Naked City

Mark Tschurr, former head of a successful Austin technology company, is unanimously chosen as board chairman of the Save Our Springs Alliance.

"...Mark Tschurr returned to Austin last year to find a..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...dreamed up by Save Our Springs Alliance Board Chairman Mark Tschurr last year, at a time when the City..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Austin @ Large

SOS & Smart Growth, and the candidates

"...History is written by the victors, which means Mark Tschurr is getting a little ahead of himself. The..."

Sept. 14, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Politics News Items for the Week

"...Not so, says SOS Alliance chair Mark Tschurr, who points out that the amount of development..."

Jan. 26, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Naked City

While the Chamber woos AMD in hopes that it will build its new chip fab plant here, the council stays coy.

"...Chamber wants to return to its former glory as supermarketer to the world by persuading Advanced Micro Devices to..."

May 25, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Art of the Deal

City Coucil wants to cut a deal with Stratus Properties on the Barton Creek properties because they think House Bill 1704 gives them no other option.

"...done deal. "This time," adds new SOS board chair Mark Tschurr, "we're going to participate in this process, but..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Contrary to popular belief, Vignette Corp. isn't making improvements near its future downtown location out of the goodness of its heart; rather, it's being subsidized by the city.

"...called dishonesty by omission," says local activist and businessman Mark Tschurr of the nitty-gritty details being negotiated between the..."

Nov. 24, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Amy Smith handicaps the probable upcoming mayoral race.

"...(those who supported her first and only run-off opponent, Mark Tschurr, for example) who would probably go to great..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Team Players: Who's Who on the Campaign Trail

"...attorney general (Colorado) 1993: Brigid Shea for city council, Mark Tschurr for city council 1992: various statewide, county, and..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...elevated by the invention of e-mail. In several letters, Mark Tschurr and Bill Bunch, the board chair and chief..."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Naked City

The latest casualty of Vignette's relocation downtown: The Chain Drive, a gay leather bar that sits on property owned by Perry Lorenz that is directly in the path of Vignette's expansion.

"...appeared in the Nov. 24 edition of the Chronicle. Mark Tschurr, an Austin businessman who placed the ad, is..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

S.O.S vows to fight Stratus deal on Edwards Aquifer land, TARAL supports pro-choice candidates and raises money.

"...us in the next Legislature. So we are surrendering." Mark Tschurr, who also works with SOS, argues that allowing..."

Oct. 6, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Jackie, Oh!

"It's been a long time since a woman was mayor," Jackie Goodman mused the other day.

"...In the 1993 run-off, Goodman opponent and progressive favorite Mark Tschurr turned up the heat in the final days..."

Sept. 29, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Hyde Park lawsuit sutra, Glen Maxey's retirement dilemma, parking lot battle in Judges' Hill neighborhood, Sixth Street recycling, and the anti-growth blues

"...the successful theme of last fall's anti-rail campaign, anti-growther Mark Tschurr has printed about 1,500 red, white, and black..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Gus Garcia on the qualities of the next mayor

"..."consensus-builders." Again regarding AMD: "I want to take [anti-incentive] Mark Tschurr and [pro-incentive] Eugene Sepulveda, have them to the..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Developer Gary Bradley pulls back on legislation that would create a special development district for his Spillar Ranch property southwest of Austin, but the development could move forward anyway.

"...SOS Director Mark Tschurr adds that "saying this special district is going..."

April 6, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Naked City

Handicapping the yet-to-be-announced mayoral race.

"...Mark Tschurr: Yeah, Right..."

March 2, 2001 News Feature

Would You, Could You Be My Neighbor?

The new incarnation of neighborhood planning and the latest handicapping of the mayoral candidates

"...is still not running, and former SOS board chair Mark Tschurr is still talking about running to further his..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

The Greater Chamber of Commerce wants AMD to build its next mega chip facility in Austin; Gary Bradley is calling on his friends at the Lege for help; the city's libraries have been hit with a budget crunch; Molly Ivins is glad she's left the Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Austin police spokeswoman Sally Muir has moved upstairs to become Chief Stan Knee's assistant.

"...Coalition, an industry watchdog group. Save Our Springs Chairman Mark Tschurr, who spent years working in the semiconductor field,..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In the British newspaper The Guardian on September 15, Mark Lawson said, "Music doesn't seek to explain tragedy but..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Column

Postmarks

The Clark-Madison brouhaha continues amidst tributes to Mambo John and more.

"...Mark Tschurr..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Column

Who's Buying the Votes?

The C&E reports show whose money is funding which campaigns

"...now streaming him down to $12,000 on hand. Opponents Mark Hopkins (not yet posted at press time), Kedron Touvell,..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Election Notes

The C&E reports show whose money is funding which campaigns

"...now streaming him down to $12,000 on hand. Opponents Mark Hopkins (not yet posted at press time), Kedron Touvell,..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

Expanding on neighborhood expansion, taking C. Robison to task, and much more.

"...Scott Barnes' subsequent "Postmarks" letter ["Keep Neighborhood Integrity," July 6] merely serves to..."

July 13, 2001 Column

Turning Point

Relations on the Mend

"...untrue, it was probably given credence by coalition consultant Mark Yznaga, who when asked by the political newsletter In..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

311 Story in Error

"...We do not appreciate the Chronicle making these untrue remarks without checking with the owners of the 311 club...."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Oh No, It's Mr. Bill!

Do Bill Bunch's Tactics Hurt the Springs He Loves?

"...behalf of the highway department, recalls that the case marked Bunch as an innovator. "Bill is very clever. He..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

News Top 10s

"...2. Mark Tschurr: Remember him? So is he going to run..."

Jan. 3, 2003 News Feature

Dream on, Dream Team

Democrats Fail to Convince Texas

"...the usual Williamson Co. anti-tax, anti-government sentiments, Austin activist Mark Tschurr, vocal foe of taxpayer subsidies from City Hall,..."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...as board chair of SOS Alliance, is replaced by Mark Tschurr. Rather says her disagreement with board over Bradley..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

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