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Ethically Confused?

"...frame." Oden referred to employment described in legislators' personal financial-disclosure statements, and said that "out of fairness," his office..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Capitol Chronicle

The legislative leadership sends out feelers about a pilot voucher program.

"...made headlines for both low student achievement and disastrous financial mismanagement. If the authorities couldn't keep tabs on the..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Column by Michael King

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Our readers talk back.

"...we didn't Sanchez) from any party who supports democracy reform. Call us a bunch of "fools" if you like...."

Nov. 29, 2002 Column

Double Jeopardy

A long-ago marijuana conviction gets a library staffer fired and raises questions about city employment policies and the war on drugs

"...Futrell's offer, which he called "bittersweet." In addition to financial reasons -- and his desire to work specifically at..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Weird, Spooky, and Rich

David Dewhurst runs against everybody but money.

"...won so far are ones from Texans for Lawsuit Reform, the Texas Oil and Gas PAC and the Texas..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Region/State/Etc.

"...Paycheck Stops" -- the AFL-CIO's guide to developing a financial action plan. -- L.A...."

July 26, 2002 News Feature

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"...a position of weakness. Heck, Intel, a company with financial resources, left us with a big empty shell hanging..."

July 19, 2002 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...advisory boards to provide cover for this stinker. Our financial policy is inextricably linked to our environmental policy. Since..."

June 21, 2002 Column

Austin @ Large: Where Was Everybody?

Austin's population is going up, but its voting population is in decline.

"...of choice in recent years have been the campaign-finance reform advocates who gave us the $100 limit on contributions..."

May 17, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Contest Primer

A rundown of the upcoming Austin City Council election

"...claim. For better or worse, Curtis is committed to reforming the political process -- from City Hall on up...."

April 12, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

"...adopted. As with the highway program, adopters will, through financial and volunteer support, help pay for keeping the streets..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature

AISD vs. ESAC: "We'll Do It Ourselves'

The East Side Social Action Coalition remains unimpressed by the school district's promise to reform itself.

"...AISD District Advisory Committee admitted the district badly needs reform, but told Superintendent Pat Forgione "there is a widely..."

March 22, 2002 News Feature by Emily Pyle

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"...I am writing in support of President Bush's Welfare Reform Agenda. I truly believe that his agenda can best..."

March 8, 2002 Column

Naked City

"...for the lawsuit filed against it by the campaign reform group Independent Texans, moving the trial from Austin to..."

Jan. 4, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Tinkering With the Machinery of Death

The Texas Legislature moves slowly to consider alternatives to the death penalty

"...two bills should also tell us something about the financial priorities of the state of Texas.) The filing of..."

March 9, 2001 News Column by Michael King

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Good cops and bad cops, radio waverings and global warming warnings.

"...Power-Line Reform Needed..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Column

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Further Lost Austin fallout and enviro-rhetoric from our readers.

"...Power-Line Reform Needed..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Column

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A Hard Lesson

"...on with unrealistic expectations about how quickly he could reform an organization as cumbersome as a large, urban school..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Light Rail Debate

Former City Council Member Max Nofziger vs. Current City Council Member Daryl Slusher

"...rail, I said the agency needed to put its financial and management house in order first. We have done..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...to Republican Party bucks, Staples has collected much from tort-reform PACs and right-wing sources like San Antonio tycoon James..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

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Big players in Austin's high-tech community form a new group, Get AroundAustin, to promote light rail in advance of the Nov. 7 referendum.

"...whom Garber believes deserves praise for his efforts to reform the bus company. But Garber also acknowledged the need..."

May 26, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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Readers against Starbuckfucking, violence against children and rattlesnakes, and internal combustion engines.

"...urinating on my upholstery -- if you're talking in financial terms, the cost of replacing the inside of a..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Column

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Working It Out

"...the Texas Legislature was instructed to fabricate a "welfare reform" initiative that would jibe with the state's -- and..."

Sept. 10, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Pioneer Spirit

"...Policy Analysis' Board Bob Devlin Houston CEO, American General Financial Jim Francis Dallas President, Francis Enterprises, Pioneers' coordinator D...."

July 30, 1999 News Feature

From Sharpstown to Funeralgate

"...bank deposit insurance legislation that would have benefited his financial empire. To encourage legislators, Sharp allegedly made $600,000 worth..."

July 9, 1999 News Feature

On the Lege

"...years past. But don't think the most powerful tort reform lobbyists in the Capitol have packed up their briefcases..."

March 5, 1999 News Column

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Don't Dissolve District

"...associated with a water supply company that has a financial stake in selling water from the Aquifer has gathered..."

May 1, 1998 Column

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VanScoy on Wrong Track

"...for improved urban planning and Councilmember Goodman's land development reform initiatives, the city council facilitated a paradigm shift in..."

April 10, 1998 Column

The Promised Land

Jews and Neighbors Lay Competing Claims

"...who had made the move a condition of their financial support. As all familiar with Jewish Austin know, any..."

March 6, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

God's Steward at the TNRCC

In Barry McBee's Environment, Politics and Religion Mix

"...efficient government. In the name of efficiency, he has reformed the hearings process and denied individuals the right to..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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