Redistricting Hard Ball

"...offset by two balking R's, Sens. Bill Ratliff of Mount Pleasant and Jeff Wentworth of San Antonio. Ratliff, who..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...break the deadlock. Senate State Affairs Chair Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant, has refused to allow a conference until his..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature

On the Lege

Sen. Bill Ratliff's committee shows what good government looks like as it takes up controversial HB 4.

"...ago. The Senate hearings themselves, under Sen. Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant, embody the difference between the two chambers of..."

April 25, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Legislature Gets It Together

"...Jane Nelson will lead Health and Human Services, and Mount Pleasant's Bill Ratliff -- Dewhurst's predecessor as Lite-Guv --..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

The Budget

"...is a lot of money. Both Sen. Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant -- the interim lieutenant governor -- and retiring..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature

Room at the Top?

Part I of the Chronicle's preview of the Nov. 5 general election

"...not convinced Sanchez to come down from the corporate mountain with his checkbook, the Dems wouldn't stand a chance...."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

To Your Health

I have recently begun to suffer what my doctor diagnoses as carpal tunnel syndrome, apparently connected with long hours at my computer keyboard. I am now wearing a "splint" and have changed my keyboard, but would like to do more. What nutrients might help?

"...physician who pioneered this work, John Ellis, M.D., in Mount Pleasant, Texas, reported that 100 to 200 mg daily..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Column

To Your Health

"...physician who pioneered this work, John Ellis, M.D., in Mount Pleasant, Texas, reported that 100 to 200 mg daily..."

July 26, 2002 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Naked City

Grappling for the Gavel

"...or another include David Sibley of Waco, Bill Ratliff (Mount Pleasant), Teel Bivins (Amarillo), Buster Brown (Lake Jackson), and..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

The Gotham backlash continues.

"...rule -- nay, law -- they broke that is tantamount to high treason: There is never, ever a center..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Column

The Spirit of 76th

The Presidential Card

"...redirected from construction to public safety education programs. That amount could double in 2002 if the Lege doesn't pass..."

June 18, 1999 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

Media Bills Chill

Reporters Get the Cold Shoulder From Legislators

"...a hearing, it was added by Sen. Bill Ratliff (R-Mount Pleasant) to HB2906 and made its way into law...."

Aug. 15, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

The Dark Divide

David Cross searches for sasquatch and heals his soul in this wilderness wonder

"...wilderness of the Juniper Ridge, in the shadow of Mount St. Helens. It's really a sociological history of Bigfoot,..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Presto con Fuoco

For violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, life is best played fast and fiery

"...drive herself to Dell Hall from her home near Mount Bonnell, make it there in 15 minutes, and, as..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...Forget merger. Think wedding. Yes, the union of the Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts and the State Theater..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Contradictions Exposed

"...God. Christianity is God reaching out to man. No amount of religion can ever save -- only Jesus can...."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

Like Beer and Chili

Combustible Collaborators Joseph Skibell and David Yeakle

"...that I could actually write fiction. It was a pleasant discovery. So the question is really: Why not write..."

March 13, 1998 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Austin Over Easy

The Chronicle Guide to Breakfast Dining

"...outings was that they turned breakfast time into a pleasant social occasion and always seemed to get the day..."

March 13, 1998 Food Feature

Another Big Year for Austin’s Transit Overhaul

Project Connect will hit milestones and legal battles in 2025

"...to a Cap Metro spokesperson, the Expo Center and Pleasant Valley higher-frequency bus lines will begin test rides early..."

Dec. 20, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Crescent at North Lamar and Airport Now Offers Unique Asian Dining Options

Long-ignored strip mall gets a makeover

"...of the experience that makes dinner at Kura a pleasant outing. Not only do you get to pluck your..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...Finally, we get to the old Shiner distributorship on Pleasant Valley Road. They've waited; we get the beer. Still,..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

'The NFL Beat': Spinal Stenosis

What will this condition mean for Jarvis Jones' career?

"...with Dr. Andrew Hecht, co-director of spine surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, spine surgical..."

Jan. 23, 2013 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Hoover Alexander and the Soular Food Garden

A whole new take on soul food

"...oaks and a lot of weeds. Today, it's a pleasant venue with three food trailers, a small stage, gravel..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Food Feature by MM Pack

After a Fashion

Stephen discovers holiday luv and something to fit his wrist at a chain store

"...young woman sitting near me. She was fun and pleasant in a casual way, but I complained that Jacki..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Retirement and the City

Retirement is tough. Living Downtown makes it all better.

"...Style G Style. Then it was up to the Para­mount for Lily Tomlin. We wanted to see the Miles..."

March 27, 2009 Food Feature by Linda Ball

Year of the Squirrel

Ralph White, 21st century naturalist, 18th century musicologist

"...but just as hungrily devours African ostinatos and traditional mountain songs. Years ago, an ethnomusicologist friend turned him on..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Superior Wine and Fine Food for a Great Charity

"...Mount Riley Wine's founder and owner, John Buchanan, will be..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Food Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...interludes seem quite appropriate and add to the show's pleasant goofiness...."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

Naked City

Farewell to ECB, Return to Tulia, APD Extends Knee, Ramping Up I-35, AAN Awards and Slacker Editor

"...vehicle theft, according to APD maps, are centered at Pleasant Valley Road and Riverside Drive in Southeast Austin, Cameron..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

After a Fashion

Reports from a rare week of fashion activity in Austin.

"...3. The owners of the club were gracious and pleasant, and the place was hopping, but there was, in..."

March 17, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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