Concerns About Texas Residential Construction Commission

"...Dear Editor, The Texas state Legislature is considering several bills to modify or..."

May 19, 2009 Postmarks

Austin's Construction Ban Lifted, but Will Workers Be Safe?

COVID-19 remains a hazard as thousands return to job sites

"...Construction around Austin has resumed following an executive order issued..."

April 3, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas

'Til death do us party

"...some peace and quiet. In 2013, the 41-year-old former Texas General Land Office agent and his wife Staci bought..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Who Wants to Run A Coffeehouse in Austin, Texas?

Four local javamongers tell us what it's like

"...man whose coffee-based business survived, among other things, the construction-nightmare upgrading of Barton Springs Road back in the day...."

Aug. 22, 2012 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

TYC, Now TRCC Sees Another Dawn

Home-builder regulators become builder licensers, ignoring Sunset Commission recommendations

"...global climate change doubter Dr. Bryan Shaw to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Sen. Rodney Ellis asked very..."

May 7, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

So, Who's Your Contractor?

How to find the contractor needle in the Cro-Magnon haystack

"...First, check any contractor's credentials. The state of Texas doesn't require all builders to be licensed, but it..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...what happens to children left behind in the U.S., Texas organizer Valentina Guerrero said: "When my mother was deported,..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...determine whether he will be sent to the adult Texas Department of Criminal Justice to serve out the remainder..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Legislators give homebuilders what they pay for

"...thanks to the nearly $9 million they've contributed to Texas elections in the last four years. As it happened,..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Strayhorn to Investigate Accenture

Among other things, Texas Access Alliance, a private consortium led by Accenture, has come under recent fire for sharp decline in number of children enrolled in state's Children's Health Insurance Program

"...processing the applications of low-income Texans seeking state assistance. Texas Access Alliance, a private consortium led by Bermuda-based Accenture,..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Other Perry

Democrat Radnofksy demands AG Abbott returns builder cash

"...into maintaining a business-friendly (read: kow-towing) Republican majority in Texas...."

March 3, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: When a House Is Not a Home

Workers and homeowners seek justice from home builders

"...to demand that Centex take responsibility for paying some construction workers who have been stiffed by Centex subcontractors. At..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Column by Michael King

The Governor's Lobbyists

Thumbnail sketches of members of Perry's money circle

"...donor successfully pushed through legislation in 2003 creating the Texas Residential Construction Commission, billed as a consumer-protection agency. In..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

Bentzin's Tangled Web of Backers

An elite crew of critters helped bankroll Bentzin's unsuccessful, half-million dollar District 48 campaign

"...pass school voucher legislation and expand gaming interests in Texas) had hoped to further their run of good luck..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

GOP Speed Dating

Senate candidate Serafine and others meet the press

"...as that establishment isn't the Republican-dominated political system of Texas). Still, there was little doubt in the room that..."

Jan. 7, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...• The Senate approved its version of Texas' biennial budget last week, despite objections from a handful..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...What's that in the sky, flying from One Texas Center to East 10th Street? It's Planning Commission chair..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Library Fails to Carry

Commission Votes for Local Over Regional

"...out to speak their minds at last month's Library Commission hearing. One after another they lined up to advise..."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Feature by Walter Cole

The Lights Are On: Is Anybody Home?

Downtown's boom has busted, yet developers still build.

"...Inc., an Atlanta-based real-estate trust with deep pockets, jump-started construction on an office high-rise -- after September 11. Even..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Point Austin: The Tree in the Way

Commission decision could lead to changes in tree ordinance

"...The Planning Commission spent weeks listening to public testimony and deliberating whether..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the state, and beyond

"...and Recreation Board considered the increasingly controversial issue of residential trams along the shore of Lake Austin. Recently, members..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature

Public Notice: Damn the Torpedoes ...

Full speed astern at Planning Commission

"...was an interesting meeting Tuesday evening at the Planning Commission, as commissioners got a preview of the city's Strategic..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Good Earth

TEA for Texas

"...Act for the 21st Century to you) money. The Texas Department of Transportation doles out the money, which this..."

July 23, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...• The Urban Transportation Commission is growing increasingly concerned over Capital Metro's plans to..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature

Council Districts: Best-Laid Plan Gets Bumpy

Map-drawing plans leave many dismayed

"...its map-drawing session last month, the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (also created in the same vote) worked from the..."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...• The Texas Senate passed most or all of Gov. Rick Perry's..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

The Theft of Wages Is Sin: Fighting for Migrant Workers

Advocates for migrant workers and local law enforcement team up to get deadbeat employers to pay up.

"...wage-claim issues to small claims court or to the Texas Workforce Commission. According to the Texas Penal Code, however,..."

Dec. 27, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Candidates Line Up to File

Candidate filing deadline Dec. 14

"...With the clown-car antics of the GOP presidential nomination race headlines dominating electoral headlines, it's easy to..."

Nov. 27, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

More Agenda, More Council

This week brings 99 items – and a host of potential candidates

"...require additional accessibility/visitability standards for new single-family and duplex residential construction – long in development via Mayor Leffingwell's Committee..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...and thereby help PARD keep pace with the city's residential growth, fee revenues (which currently are based on land..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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