TDS, Balcones to Split City Recycling Work

Split vote over decision to abandon bid process

"...Balcones. But after Randi Shade moved passage of the TDS/Balcones resolution, Cole, feeling the need for an RFP process..."

July 2, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Muffing the MRF

Who's left to bid on running the city's recycling facility?

"...That's a major reversal: Not only were Greenstar and TDS widely considered to be among the top contenders for..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Keller Keeps Her Robes, for Now

Special judge says Keller's conduct in execution case doesn't warrant removal

"...On the day Richard was to be executed, TDS was unable to finish preparing its appeals until after..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Public Humiliation Is Punishment Enough

Ruling backs leaving Judge Sharon Keller in office

"...On the day that Richard was to be executed, TDS was unable to finish preparing its appeals until after..."

Jan. 20, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

The Executioner

"...Waste Management Inc. (WMI), and the Texas Disposal Systems (TDS) landfills in Travis County. My opinions are based on..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Column

Getting to Zero

Will Austin's green seif-image be realized with its "zero waste" goals?

"...area of a landfill where trash is being dumped. TDS' landfill southeast of Austin, near Creedmoor, takes in 2,500..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

City Hall Hustle: Recycling an Old Issue

Council weighs giving one company the entire heap

"...had scored well in the city's competitive bidding process; TDS, meanwhile, was booted from bidding over a violation of..."

April 1, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Recycling Recycled ... Again

Contentious negotiations confirm one thing: Trash is golden

"...to some miraculous turn of fortune in favor of TDS, giving that company all the work. The item was..."

April 15, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Waste Wars

City Tries to Seal Best Deal for Trash and Recycling

"...go-ahead to negotiate with WMI and Texas Disposal Systems (TDS), a locally owned firm, on a 30-year municipal solid..."

Dec. 26, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Texas' 'Lethal Indifference' Blasted in New Death-Row Report

A new Texas Defenders Service study charges the state Court of Criminal Appeals ignores death-row inmates' rights and its own legal mandate.

"...The TDS study, "Lethal Indifference," focuses on state habeas appeals, which..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

City Hall Hustle: Play It Again, MRF

There's many a slip between the dais and the big blue bin

"...and Texas Disposal Systems – for violating anti-lobbying provisions. TDS exec Bob Gregory had e-mailed several city officials, urging..."

June 25, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...put people at risk. For more than eight years, TDS has battled with Zenith Electronics and Penske truck rental..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Feature

Reed Appeals 'Conviction of an Innocent Man'

A federal appeal attacks the state's 'airtight" case against death-row inmate Rodney Reed.

"...white woman in the small Texas town of Bastrop," TDS attorney Bryce Benjet wrote in Reed's federal habeas corpus..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

In a reversal of the city's previous plan, the City Council has decided to send two-thirds of Austin's waste to Texas Disposal Systems and one-third to BFI.

"...136,000 tons generated annually by city residents to the TDS landfill...."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Then There's This: The 'Witch Hunt' of a Commissioner

Auditor's report could have a chilling effect on city boards and commissions

"...waste. The investigation focused on Gonzalez's work as a TDS contractor and her votes on the zero-waste commission...."

May 30, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

State Commission Considers Keller's Fate

Keller's execution-day decisions under microscope again

"...a de facto moratorium on executions; Richard's attorneys with TDS sought to raise the lethal-injection claim in order to..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lead-Laced Garbage Case Back in Court

Texas Disposal Systems owner still fighting to get hazardous waste out of his landfill

"...failed attempt by the Lege to resolve the impasse, TDS and state environmental advocates assailed the Texas Commission on..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...told the Austin American-Statesman on Monday that he believes TDS is preventing Penske from following TCEQ orders to remove..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Landfills Toss Legal Trash

"...state district court to dispute whether documents relevant to TDS's six-year-old defamation suit against WMI should be kept open..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Daily Hustle: 3/25/11

Recycling contract put thru the wringer

"...the form of carbon offsets (either cash, or, in TDS’ proposal, an actual tree for every 1,000 tons processed);..."

March 25, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Wasting Away

Could a Trash Giant's Stumbles Hurt Austin?

"...The president and principle owner of Texas Disposal Systems (TDS), the largest private trash hauler and landfill operation in..."

March 13, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Texas' 2011 Season as Predicted by 'NCAA 12'

Simulating the Longhorns season, video-game style

"...the job done; 15-36 for 97 yards and two TDs, 15 rushing attempts for 58 yards and another TD...."

Sept. 3, 2011 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Persecuting Judge Sharon Keller

Keller says case against her highlights injustice in system. No joke.

"...and wanted permission to file the appeal late, a TDS employee told the court's then-general counsel, Ed Marty. When..."

June 9, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Daily Hustle: 5/17/10

MRFs, oh my!

"...violating the city’s anti-lobbying ordinance by contacting council; and TDS’ decision to circumvent the application process by submitting the..."

May 17, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: The Hangover

Recycling, homeless housing, and spandex – cure for a migraine?

"...contacting the city – on their respective MRF bids. (TDS e-mailed the city urging council to reject Greenstar's extension,..."

March 26, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Dirt on Composting

"...Creedmoor and currently accepts 100% of Austin's residential garbage. TDS is also one of the largest commercial composters in..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Zeroing in on Our Throwaway Culture

City committee dreams of a waste-free Austin

"...recycling as much as possible." Owner Bob Gregory said TDS, opened in 1991 just south of Austin, is the..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

TCEQ: Get the Lead Out

Local landfill operator Bob Gregory wins a round in the TV-tubes case

"...the nearby Texas Disposal Systems landfill in Travis Co. TDS, not being certified to handle hazardous waste and fearing..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Solid Waste Land

Landfill Full

"...The Carter & Burgess report meant that only the TDS landfill fit the requirements laid out by the city..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Then There's This: Trying to Undo a "Witch Hunt"

Council tries to untangle a controversial ethics complaint

"...appointee on ZWAC, while also performing contract work for TDS, a job that entailed teaching area public schools how..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

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