Stratus Quo?

Stratus Properties tries to shake the ghost of Jim Bob Moffett as it is acquired by Tom Hicks.

"...final emphasis, "has left the building." (Another big act, Tom Hicks, however, has arrived.)..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Stratus Flows Downhill

A description of the Stratus Properties / City of Austin development negotiations, and the historical precedents (Freeport-McMoRan)

"...Tom Hicks will...."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Texas Radio and the Really Big Beat

Capstar's Austin-based Empire

"...two years ago, a Dallas dealmaker named R. Steven Hicks wandered into Austin and began building what may turn..."

May 22, 1998 Music Feature by Bill Crawford

Requiem for a Sane Man

Exalting comic maverick Bill Hicks on the 10th anniversary of his passing

"...Destroyer, toppling idols no matter what they are," Bill Hicks declared in an interview with The New Yorker's John..."

March 12, 2004 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Cedar Park, Over Ice

Southwest Sports Group's high-powered campaign to win voter approval for an ice rink/concert complex could "put Cedar Park on the map."

"...under the aegis of the very rich and powerful Tom Hicks, come to the hills of Williamson County and..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Capitol Chronicle

Texans leap to the defense of Governor and President Bush

"...money was put under the control of UTIMCO's chairman, Tom Hicks. Under his direction, at least $450 million was..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Robert Bryce responds to Richard Suttle's letter claiming that our statements about the ownership and control of Stratus Properties were incorrect.

"...Real Estate Corporation, an affiliate of Dallas multimillionaire investor Tom Hicks' leveraged buyout firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst,..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Fast Train to Hicksville

Reissuing the Rosetta Stone of alt.countrypolitan

"...it was the move that brought her to Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, back then being a hippie..."

July 13, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...admitted under the state's top 10% law, which grants automatic admission to students in the top 10% of any..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Man Behind Stratus

"...it's not Jim Bob Moffett. Popular opinion holds that Tom Hicks, owner of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars,..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Pioneer Spirit

"...illustration by Doug Potter..."

July 30, 1999 News Feature

ATX Film News

Bill Hicks, vampires, and slime

"...Features based on the life of groundbreaking comedian Bill Hicks. The Houston-raised comedy pioneer, often regarded as one of..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Media Watch: 'Statesman' Off the Market

After entering final negotiations to sell the paper, Cox Newspapers walks away from the table

"...At one point, a group led by Dallas-based Hicks Equity Partners, part of the empire controlled by Texas..."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

@ Chronic

Perry makes Giuliani endorsement official, announces "will file candidacy papers on behalf of" former New York mayor

"...while big Lone Star donors like Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks and oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens Jr. are..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Coach's Corner

Here and There: UT basketball is a great entertainment value, Major League Baseball isn't. And neither is the NFL, thanks in large part to the lousy refs, who got what they deserved in Cleveland.

"...defeat an obscure, but good, Jacksonville team by a Tom Penders-ish score of 95-90, the theory was this: It's..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...among the top 35 contributors was media magnate Steve Hicks, an executive at Chancellor Media Corp. Hicks and his..."

May 28, 1999 News Feature

Local Duo Harvests Up Some Hilarity in Texas Gothic

Booker & Maykus are sure ’nuff sharper than a pitchfork

"...Tom Booker’s got a big ol’ pitchfork and he’s not..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Soccer Watch

Soccer-related deaths in Italy, and more

"...finally happened; the buyers are Americans George Gillett and Tom Hicks, owners of the Montreal Canadiens, and the Dallas..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Soccer-Related Deaths in Italy and More

"...finally happened; the buyers are Ameri­cans George Gillett and Tom Hicks, owners of the Montreal Canadiens, and the Dallas..."

Feb. 7, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Looking for Tony

Democrats are settling on Tony Sanchez as their next gubernatorial candidate before anyone has an idea who he is.

"...dots between big Bush donors, former UTIMCO board chair Tom Hicks, and the firms who were awarded contracts to..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Turning Points

"...Olympus Real Estate, a Dallas-based firm run by the Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst, investment firm of Tom Hicks,..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Capitol Chronicle

Surveying the George W. Bush Legacy in Texas

"...seismic shift in the overall tax burden toward the bottom of the economic scale." We can only guess that..."

March 16, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...displeasure by posting banners in your stores encouraging your customers not to vote for the council members who are..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Column

Postmarks

"...numerous calls from friends and several calls from "new" customers referring to your comments...."

Aug. 9, 2002 Column

Wranglers Ride Off Into the Sunset

Austin's Arena League team, the Wranglers, decides to call it quits

"...been a tough year for Austin professional sports teams. Tom Hicks (whose holdings include the Texas Rangers, Dallas Stars,..."

Sept. 29, 2008 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Rudy: Officially Heading to a Primary Near You

Leading GOPers endorsed Giuliani and Thompson two months ago: but are their candidates faltering?

"...big donors Lone Star donors like Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks and oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens Jr. are..."

Dec. 11, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dream on, Dream Team

Democrats Fail to Convince Texas

"...urging a no-vote for a subsidy to Stars owner Tom Hicks.) However, Georgetown and Liberty Hill voters actually voted..."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Coach's Corner

The gauntlet is thrown: Major League Baseball is discussing "contraction." It's the Players vs. the Owners, and guess who's going to lose? The Fans, of course.

"...the Devil Rays of the world, and too stupid (Tom Hicks) to ever say "no" or too drenched in..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...in Austin I know, John Sutterby, an old friend, epitomizes the ideal of Buddha nature. All of my friends..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Politics & music & the politics of music.

"...for the minor corrections, SEC documents do not show Tom Hicks/Olympus Realty owning "majority control" of Stratus but only..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Column

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