Council Watch

Walking the Ethical Tightrope

"...affordable-housing proposal, under Gene Watkins Development, Inc., is a plan to turn the historic Stephen F. Austin Hotel, located..."

May 12, 1995 News Column by Alex de Marban

Headlines

"...• One of Austin's most accomplished conservationists, Kent Butler, died May 13 while hiking in Yosemite..."

May 20, 2011 News Feature

No Trespassing

illustration by Doug Potter TNC Goes Overboard in Protecting Barton Creek

"...14, Dick Droese and a couple of friends were planning to float Barton Creek. But as they were preparing..."

July 11, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...support all this new retail -- on top of planned expansions to the existing Arboretum and Gateway complexes and..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...authority is assuming under Austin's recently adopted 25-year transportation plan. The plan calls for transit to pay for half..."

June 16, 1995 News Feature

Council: Fire, Flood, and Men on Horseback

Contentious issues fill this week's slate

"...Kathie Tovo) invokes the Endangered Species Act and the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan and asks staff to report back..."

May 16, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Service to buy up to 799 acres for the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan. This would bring the BCCP, first..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature

Clear-Cutting at Parks & Rec

Budget Pruning Kills Horticulture Unit

"...tend to the Mountain Laurels in the nearby large planter decorated with Texas stars. Ozuna grabs another bag of..."

Aug. 30, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Like a Rose

The LCRA and Mark Rose: It's a Beautiful World

"...a key role in the effort to create the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan...."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Feature

It Pays to Recycle

"...have surged as newly built paper mills and de-inking plants compete with each other for newsprint. Earlier this year,..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Council Watch

As the Lawsuit Looms...

"...his executive aide, Trey Salinas, said Monday, "If someone's planning on filing a lawsuit against the city, it's customary..."

May 5, 1995 News Column by Alex de Marban

Land Mine

public access debate surrounds preservation issue

"...those spots, at least to date, are in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (BCP) system. A massive project designed to..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Morrison to Mayor: 'It's Not Personal, It's Policy'

Leffingwell refuses to give up Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Planning Org. seat

"...relinquish his seat on the coordinating committee of the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Planning Organization...."

July 4, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Birds vs. People at BCP

At least one Austin resident questions wildlife preserve's human-access policies

"...species or the people? That's a question looming over Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, where local citizens are demanding greater recreational..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

City Hall Hustle: Hell or High Water

WTP4 opposition increasing – and increasingly not on the same page

"...With a monster municipal issue like Water Treatment Plant No. 4, not everyone's going to be on the..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Fight of His Life

Are Ronney Reynolds' Mayoral Hopes on the Ropes?

"...Texas Water Commission to form the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission) in late 1991. Richards obliged. At the time,..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Council Watch

"...Goodman and Gus Garcia are supposed to oversee the planned redistribution,..."

April 28, 1995 News Column by Alex de Marban

'Shoddy' and 'Rushed'

Spicewood neighbors blast WTP4 water line plan

"...While Water Treatment Plant No. 4 construction continues as long as City Council's..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

To the Lighthouse

After 20 years, WTP4 returns to a still unanswered question: Do we need it?

"...Sam Biscoe. The topic was the city's proposed water plant, Water Treatment Plant No. 4, expected (at full build-out)..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

How Green Grows My County?

'Greenprints' aim to protect our most precious natural lands

"...paper, the river provided its own best precept for conservation. What river-floater wouldn't rally to support a healthy riparian..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Keeping Austin Wild

As the population swells, officials and activists look for ways to preserve open space

"...entities for inadequately assessing the environmental impacts of the planned expansion of U.S. 290 into the Hill Country. On..."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...today's city council agenda: the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan and the University Neighborhood Overlay; annexation and zoning for..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...fraction of the proposed $1.25 billion in highway expansions planned for the Barton Springs Watershed, we could buy up..."

April 21, 2006 Column

Living on the Edge

"...has occurred on a larger scale throughout the whole Balcones Canyonlands Preserve matrix. A glimpse at any map of..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Beside the Point

The city and county play chicken over Bull Creek and Cortaña

"...Born into trouble, the proposed Water Treatment Plant No. 4 has been plagued with questions. Is the..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

'Natural Capitalism' in the Hills

The Crossings' earth- and economy-friendly integration into the Hill Country really is something to feel good about.

"...and affordable provider of such services, and the Becks plan to keep the Crossings that way. (The Becks were..."

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

Naked City

"...• Two area conservation programs will get six-figure boosts from the federal government..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature

Cool City: Water Utility Flows Green

Daryl Slusher hops from Austin Energy to Austin Water Utility to serve as first assistant director of environmental affairs and conservation

"...the water utility: assistant director of environmental affairs and conservation. Then she hand-picked a strategic hire: former City Council..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

A Liquid Proposition

Austin's Water Quality Protection Lands are few and far between: can they do the job they are meant to do?

"...populace, he was employed by the USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service in a program designed to help landowners cope..."

July 6, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the Office of the City Auditor regarding Water Treatment Plant No. 4's controversial site-selection in the Cortaña tract of..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

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