Rebound

Although this Mighty Ducks/Bad News Bears clone is predictable and inoffensive, it's filled with sweet humor and well-drawn young characters.

"...in shepherding his team to victory. Saddled with an anger-management problem and an ego roughly the size of Eddie..."

July 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

East Cameron Folkcore: Tour Diary, Part I

Cruising through Germany with the cursers of disgust

"...father who owns Austin’s Playing in Traffic Records and Loophole Management, attended. He liked it...."

Sept. 24, 2013 Music Post by Jesse Moore

Off the Record

A Thanksgiving feast with Speak, A Welch Family Affair, and Ornette Coleman

"...Warner/Chappell Music. Originally added to the roster of Austin's Loophole Management while still in high school, Speak's the first..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Playing in Traffic with Los Lonely Boys, Daniel Johnston, Roky Erickson's Ice Cream Social, and Dan Auerbach

"...a private party yesterday at GSD&M's Idea City, Austin-based Loophole Management officially launched Playing in Traffic, which already features..."

March 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...much individuals can give to PACs, creating a giant loophole that undermines the proposed $300 individual limits on candidate..."

April 7, 2006 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...no more than $100 contributions, there remains the pesky loophole that would allow mega bucks to be diverted to..."

Nov. 7, 1997 News Feature

West, Ammonium Nitrate, And the Myopia of Terrorism

House hearing shows emphasis on public safety, not health and safety

"...that, as the Center for Public Integrity notes, creates loophole after loophole. The regulatory structure, such as it is,..."

May 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Hustle: Summer Not-so-Blockbusters

During Council hiatus, the work goes on

"...returned with another big-ticket item: attempting to close the loophole that prevents smaller apartment complexes and offices from offering..."

July 17, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Coal Hard Cash

Alcoa has applied for a mining application in Elgin, near Austin.

"...regular permit holders. And the permit contains a key loophole that is absolutely crucial to Alcoa. At the discretion..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature

Postmarks

Share the Smart Growth

"...hired a leader with no experience and apparently no management skills to care for this Austin institution. Good luck..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Column

Imagining Austin

Austinites begin a new comprehensive plan for the city's future

"...the same time, he said, council members and city management must consistently reference and cleave to it...."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...on the Wilder tract this week. That gives Waste Management Inc. the ability to move dirt around the tract..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature

Sounding the Alarm on Texas' Nursing Home System

25% of the state's 1,200 long-term care centers have been cited for serious standard deficiencies

"...Ty reported the abuse she witnessed to corporate management, but said leadership never responded directly to her complaints...."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Herding Council Cats

City Council takes on 103 items ranging from bonds to staff review

"...Would establish an interlocal agreement with Travis County for management of a planned "sobriety center" (non-arrest drunk tank) to..."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Top 10 Labor Stories

"...employees sets an example. Later in the year, a loophole that allowed city subcontractors to pay less was closed...."

Jan. 1, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

How Long Is 140 Days?

As the 81st Legislature departs, does it leave a footprint?

"...critics say, the House has ripped open a massive loophole in the legislative process. How bad is it? "Seriously..."

June 12, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...• Also in hurricane aftermath news, the Federal Emergency ManagementAgency announced Friday that it's giving $2.49 million in Public..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

"...has been paying rent and utilities with Federal Emergency Management Agency funds will continue receiving federal rent assistance and..."

April 14, 2006 News Feature

We're with Lloyds

The battle over homeowners insurance rates is front and center at the Lege

"...of insurance commissioner an elected position, and limited excessive "management" fees to parent companies. (For the three-month period from..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Who Owns Sixth Street

Is Austin's Sixth Street Entertainment District undergoing an identity crisis? -- and who are the designated shrinks?

"...elicit from minors (sales-tax free too, due to a loophole in the state tax code, if the club is..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Frenzied Rush

Big Water Deal

"...if not dissent among the ranks. The city's Resource Management Commission and Environmental Board have passed resolutions recommending a..."

Aug. 27, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Austin at Large: It’s Good to Try New Things

We could build more decent housing for all Austinites if we rethink what’s “normal”

"...ideas. One of the signal failures of America's postwar management of its built environment is the stifling of creativity..."

July 30, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Recap: Too Late to Turn Back Time

New taxes for lakeside homes, operators for Butler Pitch and Putt

"...formed hastily in the wake of news the tax loophole would likely be closed, and criticized the Council for..."

June 21, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Hightower Report: Corporate Weasels Try to Escape Paying for Workers' Injuries

Who needs workers' comp? Not big business.

"...injured workers. In Texas, which already has this write-it-yourself loophole, more than half of the corporate plans – get..."

April 24, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

Council Goes Back to Work

White Lodging, Taco PUD, and more

"...also claim this is a misuse of the PUD loophole. Developers for the project, Post Paggi, LLC, have touted..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

Beside the Point: Planning What's Affordable

The Downtown Austin Plan comes lumbering toward its official adoption

"...applying for CURE has functioned as a de facto loophole for developers seeking additional height, who might otherwise enter..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report

Wall Street's Ethical Dilemma; and Big Banks' Inside Job

"...proprietary traders change hats, moving them into its "asset management" division, which does not come under the new regulation...."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Off the Record

Premios Texas prompts OTR's inaugural Summer Vinyl Awards

"...maintains an equity stake and a spot on its management committee. The Envelope, Please..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Talking Travis: Donna Howard

District 48 rep on the pros and cons of getting studies passed

"...School Fund from the State Board to a new management body. I think the bill to webcast [their meetings]..."

May 11, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...Sara Hartley, spokeswoman for the city's Office of Emergency Management, said, "I know anecdotally there's a lot of people..."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Feature

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