Bowl Week: or, Holy Hopping Baby Jesus, It’s Eastern West Virginia Tech vs. Cal-Poly San Luis State!

"...three years when a corporate sponsor would buy the naming rights, only to lose them when outbid by another..."

Dec. 27, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

Blanton Museum of Art

The Blanton Museum of Art's new education and visitors pavilion has just acquired a name, thanks to a $4.5 million gift from Houston businessman Edgar A. Smith

"...other donors, which it has been) landed him the naming rights. The Edgar A. Smith Building will house a..."

April 14, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Hightower Report

Public schools sell their soul, and Lockheed sells us flying lemons

"...For only $100,000, the supermarket chain bought the naming rights to the gym for 20 years. What a..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Common Ground on the Colorado

The new Eastside Colorado River Park begins to take shape.

"...during the 21st century. Potential funding sources range from naming rights for ballfields to out-and-out donations from the same..."

April 26, 2002 News Feature by Dan Oko

The Hightower Lowdown

Monsanto Cares; Welcome to the 'New Economy'

"...$41 million to the Spurs owners to buy the naming rights for this tax-paid arena, emblazoning "SBC Center" all..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Column by Jim Hightower

Express Success

Sometimes a Round Rock Express game resembles a combination county fair and amusement park : with the baseball game as background more than a sporting event.

"...build the new stadium, which Dell Computer purchased the naming rights for. The team's owners came up with the..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Sports Feature by Mike Butts

Council Watch

Council denies historic zoning for old house on St. David's property.

"...city accept ARTS' $1 million "gift," ARTS would retain naming rights of the garage...."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City

Poor ticket sales forces the Austin Symphony to cancel its New Year's Eve celebration; ARTS Center Stage is floating a new parking proposal for the community events and performing arts centers, and the Eastwoods neighborhood association is angered over the city's approval of a fraternity site plan to build a sports court.

"...demand call for them. In exchange, ARTS would retain naming rights of the garage -- which would most likely..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

Off the Desk

"...said. "I am convinced that the charges of human rights and environmental abuses levied against Freeport are totally unfounded...."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

A Brave New World

If Just for One Day...

"...ground-breaking interview with the Bishop of Jayapura on human rights violations around Freeport-McMoRan's operations in Indonesia; a serious look..."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Feature

Spanked All Over

Top Ten Environmental Stories of 1995

"...Top Ten Local Stories 1. The UT-Freeport mess. Human rights abuses and environmental problems at Freeport-McMoRan's Grasberg mine in..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

A Queerbot by Any Other Name ...

Use your words carefully

"...Naming has been a problem for the GLBT community for..."

Feb. 17, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

Naked City

An attorney for Lacresha Murray and her grandparents and siblings filed suit in federal court claiming a litany of civil and constitutional violations stemming from Murray's 1996 arrest and subsequent three-year incarceration.

"...and the Texas Baptist Children's Home in Round Rock, naming a host of individuals employed by the various agencies...."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Off the Bookshelf

D.A.: Prosecutors in Their Own Words

"...set up to defend that Enlightenment bauble called constitutional rights. -- Roger Gathman Lapham's Rules of Influence..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Books Review

Naked City

Off The Desk:

"...held the position since June, 1995, says he supports naming CouncilmemberJackie Goodman his successor. Recent health problems are not..."

Sept. 25, 1998 News Feature

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...critics over environmental damage and numerous allegations of human rights abuses at its massive Grasberg copper and gold mine..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

"...Daniel Rocha by an APD officer, concerning any civil rights violations that may have occurred. Rocha was shot during..."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature

The People vs. Mike Sheffield

The new APD oversight agreement is a first for Austin -- but will it do what it's supposed to do?

"...and claims the federal-court acquittal of officers on civil rights charges vindicates APD. But the city felt enough culpability..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Readers respond to Zero Tolerance, the Longhorn Pipeline, and Being John Malkovich.

"...programs. But I take serious issue with Ms. Cohen's naming of the front oval of Laguna Gloria as a..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Column

What Price Baseball?

The Rangers Ain't Gonna Like This, Yogi

"...public interest issue is taxes, size of government, property rights, or public subsidies of private sports ventures, Bush's personal..."

June 20, 1997 News Feature

Texas Democrats File Second Vote-by-Mail Suit

Federal lawsuit follows earlier state filing for emergency action

"...The federal suit – naming as defendants Gov. Abbott, Secretary of State Ruth Hughs,..."

April 7, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Council Approves Workplace Nondiscrimination Measure

City manager to review current policies

"...(Item 14). Born from recommendations from the city’s Human Rights Commission and last year’s sexist training session geared toward..."

March 25, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Luv Doc: Marriage

An ancient institution created by a bunch of slave-owning, genital-mutilating, agrarian polygamists

"...Some of us, however (and I am not naming names), have not reached your level of enlightenment. Some..."

May 1, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Lofton also announced his intentions for Place 6 by naming Hazel Obey his treasurer. – Wells Dunbar..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature

Hate Crimes and Punishment

The Gay Debate

"...Some civil rights advocates balk at this "a crime is a crime..."

Sept. 11, 1998 News Feature by Janet Heimlich

Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"

Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies

"...starting Feb. 1. The sheriff was within her constitutional rights, yet still sparked backlash from Abbott, who deemed Austin..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Oct. 28-Nov. 4

"...HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN DINNER features the Human Rights Campaign's Candace Ging­rich-Jones..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Column

Austin’s Sole Federal District Judge May Be the Most Overburdened in America

The case of the missing judges

"...capacity actually plays a part in upholding our basic rights...."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

The Eighth Street Survivors

They came out to protest police brutality. They were met by a life-altering wave of police violence. Eight months later, they still await justice and change.

"...The origins of policing, the evolution of the civil rights movement – anything other than what happened on May..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Jade Helm and Tinfoil Hats

Abbott, Cruz, Jade Helm, and the death of the sane GOP

"...he's in on this conspiracy too). While not explicitly naming Abbott, he stated that "When [US military forces] arrive,..."

May 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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