Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold and Royal/Dutch Shell, A Comparison:

"...released last year and continues to pose unreasonable there was "poor or no..."

Feb. 23, 1996 News Feature

Paxton Indicted on Three Felony Counts

Prosecutors confirm grand jury handed down three felony charges

"...County, just north of Dallas, on Monday. That's where and when three indictments against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton..."

Aug. 1, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...era. His name is James R. ("Jim Bob") Moffett and he's the chairman of New Orleans-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper &..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Paxton Faces SEC Charges

Federal civil suit filed over tech firm investment scam

"...comes another lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton: The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a federal civil case..."

April 11, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Can Schlotzsky's Be Saved?

John Wooley and the battle to bring Schlotzsky's back to life

"...of an empty conference room at Schlotzsky's Inc. headquarters and was suddenly struck by a grave but certain premonition..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Beaten by Wackenhut

A former Travis County inmate alleges that Wackenhut Corporation bears responsibility for his prison beating.

"...is a state jail, then administered by Travis County, and under a subcontract from the county it was being..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Green Web

Money Trails, Voting Records, and Hummingbirds

"...are a few of the websites that I use, and that I think are useful for anyone interested in..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Oh, shed a tear for Tom DeLay. Or not.

"...If nothing else comes of the various investigations and lawsuits now plaguing U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay,..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Stratus Flows Downhill

A description of the Stratus Properties / City of Austin development negotiations, and the historical precedents (Freeport-McMoRan)

"...That's because Hicks has lots more patience -- and lots more money -- than Moffett or Barnes ever..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Freeport Meets Its Critics

EnvironsCompany Vows to `Hunker Down and Go'

"...a member of the Sisters of Humility of Mary, standing in front of Freeport headquarters in New Orleans. photograph..."

May 15, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Paxton Indicted

Grand jury slaps AG with three felony charges

"...at Collin County Courthouse booking on three felony counts, and faces a potential 99 years in jail...."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

Why the Homeland Security Department Is So Beloved; and Put Some Bite in Our Financial Watchdogs

"...Why the Homeland Security Department Is So Beloved..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Exposing the secret corporate coup of our democratic elections

"...Of course, these are not the campaigns of actual candidates, nor are the campaigners even people. Rather, they are..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Banking Reform Gone Bad; and Abacus Among Us

"...to make our economy fairer, to improve our nation. And these good ideas – still sparkling with freshness and..."

May 7, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

A Big Corp. becomes Big Brother; and, the SEC decides corporate reform is a 'stale' issue

"...Maybe your boss keeps refusing to raise your pay and also cuts back on your health care. Still, jobs..."

March 4, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Schlotzsky's on the Block: End Game?

Schlotzsky's to auction, John Wooley says the company's reported losses happened after his watch

"...all of its assets" in what may be the sandwich-maker's swan song as an Austin-based institution...."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...children in the U.S. concluded that 8% of 9- and 10-year-olds had suicidal thoughts and 2% had attempted suicide...."

Feb. 11, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

KXAN for Sale?

Parent company of local NBC affiliate KXAN-TV announces plans to explore sale of company, as market forces continue to pummel local television industry

"...stations around the country, said it had hired JPMorgan Securities to seek a buyer, after acknowledging that industrywide advertising..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Lining Up for Schlotzsky's

Potential buyers queue up as bankruptcy court gives green light

"...company's attorneys have brokered an agreement with opposing parties, and received what appeared to be little more than a..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Business as Usual?

Freeport Strikes Gold, Spawns Scrutiny

"...to mine Busang, a gigantic gold deposit on the island of Borneo worth at least $25 billion, that virtually..."

March 7, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Wednesday, frantic rescue efforts continued along the Gulf Coast, and authorities were only beginning to assess the scale of..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature

Cornyn Keeping Tainted Money

Texas Senator "presumes innocence" of accused fraudster Stanford

"...charity campaign cash that becomes tainted by a donor's scandal, but not our boy John Cornyn, Texas' junior senator...."

Feb. 19, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Daytrips

The lasting legacy of Sam Rayburn

"...in Northeast Texas that can still can be seen and enjoyed by visitors more than 40 years after his..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Sharpstown vs. Tomstown

Will "Tomstown" be as big as Sharpstown?

"...rest of us, "Sharpstown" refers to a Texas political scandal more than 30 years ago whose fallout included a..."

March 5, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Raped by the Players

A lawsuit against an Austin dot-com firm reveals a world of fast times.

"...party sponsored by executives of an Austin Internet company, and she had suffered in excess of $1 million in..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

McCainEnomics

Republicans explain financial collapse: Apparently some big kids did it.

"...ten years smashing at your boiler with a crowbar, stand aside as their boss suddenly tells you what it..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

If the Horseshoe Fits

White campaign toughens up on Perry's money trail

"...low-key approach, White raised some uncomfortable questions about Perry's land holdings. However, that simply builds on a broader Democratic..."

Aug. 3, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM

This two-year-long campaign of such unprecedented intensity may have been the best proving ground for Barack Obama's candidacy

"...America purchased it, no one could save Lehman Brothers, and AIG admitted it was in trouble. Monday afternoon McCain..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Naked City

Freeport's Mercenary Murderers?

"...Killing and torturing local tribal members around the Grasberg mine in..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Headlines

"...Nationally and statewide, the GOP put its Bushean stamp on most..."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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