Naked City

Putting the brakes on the Star+Plus HMO

"...A coalition of urban state senators, including Gonzalo Barrientos, D-Austin, has urged the Health and Human Services..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

LCRA Gets Its Pipe On

A near-unanimous vote to bring surface water to Hamilton Pool Road

"...the form of letters and e-mails from state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, Austin City Council Member Daryl Slusher, and several..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Neighbors get organized, call on Todd Baxter, and cut a deal with the LCRA

"...Utility Commission representative, and a staffer for state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, D-Austin, before everyone came to an understanding, Coburn..."

March 26, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...annual parade and other festivities – including state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, who serves on the group's board – blasted..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

News/Print

Bestselling true-crime author Suzy Spencer is giving the Texas Department of Criminal Justice hell for the holidays.

"...was sent in a slightly different form to Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, Spencer asserts that she had full cooperation from..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Capitol Chronicle

Sen. John Whitmire flees exile in Albuquerque and says he'll return to the Senate with or without his Democratic colleagues.

"...congressional re-redistricting. "We're all terribly disappointed," said Austin Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos from Colorado, where he had traveled with El..."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

"...remain in New Mexico for the present. Austin Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos said the Democratic Caucus is "terribly disappointed" with..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Supremes Turn Down Perry and Dewhurst

The Texas Supreme Court rejects Perry and Dewhurst's request for a writ of mandamus against the fugitive Senate Democrats.

"...Senate districts. (The sole exception is our own Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos; his Dist. 14 is only 45% minority.)..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Fighting a Rising Tide

The 78th Lege chipped away at abortion rights

"...Several legislators, including Austin's Rep. Dawnna Dukes and Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, expressed outrage that even victims of rape or..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

DPS Documents: More Questions About Killer-D Manhunt

The back story of the hunt for the House Democrats gets more and more intriguing.

"...to notes provided to the DPS by Austin Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, a couple of legislators' spouses were apparently followed..."

June 13, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Page Two

In the wake of the Republican Dream Team's electoral sweep, expect the governmental services you depend on to be diminished.

"...sure is limited. Patrick Rose defeated sleazy Rick Green, Gonzalo Barrientos overcame Ben Bentzin's morally corrupt campaign ads...."

Nov. 8, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

In Central Texas, the "progressive" agenda can trump the GOP "majority."

"...-- though with different, ridiculous district boundaries -- between Gonzalo Barrientos and Jeff Wentworth, both now endangered moderates in..."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin and elsewhere

"...a sensational TV ad featuring police video of incumbent Gonzalo Barrientos' 2001 drunken-driving arrest (see Low Road at High..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

I-35 Planning Not a Two-Way Street

To some East Austin residents, the Texas Dept. of Transportation is an Orwellian evil empire-like state agency that will pave over your house if not watched closely, despite the agency's best efforts to put on a happy face.

"...critical of TxDOT and its I-35 design, State Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos replied in a June 11 letter, "My office..."

Aug. 16, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Hightower's Hoedown

Jim Hightower's Rolling Thunder Down-Home Democracy Tour kicks off in Austin.

"...happening here." Also in the crowd were state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, D-Austin, and U.S. Senate hopeful Victor Morales...."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Banker vs. the Prosecutor

As the primary campaign winds to an abrupt close, what do we know about Sanchez and Morales?

"...the Tesoro S&L charges. Several hundred partisans heard Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, Sanchez's designated hitman of the day, attack Morales..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Who's the After-Maxey?

Candidates begin throwing hats into the District 51 ring

"...was the first political home of current state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos. The redrawn Dist. 51 is even more strongly..."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Capitol Chronicle

Governor Perry and his 82 vetoes: Government by Negation

"...-- of HB 2807, sponsored by Ann Kitchen and Gonzalo Barrientos -- could cost the city and county up..."

June 29, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

UT President Larry Faulkner's comments about minority hiring and recruitment anger many minority members of the Texas Legislature.

"...enough.'" Van de Putte's comments were echoed by Sens. Gonzalo Barrientos, Rodney Ellis, Carlos Truan, Mario Gallegos, and others...."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Texas House passes Hate Crimes bill; mesasure goes to Senate.

"...The day after the Perry incident, Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, D-Austin, chastised the governor for meddling in the..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Lines in the Sand

A preview of the Austin delegation agenda for the 77th Legislature

"...the clubby Senate, where the ideological distance between Democrat Gonzalo Barrientos and Republican Jeff Wentworth is not that great...."

Jan. 19, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Capitol Chronicle

As Gov. Bush moves to D.C. in a wave of acclamation, the Legislature prepares to meet over redistricting and new legislation.

"...Justice budget without necessarily authorizing new dungeons. Austin Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos told the Chronicle his "top priority ... is..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

A recap of a conversation with the late Henry B. Gonzalez, the Bush press machine rumbles along, the press speculates on Bush's appointments.

"...Gardens. The march -- which included Austin State Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos and the late Sam Terr, a quiet and..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Naked City

CAMPO undergoes the peer review study sought by anti-light rail activists, but the results turn out quite differently than the road warriors expected.

"...city and suburbs, Dems and Rs. Austin state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, chair of the board, builds consensus by cutting..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

In a surprisingly uncontentious meeting, the CAMPO board discusses several less prominent, but still important, road and rail-related items.

"...sarcastic asides, of which the committee chair, state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, provides ample supplies all by his lonesome...."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

CAMPO adopts a 25-year plan that calls for bigger, longer roads and full funding for Austin's transportation plans, a stipulation that will require some creative funding solutions.

"...of city planning director Austan Librach by state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, D-Austin, who chairs the CAMPO board with a..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Pete's Principle

Ex-Chamber Head Winstead Takes Us to the Toll Road

"...local senators -- San Antonio's Jeff Wentworth and Austin's Gonzalo Barrientos -- who introduced Winstead at the planning conference)...."

May 22, 1998 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Thanks, But No Thanks

Garcia Abandons an Agreement Some Say Never Existed

"...by what Garcia calls the "Brown Machine" -- Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, former Travis County Commissioner Richard Moya, former railroad..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Pray For Politicians

Religious Beliefs Play a Political Role, Like It or Not

"...Three of the four -- Councilmember Gus Garcia, Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos and U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm -- responded only..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Point Austin: The Legacy of Solidarity

Film of the 'Austin Chicano Huelga' recounts a city's transformation

"...essentially "just another Southern Confederate capital." Afterward, said Gon­zalo Barrientos, "This huelga was the catalyst of change in Hispanic..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Column by Michael King

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