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No Green Acres
Crumbling Landmarks
"...Texas is known for its historical landmarks, yet many of..."

April 16, 1999 News Feature

1% for Soul
Weighing the Costs of the Art in Public Places Program
"...and Jill Bedgood, the artists who had won the commission to provide art for the center through Austin's Art..."

March 7, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Austin's Construction Ban Lifted, but Will Workers Be Safe?
COVID-19 remains a hazard as thousands return to job sites
"...blueprints, congregate during lunch, and share the same bathroom facilities which are not regularly sanitized, all of which make..."

April 3, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Duality of Southwest Key
An East Austin nonprofit in the immigration debate
"...parents, to be sent off to Southwest Key's border facilities...."

June 29, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Can New Republic Studios Be a Game Changer for Austin?
Massive makeover could make Austin the new Atlanta for film
"...school comedy-horror Bad Kids Go to Hell, Eduardo Sanchez’s Texas Bigfoot shocker Exists, and survival nightmare It’s in the..."

Nov. 21, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Battle of the Bathroom Bigots
Austin's "bathroom bill" aims to protect rather than demonize trans residents
"...In Texas, the anti-trans campaign began in earnest earlier this month,..."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Top 10 Public-Safety Stories
"...This Time It was a bad year for the Texas Department of Public Safety. On June 8, the night..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City
"...Uri Horesh, an Arabic lecturer at the University of Texas, ended his seven-day hunger strike – a nonviolent protest..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature

Greased Wheels?
"...the curious remark shortly after receiving permission from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission to drill gas wells in..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Silent Partner
You don't hear much about Wayne Bell when the Long Center for the Performing Arts is discussed. That may be because this honored Austin architect is low-key, modest, the consummate team player. But he's the point man on this $60 million project and arts writer Robi Polgar reveals how integral he is in getting it built in a calm, orderly, informed, and successful way.
"...portfolio of firsts: first state restoration architect with the Texas Historical Commission; first chairman of the Historic Landmarks Commission;..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Football Behind Bars
Field of Dreams Offers Young Offenders Second Chance
"...the field, it might have passed for a typical Texas high school football game. But the October 24 game..."

Nov. 7, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Building a Film Community at Renegade Studios
Austin filmmakers create a one-stop production space in Taylor
"...both problems. "That's why we call it the new Texas incentives," he said. "It's about how we're helping the..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

2009 Lege: Local Delegates Lay Out Agendas
Austin's Lege delegates ready to go back to work
"...her freshman successes, such as counseling for kids in Texas Youth Commission facilities. She intends to make sure the..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Another TYC Prison in Trouble
What happened to Coke County Juvenile Justice Center?
"...County Juvenile Justice Center was one of the better facilities used by the Texas Youth Com­mis­sion. Owned and operated..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...the driver of the truck. But even though the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ruled in September that the..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Advocates Call on City, County to Protect Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Education, health, housing, justice addressed by list of demands
"...Steve Adler and the City Council, the Travis County Commissioners Court, and other officials, the groups offer a comprehensive..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

LegeLines
Odds and ends from the Capitol
"...an independent ombudsman and whistle-blower protections for the state's facilities for citizens with developmental challenges... The Senate Finance Committee..."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by the News Staff

Naked City
"...• In Texas, the Dems gained in the House and held fast..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature

Dollars Down to Earth
1995-96 City Budget Shoots for Balance
"...continue at a 3.5-5.5% rate. If figures from the Texas Employment Commission and the Chamber of Commerce are correct,..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Could ERCOT Connect to the Southeastern U.S. Grids?
Plan in the works to build transmission lines through Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi
"...Texas has long maintained a stubbornly independent electric grid, unlike..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

What Happened With 'Chronicle' Endorsements
"...and prisons" is akin to "make love and war." Texas has the highest incarceration rate on the planet, giving..."

Oct. 29, 2007 Postmarks

TYC Trouble
Mounting frustration in Lege over Perry's lack of action toward allegations of sexual abuse and cover-ups within TYC facilities
"...Perry and the Legislature over the management of the Texas Youth Commission, the agency responsible for the state's youth..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

What's My Line?
Tracking the Freight Rail vs.Commuter Rail Debate
"...enabling legislation passed during the last session of the Texas Legislature. The bill, authored by Austin Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos,..."

May 22, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Longhorn Lobby?
UT's Ethical Entanglements at the Capitol
"...for lobbying," explains Karen Lundquist, general counsel at the Texas Ethics Commission. Nor are state officials supposed to use..."

May 2, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup
Spring is the season for Texas travel
"...the ranch has begun offering educational tours of its facilities 95 miles southeast of Dallas near Athens. The sanctuary,..."

Feb. 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

From 'Abstinence-Only' to Plan Z
Reproductive health care for young Texas women is limited, costly ... or nonexistent
"...by then a young student at the University of Texas, was able to transition smoothly into what was then..."

Oct. 11, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

From 'Abstinence-Only' to Plan Z
Reproductive health care for young Texas women is limited, costly ... or nonexistent
"...by then a young student at the University of Texas, was able to transition smoothly into what was then..."

Oct. 4, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Closer, Ever Closer to the 81st Session
Speaker Craddick releases second chunk of House committee interim charges.
"...Recreation and Tourism looks back over what, if any, facilities should be transferred from Texas Parks and Wildlife to..."

Nov. 29, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

TCRP Hands TYC Mom Civil Rights Nod
Texas Civil Rights Project awards abuse-case whistle-blower.
"...to go away. But Genger Galloway, mother of former Texas Youth Commission inmate Joseph, has now been named as..."

Oct. 22, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Daytrips
The lasting legacy of Sam Rayburn
"...Sam Rayburn left a legacy in Northeast Texas that can still can be seen and enjoyed by..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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