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July 13, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett
Mueller: The Art of the Deal
Will the City Give Away Mueller Airport to Save Barton Springs?
"...Moffett-owned company whose Barton Creek development plans triggered the SOS movement 10 years ago. The company still owns a..."
Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
Statesman ignores Bill Bunch as part of its
SOS history; Mary Arnold, Whole Foods and Lee
Walker honored for their SOS dedication; the Austin
Police Association's mailers for Rafael Quintanilla
never got mailed; Mayor Kirk Watson will lay out his
transportation vision.
"...if not most, of the credit for getting the SOS water-quality ordinance on the books. But Bunch got nary..."
June 9, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith
There's Something About Mary
Mary arnold gets down to brass tacks on bradley deal
"...the vice chair of the Save Our Springs Alliance (SOSA) board of directors, Arnold has served on both the..."
March 10, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson
Water Pipe
Water Line = Growth?
"...no more polite about the motives of Bunch and SOS, charging in a recent letter to the Alliance that,..."
June 25, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
Off the Desk:
"...intrigue, and the epic-in-progress starring the Save Our Springs (SOS) water-quality ordinance has had plenty. It should come as..."
Sept. 20, 1996 News Feature
Off the Desk:
"...& Transportation, P.O. Box 1088, Austin, 78767. -- N.E. SOS v. ACC The Save Our Springs Alliance may be..."
Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature
Page Two
"...with any good return-from-the-dead scenario, the almost unexpectedly revived SOS is again wreaking havoc and mayhem. When the citizen-passed..."
Aug. 23, 1996 Column by Louis Black
Rethink35 Sues TxDOT Again to Block Highway Expansion
Claims state didn’t fully consider environmental, social fallout
"...highway, with the support of several Council members and SOS. This time around, the focus of the suit is..."
Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Hays Project Threatens Aquifer, Pressures Small Town
Wading through MUD-dy waters
"...lots, flouting the half-acre minimum lot size required by SOS. (Though those lot sizes still mean expensive homes.) The..."
Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher
So, You Want to Vote by Mail – Now What?
Answers to your VBM questions
"...PDF version at the Texas Secretary of State's website: webservices.sos.state.tx.us/vrrequest/bbm.asp. Print the application; fill it out; and then mail,..."
June 26, 2020 News Feature
Austin Resident Named in Texas Voter Purge Debacle, Files Suit
"They basically accused me of committing fraud"
"...more federal lawsuits have emerged to argue that the SoS violated the constitution and the Voting Rights Act...."
Feb. 5, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma
Anniversary Events
"...and Barton Creek on Aug. 7 and 8. Check www.sosalliance.org for updates. Tuesday, Aug. 7..."
Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith
Save Our Springs Anniversary
August 2, 2012. 18 Photos
"...Campaign signs for SOS and Balcones Canyonlands preservation..."
Aug. 2, 2012 Photo Gallery
Water Treatment Plant No. 4 Is a Colossal Waste of Money
"...few critical points. The accompanying chart incorrectly labeled as “SOS Projection” is actually the city’s own projected increase in..."
Feb. 24, 2009 Postmarks
The Centex Brigade
From San Antonio to Austin and back again
"...of budding nonprofits setting their sites on conservation action. SOS Executive Director Bill Bunch, now a member of the..."
June 27, 2008 News Feature by Greg Harman
Naked City
"...hear an appeal of a lower court judgment requiring SOS to pay the defendants' legal fees – nearly $300,000..."
April 13, 2007 News Feature
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Our readers talk back.
"...Dear SOSAnista BoardDear SOSAnista board,..."
April 28, 2006 Column
Stratus Busted for Runoff Pollution at Future AMD Site
Activists say early problems foretell future of construction over aquifer
"...damage," Wray said in a letter to the city. SOS' Colin Clark said, "AMD should walk away from these..."
Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Who's Your Grandpa?
Critics say older case gives ammo against AMD, but city staff say they are apples and oranges
"...SOS Alliance executive director Bill Bunch says the group is..."
Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith
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Our readers talk back.
"...Mayor Wynn Responds on SOS..."
Jan. 23, 2004 Column
For Lowe's, A Win's a Win
Lowe's and the city cut a deal over the aquifer.
"...most likely from the Save Our Springs Alliance. As SOS deputy director Brad Rockwell argued in a letter to..."
Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith
Impaired Judgment
SOS Alliance enters the controversy over toxins at Barton Springs.
"...the group's request for the classification last fall, but SOS leaders believe that the Statesman's controversial report on toxic..."
Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
Austin Stories
"...the requirements of the Save Our Springs Ordinance, the SOS Alliance opposed the zoning, and Slusher likewise argued that..."
Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature
Curtains Closing on Stratus Deal?
The Stratus Properties development deal heads for a third and final City Council vote, just as environmental and neighborhood opponents step up demands for a referendum.
"...will likely be questioned, if not challenged, by the SOS Alliance, which argues six votes are necessary because the..."
Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith
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Our readers talk back.
"...with Bill, was among the founders of the original SOS Coalition, and Daryl's coverage in the Chronicle was a..."
Feb. 22, 2002 Column
Naked City
F&W on EPA and Barton Springs, portable toilets for Sixth Street flushed, job vacancies at the Sheriff's office & lack of education at Barton Springs
"...Our Springs Alliance, Fish & Wildlife, and the EPA. SOS had sued the two agencies, claiming that neither were..."
July 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael King
Naked City
City attorney Andy Martin retires after nearly seven years of service.
"...years in the position -- the validation of the SOS Ordinance, the Supreme Court decision striking down water quality..."
May 25, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett
Naked City
Developer Gary Bradley pulls back on legislation that would create a special development district for his Spillar Ranch property southwest of Austin, but the development could move forward anyway.
"...to have to do anyway" to comply with the SOS Ordinance, says SOS general counsel Bill Bunch, who adds..."
April 6, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett
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"...more on its property than is allowed under the SOS Ordinance, and that the city should try to reach..."
