Lindsay Stafford Mader

25 entries
Good News and Bad News for Neighbors of Austin Community Landfill
Good News and Bad News for Neighbors of Austin Community Landfill
County and operator at odds over expansion

News, Oct. 24, 2019

Will Austin's New Wildfire Code Be Enough?
Will Austin's New Wildfire Code Be Enough?
"The risk is bad"

News, Oct. 17, 2019

Wheatsville's Frustrated Employees Call for Change
Wheatsville Woes
Mismanagement and toxic working conditions remain entrenched in the co-op’s culture

News, Sept. 5, 2019

Travis County Leaders Give Themselves Raises
Travis County Leaders Give Themselves Raises
Salary move comes amid fears of shrinking budgets

News, July 31, 2019

The Roosevelt Room Stands Its Ground in a New Downtown
The Roosevelt Room Stands Its Ground in a New Downtown
How the right lease negotiations kept the Fifth Street bar in business

News, July 11, 2019

As Tax Protests Begin, Travis Central Appraisal District Catches Heat
As Tax Protests Begin, Travis Central Appraisal District Catches Heat
The causes and effects of the ongoing TCAD controversy

News, June 6, 2019

Women’s Jail Closer to Funding
Women’s Jail Closer to Funding
Justice advocates worry efforts to decrease incarceration will decelerate

News, May 9, 2019

Coexisting With the Coyotes of Travis County
Coexisting With the Coyotes of Travis County
Austin’s wildlife management program goes countywide

News, Feb. 21, 2019

Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again
Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again
The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill

News, Jan. 17, 2019

EPA Rejects Coyote Cyanide Ban
EPA Rejects Coyote Cyanide Ban
Feds reject effort to remove unsafe animal-control tool from use

News, Nov. 29, 2018

Walk-In Walk-Out
Walk-In Walk-Out
County commissioners change course on substance abuse treatment funding

News, Nov. 8, 2018

Land for Water
Land for Water
The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs

News, Oct. 25, 2018

County Approves Budget That Allocates for New Jail
County Approves Budget That Allocates for New Jail
$6.6 million going toward facility preconstruction

News, Sept. 27, 2018

A New Jail for Travis County?
A New Jail for Travis County?
County moves forward with new women's building despite vote to delay and community outcry

News, Sept. 6, 2018

County Officials to Get Big Raises
County Officials to Get Big Raises
And Gerald Daugherty’s not happy about it

News, Aug. 2, 2018

Feds Move Closer to Removing Vireo From Endangered Species List
Feds Move Closer to Removing Vireo From Endangered Species List
A delisting for the birds

News, April 5, 2018

Confusion, Concerns Surround Response to County’s Dangerous Dogs
Confusion, Concerns Surround Response to County’s Dangerous Dogs
A partnership problem, or not?

News, March 22, 2018

County Delays Funding for New Women’s Jail
County Delays Funding for New Women’s Jail
A surprising turn of events

News, March 8, 2018

Commissioner Pct. 4: Leadership in a Left-Out Area
Commissioner Pct. 4: Leadership in a Left-Out Area
Can Susanna Woody dethrone Margaret Gómez?

News, Feb. 15, 2018

Travis County Plans New Women's Jail
Travis County Plans New Women's Jail
Del Valle's new digs

News, Jan. 25, 2018

Fear & Loathing
Fear & Loathing
Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine

News, Dec. 21, 2017

County Kills Coyote Contract
County Kills Coyote Contract
Will enter into new deal with City of Austin in January

News, Dec. 7, 2017

County Punts Coyote Plan for 90 Days
County Punts Coyote Plan for 90 Days
City will take that time to present county with alternatives to Texas Wildlife Services

News, Oct. 5, 2017

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
Fate of contract with Texas Wildlife Services hangs in balance at Tuesday meeting

News, Sept. 28, 2017

Bill of the Week: The War on the War of Northern Aggression
Bill of the Week: The War on the War of Northern Aggression
Mutual respect for those who fought for the North and South shall rise again

News, March 2, 2017

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