The Greenest Zine in Town

The new Austin Environmental Directory – part investigative environmental reports, part encyclopedia of sustainability, and part yellow pages of everything green in Austin – is out

"...Paul Robbins, a 25-year veteran of green activism and the Yoda..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

HD 48: Where's Ben?

Considered the favorite six months ago to capture the House District 48 seat vacated by Todd Baxter, Republican Ben Bentzin has all but disappeared from the playing field

"...when most political campaigns are shifting into high gear, Republican Ben Bentzin – six months ago considered the favorite..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Ballot Battle

Judge rules city must rewrite ballot language covering open-government and clean water charter amendment propositions

"...Countless office pool brackets cheerfully cratered as the NCAA's March Madness dribbled into..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point

Council looks to survey the campaign damage and adjust the funds

"...of Record Managers and Administrators. Well done – how about commemorating it with 18 minutes of silence?..."

April 7, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point

It's trump and counter-trump in the council vs. charter wars

"...Public lewdness, disturbing the peace, libel and slander – we're..."

March 31, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

TCB

Parsing the posters at SXSW's Flatstock show. Also gay cowboys, sex tapes, and Oscar-winning pimps: TCB classes it up.

"...SXSW Poster Brigade One of SXSW's most rewarding ventures, the Flatstock poster..."

March 10, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Getting on the KUTting Edge

Austin NPR affiliate's lofty goals aim well beyond the status quo

"...Last year, a new nine-member "Leadership Council" handpicked by KUT-FM station general manager J...."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Gay Corporate Texas

When it comes to equality, a surprising number of major Texas companies are downright liberal

"...If what's good for business is good for Texas, as our state leaders routinely..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

How to Keep Water in Central Texas

Long-range planning tries to cover multiple bases, but some say environment is left out

"...Every year brings more people to Central Texas, and with them more..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Who Killed Father Ryan?

A 1981 Odessa murder haunts crime researchers, the Catholic Church, and an ex-con determined to prove his innocence

"...On Dec. 4, 1982, a deeply suntanned man, about 40 years old, walked into the Sacred Heart Catholic..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Controlling Their Own Destiny

So many questions for the gaming industry, so many Austin game developers to answer them

"...store shelves at an unprecedented rate. As this is being written, it's a scant 24 hours since the game,..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Proud of Record..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Column

If You're White, It's All Right

The colors of justice in Williamson County

"...Office investigators made a series of significant felony drug busts. In January and again in October, WCSO detectives dismantled..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Rev. Rigby Welcomes Same-Sex Showdown

The St. Andrew's pastor says a Presbyterian trial is 'what needs to happen'

"...When the Rev. Jim Rigby learned that a formal complaint had been filed against..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Schools, Sprawl, and Citizenship

Vote begins on $520 million school bond package

"...Early voting began this week on the first major AISD bond initiative..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Food-o-File

V.B.W.'s birthday treat for her sister Suzy is a summertime treat for all!

"...Ice Cream, Little Suzy, Ice Cream..."

July 16, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Toll Road Plan Remains in Fast Lane

But Gerald Daugherty (of all people) wants to slow road-building down

"...region to slow down on road construction is a bit of an irony. Daugherty is the great champion of..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

In Print

'Fabulous!: A Loving, Luscious, Lighthearted Look at Film From the Gay Perspective' and more

"...Fabulous!: A Loving, Luscious, and Lighthearted Look at Film From..."

May 28, 2004 Screens Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Lazarus, Come Forth

The Gary Bradley bankruptcy trial pits a creditor theory of financial manipulation against a Bradley defense of innocent bookkeeping errors

"...Gary Bradley has had a heady, 25-year run as a real..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Endorsements

May 15 Election

"...The May 15 ballot is an unusual one in that it will include..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature

New Questions Raised in Owens Shooting

DNA tests and an eyewitness account seem to not match the official story

"...midnight last June 14, Rochelle Williams was lying in bed in her house on Tillery Street when she heard..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Clean-energy firms caught in crossfire over federal energy bill

"...An ill wind is blowing for an Austin renewable energy company. Cielo Wind Power,..."

March 26, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Anatomy of a Shooting

The circumstances around Jessie Lee Owens' shooting were anything but clear-cut

"...On Feb. 20, the city made public the Austin Police Department's..."

March 12, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Why Attack the 'Statesman' Statistics?..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Column

The City Manager Responds

"...police officers with an endless supply of statistics and questionable interpretations. What the data is and what it isn't...."

Feb. 11, 2004 Postmarks

A Different Shade of Green for Temple-Inland

The firm -- and the mayor -- suggest economic growth merits waiving SOS.

"...A different sort of land-use debate is taking shape over the Edwards Aquifer -- one..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

'Something Went Wrong'

Six months after he was killed by an Austin cop, Jessie Owens' family still wants some basic answers

"...Jessie Lee Owens Jr. was a Golden Boy. At least he thought so -- enough to have..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

TV Eye

Belinda Acosta says bah-humbug to Law & Order and more.

"...I'm feeling like it's going to be a bah-humbug holiday season for me this year. I..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Budget's Downhill Slide

"...of $ FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006 Expenditures$459.39$499.20$494.87$517.23 Minus budget reduction($38.20) Total expenditures$459.39$461.00$494.87$517.23 Revenues$445.96$461.00$465.75$482.98 Deficit($13.43)($0.00)($29.12)($34.25) Beginning Balance$41.33$29.56$29.56$0.44 Ending Balance$29.56$29.56$0.44($33.81)..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature

The Sheriff Shooting: A Very Different Story With the Same Ending

The shooting last week of Lennon Johnson by a Travis Co. deputy itself raises questions about the APD shooting last month.

"...deputies stopped to help a woman in distress on Bolm Road -- initiating an incident that contrasts sharply with..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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