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Keene Prize, Kudos to George Brant
"...Department of English and chair of the award selection committee. "Brant uses the true story of Mary, a circus..."

July 1, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

More Than Something Hanging on the Wall
Robert Bonar on the Dell Children's collection
"...to do that properly. We put together an art committee [with] a lot of content experts, excellent artists, and..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Naked City
"...Members of Better Austin Today, a new political action committee formed to influence May's City Council elections Headlines..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature

Letters @ 3AM
Joe Biden and Chris Dodd rise above the other primary candidates in terms of achievement and hands-on experience in what a president needs to know
"...Senate. (McCain is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, but that's not quite a hands-on..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

@ Chronic
What's the intent behind Craddick's charges?
"...the recently released, tersely worded lists of interim House committee charges sent out by Speaker Tom Craddick are a..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TYC: Getting Better, Not Better
Texas Youth Commission ombudsman tells legislators: having the tools to fix TYC is not the same as it being fixed.
"..."I've been testifying before this committee, so long it's like family time," Texas Youth Commission..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City
"...suggested by the governor's office at a recent Senate subcommittee hearing), "[A] more appropriate pool of money from which..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature

Naked City
"...the city's Social Equity Commission, chairing the Affordable Housing Subcommittee; and as a member of the Capital Area Planning..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature

Oh, the Joy of Double Dipping
Perry staffers serve double duty
"...Perry's political action committee, Texans for Rick Perry, announced two weeks ago that..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Funding TP&W: No Walk Through the Park
Texas' parks come one step closer to funding they need to reverse years of budgetary-shortfall-induced decay
"...bills, both filed by House Culture, Recreation and Tourism Committee Chair Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, later fused together – much..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

On the Lege
Voter-ID bills protect voters ... by keeping them away from polls
"...ID" bills, and one of them cleared a Senate committee on Monday. The House passed the second one on..."

May 4, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Roads to Nowhere
It's make-or-break week for toll roads, and the road through the Senate is bumpy.
"...Bill 1929 faces a make-or-break vote by the Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security on Wednesday. The committee's..."

April 22, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City
"...• City Council's Land Use and Transportation Committee buzzed a bit with talk of a city-backed streetcar..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature

What Did Austin Do to Dennis?
A City of Austin waste dumping plan got very short shrift from Rep. Dennis Bonnen.
"...Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, opened today's House Environmental Resources Committee meeting by saying the first bill on the agenda..."

April 3, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Clean Air Ellis Rides Again
Democratic dynamo has three unrelated measures in Lege grabbing attention for their ambitious attempts to reform Texas' air quality
"...co-sponsorship and was referred to the Senate Natural Resources Committee, where it awaits a hearing. Committee Chair Kip Averitt,..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Lege Lowdown
"...R-Lewisville, who chairs the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, asked Perry to rescind his executive order so legislators..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Column

Salvaging Our Parks
Texas State Parks Advisory Committee releases list of recommendations for saving long-neglected state park system
"...drew little notice and died quietly in a House committee. But thanks to election-year politics, everyone from Gov. Rick..."

Sept. 1, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Climate Change News
Safe Climate Act introduced to Congress; and National Academy of Sciences releases climate change report requested by House Committee on Science chair
"...to the House Energy & Commerce and International Relations committees...."

June 30, 2006 News Feature

Downtown's Tall Order
Where can we put 20,000 new residents?
"...Development Potential map was created by the Downtown Development Committee of the Austin Downtown Commission in order to demonstrate..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City
Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond
"...transit. Next week, the Capital Area Regional Transit Coordination Committee will bring everyone in the 10-county area into the..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature

On the Lege
Opening day of the special legislative session featured more plot lines than a MASH episode.
"...about $1 billion from the state surplus. A blue-ribbon committee headed by former Comptroller John Sharp crafted the plan,..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Amy Smith

Is BCP Still for the Birds?
Ongoing disagreement over the appropriate balance between public access and endangered species protection on Western Travis County's Balcones Canyonlands Preserve comes to a head
"...BCP's coordinating committee met March 22 to solidify the management plan draft..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...It's true medical marijuana didn't get out of committee in the Texas Lege ["The Chronic Goes On," News,..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Column

West Side Showdown
The new political year begins with a four-way speed race for House District 48
"...Comptroller John Sharp, a Democrat, to head an interim committee charged with drawing up recommended changes to the tax..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Council Notes: Stack and Shuffle
Mayor worries that bond wish list doesn't anticipate SH 130
"...along the corridor. But the city's Bond Election Advisory Committee, charged with hashing out the numbers, already has a..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...be made open to the public, that a citizens' committee would steer the neutral company hired to produce the..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Column

The Founder Speaks Out Against Toll Roads
"...be made open to the public, that a citizens' committee would steer the neutral company hired to produce the..."

Oct. 19, 2005 Postmarks

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...the fourth House Republican in recent days, including three committee chairs, to announce intentions to bail out at the..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature

All Aboard for the Death Penalty Express
Republicans aim to kill federal appeals law
"...mean his counsel was ineffective. (During a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting late last month, Cornyn told members that he..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lege Notes
Odds and ends – mostly odds – from beneath the pink granite dome
"...legislation from the 79th session sputtered and croaked in committee, allocating some $2.75 billion in funds for campus improvement,..."

July 22, 2005 News Column

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