Archer's Challenge Takes Disability Awareness Citywide

Foundation launches citywide fundraiser to benefit Rosedale School

"...because of your limited mobility. This was the challenge Archer Hadley faced one pivotal day at Austin High...."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Post by David Lemon

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Early warning signs suggested that recently resigned health commissioner Reyn Archer was a few bricks shy of a full load.

"...that former Texas Dept. of Health commissioner William "Reyn" Archer, who resigned from the post last week, was on..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...will get built over the aquifer, after a 4-3 City Council vote and weird late-night deal-making in the back..."

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

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Headlines and happenings from around Austin and beyond

"...The City Council continues to grope for a big-box retail strategy..."

Oct. 31, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...-- Council Member Daryl Slusher, signaling trepidation before the City Council's 7-0 vote to approve -- on first reading..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Too Many Cooks at Saltillo?

"...Community Advisory Group that will be created by the city and Capital Metro to provide input to the consultants..."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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After months of litigation over who owns what portion of the Sand Beach Reserve on Town Lake, Lumbermen's Development Corp. has offered the city a deal. Also: the council discusses a settlement with Stratus properties over development on their land over the aquifer, and the city amends the camping ordinance.

"...you ask. After months of litigation, Lumbermen's offered the city a deal: Let the company build its proposed condominium..."

Oct. 6, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• City Council returns to work this morning (Thursday), as city..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Meanwhile, things couldn't be more pleasant at Austin City Hall, where Mayor Will Wynn, having scared Wal-Mart off..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Off the Desk:

"...was abuzz this week at the prospect of the city parks police getting a nice pay raise -- without..."

Dec. 5, 1997 News Feature

City Hall Hustle: McCracken's Gambit

Was McCracken's challenge to Leffingwell a shrewd move or petty politics?

"...While the May City Council races are heating up – with Bill Spelman..."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• City Council meets today (Thursday) with a lengthy agenda, including..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature

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The council member appeals to history to keep Town Lake Park alive and the boat races dead.

"...a Tuesday press release. First, it was businessman William Archer's instantly controversial proposal to revive high-speed performance boat races..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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The West Austin Park, for years an unofficial off-leash "dog park" for neighborhood residents, gets an unexpected makeover into a T-ball field.

"...are up in arms over a decision by the city Parks and Recreation Dept. (PARD) to turn the park..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop's drkoop.com, an Austin-based online pharmacy, has established close ties with a "scientific" organization widely viewed as a front for its corporate underwriters.

"...magazine PR Watch, have included such food giants as Archer Daniels Midland, Frito-Lay, and Coca-Cola, oil and chemical companies..."

Jan. 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Larry McMurtry's Last Book Sale

Archer City's landmark Booked Up to auction 300,000 titles

"...McMurtry is putting two-thirds of the inventory from his Archer City landmark bookstore Booked Up on the auction block...."

July 16, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

The Dead End at Olive and Juniper

ARA and the city leave would-be homeowners out in the cold

"...Historic District housing proj­ect. Here was one of the city's historic African-American neighborhoods in decline – only a mile..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Day Trips

"...The Spur Hotel in Archer City provides a comfortable night's lodging that offers more..."

March 1, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Dairy Queens and crumbling sandstone of Larry McMurtry's hometown, Archer City, Texas.

"...Archer City claws into the dusty earth of North Texas..."

May 5, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

A Four Letter Word

This tale of an unapologetically promiscuous New Yorker settles for the easy trifles of romantic comedy.

"...Directed by: Casper Andreas. Starring: Jesse Archer, Charlie David, Cory Grant, Steven M. Goldsmith, J.R. Rolley,..."

May 23, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Film Treatment for the Really, Truly (No Kidding This Time) 'Last Picture Show'

The Rolling Roadshow takes over Archer City to screen Bogdanovich's classic among the people who inspired it

"...FADE IN: A two-lane highway a few miles from Archer City, Texas. The red dirt on the roadside has..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Book Reviews

"...the Dairy Queen on Highway 79 just south of Archer City, his hometown, and drinking a lime Dr. Pepper,..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Books Feature by Mark Busby

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Moviegoers Assemble!

"...assassin Black Widow (Johansson), rage-prone Hulk (Ruffalo), and ace archer Hawkeye (Renner), have checked their egos and tempers for..."

May 1, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Paradise

"...of soil that is the homeland of McMurtry's heart, Archer County, Texas, where he was born and raised and..."

July 13, 2001 Books Review by Mark Busby

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

News and events from Corpus Christi to Fort Davis

"...productions, as well as artwork and furnishings from his Archer City home. The complete catalog will be available online..."

May 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

On the Road Again

Texas Monthly teams with Rolling Roadshow for summer series

"...June 3 – THE SEARCHERS in Groesbeck, Texas Old Fort Parker – Inspired by..."

May 16, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Food-o-file

"...in a serious Texas myth-preserving endeavor. Community leaders in Archer City, Texas (including author Larry McMurtry) are restoring the..."

May 16, 1997 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Shortcuts

"...coast? Then check out Independents Nights at New York City's Lincoln Center on July 10 when the work of..."

May 16, 1997 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips: MSU-Burns Fantasy of Lights, Wichita Falls

Holiday wonderland carries on a family’s Christmas tradition begun in the 1920s

"...to their son, who donated the lighted contraptions to Archer City. The small town, famous for being Larry McMurtry's..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Black as Your Lungs, Black as Pitch

First-Place Winner

"...truck between Wichita Falls and Scotland, then over to Archer City and up to Electra. This long pole I..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Books Feature by Greg Koehler

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