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The war in Iraq has diverted our attention from other important matters, including a truly destructive proposed federal budget, mirrored by Texas' very own fiscal abyss.

"...billion to $58 billion to maintain most current state services -- more or less. Without taking into account any..."

April 4, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Power Assist

Who's Who

"...review and inspection, water, public works, environmental and conservation services -- under his former chief of staff, and brand-new..."

Aug. 27, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Get Out the Bootstraps

Cause Texas Ain't Takin' Care of You No More

"...trudge into a South Austin branch of the "Human Services Department" - otherwise known as the welfare office. Sweating..."

June 13, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...these problems and enlist them in taking back their government. You know, Senator Clinton mentioned Barbara Jordan, somebody who..."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

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"...On January 20, 2006, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission initiated a new program called the Integrated Eligibility..."

July 14, 2006 Column

Wreckless Recs?

Garza's Affordability Strategy Slides Into Uselessness

"...kinda cheesy, like a drive-in movie about Austin city government. That is, if it had a love interest, and..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Contradictions Exposed

"...but if you don't have money, you can't offer services to the community. The grant which paid most of..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

MAGA Moms and the Republican Resistance to School Vouchers

Make education public again

"...the issue. The simplest explanation is that it’s a government program – Plemons calls it an entitlement – that..."

March 21, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Obamacare Lives!

Navigating ACA open enrollment after the Trump-ocalypse

"..."The decrease in the advertising budget of the federal government has made it more important than ever that we..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael Agresta

'An Agency Run Amok': State Keeps Planned Parenthood in Limbo

Judge issues temporary injunction; attorney general immediately issued notice of appeal

"...At issue is a rule defining who may provide services under the WHP, a Medicaid-waiver program that provides family..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Page Two: Bond on Bond

All seven propositions on the current ballot represent a triumph of thought, vision, and planning

"...Americans feel like they are forced to pay the government too much for too little. Even liberals who believe..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Column by Louis Black

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"...on all devices any high officeholders of the city government might use in any formal or informal conversation relating..."

April 7, 2006 Column

Home From Home

Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return

"...of medication, such as insulin for diabetes. Mental health services are as much a priority as routine health care...."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...governing bodies like cities, state offices, corporations, and world governments...."

May 24, 2002 Column

Lean and Mean?

"...footnote to the section titled "Reduce Department of Human Services' Costs," is a figure many DHS workers are bound..."

March 19, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

And the Winner Is...

Who Will Benefit the Most From Annexation?

"...Bar-B-Que owner Dan Mays says rising costs for city services are hard on small businesses. photograph by Jana Birchum..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

It's a Good Economy, Stupid

Austin Plays Weak Catch-Up in Boom Times

"...before, yet the proposed 1996-97 city budget depicts a government heading for a cathartic transformation, if not a trainwreck...."

Aug. 23, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Budget Forged in Crisis Looks Toward Long-Term Opportunities

Resilience, rethinking, recovery

"...Safety; Health and Environment; Culture and Lifelong Learn­ing; and Government That Works for All. (These categories also formed the..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Joseph Stack Manifesto

Reprint of pilot's suicide note

"...that, in return for our dedication and service, our government stands for justice for all. We are further brainwashed..."

Feb. 18, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

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The overwhelming need for a Travis County hospital district should be obvious

"...their fair share and should also appreciate the superior services additional funding will support...."

May 7, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Fighting a Rising Tide

The 78th Lege chipped away at abortion rights

"...annual state-by-state report card analyzing relative access to abortion services. NARAL -- which now calls itself NARAL Pro-Choice America..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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The House Democrats' walkout was their best option in light of Republicans' vicious and highly partisan day in the sun; ending The Chronicle Hour quiets the right-wing voices in our head.

"...us from the corrupt moral relativism of Democrat-dominated big government. Smaller government, fewer taxes, and a more moral world..."

May 16, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Fat and Mostly Healthy

City Rolls Out Brave New Budget

"...one metropolis in the Sun Belt, people still think government can do something worthwhile. When you get right down..."

Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hands off My MUD

Davenport Fights to Retain Independence It Never Had

"...less a question of "Will the city provide adequate services?" and more one of "Why should the city get..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by John Spong

Undocumented, Unafraid

Balancing fear and power in the wake of ICE arrests

"...contract with Catholic Charities of Central Texas for legal services to immigrants, as well as counseling for immigrants facing..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: Homestead Exemption Still Burning

How many votes can $2 a month buy?

"...and meaningless tax cut that puts delivery of city services at risk. ... We put a big hole in..."

July 22, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Planned Parenthood in the WHP: On Again, Off Again

Judge thinks it's unlikely Texas will be able to justify the rule banning PP from the Women's Health Program

"...– and thousands of clients who rely on their services – were waiting to find out whether the state..."

May 4, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Porn Busters!

Investigators run roughshod over rights in hunt for cybersex offenders

"...Perez in order to transmit allegedly illegal pornography, the government could reasonably infer that evidence of said illegal activity..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...tax rate (unchanged), and boosts to employee pay, social services, libraries, and code enforcement. Staff and council still balked..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature

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