The Headlines and the Presidential Also-Rans

How can candidates be strong on delegates and weak in coverage?

"...the political establishment (sitting in a room in late 2006 with a bunch of election professionals and their hopeful..."

Jan. 26, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Candidates Get Less Green - UPDATED and Corrected

Green Party of Texas not seeking ballot access.

"...for ballot access in the primaries or the general election. This means that candidates who thought they would be..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Insiders

Meet City Hall's local candidates for city manager

"...becoming assistant city manager over capital improve­ment projects in 2006 (Public Works, Small and Minority Business Resources, the Austin..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

TV Eye

Wrestling With Angels is an intimate, surprisingly extensive profile of one of this nation's greatest contemporary playwrights

"...First screened at the 2006 Sundance Festival (and at the Austin Film Festival later..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

License to Shrill, Uncensored

A conversation with New York Times columnist Paul Krugman

"...management is interested in is economics, but you win elections by appealing to race, moral values, and national security..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point

Disneyland has its civic virtues

"...of a possibly unconstitutional 1,000-foot ban. Since drawing an election challenger, Kim's been everywhere, leading opposition to everything from..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

ACC Report Card

Chamber of Commerce releases first-ever Progress Report; outlines challenges ACC faces and how business community can help

"...a target growth rate of 2.2% per year from 2006 to 2010, which will fall behind metro Austin's projected..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Hightower Report

Gut-Check Time for Congress; and Betrayal on Trade by Democratic Leaders

"...year ago, one of the top issues in congressional elections was adamant voter opposition to the North American Free..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Run for Shelter

City takes first significant step toward relocating Town Lake Animal Center

"...the Citizens Advisory Bond Committee hearings, prior to the 2006 bond election that funded the move.) Although Llanes insisted..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Stealing Elections Like Grandpa Used To

Raymond Villarreal. Bringing the personal touch back to electoral corruption.

"...It comes out of his attempt to hijack the 2006 Democratic primaries. The Attorney General’s office called it a..."

Oct. 9, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Beside the Point

Something's gotta give with city's at-large voting system

"...the compartmentalization of the gentleman's agreement, highlighted in the 2006 election, when three qualified African-American candidates fought for the..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Bye-Bye to Bearse

Perry's director of communications heads off, but is he going far?

"...before, having worked for a slew of clients seeking election before joining the Perry camp during his '98 campaign..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lying Around in Their Own Urine

"...the Republicans had retained control of Congress in the 2006 election, our wounded vets would still be lying around..."

July 11, 2007 Postmarks

Secretary of State Roger Williams Resigns

Weatherford car dealer and GOP superfundraiser may be eyeing elected office

"...apply the skills they honed as the state’s chief elections officer. In a statement, Perry called Williams an “incredible..."

June 13, 2007 News Post by Amy Smith

Writing the Climate

Flannery and Kolbert on the accelerating pace of global warming

"...his book The Weather Makers was published in January 2006...."

May 18, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Naked City

"...voting ended Tuesday for this Saturday's general and special election, and at press time, Travis Co. reported a whopping..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature

Oaxaca Conflict Flares Back Up

Political tension resurfaces in southern Mexican state

"...boiled with demands for Ruiz's resignation, saying his 2004 election was fraudulent and that his government consistently retaliated against..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

On the Lege: TXU Meltdown

TXU says FU, then backs down

"...of four-year positions selected by voters during a general election. Homer said an elected commissioner would be more accountable..."

April 13, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

To the Lighthouse

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

"...But WTP4 soon resurfaced. The utility's April 2006 projections argued that even if construction of new Green..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

On the Lege

Austin Rep. Elliott Naishtat is leading charges to protect both seniors and children this session

"...constitutional spending cap. The Republican leadership spent the last election campaign bragging about fixing the school finance dilemma while..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

On the Lege

The Cervical Wars Part I: Perry, HPV, and the Politics of Cancer

"...Perry's surprise maneuver was much in contrast to his 2006 campaign's rebuke of a proposed mandatory vaccine against the..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Fascinating Political Factoid of the Day

Rick Perry isn't even good enough to be called a loser.

"...for just how weak his governorship is: In the 2006 election, his 39% of the vote was actually less..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...the drought was upgraded to Critical Stage in September 2006 for the first time in the BSEACD's 20-year existence...."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Feature

An Opera for Wartime

Philip Glass' Waiting for the Barbarians arrives when its message is urgently needed

"...15 months ago and was performed in Amsterdam in 2006, but its first performances outside Europe will be this..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Surprised to Find Us Opposed to Vouchers

"...to find your opposing stand for vouchers in Texas [“Post-Election Coverage,” News, Nov. 24, 2006] and making it seem..."

Jan. 18, 2007 Postmarks

Letters @ 3AM

When your novel crawls along at about a paragraph per night and your apartment is tired of your company, then hooray for Hollywood and trans-fat popcorn: A summary of the movies seen by Ventura in 2006.

"...people don't smoke enough. That roomful of folks watching election returns? Half would have been smoking (not just one..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Top 10 Local Stories: From bonds to boobs

"...Martinez and Sheryl Cole climbed the dais. The May election also transfused old and new blood at AISD and..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

"...took over the reins of Annie's List in early 2006, replacing Sherry Boyles, who left under a cloud of..."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Feature

Point Austin: Counting the Dead

Whatever their number, the Iraqi casualties lie at our feet

"..."We estimate that as of July 2006, there have been 654,965 excess Iraqi deaths as a..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Who Decides … You or the Machine?

"...session on video documentation of irregularities in this year's election (bring your video camera if you're interested), and then..."

Nov. 2, 2006 News Post by Lee Nichols

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