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Sept. 16, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer
City Hall Hustle: Bored by campaigning? Don't show.
A funny thing happened on the way to the candidates forum
"...office. Sure, at most meetings of the Redundant Neighborhood Association Forum and Imaginary Endorsing Democratic Club You Only Hear..."
March 20, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar
City Counseling: Best Laid Plans
Best Laid Plans
"...first face-off against Brewster McCracken – at the Central Texas Democratic Forum – when he announced opposition to awarding..."
Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Happenings
"...MARINE EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATION LUNCHEON Service members welcome! E-mail to RSVP. 10:30am. American..."
May 30, 2008 News Feature
Naked City
"...dispute over what music to put in our digital library could possibly trigger someone to set fire to our..."
Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature
Council Notes
What's ahead for this week's City Council meeting
"...the Earth Day Green Art Festival and the Filipino Association's Barrio Fiesta, as well as the Capital of Texas..."
April 21, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
The Military-Petroleum Complex
The Second Iraq War and the cronies of state capitalism
"...San Antonio. His audience: the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association...."
June 18, 2004 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from around Austin and beyond.
"...the GOP may derail Perrymandering -- specifically, a West Texas war between Lubbock and Midland. See p.14 and p.20...."
Sept. 19, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
Austin Stories
"...a civil suit, filed on Thornton's behalf by the Texas Civil Rights Project, which seeks $100,000 in damages. --..."
Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
An Artificial Wilderness
Philip Bobbitt's The Shield of Achilles is getting a serious and heartening push from its publisher, Knopf, writes Roger Gathman. Does he seriously think there's an audience for a book that, among other things, explains the strategic deliberations of Napoleon III? "I always conceived a large audience for this book," Bobbitt claims. "I'd be crushed if scholars didn't attend to this book, but I meant it for anybody who wants to keep seriously informed about world affairs."
"...but an ardent poetry fan. In fact, rescuing the Library of Congress poetry prize was a project that had..."
June 21, 2002 Books Feature by Roger Gathman
Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
Austin needs an honest discussion of how much we spend on public safety.
"...keep Austin's property tax rate far lower than other Texas cities. The rest comes from licenses, franchise fees charged..."
May 24, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
"...as Lone Star Infrastructure, the Fluor team earned the Texas Turnpike Authority's nod -- for reasons that aren't being..."
April 12, 2002 News Feature
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...the City of Georgetown but the entire State of Texas." Perhaps that is why the Texas Municipal League, the..."
Sept. 21, 2001 Column
Naked City
Hyde Park lawsuit sutra, Glen Maxey's retirement dilemma, parking lot battle in Judges' Hill neighborhood, Sixth Street recycling, and the anti-growth blues
"...Watershed Protection Dept. Director Mike Heitz -- under the Texas Constitution, the Texas Local Government Code, the Texas Religious..."
April 13, 2001 News Feature
The Other Side of Prison
Inmate Population Swells
"...so, too, does the number of inmate families in Texas. At the end of 1998, 144,439 inmates filled Texas..."
April 30, 1999 News Feature by Mike Butts
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...an even angrier crowd -- the Summit Oaks Neighborhood Association. Mattox owns (and would like to flip) a chunk..."
Nov. 13, 1998 News Feature
Public Notice
Creepy Crawlies
"...will be a Fun Festival Fundraiser hosted by Central Texas Mutual Housing Association, Sat, Jul 12, noon-4pm. The association..."
July 11, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer
Support Remains for a Travis County Public Defenders' Office
Local judges, community leaders on what needs to happen to create a new office
"...Judging from Monday night's Carver Library forum, sponsored by local Democratic groups, stakeholders still want..."
April 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King
A Great Big Bundle of Rail and Roads
Council moves transportation bonds toward a November vote
"...the entire Project Connect plan actually addresses the Central Texas region as a whole. Julitz says the proposal should..."
Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann
Cap Metro: Riding the Shuffle Bus
Downtown bus routes shift
"...agency has been working with disability advocates ADAPT of Texas for the last six months. He said, "We've improved..."
June 20, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Endorsements
"...the center of major public initiatives like Envision Central Texas, the Mueller redevelopment, and the current work on affordable..."
April 28, 2006 News Feature
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...with Austin Neighborhoods Council, Liveable City, Save Barton Creek Association, SOS Alliance, Texas Clean Water Action, and Zilker Neighborhood..."
May 6, 2005 Column
Day Trips
"...agriculture techniques. Entertainers and orators traveled a circuit around Texas hitting towns where they could draw an audience of..."
Sept. 20, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Georgetown Smackdown
Suburbanites Wrestle Over Managed Growth, Smart Growth, and "Stupid Growth"
"...posted Friday at 9:59am -- one minute before the Texas Open Meetings Act deadline -- and conveniently beyond the..."
Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Postmarks
The Gotham backlash continues.
"...building by having the Dean of the University of Texas School of Architecture, Lawrence Speck, review the project. However,..."
Oct. 15, 1999 Column
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...attorney Tom Kolker, NAACP-Austin President Parisrice Robinson, Austin Police Association President Det. Mike Sheffield, APD Det. Craig Howard ,..."
June 11, 1999 News Feature
Off the Desk:
"...at the Old Quarry Branch of the Austin Public Library, 7051 Village Center Drive. Litman is director of the..."
Oct. 11, 1996 News Feature
Pro-Cop Group Submits Signatures for High-Priced Staffing Plan
Save Austin Now 2.0 eyes the ballot
"...political action committee closely allied with the Austin Police Association, announced it had submitted more than 25,000 signatures to..."
July 23, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Council: More Strategery ... and Books!
"...Engineering Auditorium, out at the airport: 2716 Spirit of Texas Dr.), presumably to inspire more free association and brainstorming...."
Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by Michael King
Austin x Design
"..."More Than Architecture" opening reception, 5-8pm, University of Texas Fine Arts Library..."
