November 2020 General Election Results

"...Mark Loewe (L) 2,594 3.2% / 7,311 2.7%..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature

Travis County Early Voting Results for the November 2020 General Election

From the top of the ticket to city and county races

"...Sharon (R): 11,391 (15.79%) Lloyd Doggett* (D): 57,597 (79.86%) Mark Loewe (L): 2,057 (2.85%) Jason Mata Sr. (I): 1,081..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post

Ben Dickey on Being Blaze

Inspiration, fear, and the guiding hand of Vincent D'Onofrio

"...makings of a musical legend – charisma, talent, a remarkable songwriting gift – but he was never exactly a..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Davis Enters Race, Mudslinging Begins

A governor's race with lots of buzz

"...state and the nation," while Texas executive director Heather Busby framed the filibuster as being about individual medical choices:..."

Oct. 11, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Back Door Ban on Abortion?

Senator would regulate clinics as surgical centers

"...abortion are reported in just .05% of cases, Heather Busby, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Texas, noted in her..."

March 20, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Writers' League of Texas Announces Nominees

2008 Violet Crown Book Awards

"...NM Violet Crown (Nonfiction) John Graves: Writer, edited by Mark Busby and Terrell Dixon, San Marcos, TX Strangers in..."

Sept. 11, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

John Graves, Writer

Thoreau, like many of the modern-day nature writers, had a cause. Graves sees himself as a writer who chooses a subject.

"...edited by Mark Busby and Terrell Dixon..."

May 25, 2007 Books Review by Joe O'Connell

Foreword

Previewing the 2006 Texas Book Festival

"...Mark Binelli, Mark Z. Danielewski, Cristina Henriquez, Heidi Julavits, Marisha..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

2003 Texas Book Festival Preview

"...the Ranch Mary Margaret McAllen Amberson, Don Graham, Moderator: Mark Busby..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Books Feature

Where They're Coming From

Connecting the Dots of Texas Writers Month 2002

"...Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin), David Lindsey (Animosity), Mark Busby (Fort Benning Blues), and Sarah Bird (The Yokota..."

June 7, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

A Sense of Place

The focus on regional studies at Southwest Texas State University pays off with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

"...Two years ago, Mark Busby was looking forward to the day his Center..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Texas Book Festival Wrap-Up

Taking stock of this year's panels and readings

"...explained how she applied her business acumen to the marketing of Primrose Past ("You're not going to buy it..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

2001 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...Mark Busby, Angie Cruz, Alan C. Huffines, Caroline Rose Hunt,..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Books Feature

Book 'Em

Recent Picks From the Summer Crop

"...become obscured over time, their work has had a marked effect on the way others understood Zuni. McFeely's analysis..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Books Feature by Mark Busby

Paradise

"...love before knowledge but written long after the fall. Mark Busby's novel, Fort Benning Blues, and the essay collection..."

July 13, 2001 Books Review by Mark Busby

Postscripts

Katherine Anne Porter would have turned 101 on May 15; details in Postscripts.

"...a dozen contributors to the book -- Don Graham, Mark Busby, and Dick Holland, among others -- will be..."

May 11, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Fort Benning Blues: A Novel

"...by Mark Busby..."

April 27, 2001 Books Review by Tom Doyal

The Nature of Generosity

"...for believing that without it, humankind will not survive. Mark Busby is the director of the Center for the..."

March 2, 2001 Books Review by Mark Busby

Remembrance of Texas Past

The Year in Texas Lit

"...on the Journeys of Katherine Anne Porter, edited by Mark Busby and Dick Heaberlin...."

Jan. 5, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Boone's Lick: A Novel

"...even a slighter work like Boone's Lick offers riches. Mark Busby is the Director of the Center for the..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Books Review by Mark Busby

Safe Delivery

"...as Vincent's father, Palo, and Parr's FBI pal, Ollie Nordmarken, are memorably presented, the revolutionary patsy, Angel Martinez, even..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Books Review by Mark Busby

Two for the Road

Larry McMurtry's New Books Continue His Journey

"...the interstate. He rarely seems interested in a particular landmark, often notes that he has decided not to stop..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Books Feature by Mark Busby

The Gates of the Alamo Reviewed

Mark Busby reviews Stephen Harrigan's The Gates of the Alamo.

"...about the Alamo. And that ain't a bad legacy. Mark Busby is director of the Center for the Study..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature by Mark Busby

Postscripts

There's not much about Texas that isn't in the new Texas Short Stories 2; editor Billy Bob Hill reveals why.

"...is also included, as are Carolyn Osborn, Jan Reid, Mark Busby, Betsy Berry, and Teresa Palomo Acosta. And Robert..."

March 10, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

What were the big literary news stories in the region for 1999?

"...up in Kyle was about to go on the market. Last April, however, Curt Engelhorn, a pharmaceutical magnate from..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Bibliomania

Books We Love and a Few Books We Don't

"...Mark Busby Year 1. Duane's Depressed: A Novel by Larry..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Books Feature

Postscripts

Why has the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $50,000 to Southwest Texas State University, with the possibility of awarding the university $5 million more.

"...the Southwest Humanities Center and get $5 million," says Mark Busby, the director of the Center for the Study..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...Pilkington, Annette Sanford, A Literary Journey Donley Watt, Moderator: Mark Busby..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Books Feature

Book Reviews

"...well-lighted places where human communities reflect on their significance. Mark Busby is the director of the Center for the..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Books Feature by Mark Busby

Pared Posthumous Publications

"...the resulting book is "the systematic creation of a marketable product, a discrete body of work different in kind..."

June 18, 1999 Books Feature

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