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June 8, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith
On the Lege: Itty Bitty Steps
Minority Dems savor a few budget victories, and other news from the Capitol
"...by some Republican derring-do, reflects the overall sentiment of Texas voters, who last year booted out several incumbents with..."
April 6, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...burning down in Mexico has made its way into Texas. Cough, cough...."
May 13, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Naked City
Making Fine Discriminations
"...prospects of Bush's national faith-based initiatives can look to Texas, where then-Gov. Bush appointed a Task Force on Faith-based..."
Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Michael King
Naked City
"...Democratic governor candidate Tony Sanchez released his education plan, "Texas Education Beyond Tomorrow." Highlights include pre-K programs for every..."
May 24, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple
TNRCC, EPA Follow Suit
The EPA and TNRCC jump on environmentalists' bandwagon by accusing Alcoa of violating the Clean Air Act.
"...In the Better Late Than Never Dept., the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency..."
Jan. 18, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Short Cuts
"...The new, 20th-edition of the Texas Production Manual is now available from the Texas Film..."
April 23, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...into The Lone Star Report for regular doses of Texas politics, wrought by a right-wing hand. The publication is..."
Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature
Hays County Jail Officers Are the Most Violent in the State, Data Shows
They record more incidents per 1,000 inmates than any Texas jail
"...three dozen of the state's largest jails to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Houston Chronicle reporters Eric Dexheimer..."
Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Public Notice: Earth Day Redux
Early showers stretch timeline for Earth Day celebrations
"...Now! rally, 11am-12:30pm at the south steps of the Texas Capitol – with speakers, live music (four bands!), and..."
April 26, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Public Notice: PUD Doesn't Get ZAPped
Zoning Commission works through Council hiatus
"...of their citizen counterparts, the 73 city boards and commissions which advise Council on everything from African American Resources..."
July 10, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Don’t Go Away Mad!
Zimmerman’s Immigrant Affairs nominee withdraws
"...Member Don Zimmerman’s nominee to the city’s Immigrant Affairs Commission, had decided to withdraw after broad City Council support..."
April 15, 2015 News Post by Michael King
Whitmire: Janek Must Go From Health and Human Services
Update: Second lawmaker call for resignation over contracts
"...The ever-swirling controversy surrounding the Health and Human Services Commission could claim another head. Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, has..."
Jan. 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Beside the Point: All the Arguments That Fit
City Council agenda packed with volatile materials
"...is protective of the environment." The Water and Wastewater Commission deadlocked on a recommendation, so Council will have to..."
Dec. 7, 2012 News Column by Michael King
Headlines
"...of elected officials that drives transportation planning in Central Texas. Watson said he'll step aside in January to open..."
Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature
The LCRA and the City
A Match Made in Heaven, or Hell
"...to give the city a good spanking at the Texas Water Commission. Now the two are in the midst..."
Nov. 24, 1995 News Feature
Council Recap: It's a Long Way From City Hall to the Landfill
Tensions over trash, and wheeling and dealing to Save Muny
"...issues -including a potential deal with the University of Texas for the Lions Municipal Golf Course and preliminary approval..."
Feb. 21, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders
Headlines
"...• The Texas Youth Commission's board has preempted an investigation into the..."
Sept. 3, 2010 News Feature
TYC Announces Layoffs
Juvenile prisons to fire 100, leave 330 vacancies unfilled to reflect smaller roll
"...After last night's continued drubbing by the Sunset Advisory Commission, the Texas Youth Commission has announced it will be..."
Jan. 15, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Attack of the Robocaller!
WilCo Dem county attorney challenger claims attack piece breaks federal law
"...federal do-not-call laws which might get the Federal Communications Commission involved. (See the entire press Lynn release after the..."
Oct. 28, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker
News Roundup: Delusions and Deluges
"Downtown doesn't exist just to entertain people of means."
"...claims would be cheaper or more suitable for courthouse facilities. President Ward Tisdale, who signed the release, does not..."
Oct. 26, 2015 News Post by the News Staff
Day Trips
Don't mess with Texas, unless it comes to per capita spending on parks, where we are ranked 49th in the country
"...they were donating $22 (administration takes $8) to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department when they bought the specialty..."
Dec. 29, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Film News
Pull the film loop tighter; plus, how to give Harry Knowles a heart attack
"...the film loop tighter The catch phrase for the Texas film industry this fall appears to be "organized and..."
Sept. 8, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell
Godzilla vs. the Green Screen
Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?
"...and we've got the CGI special effects and post-production facilities to prove it: from George O'Dwyer's highly regarded 501..."
April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Naked City
Headlines and happening from Austin and beyond
"...for new school construction, renovations and maintenance on existing facilities, new equipment and technology, and set aside some dough..."
Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Day Trips
"...The Civilian Conservation Corps built the backbone of the Texas park system. Between 1933 and 1942, the CCC worked..."
April 23, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Dan Patrick Reveals His Wish List for the 88th Legislature
Property tax relief, gas plants, and border to gain from $27B surplus
"...unveiled a list of 21 priorities for the 88th Texas Legislature last week at the Capitol, beginning the mad..."
Dec. 5, 2022 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson
Opinion: Bring Back East Avenue – Downtown Is No Place for a 20-lane Death Machine
The case for running freeways around cities, rather than through them
"...The state's highway department, now known as the Texas Department of Transportation, has known this for a long..."
Sept. 17, 2021 Column by Chris Riley
News Roundup: Rodney Reed, the Austin Marathon, and Council
Efforts to free Reed continue; Council talks housing
"...• Is Texas About to Execute an Innocent Man? If Rodney Reed..."
Feb. 16, 2015 News Post by the News Staff
Headlines
"...housing advocate and Austin resident, John Henneberger, co-director/founder of Texas Low Income Housing Information Service, was announced a 2014..."
