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Jan. 13, 2006 Column
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"...they make it easy for lower-budget films to do high-quality, competitive work...."
Oct. 25, 2002 Column
War of Words
Hays County planning battle turns into a war of words.
"...that limit development density to protect well quantity and quality and ensure good roads. They embraced more recent rules..."
July 7, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico
Council Watch
City and developer Gary Bradley reach agreeement on development
"...impervious cover standards; Bradley will adhere to all city water quality regulations henceforth, even if water quality protection zones..."
Nov. 26, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
After the Deluge: Awash in Legal Fees
"...litigation related to the Save Our Springs Ordinance and water quality-related bills passed by the Texas Legislature. Nearly all..."
Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature
Unsettling Settlement
"...settlement with the city "didn't have any effect on water quality and may have a positive impact from a..."
June 20, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Tunnel Vision
The New Waller Creek
"...Street for most of the creek's downtown section from Waterloo Park to Town Lake. This would allow Waller Creek..."
July 12, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas
'Til death do us party
"...the city of Dripping Springs regulates impervious cover and stormwater runoff through site plan approval for structures built in..."
April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger
Need a More Informed Discussion on Watershed-Based Strategies
"...Editor, Austin has been searching for the truth about water and Barton Springs for decades. Mr. Bill Bunch erroneously..."
April 1, 2008 Postmarks
Save as We Pave?
The latest trend in environmentally sensitive planning tiptoes into Travis County
"...common public access) to protect open space, fragile ecosystems, watersheds, and the rural character of Texas? Or should it..."
Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Would Dripping Springs End Up Penalized?
"...“His city would end up penalized for its tougher water-quality regulations if other cities and counties failed to join..."
Oct. 19, 2006 Postmarks
Y Not?
The battle over AMD's move to Lantana is a one-tract skirmish in a larger war over the uncertain future of Central Texas
"...of Oak Hill – is in the Barton Springs watershed. This makes the whole area an environmentally poor place..."
June 24, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
Naked City
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has abandoned its job of protecting the salamander's aquatic environment, says alliance in intention-to-sue letter
"...FWS director Matthew Hogan, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality head Kathleen Hartnett White...."
June 10, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
Naked City
City attorney Andy Martin retires after nearly seven years of service.
"...the SOS Ordinance, the Supreme Court decision striking down water quality protection zones, the annexation of Gary Bradley's Circle..."
May 25, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett
Council Watch
Details of the Bradley Settlement are finally made public and opened up to debate; Bill Spelman announces that he will not run for re-election to Place 5.
"...yet from the SOS Alliance or the Hays County Water Planning Partnership (HCWPP) -- off-the-record reactions from the local..."
Feb. 18, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
Turning Point
Relations on the Mend
"...will allow large-scale projects to be built in the Water Quality Protection Zone, "which will directly compete with Desired..."
Feb. 19, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...for each event and are available at the Alamo, Waterloo Records, or by calling 477-2320, ext. 47......"
May 15, 1998 News Feature
Spanked All Over
Top Ten Environmental Stories of 1995
"...anyway. Measures allowing the deannexation of large tracts, weakened water quality laws, and a host of other measures stripped..."
Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature
Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'
Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics
"...When I first worked on the Austin Clean Water project, we put together a bid and as we..."
April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith
Naked City
"...– and their pets' waste before it reaches the water – the public may lose cherished swim privileges along..."
March 14, 2008 News Feature
Keeping Austin Wild
As the population swells, officials and activists look for ways to preserve open space
"...and flirt. I sat for a while below the waterfall, and when I got out saw a four-foot snake..."
July 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
City Hall: Yes, Austin, Barton Springs Is Still Safe
One more time: City, state, and federal experts refute rash Statesman claims about Barton Springs pollution
"...a panel of six experts agreed that the pool's water and sediment currently pose no health risks to the..."
April 4, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Impaired Judgment
SOS Alliance enters the controversy over toxins at Barton Springs.
"...listings for Barton Springs and Barton Creek as "impaired" waterways under the federal Clean Water Act. The Texas Commission..."
Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
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"...have checked the facts (www.pulitzer.org) before wading into journalistic waters so mysterious to him...."
Oct. 18, 2002 Column
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"...the city of Austin jurisdiction in Hays County. The water from the contributing and recharge zones in Hays County..."
Aug. 23, 2002 Column
Terms Sheet Terminology
The proposed agreement between Gary Bradley and the city of Austin
"...House Bill 1704: The agreement will secure improved water quality standards for properties grandfathered under HB 1704 --..."
Nov. 26, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
Coal Hard Cash
Alcoa has applied for a mining application in Elgin, near Austin.
"...of rich black soil and an ample supply of groundwater just below the surface, the land was once part..."
Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature
Texas' Cotton Boll
Farmers Fight Boll Weevil Program in Court
"...local jurisdictions -- like Austin -- to impose stricter water quality standards on developments, provide no money for monitoring..."
Nov. 29, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce
ECSD Plays Musical Chairs, but the Music Never Stops
Environmental Shuffle
"...plans now being developed by the city manager, 80 water quality personnel within ECSD will soon be moving into..."
Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Betting on Cloud Juice
Richard's Rainwater keeps its eye in the sky
"...and sell straight-from-the-sky (and sent through a state-approved filter) rainwater in Texas keeps three sealed, largely untouched bottles of..."
