The Six Percent Bounty

"...cents per $100 valuation (the original forecast rate was 47.50), and a citywide median home value of $227,272. Median..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Can Dems Flip the Suburbs?

Democratic challengers target two vulnerable Central Texas House districts

"...When GOP incumbent Paul Workman first took House District 47 in 2010, it ran cleanly along most of Travis..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report: Life Is Beautiful in MittWorld

In which Mitt Romney lives in fairy land

"...the infamous video in which he cluelessly derided the "47 percent of Americans [who] pay no income tax," apparently..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

Letters at 3am: The Future Dot-Dot-Dot

Ellipses express exactly my sense of the future

"...Frey and Michael Osborne of Oxford University estimate that 47 percent of U.S. jobs could be automated in the..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

One Cop, Two Cop ...
How Many New Cops?

Council approves 47 new APD hires – with perhaps a change in the air

"...Austin Police Department allocation that included the addition of 47 new officers (plus two for the airport police), approval..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Nonfiction and Memoir

Justin St. Germain, Stephen Harrigan, and more delight with these true tomes

"...trying to explain away his biggest gaffe – "the 47 percent" – and literally cannot accept his own words,..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature

Quote of the Week

"..."There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the..."

Sept. 21, 2012 News Column

HD47 Finance Furor

Republican Workman attacks opponent for having student loans

"...But in his latest attack piece, Republican House District 47 contender Paul Workman seems to be savaging opponent Holly..."

April 8, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

City Budget: Something's Gotta Give

Cooling economy, rising costs mean tough choices for City Council

"...recent years, property taxes have grown as the major percentage of GF revenue. Expenses..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Sales Tax in the Tank

Comptroller reports 12.5% drop in sales tax revenue

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

Oct. 9, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Election Update, 12/23/09

Guess which Travis Co. Dem drew a surprise GOP opponent?

"...state rep) Glenn Maxey pulverized Republican Fred Ebner 73 percent to 27 percent in 1998. Since then, the GOP..."

Dec. 23, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Painting by Numbers

Wherein we recall how we got here ... and contemplate the baleful map-drawing future

"...city never gets old. District 2009 ACS Estimate Deviation* Percentage 1 710,414 8,513 1.2% 2 749,676 47,775 6.8% 3..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

This Is the Box We're In

Council doesn't have a budget, but they're cutting it nonetheless

"...commercial properties may be undervalued by as much as 47% (see "Point Austin: The Appraisal Scam," May 22) –..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Welcome to the Working Week-and-a-Half

A new federal provision mandating overtime pay for a new pool of salaried employees goes into effect in December. What does it mean, and how long will it last?

"...If you make less than $47,000 annually, it might be time to ask your employer..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by Jack Craver

Fuller Versus IDEA

Charter school group attacks academic's work, he rebuts

"...significantly and consistently outperform their peers across Texas: 86% percentage of IDEA student passed all their TAKS exams in..."

Dec. 8, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Warning: blatant use of music knowledge within

"...Texas -- with 35% fewer credits -- produced five percent more units than California. The Texas model of careful..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Column

50 Best CBD Oil Companies of 2020

Here are 50 best CBD oil companies you can buy from in 2020

"...mint and natural flavors. You can even save 35 percent on your orders if you sign up for a..."

Jan. 23, 2020 Events Post

The War on Women's Health

To attack Planned Parenthood, lawmakers undermine health care ... and promote more abortions

"...care. In fiscal year 2010, these providers used roughly $47.6 million in funds to provide basic health care to..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin @ Large: The Big Mac Attack

The landslide victory of Brewster McCracken may have significantly mixed messages.

"...went down, McCracken's absolute margins -- not just his percentages, but the actual number of votes -- went up..."

June 13, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...the center of the frame were Garrett Foster, the AK-47 he carried openly hanging from his chest, and Foster's..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

For Procreation’s Sake, Abbott Appeals Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

State champions marriage equality ban

"...union of one man and one woman,” with 76 percent of the vote, they’ve already spoken...."

July 31, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Daily Hustle:1/11/11

City Council agenda highlights for Thursday

"...and second proposals of approximately $6.1 million, about 25 percent of the project cost, in relation to the small..."

Jan. 11, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Letters at 3AM

The numbers tell a different story than the pundits: The next election will again be the Democrats' to lose if party members don't learn to talk plainly and with respect to people who are different culturally, and are uneducated, left out, or left behind

"...Gay marriage. Sixty percent of Americans say they support either gay marriage (25%)..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Returns to Sender

Recovering From the Returns Crunch

"...of Wales, Book People purchased 200 copies, "but only 47 of those sold." Over 100 books were returned to..."

March 13, 1998 Books Feature by Barbara Strickland

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan

Kevin Kwan offers another gloriously satirical and sharp sociological take on the insular lives of the untouchably rich

"...and Vanity is Kevin Kwan's latest take on the one-percent of the one-percent, a gloriously satirical bildungsroman, which reinforces..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Ted Cruz: Newtown Families 'Props'

Texas junior senator learns what YouTube is, the hard way

"...it will be leaked. Like, for example, the whole 47% deal leaving Mittens with an egg facial to publicly..."

April 30, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The International Modern Quilt Guild: The First QuiltCon in Austin

And these aren't, as the saying goes, your grandmother's quilts

"...guests coming in from five continents, ten countries, and 47 of the United States – why this inaugural celebration..."

Feb. 20, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'An Independent Person'

A Conversation With Randi Shade

"...Randi Shade: It's foolish just to look at the percentages [of the vote]; you've got to look at raw..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

The Color of Fire

The Austin Fire Department is making another attempt at staff diversity – will it do any better this time?

"...to become entry-level fire cadets. Of that number, 1,803 (47.2%) were white, 1,157 (30.3%) were Hispanic, 448 (11.7%) were..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Sen. Carona Sees End of the Road ... Money

Are taxes the only solution to Texas' transportation problems? One Republican thinks so.

"...fines, etc.) were put back into roads. "If 100 percent of diversions were eliminated," he said, "it would take..."

April 2, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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