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Staff Photographer Jana Birchum's Favorite Photos of 2013
January 6, 2014. 12 photos.
"...The 20th anniversary celebration of the Save Our Springs (SOS) Water Quality Ordinance brought out the real heart of..."

Jan. 6, 2014 Photo Gallery

Headlines
"...If yours hasn't arrived, the county suggests you visit txapps.texas.gov/tolapp/sos/SOSACManager to update your address, or www.traviscountytax.org/goVoters.do for registration info...."

Dec. 20, 2013 News Feature

Civics 101
"...SAVE OUR SPRINGS HOLIDAY PAR­TY SOS promises the most rockin' holiday party and silent auction..."

Dec. 13, 2013 News Column

Then There's This: The Road of Many Sagas
As SH 45 revs up (again), group sues for commissioner's emails
"...SOS's lawsuit seeks wider access to the Precinct 3 commissioner's..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

All Is Lost
In this near-wordless film, Robert Redford is compulsively watchable as a man trying to save himself from his sinking ship.
"...“This is the Virginia Jean with an SOS call. Over.” That right there is very near the..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Then There's This: City May Buy Aquifer Land Slated for Sewage
Judge's order offers only clue that talks are in progress
"...value includes a wastewater permit they don't have," said SOS executive director Bill Bunch. He hopes none of these..."

Oct. 4, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Then There's This: The Power of Threats
Lege's bullying tactics have winning record at City Hall
"...their deals, both in need of site-specific amendments to SOS, failed to win staff support and a subsequent vote..."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

'Zombie' Projects and Lake Austin
Council will consider remedy for expired site plans and lake protections
"...39 would require site-specific amendments to the 1992 voter-approved SOS ordinance, which limits development over the Barton Springs segment..."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

Then There's This: The Race For Campaign Cash
County Judge and Pct. 2 Commissioner's races don't come cheap
"...contributions totaling $185); former state Rep. Gon­zalo Barrientos ($200), SOS Alliance's Bill Bunch ($250); Downtown developer Perry Lorenz ($5,000),..."

July 19, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Then There's This: Council's Version of Sine Die
Packed agenda address affordability, wages, waivers, and more
"...one Garza made with the developer. Lake Austin and SOS..."

June 28, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Commissioner Race Heats Up
Shea formally announces her candidacy for Pct. 2
"...campaign that led to voter passage of the 1992 SOS water-quality protection ordinance...."

June 23, 2013 News Post by Amy Smith

Biscoe Chose Poorly

June 11, 2013 Postmarks

Communication Breakdown
Does the closure of HausBar Farms spell trouble for the urban farming movement?
"...and so here's where it clashes. You don't see SOS [Save Our Springs] over here, or Sierra Club."..."

April 12, 2013 Food Feature by Anna Toon

Then There's This: Fight or Flight
Council tries to find balance between developers, enviros, and the Lege
"...of Austin's decades-old war between environmentalists and developers. Former SOS board chair Robin Rather, who in 1999 helped broker..."

March 29, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

City Looks to Outside Counsel
Repeal of land code 'not a black and white legal issue'
"...of Austin’s decades-old war between environmentalists and developers. Former SOS Alliance board chair Robin Rather, who in 1999 helped..."

March 25, 2013 News Post by Amy Smith

Council Notes: All About AE?
This week, the Council takes on urban density, grandfathering, and parking
"...public opposition: "Such [AG] opinions are only advisory," wrote SOS director Bill Bunch. "They are not binding on anyone..."

March 22, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Top 10 Environmental Stories
Save Our Springs' anniversary, Al Armendariz's move, and the bag ban
"...3) 20 Years of SOS In August, local enviros and politicos celebrated the 20th..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

Beside the Point: All the Arguments That Fit
City Council agenda packed with volatile materials
"...might strike early sparks with folks who opposed any SOS amendment in the first place...."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Greg Abbott Versus the Black Helicopters
After decade of cooperation, AG threatens election experts
"...Abbott's office also suggested that we check the Secretary..."

Oct. 25, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Council Should Do the Right Thing for Barton Springs

Oct. 9, 2012 Postmarks

Then There's This: Aquifer Angst
Will the city poop out on its fight to block a wastewater permit?
"...month, a more urgent environmental call went out after SOS and SBCA learned that Nikelle Meade, a well-connected Brown..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

FF2012: Fantastic Arcade Award Winners
Lord British showed, clothes were swapped, weapons were brandished
"...Super Hexagon (Terry Cavanagh) Most Fantastic Nutcracker Award: McPixel (Sos Sosowski) Most Fantastic Way to Learn That if You’re..."

Sept. 24, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

SOS Coverage One-Sided
"...Save Our Springs retrospective in this week's edition [“The SOS Ordinance Turns 20,” News, Aug. 3]. As someone who..."

Aug. 7, 2012 Postmarks

The SOS Ordinance Turns 20
Remembrances of an election that changed Austin's political environment
"...Water Action, and other green activists who crafted the SOS ordinance to limit the amount of development allowed within..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

SOS at 20 E-Edition
The Chronicle's Chronicles of the historic battle to save Barton SpringsYou can also download this special edition as a PDF (120MB).

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature

Then There's This: Longing for the Future
For better or worse, SOS was a political game-changer
"...campaign mailer for Brewster McCracken have to do with SOS, I wondered. Or Betty Dunkerley's council run in 2002?..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Memoirs of a Movement
Remembering the campaign to Save Our Springs
"...Co-founder and director of the SOS Coa­lition; elected to City Council in 1993, served one..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature

The Battle for Barton Springs: A Brief Timeline
Twenty years of progress
"...strengthen the 1986 Compre­hensive Watersheds Ordinance, under the acronym SOS: "Save Our Springs." Council enacts a four-month moratorium on..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Page Two
"...which you would want to live and raise children." SOS passed and survived court challenges...."

Aug. 3, 2012 Column by Louis Black

Anniversary Events
"...and Barton Creek on Aug. 7 and 8. Check www.sosalliance.org for updates. Tuesday, Aug. 7..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

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