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Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature
Linebarger, Oden Still Pushing for County Tax Business
But county officials say collections are very efficient
"...file a disproportionate number of lawsuits against East Austin homeowners? Two separate analyses of the county's pursuit of delinquent..."
Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith
On the Lege
Instead of businesses, consumers and working stiffs will shoulder much of the property tax cut approved by the Senate.
"...promise of "$7 billion in property tax relief" for homeowners. But an analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Budget Board..."
July 15, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith
Lege Notes
Odds and ends – mostly odds – from under the pink granite dome
"...range of income brackets, Barrientos said. Under his plan, homeowners at the lowest end of appraised home values would..."
July 1, 2005 News Column
Naked City
"...still split on whether streets should be abandoned and homeowners assessed a fee to pay for the installation of..."
June 24, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith
Naked City
Despite reforms, Texans still overcharged, groups allege
"...later, policyholders continue to be overcharged for auto and homeowners coverage – to the tune of nearly $4 billion..."
April 15, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Eddie on the East Side: HB 525
A young politico works to preserve an old
neighborhood
"...bill seeks to prevent the inexorable displacement of existing homeowners while providing new housing opportunities for low-income residents...."
March 4, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith
Naked City
Students compete to build energy-efficient housing
"...Solar Decathlon Team say, "as professionals and simply as homeowners, we all have failed to address our own cultural,..."
Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...how you spin those accomplishments, Montemayor "cannot deny that homeowners received higher rates and less coverage," policyholder advocate John..."
Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
LCRA's $10,000 'Stepchildren'
Eager to open the tap for new development, the LCRA
wants a premium from the folks who already live out
West
"...to the Hill Country are the hundreds of existing homeowners who would gladly trade in their well systems for..."
Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith
Insurance Rates, Round 2
State regulators aren't done yet with Farmers and
State Farm
"...Lloyds in its effort to get them to lower homeowners insurance rates. According to TDI, since June 2003, Farmers..."
Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
The river authority prepares to move forward with
water-pipeline plans
"...in the Hill Country Coalition, said a number of homeowners in the area are opposed to the density of..."
Nov. 12, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith
A Bumpy Landing at Mueller?
The generation-long airport saga enters a critical phase
"...most cases resell them to other developers or, ultimately, homeowners. The funds thus raised, city staff has argued, are..."
Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
The donkeys roll out low-cost insurance for Texans in need
"...working on rolling out a line of auto and homeowners' insurance through POA. Ballard's dream took a turn and..."
July 23, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith
The Showdown at Lick Creek
As once clear water runs dark, a community defends its natural heart
"...has come and gone for this year, but several homeowners said that if the creek is still degraded next..."
July 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith
Naked City
The CAMPO board sticks up for fiscal equity on the highway front
"...approve the CTRMA's toll road plan – Circle C Homeowners Association director Ed Scruggs said that homeowners in Circle..."
June 18, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves
Naked City
A 14-month revolt dethrones the dictators of Bradleyville
"...community last week capped a 14-month revolt against their homeowners association board with the election of a new and..."
April 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...with the removal of one of the Circle C Homeowners Association board's longest-lasting fixtures – Steve Bartlett, a former..."
Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Stratus 2003: Make Way for HEB
Neighborhood negotiations go much better for Stratus the second time around.
"...At the time, Stratus had inadvertently overlooked Stone's neighboring homeowners association -- the New Villages at Western Oaks --..."
Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith
Naked City
Can the state settle with the insurer without policyholders' consent?
"...law against deceptive trade practices -- including overcharging for homeowners insurance policies and unfair use of credit scoring. After..."
Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
The world's largest everything wows the crowd at City Council.
"...above). The opposing neighborhood group -- the Park Ridge Homeowners Association -- kept the Slaughter Lane project on the..."
Oct. 31, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith
The Beast Wins a Round
Preliminary approval -- but still grave concern -- for two South Austin Supercenters
"...While the majority of the Park Ridge Homeowners Association -- the neighborhood closest to the proposed I-35/Slaughter..."
Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith
Full Ballot Language With Extended Endorsements
"...borrowing on home equity. Proposition 6 applies specifically to homeowners 62 or older and allows them to borrow against..."
Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature
Full Ballot Language With Extended Endorsements
"...borrowing on home equity. Proposition 6 applies specifically to homeowners 62 or older and allows them to borrow against..."
Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature
Naked City
The Beast from Bentonville announces a third Southside Supercenter as the battle rages over the first two.
"...five miles east of the aquifer battleground, Park Ridge Homeowners Assoc. leaders are going over anti-Wal-Mart talking points to..."
Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith
Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
Development review gets flattened by budget steamroller
"...gross developers, cute little small-business owners, or average central-city homeowners -- have long felt City Hall (or, more precisely,..."
Sept. 5, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Wal-Mart Smiley Face Eats a South-Side Trailer Park
The newest bad big-box project prepares to displace poor people on Slaughter Lane.
"...postponed at the request of the nearby Park Ridge Homeowners Association, which opposes the project. When the item returns..."
Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith
Full Ballot Language With Extended Endorsements
State Constitutional Election, Sept. 13, 2003
"...borrowing on home equity. Proposition 6 applies specifically to homeowners 62 or older and allows them to borrow against..."
Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature
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
"...than 570 dues-paying members surveyed by the Circle C Homeowners Association believe that resources should be allocated to fight..."
July 11, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Enviro Activist Jones Takes On Austin Energy 'Tree Butchers'
Tim Jones' complaints about the utility's brutal tree trimming spawn a new city task force
"...So Jones did what a lot of homeowners do in this situation: He raised a big stink...."
