Conservative Kingmaker Compares TEC to Third Reich

Empower Texans boss under investigation for unregistered lobbying

"...Rep. Vicki Truitt, R-Keller – filed complaints with the TEC. Their argument was simple: Sullivan had filed as a..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

All the Rage

"...Directed by: Roland Tec. Starring: David Vincent, John-Michael Lander and Jay Corcoran. Not..."

May 7, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Time and Tide

"...freaky frame. Lyrical like the staccato echo of a Tec-9 round ricocheting off a concrete parking garage abutment (set-piece..."

July 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What Is the Texas Energy Center?

Is it a taxpayer-financed boondoggle for the oil and gas industry, or an economic development driver of new jobs and cutting-edge technology?

"...an economic development driver of new jobs and cutting-edge technology? Consider these facts:..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Oh, Now They Care About Ethics

Former Democratic rep gets $10,000 fine; similar fine for Republican successor was reduced

"...are late filing their campaign finance reports. But the TEC made a rare exception last week and fined former..."

Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Timecop

In a future in which time travel has become possible, a cop's life is torn asunder by political malfeasance.

"...Walker, a 2004 AD police officer assigned to the TEC (Time Enforcement Commission) and responsible for patroling the alleyways..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Questionable Ethics at the Ethics Commission?

A whistleblower lawsuit and a gubernatorial appointment raise questions about the state of ethics at the Texas Ethics Commission

"...Robert Schmidt filed a whistle-blower lawsuit against his former TEC bosses – alleging that his bosses acted unethically, playing..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Meanwhile, Back at the Salt Mines

"...mentally disabled." It's on-line on the Texas Workforce Commission's "hi-TEC" server -- http://hi-tec.twc.state.tx.us/general/arcil.htm Austin Area Urban League (478-7176) "provides..."

June 6, 1997 News Feature

While Kilns Burn, a Recycler Smolders

"...four years later, Radovanov, the owner and president of Rad-Tec, who moved his company here from Canada, is finding..."

Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature

Toothless Ethics

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

"...the petition filed in state district court by former TEC Assistant General Counsel Robert Schmidt, Schmidt was fired in..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

D.A. Challenger Funded Primarily by Right Wing Donors, Wealthy West Austinites

Jeremy Sylestine leads José Garza in January fundraising

"...Big money is flowing into the Travis County district..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Abbott Complains About Davis Book Tour

Dems slam complaint as "frivolous"

"...But that was not the end of the tale...."

Sept. 11, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Little Light in the Darkne$$?

A light could soon shine on "Dark Money" in Texas

"...earlier this year, with most members calling on the TEC to implement a disclosure rule ahead of the 2015..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Thompson Wins Ethics Assault

Texas Ethics Commission rejects claim HD 46 challenger broke rules.

"...of the Austin NAACP) made a complaint with the TEC against the Thompson campaign over one of their ads,..."

March 2, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Finger-Pointing Continues Regarding Williamson County Juvenile Justice Center Delays

"...USA Floor-Tec Inc. representative Jason Keathly told us he prepared the..."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Food-o-File

Upcoming food and wine festivals, updates on local culinary news.

"...Shiva is the guest of the Coalition Against the Rice-Tec Patent (CARTP) and UT Students for Nonviolence. The focus..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Dir/scr: Roland Tec; Prod: Catherine Burns & Roland Tec; DP: Gretchen Widmer;..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

ECSD Plays Musical Chairs, but the Music Never Stops

Environmental Shuffle

"...can check it out online. The Texas Environmental Center (TEC) is in the midst of putting the entire tome..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Dawnna Dukes Finds Herself on the Wrong Side of the Texas Ethics Commission Again

"...instead turning in the report this past January. The TEC seeks to collect the statutory maximum $10,000 in fines;..."

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Libertarian Ludlow Seeks Press Against Dukes

Who has most to lose from HD46 ethics complaint?

"...The TEC is an extremely cautious entity. Most specifically, complaints are..."

Oct. 20, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Ethics Commission: 'Mucus' Quacks Like a Lobbyist

TEC hits Michael Quinn Sullivan with maximum fine for acting as an unregistered lobbyist

"...compare the commission to Nazis (see "Conservative Kingmaker Compares TEC to Third Reich," Nov. 15, 2013.)..."

July 25, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Bonds: Moving Parts

Half a percent of registered voters cast ballots on first day of early voting

"...with the departure of one of the bond's key architects, and two legal appeals against the package being turned..."

May 3, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Daily Hustle: 7/20/10 (Updated)

Mayor Pro Tem Martinez makes an entrance

"...by a private citizen with the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) alleging misreporting on several of my campaign finance reports...."

July 20, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Campaign War Chest

Secretary of State Roger Williams' officeholder account is brimming with more than $200,000 in donor cash, suggesting that he has been stumping for dollars ever since Gov. Perry appointed him to the post in 2004.

"...Commission records from the last six or seven years. TEC filings show past secretaries of state generally maintained modest..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Welcome to Tomstown

In the burgeoning Tomstown scandal, you can't tell the players or the plot without a program

"...and 3) campaign expenditures that are unreported to the TEC. The Tomstown Scandal involves alleged violations of all three..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Universal Soldier: The Return

"...you, big fella. Enjoy. But remember to check your TEC-9s at the door...."

Aug. 27, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Record Reviews

Prince Paul

"...3 stars -- Jay Hardwig POI DOG PONDERING..."

May 14, 1999 Music Review

Day Labors - Night Falls

Austin's Day Labor Site Attracts Drugs, Criminals

"...seemed like a good idea. The Texas Employment Commission (TEC) set up an office on the site to help..."

Aug. 30, 1996 News Feature

Work It

Take This Job and...

"...can't find stable, lucrative work in a town where high-tech companies currently have hundreds of job openings. According to..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Austin's Aaron Moten's Trip From Batboy to Fallout

How one St. Ed's actor became part of the new Prime series

"...to become one of the Brotherhood of Steel, armored protectors of an America recovering from nuclear war in Fallout,..."

April 11, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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