Naked City

TNRCC is up for review by the Sunset Advisory Commission, but major changes don't seem likely.

"...each state agency must appear before the state legislature's Sunset Advisory Commission (four state reps, four senators, and two..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Naked City

A Sunset Advisory Commission staff report recommends a two-year probation for the Texas Dept. of Housing and Community affairs, but that may not be enough to save the ailing agency.

"...low-income Texans. Now, a staff report from the state Sunset Advisory Commission suggests the critics may be right. In..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Cap Metro Promises To Be Good

Transit agency formally responds to Sunset findings

"...released a formal reply last week to the Texas Sunset Advisory Com­mis­sion's staff review of the transit agency. The..."

May 14, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

TYC Sees Light at End of Tunnel

Youth Commission just might catch a break

"...passed House Bill 3689, its version of the TYC Sunset bill. It favors a "wait and see" approach to..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TYC, Now TRCC Sees Another Dawn

Home-builder regulators become builder licensers, ignoring Sunset Commission recommendations

"...climate change doubter Dr. Bryan Shaw to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Sen. Rodney Ellis asked very pointedly..."

May 7, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

As the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission undergoes Sunset review, a new report details a host of citizen concerns about the agency's complaint review process.

"...and Grace Akers contacted the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission about a rancid smell that was wafting through their..."

Sept. 8, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Who Owns the Legislature’s Archives?

State Library Sunset bill lets lawmakers hold the keys

"...the reauthorization of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, following the agency's Sunset review. The State Library, which..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Welcome to Capital Metro

Whoever the new CEO turns out to be – she'll have her hands full

"...In that same state report – a specially commissioned review by the Sunset Advisory Commission, a body normally..."

June 18, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Expect some upsets at the state housing agency, as Gov. Rick Perry and the state Sunset Advisory Commission implement changes in the scandal-wracked department.

"...The state Sunset Advisory Commission says the Texas Dept. of Housing and..."

Jan. 26, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Sun to Set on Severely Disabled Patients

Austin State Supported Living Center cottages to be shuttered

"...the Austin SSLC (initiated in 2012) comes after the Sunset Advisory Commission, a state agency tasked with identifying governmental..."

Aug. 15, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...end the spread of the disease, blasted the state's Sunset Commission on Oct. 17, for its failure to address..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

"...• City Planning Commission Chair David Sullivan was more than a little disappointed..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature

State & City Redevelopment? Hold That Thought ...

The TFC wants to redevelop state land in Austin – Austin's not so sure

"...TFC proposal, just as a state review of the commission's operations proposes that all such deals be suspended until..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Union Charges Cap Metro Subcontract Conflicts

Was cronyism involved in picking those new subcontractors?

"...service would bring a long-awaited end to the whole Sunset Commission Review soap opera probably hasn't been paying much..."

May 11, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Roadblocks

Transit agency's self-evaluation report reflects frustration over impediments

"...transportation authority submitted last month to the Texas Legislat­ure's Sunset Advisory Commission – the first step in a review..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

TxDOT Clocked for Toll Trafficking

Texas Department of Transportation gets tough reception at Sunset Advisory Commission

"...of a state agency, and that extends to the Sunset Advisory Commission's review of the Texas Department of Transportation..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...arbitrary method doesn't sit well with the Urban Transportation Commission, whose members formed a special subcommittee to overhaul the..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature

Sun to Set on Severely Disabled Patients

Austin State Supported Living Center to close seven homes

"...decision to shrink the Austin SSLC comes after the Sunset Advisory Commission, a state agency tasked with pointing out..."

Aug. 11, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

A Whacked-Out System

Inmate's lawsuit focuses on secret and unreasonable Texas paroles

"...he'd used a deadly weapon (his car) in the commission of his crime. Theoretically, avoiding that finding could later..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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.

"...In September, the state Sunset Advisory Committee postponed making a final decision on recommendations..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Cap Metro Contracting: Watson and Wyatt at Odds

Transit agency and labor union still renegotiating

"...It's been two long, dark years since the Sunset Advisory Commission issued its now-infamous report taking Capital Metro..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Newsdesk

The Sunset Advisory Commission calls out TxDOT's lack of accountability

"...The Sunset Advisory Commission, the quietly powerful Lege committee that can..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Toothless Ethics

The Texas Ethics Commission has its own ethical problems, a fired staffer says.

"...A whistleblower lawsuit filed Nov. 27 against Texas Ethics Commission officials alleges that the agency charged with enforcing the..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

TCEQ OKs Rock and Concrete Crushing Cluster in East Austin

Meanwhile, Lege may make it harder for residents with health concerns to weigh in

"...The Texas Commission on Environ­ment­al Quality, whose commissioners were called "reluctant regulators"..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Naked City

Florita Bell Griffin is indicted for allegedly conspiring to profit from her position as a governing board member of the state housing agency.

"...of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), boasted before a commission of state lawmakers that an FBI investigation into her..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Texas Environmental Penalties Are Increasing

Time for tougher regulation

"...permit was under scrutiny at the Legislature. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will grow some new teeth thanks..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Outdated Mindset

"...respond to the Chronicle's August 15 article regarding the Sunset Commission's recommended closures of six state supported living centers..."

Aug. 27, 2014 Postmarks

The Great $100 Lottery Scam

Texas Lottery pursues bearers of 'previously paid' but forgotten scratch-off tickets

"...– although she couldn't believe it. The Texas Lottery Commission had charged her husband with "claiming a lottery prize..."

June 8, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: Governing Boards

A commission to study commissions -- it's not a political parody, it's for real.

"...to interpose more than five dozen citizen boards and commissions between the tiny City Council and the huge municipal..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

TDHCA board chair Michael E. Jones says he's found a way to keep indicted board member Florita Bell Griffin from participating in official business; the fate of millions of dollars in federal tax-credit housing subsidies depends on whether Griffin agrees to recuse herself.

"...agency's future at last week's meeting of the state Sunset Advisory Commission, whose staff recently recommended placing TDHCA on..."

June 30, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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