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Sept. 19, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff
APA President Files Grievance
Complaint calls for Citizen Review Panel overhaul, Frasier's dismissal
"...well-known of the two took place mid-March, when the Citizen Review Panel (which operates within the OPM) recommended during..."
April 15, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Point Austin: Refighting the Last Wars
Prop. 1, Prop. 2, Saving Barton Springs ... and Everything Else
"...campaign to defend its reputation as a good local citizen in the wake of public reaction to the company's..."
April 21, 2006 News Column by Michael King
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...the education funding and tax-cut bills sought by the Republican leadership. See "On the Lege."..."
Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Naked City
Texas biodiesel industry faces brick wall
"...all other air toxins combined," said Anne Johnson of Public Citizen, an organization that has rallied long and hard..."
June 10, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
'Tomorrow' Not Far Away?
Local greens use the disaster flick to talk seriously about climate change
"...drove by in the parking lot – representatives of Public Citizen and other groups said that while the movie's..."
June 4, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...rights of way that we obtained for environmentally sensitive public transportation are almost totally unused by Capital Metro...."
Sept. 20, 2002 Column
Enviros for Energy
In a recent analysis titled "What Renewable Energy Means to Texas," environmental groups announced they're whole-hog on board with the emerging renewable energy industry, especially wind power.
"...recent analysis titled "What Renewable Energy Means to Texas," Public Citizen, the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Coalition, and..."
Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Capitol Chronicle
Surveying the George W. Bush Legacy in Texas
"...Senate Joint Resolution 36, filed last week by Arlington Republican Chris Harris. Harris's proposed constitutional amendment would roll back..."
March 16, 2001 News Column by Michael King
Naked City
Mercury emissions from power plants continue to rise in Texas, according to a new report.
"...leadership of the Sierra Club, Clean Water Action, and Public Citizen unveiled new findings that coal-burning power plants in..."
Nov. 26, 1999 News Feature by Dan Oko
Point Austin: The Affordability Conundrum
If we want an affordable Austin, we'll have to afford it together
"...Most of the time the discussion refers only to public costs (i.e., taxes), without addressing or even seriously considering..."
Sept. 20, 2013 News Column by Michael King
Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
As other cities catch up, 'Solar Austin' advocates look to prime the green-power pump
"...preview of coming attractions, says Tom "Smitty" Smith of Public Citizen, one of the groups spearheading the current Solar..."
Aug. 15, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Read the Fine Print
With arbitration clauses, homebuilders are erecting a legal wall to keep themselves out of court.
"...arbitrator was biased, are (unlike judges' records) shielded from public view. By the terms of most arbitration clauses, arbitrators'..."
Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature by Emily Pyle
It's a Wrap!
A Legislative Wrap-Up on the 77th Session
"...days earlier, when the Senate bill enabling both the public Texas/Maine/Vermont Compact waste dump and the much larger private..."
June 1, 2001 News Feature by Michael King
Naked City
A public forum over Austin Energy's proposed "secrecy resolution," which will allow the utility to keep some financial information under wraps in response to competition, yields plenty of discussion but little agreement.
"...utility may be overstepping its boundaries and could leave citizens out in the cold when it comes to public..."
July 28, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko
Studio 54
The rise, fall, and legacy of NYC's most famous nightclub
"...and maker of the documentaries Valentino: The Last Emperor, Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, and Scotty and the..."
Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Council Considering AE Settlement [UPDATE]
Agreement would cut overall utility rates by $42.5 million
"...agreement on Aug. 15. Two environmental advocacy groups – Public Citizen and Sierra Club – announced their own joining..."
Aug. 29, 2016 News Post by Michael King
The Hightower Report
Corporate bamboozlers intend to widen inequality in America
"...skates around the real bottom line for the American public: an increase in income for whom?..."
April 8, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower
City Hall Hustle: Look Who's (Not) Talking
City Council considers limits on citizen communications
"...We've sure had some good times, citizen communications...."
Aug. 21, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Rodeo 80
The 2007 Legislature in a quick-step roundup
"...wastes), also included an amendment to kill the rogue Public Utility Commission rule, Subsection M, which many feared would..."
June 8, 2007 News Column
One in the Chamber
More on Paul Robbins' quest to open the new City Hall chambers for public events.
"...quest to get City Hall chambers open to the public at all times, when not being used – is..."
March 22, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Naked City
"Bait and switch" bill dismantles Clean Air Act,
activists say
"...environmental advocates Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Coalition and Public Citizen-Texas joined other green groups last Thursday in a..."
Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Endorsements
The Chronicle endorsements
"...should be; not only The Austin Chronicle, but every citizen, should enjoy the opportunity to disagree with our elected..."
April 18, 2003 News Feature
Endorsements
The Chronicle endorsements
"...should be; not only The Austin Chronicle, but every citizen, should enjoy the opportunity to disagree with our elected..."
April 11, 2003 News Feature
Green Guide
A preview of our ongoing guide to green living
"...Public Citizen, Texas State Office..."
April 20, 2007 News Feature
Capitol Chronicle
The Lege battle over ethics covers a multitude of sins -- and hidden agendas.
"...by midnight -- Houston Democrat Ron Wilson, flanked by Republicans Mary Denny (Aubrey), Terry Keel (Austin), and Jerry Madden..."
June 6, 2003 News Column by Michael King
Austin Energy: Rate Cuts Solve Everybody's Problems
Council votes to approve utility rate reduction
"...Tom "Smitty" Smith of Public Citizen also had good things to say about the..."
Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Michael King
Heat Wave Renews Call for Renewable Energy
Solar and wind could do the job more efficiently, advocates say
"...power emergency be another such situation? Probably not, says Public Citizen's Tom "Smitty" Smith – but, he says, it..."
Aug. 12, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Will the Nuke Mushroom?
The long-reviled South Texas (Nuclear) Project might actually expand.
"...the word "nuclear" was dropped from the name), made public its nuclear ambitions, along with plans to develop more..."
June 30, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Alcoa, von Gonten Family Reach Settlement in Legal Fight
Critics charge suit was meant to intimidate citizens
"...a SLAPP suit [activist lingo meaning 'strategic lawsuits against public participation'], with Alcoa's goal being to discourage citizens from..."
