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"...on new infrastructure investment, but he's suggesting that the state use the Rainy Day Fund to pay for it...."

"...than a working governing document, but that didn't stop state voters today from adding nine more amendments to the..."

"...pay for new pipes. With 2,912 (35.54%) of the state's 8,193 precincts reporting, the plan to establish a new..."

"...to the National Drought Mitigation Center, 44% of the state is under drought conditions, down from 81% a year..."

"...know him would surely guess – working on his water report: a critical analysis, characteristically unsparing in detail, of..."

"...There's a price to pay for watering lawns and filling swimming pools, but hundreds of Austin..."

"...new rail system, also on the ballot will be State Proposition 1, which could put $1.5 bil­lion a year into..."

"...3-1 to spend $2 billion from the Rainy Day Fund on large-scale water construction, repair, and conservation projects around..."

"...For decades, Texans have bemoaned leaking pipes across the state and a lack of coherent thinking about water planning...."

"...on the ballot – at the Chronicle's Elections hub. State Constitutional Amendments (Propositions 1-10)..."

"...Precinct 135, it's not a scintillating list: the nine state constitutional amendments (only a couple of which actually possess..."

"...no lottery means that the estimated $2 billion the state's gambling venture raises for public schools every biennium also..."

"...benefit of investments that might not be instantly gratifying. Water Wise..."

"...constitutional amendment – a $2 billion transfer from the state's Rainy Day Fund into a new loan system called..."

"...than a working governing document, but that didn't stop state voters from adding nine more amendments on election day...."

"...by 30%. Despite a dismissal by the secretary of state, Pressley is claiming sufficient "discrepancies" to void the results,..."

"...their baseline budgets, and both depend on General Revenue funds to pay for it. In fact, General Revenue fills..."

"...that was happening, House Speaker Joe Straus released a statement detailing the findings of the Texas House Select Committee..."

"...used by 26,100 U.S. homes each year," the report states (see "Measuring the Footprint"). The great majority, some 94%,..."

"...reading, because most everything that follows -- the entire implementation structure, as well as the schedule of departments to..."

"...board off his back – although somewhat surprisingly, Sunday's Statesman nodded in favor of the proposed rate. True to..."

"...than 2,500 leading environmental experts agreed [yesterday on] a statement that called on governments to act before the planet..."

"...recently about his experiences, satisfactions, and frustrations with the implementation of the plan to date and what he anticipates..."

"...Downtown Austin Plan, once completed, will include a council-approved implementation plan, to be enforced by city code. This commitment..."

"...the library closed for two months, until new library funding could be freed up in the city's budget. But..."

"...will present their respective proposals to the RMMA Plan Implementation Advisory Commission. The presentation is open to the public,..."

"...the severe drought conditions, the possibility of a declining water level in the aquifer, and the lack of sufficient..."

"...city staff – items were ranked by ease of implementation; for instance, police proposals to cut unneeded debt service..."

"...actually cost AISD $600,000 the first year of full implementation. The job now before the trustees is to determine..."

"...of the Texas Clean Air Act of 1971, the state's "grandfathered" industrial facilities (about 1,000 of the state's 2,500..."