Mayor Adler Sends Kerbey Queso Recipe to the Moon on a SpaceX Rocket … Seriously

A photo of Austin legend Leslie also made the trip

"...Earth biology in a solar system-wide project called The Billion Year Archive. Using new technologies, Arch Libraries are regarded..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Wild boars are responsible for $1.5 billion in damage and cost controls annually, according to a..."

July 6, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

SXSW Interactive Just Got Nerdier – and More Fashionable

Meet the new names picked up by the Conference

"...service based in California that was valued between $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion as far back as 2012. Not..."

Jan. 29, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Beyond City Limits

"...of electricity, and an increase of more than $1.5 billion in annual revenues to local communities. The industry is..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

The brain trust agrees to restore some – but not all – of last year's health care cuts

"...federal matching funds that bring the total to $1.5 billion, that money will restore prenatal care for some pregnant..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

The Chain Gang

"...publishing house, Barnes & Noble had more than $1.6 billion in sales in 1995, but a net income of..."

Nov. 29, 1996 News Feature

Austin Seeks Federal Funds for Safer Streets

The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill presents an opportunity

"...for short), the U.S. Dept. of Transportation opened $1 billion in funds this year – with plans to disperse..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

What Would $720 Million for Transportation Buy?

City Council mulls the "Go Big" bond in preparation for the November ballot

"...double that, for a grand total of about $1.5 billion – not including the as-yet unspecified South Austin corridor...."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Sales Tax in the Tank

Comptroller reports 12.5% drop in sales tax revenue

"...Comptroller Susan Combs said today the state collected $1.47 billion in sales tax in September, down 12.5 percent compared..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Fat and Mostly Healthy

City Rolls Out Brave New Budget

"...everything we'd like it to, vast as its $1.5 billion budget appears, in part because a lot of that..."

Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hightower Lowdown

Kmart gives its CEO the blue light and workers the pink slip; corporate taxes disappear into the Bermuda Triangle; Vignette rewards failure.

"...the Vignette pig pen today. The company lost $1.5 billion last year, saw its stock price plummet from about..."

May 3, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Postmarks

Puzzled by Oppel

"...bottom line. We would be looking at a $1.5 billion expenditure, and perhaps more, certainly not less!..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Column

And the Winner Is...

Who Will Benefit the Most From Annexation?

"...their water/sewer and drainage fees, stood to gain $1.5 billion worth of new property. City staff has since pared..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

It Pays to Recycle

"...Association of Texas, which costs federal taxpayers some $1.5 billion...."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Council Preview: So Much Money, So Many Needs

Agenda touches on COVID-19, live music support, and transit

"...displaced by future transit infrastructure projects, like the $9 billion Project Connect recommendation unveiled in early March. No one..."

April 22, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...drainage systems (for creek floods) sits close to $1.5 billion (including erosion control), whereas the cost for storm drainage..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Point Austin: Reasons To Vote

Take the time to take responsibility for your own community

"...meetings from an infrastructure needs list that approaches $1.5 billion. A central reason for that fiscal conservatism was in..."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Beer, BBQ, Movies – and Mayoral Politics

Leffingwell opens headquarters with "Danke Schoen"

"...increase. (The current city "Needs Assessment" is at $1.5 billion, but that list includes every potential project proposed by..."

Feb. 27, 2012 News Post by Michael King

Naked City

TxDot is digging up thousands of wetlands plants in the path of State Highway 130, then paving the entire area over

"...the some-may-wish-it-were-only-a-movie development of State Highway 130, the $1.5 billion toll road project that will slice through eastern Travis..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Politics News Items for the Week

"...That little "fix" would cost the state about $1.5 billion, because the Legislature isn't going to let wealthy districts..."

Jan. 26, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Off the Desk:

"...Then in the decade that followed, she said, $1.5 billion of public money was spent on infrastructure to encourage..."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Feature

The Church, yeule, Codeine, and More Highlights From Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

Standout sets from the multi-venue Austin festival’s opening dates

"...and the tunes pulled from his mind into 5 billion streams per millisecond. “And he makes 9 cents,” cracked..."

Oct. 28, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

The Austin Transit Partnership Recommends the Flexible Light Rail Option

Stretching the light rail

"...Station. While not a part of the initial $4.5 billion project, ATP wants to be ready if they find..."

May 23, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham

Concordia University Organizing Austin’s First Varsity E-Sports Program

School plan approves practice space and on-campus arena

"...skills and move on," Seagraves said. "It's a $1.5 billion industry right now, and these are the trendsetters who..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

AISD Explores Its Options

AISD has at least 10 properties it could be making better use of

"...raise would not even dent the district's estimated $1.5 billion deferred maintenance bill. Allan alone needs $10 million in..."

April 8, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Collateral Damage

Assessing the cost of service for minority veterans

"...near future. In the most recently approved budget, $1.5 billion was allocated for state school growth, about half of..."

July 17, 2015 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Luv Doc Recommends: Now I’m 64: Paul McCartney’s Birthday Sing-Along

Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Sunday, June 18, 2006

"...and with a net worth of somewhere around $1.5 billion, Paul can buy all the needers and feeders his..."

June 16, 2006 Column by The Luv Doc

Point Austin: Vouchers, Borders, and Critical (White) Race Theory

Gov. Abbott does his damnedest to block the Texas future

"...statewide result in the first year would be $2.5 billion lost to public schools, which receive their funding based..."

Nov. 21, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: Which CAMP Are You In?

Privatizers launch new strategy for school board elections

"...tests is $73 million, part of an estimated $1.5 billion Texas has spent in the last 20 years. And..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Texas Bathroom Bill Battle Officially Begins

Sen. Kolkhorst has filed the Texas Privacy Act

"...The Texas Association of Business once again voiced its..."

Jan. 5, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

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