by Sens. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston; Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock; and Chuy Hinojosa, D-McAllen, it's a..."
April 20, 2007 News Column
ACWP
Ex-director of water program says he's blowing whistle on pollution; city officials say they're on top of it
"...saw was true in Austin again last week, not only for brief but torrential Saturday rains – at about..."
Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature by Michael King
Are We Sucking the Trinity Dry?
Hays County residents call for creation of conservation district
"...Conventional enviro wisdom holds that the problem with the Texas..."
Oct. 14, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
Naked City
BFI Fails the Smell Test
"...by the end of the meeting. But anger and frustration at BFI are bound to linger for much longer...."
Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Another Bite at the Dogs
"...The outlook for one of Texas' largest prairie dog colonies became a good..."
Sept. 27, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann
These Anti-Trans, Border, and Water Bills Gained Steam This Week
Making moves in the Lege this week ...
"...Outside, on the steps of our grand Capitol, hundreds of LGBTQ+..."
March 24, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson
Over Massive Opposition, State OKs Landfill
Travis County, nearby residents seek to overturn TCEQ decision to allow new ACL transfer station
"...The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has approved the development of a..."
June 12, 2020 News Feature by Victoria Rossi
Is Your Water Running ... Pink?
Dye study confirms Onion Creek as aquifer recharge source
"...– alas, not a bathtub cocktail – Dripping Springs environmental group Protect Our Water announced the results of a..."
Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Michael King
Council: From Trash to Treasure
Dripping Springs wants to dump its wastewater where?
"..."El Idolo de Tejas," Ruben Ramos (and the Mexican Revolution). No disrespect to public improvement districts or landscaping contracts,..."
Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Michael King
Lege Lines
The Lege looks at campus guns, the Rainy Day Fund, and the West explosion
"...The House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety held the first official..."
May 3, 2013 News Column by Richard Whittaker
TCEQ Doesn't Care
"...Dear Editor, Last Sunday a bunch of dead crawdads on a section of Lady Bird Lake, where westerly wind-driven..."
April 20, 2010 Postmarks
Still Room for Improvement
"...is paving the way for the rest of the nation in a commitment to renewable energy sources, there is..."
Aug. 27, 2009 Postmarks
Likes Float Attacking Governor
"...of a parade float depicting our Texas governor sucking on a smoke stack [“Naked City,” News]. The Midlothian, Texas..."
May 5, 2008 Postmarks
Dispersal of Wastewater a Major Problem
"...Dear Chronicle, Your article “Curious Development Afoot Over Aquifer” [News, March..."
April 1, 2008 Postmarks
Can Austin Waste Not?
City vows to cut landfill-bound garbage to zero
"...George Carlin once joked that the only reason human beings were given..."
Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Naked City
"...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
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
Austin Bills: Fingers Crossed
"...With the clock running down on the Lege, has the city of Austin implemented its..."
