Naked City

Breaking news from Austin and beyond.

"...on Environmental Quality. Last week, the city's Solid Waste Advisory Commission advised against awarding the contract. According to online..."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...boost from DeLay's recent wrist-slappings from the House ethics committee and the indictments in Austin of key DeLay associates..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

Changing Channel 15: Who's Got the Remote?

The AMN/AMP/ACTV saga goes down to the wire

"...start discussing the logistics until the (City Council) Telecom Subcommittee gave us the green light on Friday morning. It's..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Live and Unscripted

A ringside seat at the AMN/AMP/ACTV death-cage match

"...is to be content-neutral; to allow free, unfettered, public access to programming of a broad range of opinions and..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Two Schools of Thought

The upcoming ACC and AISD elections share a ballot but address different challenges

"..."Closing the Gaps" initiative to make higher education more accessible set the goal of bringing an additional 500,000 Texans..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Endorsements

May 15 Election

"...cause, and as chair of the South Austin Campus Advisory Committee, she has fought successfully for the establishment of..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature

AISD Bonds: More Sprawl and Surveillance?

The Austin ISD bond proposal includes plans for new construction and security measures that are raising some public questions

"...the draft $420 million bond package the Citizens Bond Advisory Committee is preparing for the Austin ISD's board of..."

March 26, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

AISD Board to Consider $420 Million Bond Package

The Citizens' Bond Advisory Committee settles on a figure that offers relief while still being acceptable to voters

"...weeks of public feedback, the Austin ISD's Citizens' Bond Advisory Committee is putting the final touches on recommendations for..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from around Austin and beyond.

"...libraries a warning that the act allows the feds access to student reading records. The resolution also demands that..."

Sept. 19, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Our readers talk back.

"...Chairman Keel runs his committee with a respectful, evenhanded approach that we have come..."

May 2, 2003 Column

Pipe Dreams

Chapter 37 From Robert Bryce's new book on Enron

"...Lay contributed more than $275,000 to the Republican National Committee. Enron's total donations to the party exceeded $1.1 million...."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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"...A Technical Advisory Committee appointed last year by elected officials from the..."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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Our readers talk back.

"...City Council members. The Bouldin "team" is actually an advisory board/committee. Texas attorney generals have issued opinions that have..."

May 24, 2002 Column

Accepting the Challenge

Meet the candidates for AISD Board of Trustees.

"...for the "AP equity" program, which seeks to open access to advanced placement classes for all students. "The philosophy..."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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The Balcones Situation argued, "Zionism" attributed, and some retaliatory kudos for DAILY TEXAN comics.

"...As a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve Coordinating Committee, I..."

April 20, 2001 Column

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"Alex Jones is to patriotism ... what hot dogs are to meat."

"...that you guys did some press on ACAC ["All Access: ACAC Then and Now," July 14]! Very cool and..."

July 21, 2000 Column

Bigger, Better, Smarter

San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?

"...of town, making all parts of the city center accessible all the way from Tijuana and El Cajon. Whether..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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City Council Members continue to debate the fate of the proposed Congress Ave. Gotham condominiums, with debate now centering on height restrictions and the city's Waterfront Overlay ordinance.

"...when evaluating development on the waterfront, including floor-to-area ratio, access to the lake, superior urban design, and maintaining Austin's..."

Dec. 10, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

House of Cards

Critics say the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs awards low-income housing tax-credits to undeserving developers.

"...recommended list was under review by the three-member tax-credit subcommittee, six projects were rushed to LIHTC underwriters -- the..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Sand Beach Battle

Sand Beach Reserve on the north shore of Town Lake is the subject of a land-use and legal dispute.

"...for a 15-story office building, which would have required access through the part of the land indisputedly owned by..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Coal Hard Cash

Alcoa has applied for a mining application in Elgin, near Austin.

"...a brand-new gate across the road, blocking the only access to his land. "Property of the Aluminum Company of..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature

Bank Shot

Is Bigger Better?

"...services, more options for large corporate clients, and easier access to ATMs, the vast majority of which are owned..."

Aug. 6, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

A Long Time Coming

Why Now?

"...corner late last year when the Seaholm Reuse Planning Committee issued its report to the City Council (more details..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

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"...result from months of scrutiny by a citizens bond committee and the City Council. City financial officials said the..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Column

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Warren Responds

"...... [to have Leonard Lyons removed from the Airport Advisory Board]."..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Column

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Off the Desk

"...Destination Parks and Greenways plan, which the Citizens Bond Advisory Committee has recommended to the City Council, and the..."

July 31, 1998 News Feature

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Don't Dissolve District

"...the plaintiff's chief witness concerning open meetings and public access. Both Judge Jeanne Meurer and the appellate court found..."

May 1, 1998 Column

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The Executioner

"...standards. USDA should heed the advice of both the advisory board and organic food consumers by eliminating practices such..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Column

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Off the Desk:

"...how, exactly, the charter amendment will affect Political Action Committees, but expect plenty of legal nitpicking overall...."

Nov. 7, 1997 News Feature

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Muddying the Waters

"...Lt. Governor Bob Bullock recently appointed a special Senate committee to examine and update the Open Records law. That..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Column

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