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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• The latest gubernatorial campaign-finance filings show incumbent Rick Perry still with a comfortable lead, Comptroller Carole Keeton..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature

'Y' Can't We Be Friends?

The Fix290 Coalition provides a test case for highway and community compatibility

"...of the regional toll plan, given momentum by Gov. Rick Perry and consequently by TxDOT, breathed new life into..."

June 16, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...office," he said, "without firing a shot." – Amy Smith..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...attorney Philip Durst to argue its case. – Amy Smith..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...to avoid negative campaigns like this one. – Amy Smith..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...and brutality; that complaint is still pending. – Jordan Smith..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...some time in the next few months by Gov. Rick Perry. See "Life After Todd Baxter."..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature

Lege Notes

"...week it went beyond a mere potshot at Gov. Rick Perry's leadership. Instead, Strayhorn dropped a bombshell Tuesday by..."

March 25, 2005 News Column

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn are both considering challenging Gov. Rick Perry in 2006. The county Republican Web site names..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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San Antonio House candidate has ties to Pflugerville racetrack group

"...Antonio, declined to take her Lege seat after Gov. Rick Perry tapped her to replace Charles Matthews on the..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Lowe's in legal challenges to that agreement. – Amy Smith..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...It doesn't get better here at home, as Gov. Rick Perry lies in Texans' faces about a school finance..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Kirk Watson, rallying Democrats in Blanco by mocking Gov. Rick Perry's various school-funding proposals...."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Adiós! Don't Let the Door ...

A Quick Roundup of the Best and the Worst of the 78th Lege

"...nearly steamed out Saturday night. House sponsor Rep. John Smithee, R-Amarillo, returned from his daughter's graduation to find that..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature

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Beyond City Limits

"...feds to be the person, using the name "Wendell Smith," who called the Sanchez campaign last fall and demanded..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature

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Bite the bullet and vote.

"...Ben Bentzin with his Barrientos DWI spot, but Governor Rick Perry outdid him with his implication that Tony Sanchez..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column by Louis Black

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"...against Moffett and his circle of friends. -- Amy Smith..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Welcome to the Primaries

The Chronicle tells you what this year's state primary candidates are all about: Money, media, and dos Morales-es.

"...the primary nomination and a fall match-up with incumbent Rick Perry. The late, surprise entry of former Attorney General..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Play It Again, Sam

All About Eve (1950)

"...American in Paris ... and I like that combination. Frederick Loewe's music is simply fantastic, and Brigadoon is filmed..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

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Off the Desk:

"...Lt. Gov.-elect Rick Perry got carried away in his own hyperbole last..."

Jan. 15, 1999 News Feature

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...Dir/Scr: Leslie L. Smith; Prod: Leslie L. Smith, John P. Scholz; DP: John..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Dog Years

Austin's version of the Band – the Gourds – steps into those brown shoes almost literally with Old Mad Joy

"...loners, and survivors, the Gourds are rightfully branded as mavericks in a genre that demands authenticity and plainspoken truth...."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Lege Notes

Odds and ends – mostly odds – from under the pink granite dome

"...future of school finance legislation is questionable, but Gov. Rick Perry has given new life to the eminent domain..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Column

Meet the New Neighbors

A fugitive sect of Mormon polygamists is building a home – and an end-time temple – in the West Texas town of Eldorado

"...religion by the church's first leader and prophet, Joseph Smith. Among the earliest Mormon teachings Smith espoused was the..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Elsewhere, They Have Congressmen

The congressional landscape, Tom DeLay style

"...and around Camp Mabry. Seventeen-year incumbent U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith may now feel slightly more obligation to consult with..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Gov. Rick Perry – who, as of press time, appears to..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two

The very nature of the police's job should earn more consistent praise, but at the same time it demands monitoring.

"..."The story that you've printed by Jordan Smith is the most ignorant fucking article I've ever read..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Column by Louis Black

The Inexpressible

Ferreting out the local avant-garde jazz scene

"...Carl Smith has been banned from so many clubs, coffee houses,..."

June 15, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Dancing About Architecture

101X fires program director Alan Smith; Man's Ruin ain't coming back after all.

"...eight months at the station, 101X program director Alan Smith was fired Friday in what was those in the..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"..."That will be hotly contested," he said. – Jordan Smith..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature

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