Abortion Resources in Texas and Beyond

Services, financial assistance, contraception, counseling, and more

"...Brigid Alliance Provides funding for travel to New Mexico and..."

July 1, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Abortion Resources for Texans and Beyond

From counseling to contraception to legal services, here are your options

"...Brigid Alliance Provides funding for travel to New Mexico and..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature

Tesla Updates Travis County on Community Investments, “Ecological Paradise” Progress

Massive workforce development, still no data on water usage

"...partners like the Austin Area Urban League, Colorado River Alliance, and Del Valle ISD, as the Tesla Gigafactory, the..."

Oct. 19, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

News Roundup: Buehler, Bikes, & Uber

Uber hates City Council; bicyclists love it

"...In this week's News Roundup: The Uber/Lyft alliance battles City Council for the hearts and minds of..."

Nov. 16, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...Nov.: The Save Our Springs Coalition, an alliance of environmental groups led by Brigid Shea of Clean..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Did SOS Matter?

The battle for Barton Springs has been a struggle over the soul of the city.

"...by the Save Our Springs Ordinance (or Coalition, or Alliance, or Action, or Legal Defense Fund, or other present..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

May 12 Municipal Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...an argument in favor of either Lee Leffingwell or Brigid Shea...."

April 27, 2012 News Feature

Then There's This: Extreme Sprawl

SH 45 toll road hawks back in the driver's seat

"...Spel­man casting the only dissenting votes. Save Our Springs Alliance Director Bill Bunch spoke in opposition to the road..."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Austin @ Large

SOS & Smart Growth, and the candidates

"...The recently departed chair of the Save Our Springs Alliance and aspiring political tyro wrote the Chronicle recently to..."

Sept. 14, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Imminent Harm

The city plays a high-stakes, high-risk game with Stratus Properties, while the citizens look on

"...pollution over the aquifer, should the developer seek political alliances elsewhere. Not surprisingly, Austin has Stratus itself to thank..."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

S.o.s. 101

"...kind of dirty dealing that inspired environmentalists (Bill Bunch, Brigid Shea, Mary Arnold, to name a few) to form..."

April 30, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

It's Your City Council!

Brigid Shea and Clay Dafoe vs. Lee Leffingwell

"...and the pending ban on single-use plastic bags. Challenger Brigid Shea points to her founding membership in the Save..."

April 13, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Council will appoint nine members to the Mueller Municipal Airport Implementation Advisory Commission; city may implement new septic tank rules; Suzanne Gamboa has left the Statesman; Brigid Shea starts a new consulting firm; UT professor Emerson Tiller has been nominated for the board of ICANN; Triangle project action postponed for a week.

"...Brigid Shea woke up one morning and realized that the..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Politics Top 10

Top Ten Political Stories

"...Bruce Todd announced the formation of a new marketing alliance called Todos, offering PR, consulting, and lobbying services. Critics..."

Jan. 10, 1997 News Feature

Council Watch

Where There's a Bill, There's a Way

"...11. The plan, disapproved of by Max Nofziger and Brigid Shea, is effective October 1. It will cost the..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Column

The Backstage Crew

Council Candidates' Consultants Direct the Show

"...the following year, enabling Rindy and Butts to put Brigid Shea into office, while Stanley gilded the pathway for..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Statesman ignores Bill Bunch as part of its SOS history; Mary Arnold, Whole Foods and Lee Walker honored for their SOS dedication; the Austin Police Association's mailers for Rafael Quintanilla never got mailed; Mayor Kirk Watson will lay out his transportation vision.

"...its ear, pitting the newly formed Save Our Springs Alliance against the likes of the Chamber and the Statesman..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Brigid Shea resigns from the Save Our Springs pac over the board's refusal to endorse Kirk Watson for mayor; Millennium March on Washington is April 30.

"...is hell? The latest casualty happened April 12 when Brigid Shea severed her last link to the Save Our..."

April 21, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife rethinks its pact with the Lower Colorado River Authority; prospective candidates are lining up to run for two open on district court, and Brigid Shea leaves the SOS Alliance.

"...for them to rush into this agreement," says SOS Alliance President Robin Rather. Both SOS and the Hays County..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

Inside Agitator

Fulani Follower Stokes Fires of Resentment and Reform

"...and admirers alike? She'll form the most unholy of alliances to get what she wants, and then turn around..."

Dec. 12, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

SH 45 Gap Project Moves Ahead Despite Dubious Regional Cooperation

Out of the loop

"...tentatively planned for later this summer. Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea says that's too little, too late: "If Travis..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Hays County Moves to Bridge the SH 45 Gap Amid Political Firestorm

Mind the gap

"...Mike Clifford, technical director for the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, says, "This is a real partisan warfare thing going..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: The Pigs Inside Our Python

Austin takes a looooong time to digest what it swallows

"...can recall whether, as a member of City Coun­cil, Brigid Shea opposed or supported tax incentive programs for major..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Club Endorsements Pile Up

Multi-club meeting scheduled for Jan. 30

"...the Central Austin Democrats, University Democrats, and the Progressive Alliance will be holding a joint forum. This list will..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Brandon Watson

Battle of the Big Box

Enviros and Southwest neighbors find a common cause: fighting Wal-Mart and its plans for a Supercenter on the aquifer

"...the Bradley and Stratus deals. Once again, former SOS Alliance leaders Robin Rather and Brigid Shea, currently board members..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Commissioners in the Spotlight

Candidates line up for county commissioner seats.

"...Jeff Heckler filed Wendesday as a Democratic challenger, and Brigid Shea is also considering running for Sonleitner's post in..."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Contrary to popular belief, Vignette Corp. isn't making improvements near its future downtown location out of the goodness of its heart; rather, it's being subsidized by the city.

"...they do expect to be reimbursed over time," says Brigid Shea, a former Save Our Springs Alliance leader who..."

Nov. 24, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

University of Texas employees will be staging a sickout to protest low pay and benefits; citizen planners in the East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Planning Team are honored for their work; the Dawson Neighborhood Association tries to reach a compromise to keep Southwestern Bell from tearing down homes in their neighborhood; The Save Our Springs Alliance honors Brigid Shea as a "Barton Springs Hero"; Statesman political reporter Dylan Rivera leaves for Portland, Oregon.

"...She may be gone, but Save Our Springs Alliance co-founder Brigid Shea hasn't been forgotten by the organization,..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Slaughterhouse Three

Circle the Firing Squads

"...(assuming they run for reelection) will be Max Nofziger, Brigid Shea, and Jackie Goodman. (The other four seats aren't..."

May 12, 1995 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Memoirs of a Movement

Remembering the campaign to Save Our Springs

"...Brigid Shea..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature

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