Two local conservation programs will get six-figure boosts from the federal government in the near future, thanks to some old fashioned pork-barrelin’ from Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. The Senate Committee on Appropriations last week approved $275,000 to expand the 22,000-acre Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge and awarded $300,000 to the Austin Clean Water Program for a sewage management project. “This funding will ensure that the city of Austin has essential infrastructure to serve its citizens,” Hutchison said.

This article appears in June 29 • 2007.

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