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Jan. 2, 2015 News Feature by Michael King
A Few Rounds Over Decker
How many golf courses does Austin need?
"...the project providing revenue to the city's struggling Parks Department, as well as a tourist destination for visitors staying..."
Nov. 21, 2014 News Feature by Jo Clifton
The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]
As May money season opens, candidates blossom
"...district you live in, the city's 10-1 web site (www.austintexas.gov/department/10-one) offers a "Lookup Map" – plug in your street..."
May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King
New Standards Critical
"...recreational water systems. However, this past spring the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new coal plant pollution standards. These..."
July 15, 2013 Postmarks
The Q&A Hole: How Is Humanity Most Likely to Destroy Itself?
The Earth will abide, but not necessarily old Homo Sap.
Feb. 25, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Day Trips
Have a soak in Mineral Wells
Jan. 25, 2013 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Then There's This: Away We Go
Who does Austin want to lead the way
Feb. 3, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith
SXSW Eco: Can We All Just Get Along?
Former Gov. Bill Ritter considers the possibility of cooperation
Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
City Hall Hustle: The Fires This Time
Austin's feverish summer a tinderbox for rumination
"...for help after slashing state funding for volunteer fire departments. Nor to acknowledge the strain on Fort Hood, bogged..."
Sept. 9, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar
War Being Waged Against 'Austin Environmentalists'
Aug. 7, 2011 Postmarks
The Hightower Report
Simmering Water War; and Vote and Run
Nov. 19, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower
How Do You Formulate a Grand Prix?
The race to nail down an F1 deal involves multiple entities
"...the city of Austin, Travis County, and the Texas Department of Transportation are all heavily involved with the permitting..."
Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
WTP4: $300 Million in One Gulp?
Council considers handing over remaining Water Treatment Plant No. 4 funds all at once
Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Best-Laid Plans
How does the patchwork of separate plans for the future of Central Texas fit together? No one knows.
"...money, U.S. Housing and Urban Development funding (low-income housing), Department of Transportation TIGER grants (transformational transit), and Department of..."
July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
City Hall Hustle: The Smartest Guy in the Room
Professor Spelman breaks down the cost of WTP4
"...other cities and the entire state, tied to Environmental Protection Agency findings that population density cuts water usage. An..."
Oct. 30, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Reasons to Conserve: The Message
Saving water means saving energy and protecting the climate
"...way for citizens to participate in the Austin Climate Protection Plan...."
Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...for about 60% of all power used by city departments. In May 2006, council passed a raft of water..."
Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature
The Hightower Report
Democrats Suckered on Water-Boarding; and Sanctioning Corporate Autocracy
Feb. 22, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower
Letters @ 3AM
At least four factors could determine the nominees and results of the next presidential election, and nobody's talking about them yet
Nov. 9, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura
Watershed Redo
How redevelopment can save the springs ... or not
"...While the legendary 1992 ordinance enacted important protections for Edwards Aquifer water quality – structural filters and..."
Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Naked City
"...Northeast Austin last Monday. According to the Austin Police Department, the car was traveling west on Highway 290 and..."
July 13, 2007 News Feature
The Hightower Report
Why Not 'Drink Local'?; and Clogging Up Congress
"...out of the tap. But wait – the Environmental Protection Agency stringently regulates the public water systems, requiring tests..."
July 6, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower
Red Ink on Second Street: Default or Confusion?
Something's fishy Downtown, and local retailers say it stinks
May 4, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Naked City
"...incident that happened 24 years ago, the Austin Police Department says it's investigating Weatherford's April 5 death as a..."
April 20, 2007 News Feature
Save as We Pave?
The latest trend in environmentally sensitive planning tiptoes into Travis County
"...money and time." As executive manager at the county's Department of Transportation and Natural Resources, Gieselman is charged with..."
Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Y Not?
The battle over AMD's move to Lantana is a one-tract skirmish in a larger war over the uncertain future of Central Texas
"...of the Y. They had come for a Texas Department of Transportation open house to share the agency's plans..."
June 24, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
Naked City
"...plans, citing the LCRA's failure to include stringent environmental protections the HCA had recommended. The LCRA lines would have..."
March 11, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
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"...levels – not at the school level. The U.S. Department of Education specifically recognized that schools often have special..."
Dec. 3, 2004 Column
Preserving Planet Texas
Outdoor-loving Texans can thank the federal government for requiring the state to firm up its state parks planning over the next decade.
"...Plan, a 10-year strategy for parks acquisition and resource protection. The plan is an outgrowth of both the Legislative..."
July 5, 2002 News Feature by Dan Oko
Talking Trash
A huge garbage dump in northeast Travis County causes a stink with its neighbors.
"...Furthermore, say Austin/Travis County Health Department officials, ambient air quality monitoring conducted by the TNRCC's..."
