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Sept. 29, 2006 Column
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...build a corporate campus upstream from the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer recharge zone. The city has historically discouraged major..."
Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature
When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?
One policy wonk's view of how we got here
"...Austin Water as assistant director of environmental affairs and conservation. My hiring was somewhat controversial at the time, but..."
Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...the Department of Justice. In a letter to U.S. District Attorney Johnny Sutton, Futrell and Knee said that "an..."
March 25, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
The LCRA Means Business
Authority's Plans to Expand Threatens Austin's Control Over
Growth
"...and wastewater services, and communities over the environmentally sensitive Edwards Aquifer and the Barton Creek Watershed provide a ready..."
Feb. 7, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban
Naked City
The Save Barton Creek Association tries to force the TNRCC to listen.
"...appealing last year's decision by the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission to deny the group's request for a hearing..."
Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith
Naked City
"...unused 1/4cents taxing power to create a crime prevention district, told the Board that it had violated the Open..."
June 16, 1995 News Feature
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...mothers give their sons and daughters." – Democratic Congressional District 31 candidate Mary Beth Harrell, whose son is serving..."
Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...Endeavor Real Estate Group for a Wal-Mart Supercenter. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks last week rejected the city's motion..."
April 16, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...Fish and Wildlife Service as part of a habitat conservation plan to protect the endangered species — and to..."
Sept. 4, 1998 News Feature
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...the Endangered Species List. The animals, endemic to the Edwards Aquifer, include the Comal Springs riffle beetle, the Comal..."
Jan. 9, 1998 News Feature
Off the Desk
"...members questioning the environmental controls instituted to protect the Edwards Aquifer and Barton Springs from highway runoff. Seventeen area..."
Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...region and less like a city, there's a new aquifer for Austinites to get to know and love –..."
May 20, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Naked City
News shorts
"...time, Baxter had not returned Chronicle calls, but Appraisal District records and the local phone directory both show Baxter's..."
Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Michael King
What's Next for Bankrupt SOS?
Staff says life will go on, but tactics may change
"...of its lawsuit against the Lazy 9 Municipal Utility District, and its Sweetwater development, and ordered the organization to..."
April 20, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Then There's This: Highway to Heaven or Hell?
Precinct 3 voters have two distinct choices for the future
"...delicate terrain over the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer, and therein lies the problem. Few Austin public..."
Oct. 26, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith
Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'
Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics
"...initiated joint use of the facilities with the school district, I initiated joint meetings, and they must have fallen..."
April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith
Naked City
"...first proposed direct discharge permit into the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer. A Texas Commission on Environmental Quality hearing on..."
Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature
Naked City
Beyond City Limits
"...Texas' official state snack. A second-grade class in Flores' district came up with the idea. Since you must know,..."
Nov. 22, 2002 News Feature
Page Three: Hell in a Handbasket
or, the Worst of Austin
or, the Worst of Austin
A week in the life of local government
"...fat remains in the Forgione-era miasma that is the district's West Sixth Street HQ, and the firestorm that came..."
Aug. 27, 2010 Column by Nick Barbaro
Top 10 Environmental Stories
"...and more reuse. A proposed resource-recovery park or green district would be part landfill, part recycling and reclamation center,..."
Jan. 2, 2009 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Naked City
Austin Stories
"...Creek and is in the contributing zone of the Edwards Aquifer. Austin development attorney David Armbrust brokered the agreement..."
July 11, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Everybody Loves a Wynn-er
Will Wynn is his own flavor of ice cream -- pure vanilla, but mixed with nuts
"...job so he wouldn't have to build over the aquifer, gave the DAA's highest honor to the Save Our..."
Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...Endangered Species List. They join the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, which voted last month to intervene in the..."
Jan. 31, 1997 News Feature
Can Texas Clean Up Its Climate Footprint?
State Rep. Erin Zwiener outlines a House environmental agenda
"...bills to increase accountability for the energy sector, incentivize conservation, and toughen up the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality...."
Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Naked City
The Inside Deal
"...the Legislature that would form a special county development district for his Spillar Ranch development in Hays County. The..."
March 30, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett
Naked City
"...the first, last, and most important responsibility of the district attorney is to put the interests of the children..."
Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature
Quote of the Week
"..."The aquifer can no longer afford anything other than minimal use,..."
Sept. 9, 2011 News Column
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...curriculum scheduled to begin in earnest next fall, the district hopes to instill "touchstone character skills": caring, courage, fairness,..."
April 1, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District is currently accepting applications for candidates..."
