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A miscellany of mostly transportation

"...Meanwhile, at the other end of the transportation spectrum, the ridiculously developer-dominated Central Texas Regional Mobil­i­ty Authority..."

May 1, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

All but Illegal

As the final provisions of HB 2 loom, Texas abortion clinics brace for closure

"...from being congenial – from being awed by their authority, and reminded me that this Capitol and this government..."

July 25, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

UPDATED: Austin Aquarium Gets the Fisheye

Owners’ checkered past raises red flags; city says no animals on site

"...for keeping animals on site without a permit, and report that a subsequent permit application to do so was..."

Aug. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

AISD's Underutilized Business

AISD weighs equity study to improve its limited program for minority- and women-owned firms

"...For AISD trustee Lori Moya, this is a golden opportunity. Without such a study, the district is legally prohibited..."

May 24, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Smart Enough to Die

In 2002, the Supreme Court banned the death penalty for mentally retarded defendants. Still, Texas finds a way.

"...Elroy Chester was the worst one-man crime wave Port Arthur had ever seen...."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Speaker No Evil: GOP Caucuses Up

Get ready for a rumble down at the Capitol

"...left this debate to Republican infighting. Rep. Joe Deshotel, D-Port Arthur, warned that a nonbinding vote would not be..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bun B

"...didn't get to be an underground king by delegating authority. When BB's production partner J. Prince goes to "Chuuch!"..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Roadblocks

Transit agency's self-evaluation report reflects frustration over impediments

"...be one of the major conclusions of a self-evaluation report the transportation authority submitted last month to the Texas..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Measure for Measure

Setting Shakespeare's play in 1920s Savannah makes for a more resonant and timely drama

"...for laws such as Prohibition. That makes this Southern port a fitting stand-in for the Vienna described by Shakespeare..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

What's Wrong With Cap Metro ... and What's Right

The transit agency is good at a few things – like digging itself into a public relations ditch

"...filed even more allegations against the labor contractor, Veolia Transportation, which was responsible – maybe – for yet another..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Cap Metro

As if Cap Metro's budget crisis and MetroRail delay weren't bad enough

"...Simultaneously (as we reported last week), Cap Metro announced that employees of one..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

On the Road (and Rail) Again

Watson's take on transportation reform

"...Transportation reform in Texas is a lot like driving on..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Res Publica

Your good-citizen calendar for July 31-Aug. 7

"...CENTRAL WEST NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING MEETING 9am-1pm. Lower Colorado River Authority, Red Bud Facility, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd., 974-2857. Free...."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature

Outsider Art

Music on the margins

"...Burundi, and Rwanda); it was both a major trading port for ivory and other goods and the starting point..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Perry's UT Appointee Dem Donor? Dang!

New UT regent – horrors! – documented Dem donor.

"...in Houston, also serves as a commissioner of the Port of Houston Authority. She grew up in the valley..."

Feb. 6, 2008 News Post by Matt Martinez

Fun, Healthy, and Green

A profile of the practice and business of pedicabbing

"...a tricycle with a built-in carriage manufactured specifically for transporting people. Those who own or operate the more expensive..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature by Sofia Resnick

Naked City

"...ProgramHeadlines • At press time, The Austin Business Journal reported that the Seton Family of Hospitals – one of..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature

General Jackson

Artist and historian Jack Jackson remembered by those who knew him well

"...encouraged. Instead, he sought a degree in accounting to support his pen-and-ink habit...."

Aug. 11, 2006 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...revealing individual citizens' personal data. "I am a strong supporter of open government; however, my obligation as an elected..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...case. Our Michael King is in Washington and will report back next week...."

March 3, 2006 News Feature

Here Yet Ever There

From Austin, New Orleans artists strive to save what remains of their city and work to recover it

"...I continued to listen for that atypical Southern accent, port talk with a Southern drawl, longing to hear someone..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Arts Feature

Crackpot Crackdown

Joining a long East Texas tradition, Jackson County DA Bobby Bell has convicted 28 black people on drug charges via manufactured evidence and railroaded trials. One small-town exile, her family, and a few neighbors are finally fighting back.

"...Edna, seat of Jackson Co. and just north of Port Lavaca, in 1954, the same year the rural community..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...a scathing audit of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority last week, accusing the organization of loose management and..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Day Trips

Marshall, in the northeast corner of the state, has one of the most colorful histories of any Texas city

"...the town in 1840 as an entry point from Shreveport, La. Many of the early leaders came from or..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Court in your pocket, you're always well-dressed. Gov. Tits-for-Tots reportedly told leaders in the Metroplex that the suit by..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Sense of the Census

The new census numbers reflect

"...most recent population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, reported last week in the daily and other local media..."

April 16, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...despite Corpus Christi's being a major industrial center and port of entry into Texas. -- M.C.M...."

June 27, 2003 News Feature

More Than Just the Facts, Ma'am

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum's exhibition on Davy Crockett features a short stage show with the hero of the Alamo appearing live and in person. The two Austin actors who alternate in the show describe how they bring that King of the Wild Frontier to life day in and day out.

"...Webster ought to know. They're the two men who portray the Alamo hero, day-in and day-out, on the Texas..."

June 14, 2002 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Queen of Truth

With two beautifully crafted memoirs under her belt, a third book of poetry out, tenure at Syracuse University, a teenage son, and a blissful romance, Mary Karr is definitely hardworking and real. And if her soul isn't entirely pure, well, readers of Cherry will be grateful it isn't.

"...down dating that Cajun boy and now was a Port Arthur hairdresser with five kids. ("Clarice is married with..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Day Trips

Lake Bastrop's North Shore Park gets a major facelift.

"...since it was established by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA). The renovated facility is as spacious as a..."

July 21, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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