Bullock on why Austin gets targeted by the legislature: “I’ve never noticed it
a whole lot… You know, legislators come to town. You come down here from a
small community, or from a large one, it’s like coming to Hollywood. They come
down here and sometimes legislators, they lose perspective, and I’ve heard
legislators over the year complaining, `I got a parking ticket’ or something
like that.”
On the last session: “I didn’t see anybody out there intentionally try to
punish Austin. They dislike some of the policies of the city council, dealing
with environmental matters mainly. But that sentiment was pretty well all over
Texas. Texas can’t seem to get a balance between environment and growth or
environment and wildlife. Because of that, there were quite a few bills
introduced. I got a lot of letters from Austin; I didn’t hear a lot from Austin
citizens; I mostly heard from activists on one side or another.” —
R.B.
This article appears in January 31 • 1997 and January 31 • 1997 (Cover).