APD Is Behind on 20,000 Requests for Public Information, Auditor Finds

They have six staff members to process those

"...a new report from the Office of the City Auditor, and has only six employees to process the requests...."

Sept. 6, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Could State Employees Get First Cost-of-Living Raise in 21 years?

Austin's own Rep. John Bucy has filed a bill to do just that

"...Last Wednesday, state employees rallied at the Capitol for pay raises and..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

State Emergency-Leave Rules Tightened

Comptroller will now verify all applications

"...way to get rid of a scandal at a state agency? Claim it's not a scandal, then tighten the..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

GOP Politics Only at State Water Board

Employee fired for emails about Shea campaign

"...policy” related to engaging in political activity while on state time...."

Dec. 18, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

State Budget Wars Spawn Tiff Over TIF

The Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund -- and the have-nots it supports -- fights to avoid an early death by budget ax.

"...The TIF is often called a "telephone tax," which understates its significance. Imagine if the state's big energy and..."

March 7, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Then There's This: Ousting the Auditor

Susan Spataro's abrupt dismissal draws scorn and stirs speculation

"...Travis County Auditor Susan Spataro has until the end of the month..."

Aug. 24, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Two Ballot Lawsuits Before State Supremes

Petitioners sue over Audit and CodeNEXT language

"...proposed audit would not use the city’s own City Auditor (or standard external auditor) and also includes a potential..."

Aug. 20, 2018 News Post by Michael King

GOP Politics Only at State Water Board

Politics is off-limits at the state Water Board – unless you're a Republican

"...policy" related to engaging in political activity while on state time. Specifically, according to the section of the employee..."

Dec. 21, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Council Wrap: State of the City

Austin maintains its relative sanity

"...dais. Saturday evening featured Mayor Steve Adler's third annual "State of the City" oration, focused primarily on welcoming but..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Davis Shines While Linking TEF Scandal to Abbott in Debate

Davis takes off the gloves in second, final guv debate

"...seemingly rehearsed – some would even say stiff – state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, the second brawl against..."

Oct. 1, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: Jobs to Go

The sunny side of the state's assault on social services

"...Last week, the Texas State Employees Union discovered yet another new wrinkle in the..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Lege Lines: The Voters Speak, the Governor Listens

Abbott leaves the red-state red-meat back at the mansion

"...In his third State of the State address to the combined House and..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Anti-Choice Group to Receive $1.6 Million Health Grant

More taxpayer dollars for Carol Everett's the Heidi Group

"...During a hearing earlier this month that weighed the state health department’s proposed rule to bury or cremate fetal..."

Aug. 15, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Deal of a Lifetime

TDHCA Board member Florita Bell Griffin is standing trial in a Houston federal courtroom on allegations that she, along with two co-defendants, conspired to profit from deals she helped approve.

"...The story that emerged in the courtroom where state housing agency board member Florita Bell Griffin is being..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

All the Right Moves

Democrat Donna Howard faces self-proclaimed moderate Republican Cynthia Thornton in the general election for Austin's seat on the State Board of Education

"...recent controversies ignited by influential Christian conservatives on the State Board of Education, one might have expected to see..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Dawnna Dukes Indicted

State rep faces 15 counts relating to abuse of office

"...After months of speculation and allegation, state Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Pflugerville, has been indicted by a..."

Jan. 18, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Text Woes for Dukes

Travis County rep faces fresh accusations

"...State Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Pflugerville, is a stalwart of the..."

April 27, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dawnna Dukes Takes Statesman, D.A.s to Court

Outgoing state rep seeks $7.8 million in damages

"...Embattled outgoing state Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, plagued by a series of..."

Nov. 2, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Audit Ugliness

Perry questions Strayhorn's ethics, but watchdogs warn he's in a glass house

"...State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn would have no trouble turning..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

The state auditor does its job, the state enviro agency doesn't. Guess who gets the governor's goat?

"...The State Auditor's Office released a report in December showing that..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Beside the Point

As usual, the Statesman editorial page gets it completely wrong

"...a vintage cask of vitriol on Sunday, March 12, Statesman cellar steward Rich Oppel paused long enough to let..."

March 24, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Working It Out

"...a "welfare reform" initiative that would jibe with the state's -- and the governor's -- pro-privatization, local-control-oriented, "right to..."

Sept. 10, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

City Hall Hustle: Everybody's on Vacation

The complicated business of hiring a city auditor who's already the city auditor

"...a second item addressed Proposition 1 – the city auditor proposition, which had passed resoundingly (71%). By appointing the..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...anticipated but mixed ruling on school finance: It upheld state District Judge John Dietz's 2004 ruling that the state..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature

The Balance of Power Rests on the Dais

Three ordinances before City Council look to shift power from city staff to the council.

"...now, and were drug into the open by the Statesman's Rich Oppel this summer. (Luckily, in his zeal, he..."

Oct. 9, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Vision Zero Goals for No Traffic Fatalities Not On the Horizon

City Auditor finds goal unlikely

"...reduce traffic fatalities, a new report from the city auditor says Austin's Vision Zero goals are "unlikely" to be..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Stranger Than Fiction

A good movie but not a great one, Stranger Than Fiction is reminiscent of the films of Charlie Kaufman but lacks that writer’s conceptual rigor and imaginative power.

"...Tony Hale and Tom Hulce. Harold Crick – IRS auditor, milquetoast, and poster child for obsessive-compulsive disorder – wakes..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Capitol Chronicle

The Texas state budgeting process is called conservative, but might be better described as "penny wise, pound foolish."

"...own household budget -- let alone that of the state of Texas -- you might recall that old TV..."

Jan. 26, 2001 News Column by Michael King

New Bill Would Give Most Texans 12 Weeks Parental Paid Leave

In the words of Cardi B: I got a baby. I need some money. I need cheese for my egg.

"...the aisle are making an effort to make this state (at least marginally) better suited for new parents. So..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

What's Wrong With Cap Metro ... and What's Right

The transit agency is good at a few things – like digging itself into a public relations ditch

"...financial scandal – sort of – when the Austin American-Statesman, employing the kind of screaming headlines we've come to..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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