Nader: Think Global, Act Texan

Ralph Nader dips into Texas politics while pursuing ballot access

"...our children. The real answer is that the horse racing business in Texas is in decline and their lobbyists..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Day Trips

A limestone hunk in Comfort, Texas -- a would-be monument to area immigrants -- has a decidedly uncomfortable history.

"...surface and dark red impurities lace through it like racing stripes...."

Aug. 25, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Once Again, Redistricting Looms in Texas

Republicans hold all the power to draw new lines, but there's more attention on the process than ever before

"...a de-filibustered U.S. Senate. But all parties will be racing against the clock. "As soon as the data comes..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Gambling? What Gambling?

Allergic to taxes, the Lege tries to balance the budget with the rolls of the dice.

"...1215, which would allow (but not require) the Lottery Commission to run keno games. But that figure is based..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"..."Why not interview drug dealers -- some who reportedly commissioned corridos to document their deeds," she asks. I consider..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"..."Why not interview drug dealers -- some who reportedly commissioned corridos to document their deeds," she asks. I consider..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column

Killer Green Information Environmental BBSs

BBS Basics

"...of conferences, including BikeNet (bicycle use in sports, touring, racing, and transportation), EcoNet (ecology issues), and fishing. Callers have..."

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

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Catch up on news from around Texas and travel destinations for fall

"...the museum returned the flag to surviving family members. Commissioned in 1943, the USS Lexington saw extensive combat in..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Dirty Air Update

Energy industry still running roughshod over Texas

"...climate change bill in Congress, Greens believe utilities are racing to get their coal burners permitted before federal regulations..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

Substance-abuse treatment program gets stripped of state funding

"...Austin Recovery, an alcohol and drug treatment center, is racing against the clock to try to secure enough funding..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

And in Other Council Business ...

After a month's break, City Hall has a long, long, long agenda

"...and was endorsed by other team members at Planning Commission (though it would require the plan itself to be..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips

"...TX29. A young inspector with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission saw it and gave Wilkinson an invitation to visit..."

July 4, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Mind the Bullock

"...The Planning Commission approves of the extension of wastewater service to the..."

March 28, 1997 Column

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Plus Luther Hotel updates, Elephant Rock petition, more

"...Award of Excellence in Museums from the Texas Historical Commission. Run by the Bastrop County Historical Society, the combined-usage..."

April 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Gift Guide: The Movie of the Book

Five page-turners for the film fan in your life who wants the whole story

"...kangaroo court of his 1954 United States Atomic Energy Commission security hearings that became the narrative twist in Christopher..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Bid the sun farewell and enjoy a fall fair this October

"...added “The Tom Lea Trail” to the Texas Historical Commission’s mobile-device-compatible library of 14 trails and tours around the..."

Oct. 5, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

News and events from Corpus Christi to Fort Davis

"...historic site to fit every interest. At Texas Historical Commission sites across the state, you can step back into..."

May 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin's Airport Art Program Makes Every Flight a Trip to the Gallery

Got some time at AUS? There's many distractions in plane sight.

"...of eligible capital improvement project budgets are reserved for commissioning or purchasing art for those sites...."

Sept. 2, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road

"...pulled out of the project when the Texas Historical Commission denied requests to move the 1930s Cenotaph. According to..."

June 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

For Texas Prisoners, COVID-19 Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence

Criminal justice advocates warn of outbreaks behind bars

"...a crisis in the state's prisons. Now, COVID-19 is racing through the system and advocates are amplifying their pleas..."

May 15, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Fall into fun!

"...Department management to the auspices of the Texas Historic Commission. Sites transferring include the San Jacinto Battleground Monument, Washington-on-the-Brazos,..."

Aug. 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Faster Than Sound: I’m Just Not Into Labels

CD Baby brings DIY Musician Conference to Austin, Sidewinder won't be ready for SXSW, and PledgeMusic withholds Fastball campaign funds

"...Last week, a Downtown Commission meeting updated long-running efforts to enclose an alley in..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Opera Takes Aim at the Election With Its Adaptation of The Manchurian Candidate

Composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell shoot to thrill in their opera based on Richard Condon's Cold War classic

"...that Campbell and Puts were collaborating on their first commission for Minnesota Opera, Silent Night, which retells the story..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Eyelid Kid’s Hyde Park Demons

“Landscape” video introduces ghostly abandoned mansion

"...the vacant midcentury estate, finding room after room, an out-of-commission elevator, and long, tunnel-like closets connecting a maze of..."

May 31, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Texas A&M Handles UTEP

Easy win showcases Manziel's theatrics, Aggies' improving defense

"...yards and a score, dodging defenders like a skier racing through slaloms. Manziel has a made a conscious effort..."

Nov. 4, 2013 Sports Post by Rod Machen

Headlines

"...in medical limbo, as the Health and Human Services Commission insisted it can serve all patients without the banned..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature

Autobots! Transform and Roll Camera

'Transformers' sequel, 'Parkland' prep 2013 productions in Austin

"...a high school senior and her boyfriend a Texas racing driver." Can you say Formula One? How about Circuit..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

The Way It Is and Isn't

Ben Rubin's art installation at UT shows the gap between TV news in Cronkite's time and now

"...the Rubin project did not initially involve Cronkite. The commission from UT's Landmarks public art program was to create..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Daily Hustle: 3/30/11

City hits send on e-mail archiving changes

"...comprised a forward of state info on Formula One racing; staff language related to social service contracts; and an..."

March 30, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Budget and the Thin Blue Lines

Council returns to budget deliberations and the lingering questions of the Sanders shooting

"...Race." But back on Racetrack Earth, the Formula One racing proposal doesn't have a single city cent appropriated for..."

July 23, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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