The Chickens or the Regs?

"...a $500,000 fine ($100,000 of it deferred) to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for a host of violations,..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Gary Bradley fires back in the ongoing battle over who will control ranchland claimed by Hatsy Heep Shaffer, but it will be a while, if ever, before the Circle C developer can implement his development plans for the land.

"...a contract to buy the 2,500-acre tract owned by Texas A&M's Herman F. Heep and Minnie Bell Heep Foundation,..."

Oct. 6, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Willie or Won't He?

Willie Lewis Draws Two Opponents in Place 6

"...gentleman's agreement is alive and, uh, squirming in Austin, Texas. Squirming because of the sensitive racial issues that poke..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

What About Non-attainment?

"...which would be done under the auspices of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and which could take years...."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

A Sinking Foundation?

"...abutting the local Catholic church. Sally Caldwell, a Southwest Texas State professor who helped lead the fight against the..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Voluntary Evasion

"...over time. Many such facilities remained unpermitted by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission in 1997, when the governor..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Allies No More

illustration by Doug Potter

"...the Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center at Southwest Texas State University, Raymond Slade, author of the most definitive..."

July 25, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Developers' Gift Horse

"...but his bill, despite being a priority for the Texas Association of Counties and the Conference of Urban Counties,..."

June 27, 1997 News Feature

Cleaning Fayette the 'Flex' Way

"...renovations, Austin Energy and the LCRA are soliciting the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for a "flex" permit, based..."

July 26, 2002 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Recycled Arguments

"...Sunset Farms landfill off US 290. Since April, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission has filed several notices of..."

June 21, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

GHASPing for Breath in Houston

"...Depending on where you're standing, last week the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission gave its initial approval to..."

June 14, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Dove Springs Whitewash?

Georgetown mayor defends the sewage plant.

"...a verbal clean bill of environmental health by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, after investigators responded to a..."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...toxic fumes were ruining their quality of life, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission agreed to monitor the site..."

March 22, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Buda Flows Downhill

Everett Conner comes back as Buda's public work's director, despite previous run-ins with the law.

"...believed had been resolved a year ago, when the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission began its investigation. At the..."

Feb. 1, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Rockdale Smoke Out

"...more significant, in its recent permit application to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission," Woods continued, "Alcoa has stated..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Oct. 7 Public Hearing

"...October 7. The hearing will be held at the Commissioners' hearing room at the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission..."

Oct. 3, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...memories of her college graduation ceremony, as former Railroad Commissioner Lena Guerrero did before word leaked out that she..."

March 21, 1997 News Feature

After The Fall

Tank Farms: What Now?

"...PODER (People Organized In Defense of Earth and her Resources), the group which led the fight to force the..."

Feb. 23, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Going by the Rules

A New Water Plan Avoids an Old Problem

"...on water. "Forty years ago, the predecessor to the Texas Water Development Board was given authority to come up..."

Jan. 31, 1997 News Column by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Creedmoor Need More

The city of Austin and the BSEACD are skeptical of Creedmoor-Maha's request to triple its pumping limits.

"...Edwards Aquifer. A descendant of Reconstruction-era settlers with deep Texas roots, Laws operates the Creedmoor-Maha Water Supply Corp. and..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Laws of the Land

Hatfield and McCoy Drama Unfolds Over Aquifer

"...Bill Couch, manager of Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, is try to fend off efforts to abolish..."

April 24, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

Headlines

"...The five members of the Travis Co. Commissioners Court have decided not to give themselves raises, citing..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Back ~ In Black?

SOS Is Arisen: Let the Confetti Rain Down

"...arbitrary, and inefficient" according to section 26.177 of the Texas Water Code. That section of the Water Code, says..."

Aug. 9, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

As other cities catch up, 'Solar Austin' advocates look to prime the green-power pump

"...customer fuel charge, due to the wacked-out cost of natural gas and (what are the odds?) another defect-spawned shutdown..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Warring Over Wimberley's Future

Developers, editors, and environmentalists battle over the future of Wimberley.

"...by sewage issues, are creating a strain on local resources that could only worsen with unbridled growth, Hewlett and..."

April 26, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

There Goes the Sun

Austin's clean-energy industry appears poised to take off -- but city leaders seem surprisingly unenthusiastic.

"...of respondents supported using local government incentives to encourage renewable-resource industries...."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...a string of recent deluges, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District voted last week to remove the aquifer's Alarm..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature

Austin Energy's Strategic Plan

The details of the utility's 50-year vision for the future

"...free to share the outlines of its long-term "energy resource plan," which is what clean-energy advocates care about most...."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...vast underground reservoir that underlies much of South Central Texas. The aquifer is replenished by water soaking into the..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Matter Over Mind

The proposed Cypress Realty Development in Dripping Springs

"...on Nueces Street at 28th, near the University of Texas campus, where students, recent graduates, and young professionals would..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

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