War of Words

Hays County planning battle turns into a war of words.

"...growth.These Are the Days Wimberley rancher and County Commissioner Bill Burnett's roots are steeped in county politics. He is..."

July 7, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

West of Memphis

Eighteen years of wrongful imprisonment and four documentaries still don't put to rest the trials of the West Memphis Three.

"...happened to be hunting buddies with presiding Judge David Burnett. Providing testimony from “experts” with mail-order diplomas and no..."

March 15, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Naked City

Some Hays County residents are up in arms about a proposed road over the EdwardsAquifer, which they say was moved westward under suspicious circumstances.

"...sued the county two weeks ago, alleging that Commissioner Bill Burnett instructed county staff to illegally make changes to..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

A Day at the Races

Primary races start heating up in nearby counties, across Texas, and around the nation.

"...appointed successor, Bobby Gutierrez; one of his former lieutenants, Bill Schwettmann; a former deputy constable from another precinct, Mike..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Redrawing the Road Map

CAMPO expansion may change the roles of the Central Texas transportation game.

"...Hays Co. Commissioner Bill Burnett, Hays' current lone representative on CAMPO's board, couldn't..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature by Dave Mann

Endorsements

The Chronicle's picks in the Nov. 2 election

"...with a floor fight on one particularly obnoxious anti-environmental bill.) And we're realistic about how well any Democrat would..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature

Roadblock

"...a lawsuit after hearing county workers explain that Commissioner Bill Burnett had helped them "draw the lines" on the..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Naked City

Hays County residents protest new road plan

"...the planning process had not been well publicized. Commissioner Bill Burnett, whose precinct covers Wimberley, says the plan is..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...These days, it's not Exec but the city's half-billion dollar Austin Bergstrom International Airport project that is the..."

Oct. 31, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

A Sinking Foundation?

"...now appealing to TDHCA to stop it. County Commissioner Bill Burnett, a first-term official whose precinct includes Wimberley, says..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...county's controversial 2025 Transportation Plan is invalid because Commissioner Bill Burnett altered the map after its final adoption by..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

As usual, election night returns came slowly, turnout was low, and there wasn't much suspense.

"...Bill Bradley: 5,930 (17.4%)..."

March 17, 2000 News Feature

Naked City

All's Well That Ends

"...the five-way Pct. 3 constable race outright. (He'll meet Bill Schwettmann in the runoff.)..."

March 17, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Eight Is Enough

"...GOP incumbent Bill Burnett will be challenged by Craig Payne, the four-term..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Austin Rep. Glen Maxey has filed a bill that would prohibit state-supported universities from taking donations from..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature

Chronicle Endorsements for the March 3 Primary Election

From local judges and representatives to the presidential candidate, here are our recommendations

"...on 11 ballot propositions that constitute the Texas Democrats Bill of Rights...."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Feature

Day Trips

"...Burnett's Christmas Tree Farm outside of Salado is at the..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Looks Back... and Forward

Documentary Film Pioneer D.A. Pennebaker

"...Pop, and (with his wife and partner Chris Hegedus) Bill Clinton's 1992 bid for the presidency in The War..."

April 3, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Scandalous: The True Story of the National Enquirer

The shocking history of America's sleaziest tabloid

"...Hart’s extramarital dalliance, O.J. Simpson’s explosive murder trial, and Bill Clinton’s White House sex scandal, the National Enquirer achieved..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Off the Record

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss raise sand in Dallas, Lick Lick goes big in Japan, Dutch hip-hop sprouts in Austin, and a homecoming for Doyle Bramhall II

"...the Black & White Years, who pulled off the bill, along with Gary Clark Jr., when the band didn't..."

July 11, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Short Cuts

"...impressive kudos are co-writer and director Anderson and co-star Bill Murray. Why this quirky comedy is being released in..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

National Top 10s

National Top 10s of 2006

"...1) T Bone Burnett, The True False Identity (DMZ/Columbia)..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Music Feature

The Dick Cavett Show: Comic Legends

"...exasperates Truman Capote with constant interruptions, while a young Bill Cosby upstages an appreciative Jack Benny with a dazzling..."

March 24, 2006 Screens Review by Steve Uhler

Those Magic Moments

Composer, classicist Stephen Barber's encoding and imprinting

"...expressive visionaries: from celebrated rock stars like Keith Richards, Billy Gibbons, and David Byrne to renowned composers and arrangers..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Playback

SXSW news and carryings-on

"...collaboration with MF Doom. Kydd performs tonight on a bill including choice hip-hop artists Casey Veggies and Big K.R.I.T...."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Willie Nelson

"...When Billy Joe Shaver was found not guilty of shooting a..."

April 30, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Off the Record

Stephen Bruton's final cut, a parting gift from At All Cost, and other holiday stocking stuffers

"...as the a cappella version by Robert Duvall of Billy Joe Shaver's "Live Forever" from the film accompanies a..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Nickelodeon for Your Thoughts

TV Eye

"...Show was added next to MTM and The Carol Burnett Show replaced MI at 9pm. It turned into glory..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Hope Olaidé Wilson, Souléymane Sy Savané, Craig muMs Grant, Bill Sage (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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