Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant

Locals continue to get coal for Christmas

"...Reduction Act – there's all this money to facilitate decommissioning of coal plants and replacing [them] with clean energy."..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Naked City

The Lege kills it, ostensibly to save it

"..."The Sunset Commission found that the basic regulatory structure for workers'..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbill

A look at what's been filed for the 77th session at the Texas Legislature

"...be what happens to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. The agency is under Sunset Advisory Commission review, and..."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Just the Facts

Bills to Watch

"...acts. SB 1046 by Wentworth, which would require the Sunset Advisory Commission to give a report card on how..."

April 2, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Texas Law Would Make Law Enforcement Misconduct Records More Secretive

New law would create “G file” for all state law enforcement agencies

"...The bills were introduced following the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement’s Sunset Commission recommendation in 2023 that..."

April 4, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Monster House

This animated tale of a carnivorous, haunted house and the band of neighborhood kids who decide to put it out of commission feels maddeningly unfinished.

"...neighborhood kids who decide to put it out of commission feels maddeningly unfinished, as though it were tinkered with..."

July 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

TDHCA announces its latest tax credit allocations for low-income housing under unusual scrutiny, but critics of the agency find few improvements or surprises.

"...they also feared that a possible recommendation from the Sunset Advisory Committee to dismiss the current TDHCA governing board..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

News Roundup: Sad Stories for Christmas

Foster care unconstitutional; voting rights rolled back; and more

"...right-wing think tank, as a public member of the Sunset Commission, which reviews state agencies for efficiency and potential..."

Dec. 21, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Top 10 Transportation Stories

MetroRail finally launches but ...

"...8) SUNSET COMMISSION SHADOWS CAP METRO CEO Watson did receive a..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...is not done." – L.N. Cap Metro Responds to Sunset Review..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature

Top 10 State Stories

"...Safety, the timing couldn't have been worse, as the Sunset Commission had just delivered a scathing review. DPS leader..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Land of the Free: the History of State-owned Lands in Texas

"...A recent Sunset Commission report suggested that some of those properties could..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Reji Thomas Has Left the Building

Pining for Pine Street

"...the Oct. 27 meeting of the city's Historic Landmark Commission, on behalf of Pine Street Station, was not the..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Interim DPS Director Named

Highway Patrol Major Stan Clark succeeds Davis, at least for now

"...resigned this summer in the wake of a scathing Sunset Review of the department and the DPS's failure to..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Funding Questions Follow Cap Metro's Court Win

Court victory creates more tension between labor and transit agency

"...said something needed to be done, and in the Sunset review [see "Cap Metro Promises to Be Good," May..."

July 2, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Saturday: Various Lege Doings

While the chubbing continues, let's catch up

"...HB 1959, which deals with several agencies up for Sunset Review, will also require Cap Met to also be..."

May 23, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Playback: The Greyhounds Hoof It

Groove-mongering R&B duo the Greyhounds get mule-headed, S.S. Hangover floats Laguna Gloria, and the Austin Music Commission overlooks music hub

"...sail again this Saturday and Sunday, 11am-3pm. A special sunset performance floats on April 22. Music Commission Ignores Mosaic..."

April 13, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Scratch That: Lege Ends Lottery, Then Changes Mind

House avoids $2 billion school funding hole by saving scratch cards

"...prosaic procedural measure: the reauthorization of the Texas Lottery Commission. Yet, somehow, this morning the Texas House of Representatives..."

April 23, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

No Parole for You!

"...and Paroles during an intense hearing to review the Sunset Commission’s report on the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice...."

Nov. 15, 2006 News Post by Jordan Smith

Lege Lines: Straus vs. the Extremists

Railroad Commission spat highlights the divide between right-wingers and House leadership

"...Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock, would keep the Texas Railroad Commission functioning until 2029 and grant it greater oversight of..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Criminal Justice Reform Heads to Senate Floor

Commission would conduct full review of nation's criminal justice system

"...was introduced in the U.S. Senate, the Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 on Thursday passed out of the..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

TxDOT Puts Lipstick on the Pig

Commissioners approve spending stimulus money, insult the public

"...might be violating the law – the Texas Transportation Commission, which oversees TxDOT, committed $1.2 billion in federal stimulus..."

March 6, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Mansion Fire Fallout

DPS head Col. Tommy Davis steps down; meanwhile, Texas first lady Anita Perry steps up to raise funds for restoration

"...as it came under scathing scrutiny from the Texas Sunset Commission, and it got worse when blame for the..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Call Him Unimpeachable?

The governor's gamble on casinos may yet come up snake-eyes

"...blowup over "slots for tots," last December the Lottery Commission paid $250,000 to a Las Vegas law firm to..."

July 9, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...structure, and presented preliminary findings to the Electric Utility Commission last week. The utility reported a rosy financial picture..."

Dec. 25, 2015 News Feature

Council: Time for a Beer

A short but packed agenda for this week's Council

"...in working on that effort with the Texas Facilities Commission. That project was put on the back burner by..."

Feb. 1, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Kirk Watson Resigns From Texas Senate

Headed to Houston, the ex-mayor and senator reflects on his legacy

"...leadership on the budget, education (notably higher ed), the Sunset Commis­sion, and more. "I've always felt really blessed that..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Congressional Candidates Begin to Multiply

Six Austin districts pointing to March primaries

"...have begun filing their intentions with the Federal Election Commission...."

June 14, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Sitting Down With Your Senator

Sarah Eckhardt goes deep on democracy, womanhood, and our era

"...government position. In 2006, she became a Travis County commissioner. In 2015, she was elected Travis County judge, leading..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Beside the Point: All the Arguments That Fit

City Council agenda packed with volatile materials

"...is protective of the environment." The Water and Wastewater Commission deadlocked on a recommendation, so Council will have to..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Column by Michael King

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