Postmarks

More letters about music, art, and urban planning

"...Respect the 'Sacred' Springs..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Column

Naked City

The Save Barton Creek Association tries to force the TNRCC to listen.

"...The Save Barton Creek Association heads to the courthouse on Wednesday to..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

F&W on EPA and Barton Springs, portable toilets for Sixth Street flushed, job vacancies at the Sheriff's office & lack of education at Barton Springs

"...F&W to EPA: Save Springs!..."

July 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

Politics & music & the politics of music.

"...swap, while we support a fair system that encourages Barton Springs watershed developers to bid for Mueller development opportunities..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Column

Reinventing theTriangle

Will the Stakeholders Ever Achieve Consensus?

"...year to tackle intractable stakeholder conflicts around Lamar and Barton Springs Road -- proved so popular and successful that..."

Oct. 31, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Cowboys & Critters

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

"...and cheaper to build in the birds' habitat. The Barton Springs Salamander's fate was put off after property-rights interests..."

Jan. 26, 1996 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Spanked All Over

Top Ten Environmental Stories of 1995

"...Atlantic Ocean. And politicians continued playing football with the Barton Springs Salamander. Yes, it was quite a year for..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...science tells us what we must do to protect Barton Springs. Just as a broad scientific consensus told the..."

April 21, 2006 Column

A Bill Bunch Spin – as Exciting as Anticipated

"...science tells us what we must do to protect Barton Springs. Just as a broad scientific consensus told the..."

April 19, 2006 Postmarks

SOS' Clark Responds

"...that the community give up and let AMD pollute Barton Springs and abandon East Austin because the corporate giant..."

Aug. 8, 2005 Postmarks

Westward Ho!

In-progress or proposed developments for near-western Hill Country rise overnight like so many toxic mushrooms

"...agency partly responsible for driving reckless growth in the Barton Springs watershed – put the brakes on the asphalt..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Country Club PERCs

Political Economy Researchers Preach Laissez Faire

"...down the hallway from Jim Bob's bar at the Barton Creek Resort, representatives from the Political Economy Research Center..."

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Aquifer District Declares a Stage 4 Drought for the First Time Ever

Buda, Kyle must reduce water usage

"...Last week, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared a Stage 4 Exceptional..."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Res Publica

Good times for good citizens, May 14-21

"...BARTON SPRINGS TREE TOUR Concerned about the trees that may..."

May 15, 2009 News Feature

Cyber-Arithmetic

"...protect thousands of acres of land in the fragile Barton Springs Watershed and implement Open Government Online (Prop. 1)..."

April 26, 2006 Postmarks

An Honest Ballot

A look at what you're actually going to be voting on

"...and other infrastructure extensions and capacity extensions in the Barton Springs Zone, which includes a large portion of southwest..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...music make living in Austin wonderful, and swimming at Barton Springs and reveling at the Backyard amphitheatre are among..."

March 26, 2004 Column

Alert From SOS

"...music make living in Austin wonderful, and swimming at Barton Springs and reveling at the Backyard amphitheatre are among..."

March 24, 2004 Postmarks

Battle of the Big Box

Enviros and Southwest neighbors find a common cause: fighting Wal-Mart and its plans for a Supercenter on the aquifer

"...Wal-Mart Supercenter planned for a 29-acre tract in the Barton Springs Recharge Zone. Moderating the proceedings was former Mayor..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Chapter 3: Crazy Weekly

September 1988-August 1991

"...June 7, 1990, City Council meeting about development affecting Barton Creek, which lasts until past 3am. In its spare..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will add the Barton Springs Salamander to the Endangered Species List...."

April 25, 1997 News Feature

Freeport Wins Small

Thousands and Thousands of Dollars

"..."taking" of their property - some 4,000 acres near Barton Creek, most of it in the Barton Creek watershed,..."

May 19, 1995 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

How To Get To and From ACL Music Festival

Shuttles, bikes, rideshares, scooters, and sometimes just your feet

"...corner of Fourth & San Antonio street to the Barton Springs West Festival Entrance. The shuttles run both weekends..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Music Post by Leena Alali

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...it. I particularly didn't like intense development in the Barton Springs Zone and the drinking water supply watersheds. I..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Water Parks, Swimming Holes, and More Options to Keep You Cool

Beat the heat with these H2Options

"...Wednesdays,” where only women can wakeboard after 6pm. Natural Springs + Swimming Holes Barton Springs Pool..."

July 18, 2018 Events Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

Hold That Wastewater!

Effluent flows could cripple three local endangered species

"...Despite a pending application by the City of Drip­ping Springs to the Texas Commission on Environ­mental Quality for a..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Getting Around Austin: SXSW Edition

Alternatives to driving during SXSW

"...Austin Tri-Cyclist, 923 Barton Springs Rd., 512/494-9252. Barton Springs Bike Rental..."

March 4, 2015 SXSW Post by Casey Rochester

Point Austin: Clean Is as Clean Does

Austin's success against sealants starts a trend

"...the sediments of the lake as well as nearby Barton Springs Pool, but the source was initially uncertain...."

June 20, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Lebanon Calling

The Lebanese connection: ACL booker Charles Attal's bond with Zilker Park

"...a self-made millionaire in the ice business who bought Barton Springs and the surrounding 350 acres in 1901...."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Then There's This: Aquifer Angst

Will the city poop out on its fight to block a wastewater permit?

"...irrigate treated sewage in the recharge zone of the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer...."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

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