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GOP Politics Only at State Water Board
Employee fired for emails about Shea campaign
"...She was being terminated from her job with the Texas Water Development Board after six years of employment, allegedly..."

Dec. 18, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

TribFest Recap: Can Texas Plan Properly for Droughts and Floods to Come?
Are we "thinking as preciously about water as we can"?
"...the first question from Kiah Collier, reporter for The Texas Tribune and ProPublica and moderator of the “Parched” panel..."

Sept. 25, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

Can Federal Funds Clear Up Local Water Problems?
Water quality is worst in marginalized communities
"...the pipe connections came apart in his hands. "The water quality has always been terrible," he says. "It ruins..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Water Fall
Between Austin Water's conservation goals and its execution ... lies a shadow
"...know him would surely guess – working on his water report: a critical analysis, characteristically unsparing in detail, of..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Advocates Scrutinize Sweeping Senate Water Supply Bill’s Strategy
Environmental impacts still need to be assessed
"...Boosting the state's water supply is as complicated as you might expect...."

March 23, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Will the Water Flow at Northridge?!?
Travis County finally finds a way to bring water to tiny Northridge Acres
"...Travis and Williamson counties), the ragtag subdivision lost its water well in 1999 and was forced to use a..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Texas Lege Looks to Address Flooding and Drought Without Saying "Climate Change"
Dipping a toe into a pool of options – and money
"...Water – who's got it, who doesn't, and will any..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

GOP Politics Only at State Water Board
Politics is off-limits at the state Water Board – unless you're a Republican
"...She was being terminated from her job with the Texas Water Development Board after six years of employment, allegedly..."

Dec. 21, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Water: Rising to the Surface
"...Texas was deep into a record-breaking drought when the Legislature..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Water Management: Swimming in Policy
Governor-appointed committee outlines water policy issues it intends to prioritize
"...Water policy is so complicated and broad in Texas that..."

June 16, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

These Anti-Trans, Border, and Water Bills Gained Steam This Week
Making moves in the Lege this week ...
"...echoed, state Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, told the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs March 16 that her..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Austin's Water Prospectors
New city rules have slowed the demand, but urban wells remain a hot commodity in wealthy neighborhoods
"...There's a price to pay for watering lawns and filling swimming pools, but hundreds of Austin..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

Venom, Not Water, Flowing at Northridge Acres
"...to acquire what most people take for granted: reliable water and sewer services. The community currently gets water through..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

How to Keep Water in Central Texas
Long-range planning tries to cover multiple bases, but some say environment is left out
"...Every year brings more people to Central Texas, and with them more lawns to water, SUVs to..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Texes Lege Preview: Will the Sun Set on Texas Commission on Environmental Quality?
Lege, advocates push embattled environmental agency to try harder
"...The embattled Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will have its moment in..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Urban Renewal, Sustainable Development, and ... Fluoride?
Preview Pt. One of a crowded Council agenda
"...with tons packed into their final meeting of 2011: water fluoridation, the Urban Renewal Board, the Austin Resource Recovery..."

Dec. 12, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

RECA Gets a Splash of Cold Water
LCRA proposes aggressive conservation measures for these drought-ridden times
"...not the same as wants" when it comes to water use, warned Tom Mason, general manager of the Lower..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Council Recap: Water and Housing
Council takes on excessive water bills, "missing middle" in housing
"...meeting related to affordable housing, ground transportation chauffeurs, excessive water bills, and zoning to allow for a Boys and..."

April 8, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Curious Development Afoot Over Aquifer
Proposed development in sensitive recharge zone prompts requests for contested case hearing with commission charged with reviewing developer's land application permit
"...with reviewing the developer's land application permit. The proposed development, along FM 967 in the sensitive recharge zone of..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Planned 20K-Seat Amphitheatre Back to Drawing Board After Enviro Board Loss
Violet Crown venue withdraws city water and sewer extension request
"...Central Texas environmental organizations won their first battle last week in..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas
'Til death do us party
"...some peace and quiet. In 2013, the 41-year-old former Texas General Land Office agent and his wife Staci bought..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Land for Water
The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs
"...this small cave. Thuesen, a land manager for Austin Water Utility who loves to tell jokes and talk hydrology,..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Water Gushes Forth From LCRA
The utility wastes no time inking deals to moisten Hill Country sprawl
"...River Authority officials moved quickly last week to ink water-service contracts with a handful of developers – less than..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Council Watch by Alex de Marban Like Water for Councilmembers
"...deal with the New Orleans-based, multi-national corporation to provide water to their Lantana tract within the city limits. The..."

Aug. 25, 1995 News Column

Well of Controversy: Water Hogs Threaten Farm
Water shortage in East Travis County growth corridor threatens Tecolote Farm
"...and meteorological – doesn't change soon. The farm needs water, and when it doesn't come from the hot skies,..."

July 11, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Deep-Pocket Donors Fund Right-Wing School Board Candidates in the Austin Suburbs
Drama outside of town
"...by mask mandates and culture wars reinvigorated by the Texas Legislature, conservative activism has heated up in the suburbs..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Trash of the Titans Offends Neighbors, City Board
Neighbors rack up more complaints about Northeast landfills -- and the city Environmental Board joins the fray.
"...field trips to the landfill zone, the city Environmental Board last week passed a resolution recommending that the city..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

You Don’t Miss Your Water … ’Til It Turns Green
Council hears Onion Creek wastewater future … and El Gato Negro
"...Creek, if Dripping Springs succeeds in its plan for wastewater disposal...."

Nov. 7, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Dear SOSAnista Board
"...Dear SOSAnista board, Your Chron/PR letter reminds me of poison ivy, so..."

April 24, 2006 Postmarks

Ahead of Farm Bill, Rep. Casar Taps Central Texas Farmers for Input
Roundtable discussion urges quicker loans, more land access, and easier paperwork
"...Dust Bowl, meant to shore up agriculture, conservation, rural development, and nutrition programs. At Farmshare in Cedar Creek last..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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