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"...• Good news on bad bills: SB 103, the plastic bag ban measure from Sen. Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, and..."

"...85th Texas Legislature has arrived – not with a bang, but with broad smiles and warm handshakes. It's not..."

"...Andrew Bucknall Occupation: mediator; property manager Experience: city commissioner (urban transportation, urban renewal); health and human services administrator; Council..."

"...Dear Editor, Now that Austin has enacted the plastic bag ban, when are we going to tackle styrofoam..."

"...Energy and a possible phase-in of the long-debated single-use plastic bag ban, a slew of proposed event fee waivers,..."

"...action on Water Treatment Plant No. 4 and a plastic bag ban, it's tough to keep track of your..."

"...Bag it up: Today, the fine folks at Bag the..."

"...provided haircuts and immunizations and distributed clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and medical supplies; dozens of local community-service organizations –..."

"...a visibly exhausted council voted 7-0 to implement a ban on single-use retail bags – both plastic and paper..."

"...easier. This week, he's contemplating the end of the plastic grocery-store bag. While much of the world has seen..."

"...clear agendas – budget slashing, gerrymandering, voter suppression, abortion bans – that defined where conflicts would arise. This year,..."

"...Early word on the bag-ban report by Austin Resource Recovery – to be presented..."

"...has sprung a bill on us called, "The Shopping Bag Freedom Act." This gem deals with one of the..."

"...to defend supposed "liberty," legislators targeted everything from Austin's bag ban to ride-hailing rules and affordable housing measures. And..."

"...6) Bag the Bags Council passed a ban on single-use plastic..."

"...6) Plastic Fantastic Bag Ban It wasn't the most absolute stand,..."

"...Virginia Glore sits in a plastic chair on the patio of Hill's Cafe, her legs..."

"...the decision. The good work continues. 8) Drop That Bag..."

"...heartlands like Denton. Last year, voters passed a fracking ban within city limits, and this was expected to be..."

"...› Austin's long-awaited single-use bag ban began March 1 with little controversy and some..."

"...the city's homeless policy: Recently, the city's Downtown panhandling ban was ruled unconstitutional, yet plans for a council-approved survey..."

"...production D: Li Lu Hours after the first travel ban takes effect, a mosque in Victoria, Texas erupts in..."

"...revisions to the Save Our Springs Ordin­ance, and a ban on coal-tar sealants on parking lots. Going forward, he's..."

"...an ounce of speed and in return got a plastic bag full of sugar. "We all got pissed and..."

"...Quote of the Week"We agree that the bankruptcy court did not clearly err in finding that [Gary]..."

"...various careers – as the frontman for the Seventies band Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys; as the writer..."

"...in reading the article “Then There’s This: In the Bag” by Amy Smith [News, March 1]. She gave an..."

"...a two-week period in March, Windle twice delivered half-ounce bags of marijuana -- just enough to make the crime..."

"...lawsuit challenging the city's historic property tax exemptions, a ban on plastic bags, Downtown parking hours, the appointment of..."

"...• Council chambers were invaded last week by the Bag Monsters, who are marauding cross-country to raise awareness of..."