County Gets Bonded: Roads and Parks and Jail, Oh My!

Local voters easily pass county bond package

"...for the Eastside, and will open us up for economic development that is necessary and long overdue. We need..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Endorsements

No on everything. Double no on Proposition 2.

"...Clarify that certain economic development programs do not constitute a debt." Prop. 3..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature

Point Austin: Jobs to Go

The sunny side of the state's assault on social services

"...by regulation," or in this case, deregulation. More Texas-style economic development...."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Column by Michael King

An 'Our Town' for Our Town

With 100 Austin stories, Zach builds a city on a stage

"...subversive thing was going to get a stamp of economic development on it, and that seemed odd to me..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Why Has Austin's Solar Program Stalled?

Activists think the city has put sun power in the shade

"...of criteria such as fuel savings, emissions reduction, and economic development benefits – compared to other options. To meet..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Point Austin: Senator Farewell

Gonzalo Barrientos steps down from his place as the people's senator

"...occasional environmental victory (in a body reflexively subservient to "economic development"). For himself, the one-time amateur boxer responds pugnaciously,..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Playing the Numbers

A farewell to faitful servants, and a preliminary look at the city's priorities

"...can be more than just a bureaucratic engine of economic development, for their dedication to spreading democracy around from..."

July 15, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, announces her retirement

"...that governments may seize private property for use in "economic development" plans that may, primarily, benefit private interests...."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Film News

The Texas Film Commission copes with big departure; plus, Kat Candler, shooting updates, and casting calls

"...questionable. "We're supposed to be in the business of economic development, not giving stuff away," he says. Next up..."

July 8, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

TV Eye

When most of us see younger versions of ourselves in pictures or home movies, it's in the privacy of our own home in the company of friends and loved ones. For Shelby Knox, some of those images will be seen across the nation, in prime time, when 'The Education of Shelby Knox' launches the 18th season of the 'POV' documentary series on PBS.

"...The Fire Next Time (D: Patrice O'Neill): Free speech, economic development, environmental activism, and anti-government sentiments come together in..."

June 17, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Point Austin: Playing the Numbers

A farewell to faithful servants, and a preliminary look at the city's priorities

"...can be more than just a bureaucratic engine of economic development, for their dedication to spreading democracy around from..."

June 10, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Lege Wrap-Up

Miscellany

"...our fingers" cost the state millions of dollars in economic development. Already, industry publications are reporting that the state's..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature

Point Austin: The Lege v. Austin

The Austin-bashing bills are not just about water – also property, power, and democracy

"...to carry the freight, always in the name of "economic development" (i.e., making rich people richer). Yet several landowners..."

May 27, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Slusher and Goodman reflect on a decade of service

"...in the mid-Nineties, a coalition that consciously emphasized both economic development and environmental protection. He laughed as he pointed..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Linebarger to County: Have We Got a Deal for You

Travis County officials spark a feud over the prospect of privatizing the county's delinquent tax collection duties

"...Two recent developments could influence the county's decision to go one way..."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Place 1

"...On the Issues: Has emphasized economic development, a better transportation network (especially mass transit), restoring..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature

Place 4

"...overpasses. City incentives, if any, should be directed at economic development in East and Southeast Austin. Supports mass transit...."

April 22, 2005 News Feature

Will the Lege Shut Down Public Broadband?

Lawmakers mull shrinking municipalities' broadband influence

"...they were concerned, would grow larger, leaving unwired communities economically vulnerable. As a consequence of that debate, the effects..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Jeff Tonn

Scrap It or Cap It? What to Do With Texas' Top Ten Percent Law.

Some want to do away with the post-'Hopwood' admissions law, but UT officials and others say it works

"...won't have the educated workforce it needs for sustained economic development," Paredes said...."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Film News

Action: The state Senate and House incentive bills are in committee; a 'Scanner' delay; plus, Marc English, Joe Conway, and Sandra Bullock

"...been assigned to the Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies and Economic Development, which is chaired by bill sponsor state Sen...."

April 1, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Battling the Toxicity of Coal-Burning Power Plants

'Clear Skies' gets shot down, and Legislators try to cut the crud in Texas

"...clean-up," said Karen Hadden of the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Coalition...."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Hightower Report

White House propaganda: pundit payola, video news releases, and misleadingly misnamed bills

"...his congressional cohorts had to cloak it as an economic development program, promising that it would prompt a surge..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Craddick Commits Committees

Some Central Texas Reps feel a sting for opposing the GOP leadership

"...Strama said he requested committee seats on Public Education, Economic Development, and Land & Resource Management, but knew that..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

Toilet flappers rank high on enviromentalists' agenda. Yes, toilet flappers.

"...sufficient fresh water to the sea. So assuming state economic development plans don't include building the world's biggest pickle..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Least That Money Can Buy

Prison health care is caught between growing demand and shrinking resources

"...Nineties was administered as law-and-order, political patronage, and rural economic development. No one thought to ask whether health professionals..."

July 16, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...correlation between individuals and their television sets dictate their socioeconomic class. Whereas the lower classes treat their television as..."

June 25, 2004 Column

Community Colleges Are Important

"...to fund community colleges when the result will be economic development and educated voters...."

June 21, 2004 Postmarks

A Nonprofit, a City Council, and a Private Sector Walk Into a Park ...

An unusual partnership

"...works toward universal access, the digital divide, and sometimes economic development for a long time now, and so we're..."

June 11, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

The final (but not really) fruits of the regional-planning effort's labors

"...the region, including integrating transportation and land use, coordinating economic development efforts among Central Texas communities, and creating a..."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

On the Lege

The Lege special session gets down to business, and it's woefully business as usual

"...tax, would be a "job killer" and would hurt economic development. While he declined to explicitly threaten a veto,..."

May 7, 2004 News Column by Michael King

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