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"...a defined purpose, dedicated citizens can accomplish almost anything. … Without planning, however, our citizens' energy and will are..."

"...of the Week"History has proven that democracies don't war." – President Bush, referring to attempts at democracy-building in the..."

"...organization, the Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technology – a unique conglomeration made up of investor-owned utility companies,..."

"...The setting for the season premiere – a key swing district covering West Austin and western..."

"...District, is dropping $250,000 on the two art projects – the first phase of a million-dollar commitment to what..."

"...way we'll feel this Saturday about our City Hall – "My God! It's actually done! It's really there!" and..."

"...In a proposal they say can help "promote economic growth in a way that is sensitive" to community..."

"...the city employees and functions involved in development review – who are currently "housed in 13 different departments and..."

"...What's left of that place is poised to disappear – at least officially – in a couple of weeks,..."

"...for them. (They're currently waving the bloody shirt of "economic growth," but if building profitably in Austin were really..."

"...losers." -- an unnamed casino source, quoted in Newsweek's exposé of the $8 million gambling habit of professional virtuecrat..."

"...that "additional money-saving opportunities -- and new engines of economic growth -- remain on the table and should be..."

"...General: O&M $370.2 / -1.0% / 16.9%..."

"...statement of faith in the power of education for economic growth. It was a growing declaration by the people..."

"...preservation, would secure quality-of-life amenities to counterbalance the city's economic growth. "We need the power to seize the opportunities..."

"...property taxes far greater than their demand on city services. It is this tax revenue that makes possible the..."

"...The primary economic growth of the 21st century will be fundamentally based..."

"...Commerce representative Bruce Byron described how Austin's current high-tech economic growth is moving from research and development to software...."

"...elected and otherwise, to guide Austin out of today's economic wilderness -- and after decades of misperception or neglect,..."

"...By now most Austinites – perhaps even most SXSW visitors flooding Downtown this week..."

"...of All Funds that is the General Fund budget – this year projected to be about $969 million, and..."

"...to get public feedback on its four alternative long-term growth scenarios, all premised on Central Texas doubling its population..."

"...by sprawl - isn't amenable to the sorts of redevelopment traditionally applied to blighted urban areas. The jillions of..."

"...As the world at large has eagerly learned – not always to our advantage – Austin was barely..."

"...families are at the forefront of the thought process – it's not even a thought process, it's who I..."

"...for a "much more open process in developing the economic ideas -- like in a [council] work session. You..."

"...in the first presentation (not in this one), how redevelopment would happen, could gentrification be slowed or accelerated, through..."

"...Central Texas, helps entrepreneurs who contribute to broader community economic revitalization. Many of its clients operate on thin margins;..."

"...are. Today in Austin, people aren't talking just about "growth," Smart or otherwise. They're talking about growth caused by..."