Cowboys & Critters

Take Back Texas' Marshall Kuykendall Says It's Simply a Choice Between...

"...government is "invading" the lands of property owners in Texas, and once compared the freeing of the slaves to..."

Jan. 26, 1996 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Trench Warfare

Federal judge rules for LCRA on the Dripping Springs pipeline project, but the SOS lawsuit proceeds

"...of a process which began in 1990 when the Texas Water Development Board found impurities in Hays County groundwater,..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

Top Ten List Of TNRCC Excuses

"..."Complaining to Barry McBee's Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission does no good, so why..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature

Naked City

Controversy over the environmental record of Rainbow Materials Inc. costs the company a renewal of its city projects contract.

"...On Tuesday, members of the city's electric utility commission unanimously rejected a city staff recommendation to grant a..."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...the new airport to downtown and the University of Texas campus. It's a 50-cent fare, a 20-minute ride, and..."

Aug. 13, 1999 News Feature

On the Lege

Inaugural Notes

"...Mexican ambassador and once to say, "Our diversity gives Texas new life, new energy, new blood, and we should..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Column

Postmarks

Welfare Coverage Excellent

"...than 38,000 elderly and disabled legal resident immigrants in Texas stand to lose their Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits..."

July 4, 1997 Column

Dame Todos!

Act II: The Mayor's New Career

"...economist, Jon Hockenyos, owner of the economic forecasting firm Texas Perspectives, and Greg Hartman, manager of the southwest region..."

July 19, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...city of Austin and produced by the University of Texas. It consisted of many workshops and culminated with an..."

June 2, 2000 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...sided with S.O.S. regarding the use of a state-sponsored Conservation Agreement to protect the salamander. Last year, Babbitt decided..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Austin and the surrounding cities and counties still have a long way to go before they reach an agreement on reducing ozone emissions that everyone can live with.

"...Among Texas cities, Austin is the last of the four metros..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Warren Chisum resurrects the Andrews County nuclear waste dump, Longhorn Pipeline politics under scrutiny, and Austin marches against hate

"...a bad bill. The bad bill would have brought Texas more than the scrapped nuclear plants of Maine and..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Naked City

"...get their fixes with Austin's newest political television show: Texas Politics. The program focuses on political people and issues..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature

Austin's Hired Guns

"...to Gov. Bill Clements. Johnson, senior adviser to Bush; Texas water commissioner...."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature

Naked City

Cheney and Bush interview prospective hires. Which Texans go to Washington as Bush takes office and the economy cools down?

"...state, to chief legal counsel to GWB, to the Texas Supreme Court -- now moves to Washington as Bush's..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

News Flash

The Final Tally

"...All but one of the bills regarded by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association (TDNA) as a "priority" -- either..."

Aug. 6, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Off The Desk:

"...Dallas were caught sending illicit electronic messages to the commissioners of the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission, which is..."

Sept. 11, 1998 News Feature

Dotting i's, Circling C's

Simplifying the Tortured History of Circle C

"...ordinance is "arbitrary and capricious," a violation of the Texas water code. Without going into gory detail, it is..."

Dec. 19, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Naked City

Davis vs. the Dumps

"...injustices east of I-35. Now, as a Travis County commissioner whose precinct covers Eastern Travis Co., Davis is in..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Don't Drink the Water

While pursuing her masters in film at UT, Laura Dunn spent every semester break in Louisiana making Green, a documentary about the toxic 100-mile stretch along the Mississippi River known as Cancer Alley. The film screens at the Alamo Drafthouse this Sunday.

"...So far, Dunn has taken the film to Denton, Texas, and then back to Louisiana for a pair of..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

Off the Desk

"...with the district attorney's office alleging violations of the Texas Election Code against the Real Estate Council of Austin's..."

June 14, 1996 News Feature

Green

June 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lines in the Sand

Austin Legislators Prepare to Redraw Their Own Districts -- While Doing Business as Usual

"...Gov. Bush prevailed with a voluntary program that the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission now admits is not working...."

Jan. 19, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Coal Hard Cash

Alcoa has applied for a mining application in Elgin, near Austin.

"...after years of fighting the company before the Railroad Commission and Milam County courts -- no recourse...."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature

Postmarks

Don't Dissolve District

"...the referendum to abolish the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, the only local government with the authority to..."

May 1, 1998 Column

Killer Green Information Environmental BBSs

BBS Basics

"...Austin Metro Info BBS Modem: 251-8712. Includes information on Texas parks - number of campsites, what's available at them,..."

April 28, 1995 News Feature by R.U. Steinberg

Going Public

A new Sunset Commission report recommends opening Texas' public lands to use by the public as parkland.

"...quarters to a new report by the Sunset Review Commission on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. It's no..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

EPA on Unclean Energy: "No Source Review"

The Bush Administration's rollback of New Source Review could guarantee more dirty air for years to come.

"...30 year history" was how John Walke of the Natural Resources Defense Council described it. Texas green groups were..."

June 21, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Trout Unlimited, along with residents of Canyon Lake, petition the TNRCC to stop the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority from taking more water from the lake, reducing river flows and potentially harming trout and the environment.

"...It's never been easy being a trout bum in Texas. Trout anglers dream of catching fish more likely to..."

May 18, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Bush's Xmas Stocking: Burning Coal?

New state and federal regulations threaten the Clean Air Act

"...On Dec. 19, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission voted to change the factors..."

Dec. 28, 2001 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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