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"...The union labor contract before members of the Austin Firefighters Association passed 4-to-1 after voting concluded yesterday. Passing..."

"...Town Lake Center, 721 Barton Springs Rd., Rm. 130. www.austinrecycles.com. Friday31..."

"...its self-proclaimed world capital. While the teeming heart of Austin's entertainment district at closing hour is rarely what anyone..."

"...and "bicycle super roadway." The 30 megawatt, $250 million Austin Energy solar array also passed, with the odd, seemingly..."

"...• Rhoda Mae Kerr has been confirmed as the Austin Fire Department's first female chief. Ironically, the Austin Firefighters..."

"...take two years. (For more on development review, see "Austin@Large.")..."

"...she needlessly jeopardized the life of another officer." – Austin Police Chief Stan Knee, in a memo explaining the..."

"...As expected, the members of the Austin Association of Professional Firefighters have approved a vote of..."

"...and will hit the City Council Dec. 2. See "Austin @ Large," right...."

"...for city employee unions in labor contract negotiations, says Austin Association of Professional Firefighters President Mike Martinez. Although 60%..."

"...Proposition 1 is bad policy for Austin taxpayers and for all city employees except firefighters, and..."

"...Leaders of the Austin Association of Professional Firefighters and Austin Police Association gathered..."

"...costs have ballooned in recent years, partly due to Austin's rapid growth and aggressive late-Nineties annexation program, but also..."

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

"...Welcome to the People's Republic of Austin, Live Music Capital of the World! The red, Republican..."

"...standard-bearer." – Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman, to the Austin American-Statesman, on attempts to woo him to run as..."

"...would support. But I'm convinced that collective bargaining for Austin firefighters is the wrong step now for providing appropriate..."

"...civil affair. But by the painfully friendly standards of Austin City Hall, Monday's first reading was plenty contentious. Last..."

"...Austin American-Statesman..."

"...• The Washington Post obtained a copy of a..."

"...district to Canada instead." – U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, after scoring a resounding victory in the Democratic primary..."

"...On Jan. 16, Austin firefighter Ray Hendricks announced that he and nearly all..."

"...is still paying off old pension obligation bonds), and firefighters have held back from fully supporting the plan. Almost..."

"...enforcement got their proverbial asses whupped Saturday night at Austin’s first annual Battle of the Badges, a charity fundraiser..."

"...are contending for the post: Brigid Shea, a former Austin City Council member and longtime local activist on environmental..."

"...An increasingly common factor in Austin elections are the political action committees – PACs. While..."

"...of a new “meet and confer” agreement with the Austin Police Association – largely overseen by Huffman – but..."

"...public-safety spending: the city's generous meet-and-confer contracts with the Austin Police Association and the Austin Association of Firefighters. The..."

"...pay-to-play national politics, it's worth stopping to ask: Does Austin's current campaign finance system discourage candidates of average means..."

"...miles from the finish line of the annual MS-150 Houston-to-Austin fundraising ride. Fortun­ately, there are plenty of public safety..."