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"...mention possible lawsuits against club owners by individuals (especially employees and musicians) who contract lung cancer from having breathed..."

June 27, 2003 Column

Shades of Gray

In Texas Prisons, It's Hard to Tell Who Your Enemies Are

"...Daniel Nagle didn't die alone, because in a state prison nobody is ever alone. But the only witnesses..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Step Outside

California's Smoking Ban... Coming to a Club Near You?

"...other words, to simplify things by making it uniform statewide). The upshot of this was that bars are places..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Heal Thyself

City to Perform Self-Reflection

"...comprehensive audit of the city budget. Shea wanted the State Comptrollers to do the audit, but legal problems prevented..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

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Off the Desk

"...Gabrielle Kirk McDonald on the front page of the Statesman's Insight section on Sunday. The federal district court judge..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

Work It

Take This Job and...

"...as a priority. But things are changing. Congress, the state, and the city are readying an overhaul of the..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...corruption charges. The attorney general cut a deal with state prosecutors on Monday to resolve the nine-year-old felony fraud..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

Front Steps Slips and Falls

As the nonprofit that runs the ARCH falls apart, the city's rush to replace it frustrates providers

"...differently and I am very frustrated and upset." (A statement sent by a spokesperson at Adisa Communications, a professional..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

It's a Wage Shortage – Not a Labor Shortage – and It Disproportionately Affects Women and Persons of Color

It's a complicated economic situation, but one easy solution is increasing pay for restaurant workers

"...up reckoning of labor and wages in the United States' massive hospitality industry is glaringly apparent. All over the..."

May 28, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Small Biz Concerns

"...is tasked with administering health benefits to our 100+ employees, it’s very concerning. We at Sauceda Industries take a..."

April 15, 2021 Postmarks

Austin’s Downtown Bar Scene Rides a Malfunctioning Roller Coaster

Local business owners attempt to navigate an impossible situation

"...out like a malfunctioning roller coaster with incremental reopening, employees contracting COVID-19, and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission punishing..."

July 3, 2020 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

Sick Leave in Limbo

The waiting room

"...effect. The ordinance requires businesses with more than 15 employees to provide up to eight days of paid sick..."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Economic Fallacies

"...put it, "If I, as an employer, have two employees working 60 hours per week, I could just as..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Postmarks

The Yassine Sixth Street Noir

Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side

"...in uniform – the IRS, TABC, APD, and the state Comptroller's Office – the feds were moving from bar..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: The Cloudy Crystal Ball

If you're wondering what the new Lege will do, look to its predecessors

"...legislators hoping to find a way to balance the state budget while not simultaneously destroying the still fragile Texas..."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Funding Questions Follow Cap Metro's Court Win

Court victory creates more tension between labor and transit agency

"...background, which followers of Cap Metro have heard before: State law forbids public employees from collective bargaining and striking...."

July 2, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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"...Judge Sharon Keller, as prominent attorneys from across the state signed on and the Houston Chronicle called for her..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature

Capital Metro Strike Threat Looms

Despite citizen efforts to intervene, negotiations have not progressed

"...Today (Thursday), the union is expected to issue a statement warning of its plans to go out on strike..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Back to the Trenches

AMD tightens its hold on Lantana – and the enviro opposition digs in

"...than $21 million into a chunk of top-drawer real estate to build a state-of-the-art "green" office campus, a $230..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Bus Driver Standoff Going Nowhere

Cap Met and union hurl editorial barbs

"...your regular "he said, she said" argument in the Statesman, but it wasn't splashed across Dear Abby, or the..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Budget Frenzy

It ain't where they live

"...On the contrary, as the folks down at the Statesman – aka the Bat Cave on Town Lake –..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Column by Michael King

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"...Wes Benedict. Wes filed suit alleging that the Real Estate Council of Austin is laundering money through the police..."

May 6, 2005 Column

Lege Notes

Odds and ends (mostly odds) from the 79th

"...of seven company officials who "knowingly and negligently" exposed employees to asbestos-contaminated materials, which are blamed for the deaths..."

April 15, 2005 News Column

Terror Hysteria Burdens Local Charities

Local nonprofits balk at federal giving campaign's new rules

"...None of the charitable donations raised by U.S. government employees through this fall's Combined Federal Campaign will go toward..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Picking Up the CHIPs

Clarendon scandal opens a window on the joys of privatization

"...Last week state Rep. Vicki Truitt, R-Keller, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram..."

July 16, 2004 News Column by Michael King

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"...-- moving its place of incorporation from the United States to Bermuda to avoid paying U.S. taxes. Accenture did..."

July 4, 2003 Column

The Red Ink Hits the Fan

City Manager Toby Futrell says the budget won't balance without years of tax hikes and service cuts

"...to Medicaid and children's health insurance in the proposed state budget will do no good for the city's General..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...had committed violations of federal labor law including firing employees for union activities ["Union's Due," April 6, 2001]. What..."

May 2, 2003 Column

Naked City

Labor Strife at Whole Foods

"...the effort, which would affect from 150 to 180 employees...."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Getting School to Work

Aided by an infusion of new tax dollars from high-tech and other industries, Del Valle ISD finds success by investing heavily in school-to-career programs.

"...wings of technological innovation -- present-day realities in the state's school system stand out like smallpox sores. Texas leads..."

Dec. 31, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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