SpaceX May Get Chunk of Boca Chica State Park From Texas Parks and Wildlife

Swapping 43 acres of public beach for 477 of wildlife refuge

"...Next Thursday, January 25, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will consider swapping 43 acres of..."

Jan. 18, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

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In Austin, the national park's manager paints a dire picture

"...Lovers of Big Bend National Park may owe an apology to our neighbors south..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Sierra Club Sues EPA Over Texas’ Shoddy Haze Plan

Another development in the Fayette coal plant saga

"...haze under the federal Regional Haze Plan. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) submitted a plan a decade..."

June 15, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

'Nothing Is Done Alone' Extended Interview

The TxCC and their role in Bastrop's recovery after the fires

"...In late October, I visited the HQ of Texas Conservation Corps at American YouthWorks, here in Austin. I wanted..."

Dec. 2, 2013 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Killer Green Information Environmental BBSs

BBS Basics

"...the Internet. The list also does not include larger national databases, such as Compuserve & GEnie...."

April 28, 1995 News Feature by R.U. Steinberg

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Nature, history, and more to explore in 2023

"...month starts the yearlong centennial celebration of our state parks; there’s also a Renaissance festival in Kerrville, Lunar New..."

Jan. 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Dam Shame

Trout fishing group and recreational users oppose Guadalupe Blanco River Authority's plan to sell water to growing communities.

"...possibility, the Guadalupe Chapter of Trout Unlimited (GRTU), a national conservation group, will soon have a chance to air..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Dan Oko

Spanked All Over

Top Ten Environmental Stories of 1995

"...are my nominees for the Top Ten local and state/national environmental stories of 1995...."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Dead Salamanders

Salamanders Dying as Endangered Debate Continues

"...has the capability of complicating the Austin (golden cheeked) conservation plan."..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Rio Grande No Longer?

An overview of the ecological crisis along the Rio Grande

"...despite its relative small size, the 2,000-acre Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge attracts nearly 200,000 visitors a year who..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

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News shorts

"...speculation about possible motives. So why would Travis Co. Commissioner Todd Baxter want to sell his spacious brick home..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...abuzz this week at the prospect of the city parks police getting a nice pay raise -- without even..."

Dec. 5, 1997 News Feature

Hitting the Trails

City Trails Vision Provokes Suburban Wrath

"...members include the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), Austin Parks Foundation, Texas Parks and Wildlife, the Save Barton Creek..."

Nov. 15, 1996 News Feature

The Road to Ruin

US290: We Built It, and Dammit, They're Coming

"...The task force has commissioned a table-sized wooden model of the TxDOT plan so..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Feature

United States Department of the Inteiior

U.s. Geological Survey

"...between members of the Governors office. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC), Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), Texas Parks..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature

Arch-Subversive

"...Funded by the General Services Commission, the City of Austin Electric Utility Department, the Texas..."

July 7, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Cowboys & Critters

Take Back Texas' Marshall Kuykendall Says It's Simply a Choice Between...

"...cripple the state's ability to enforce wildlife and nature conservation. Although the spotlight has dimmed, the group continues to..."

Jan. 26, 1996 News Feature by Audrey Duff

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Off the Desk:

"...The Texas Commission on a Representative Student Body will unveil its much-anticipated..."

Oct. 16, 1998 News Feature

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Off the Desk

"...among the night's speakers were the $45 million Destination Parks and Greenways plan, which the Citizens Bond Advisory Committee..."

July 31, 1998 News Feature

Dame Todos!

Act II: The Mayor's New Career

"...You cultivate lofty contacts at the local, state, and national levels. Then the capitalistic spirit prevails, and you realize..."

July 19, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Off the Desk:

"...his position as director of the Planning, Environmental and Conservation Services Department. Librach's abrupt exit comes on the heels..."

Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature

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Off the Desk:

"...lesbians in the nation. Not to quibble with a national honor, but this one's a bit of a head-scratcher..."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature

Public Notice: The New Industrial Revolution?

Is Mayor Adler our Teddy Roosevelt?

"...meat inspection, the Pure Food and Drug Act, and national parks, among many other innovations that began to define..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Day Trips

Helping protect the San Marcos River

"...crane flock didn't survive the winter at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge outside of Rockport. This was the second..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

"...The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC), the state agency entrusted with preserving air..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Developing Stories: Where Are They Now?

The latest on this year's big digs

"...Sites & Development Potential map prepared by the Downtown Commission. That map of all potentially available development sites in..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Preserving Planet Texas

Outdoor-loving Texans can thank the federal government for requiring the state to firm up its state parks planning over the next decade.

"...for requiring the state to firm up its state parks planning over the next decade. Last week the Texas..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Dan Oko

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...little restaurant?" – J. Willard Marriott, CEO of Marriott International Inc., who wants to build a hotel where Las..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

"...• Local and national protests against the war in Iraq resumed over the..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...Three environmental groups and the conservation district sue the Texas Department of Transportation to halt..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

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