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"...that provides important services and does so with limited resources. As the needs of our community change, the nonprofits..."

Dec. 13, 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

"...proposal for the city to stock St. John's "with resources other than The New York Times bestsellers" -- CDs..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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"...If Mr. King doesn't have the time or the resources to talk to the candidates, maybe he should remain..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

A Better Tomorrow

For years, the city of Austin's arts funding process has been mired in perpetual gloom, but with the city reviewing its Cultural Contracts Program, artists and arts companies talking with each other about collaborations and a shared vision of what the arts mean to Austin, there are glimmers of light on the city's arts funding horizon.

"...picture: finding ways for local arts organizations to share resources; developing a living wage for local artists; promoting creativity..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Looking for Leadership

It takes a community to support the schools.

"...inexperienced teachers in overcrowded and chaotic conditions, with small resources, too little training, and less support, doing the very..."

April 19, 2002 News Column by Michael King

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"...each of its separate campuses was a rival for resources and programs. Leadership at the campus and college-wide level..."

March 22, 2002 Column

Hanging Fire

"...was in fact the result of a Senate Human Resources investigation of one female employee's sexual harassment complaint against..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Capitol Chronicle

Three longtime state employees are dismissed -- with prejudice -- in a witch hunt over sexual harassment allegations.

"...Aug. 1, was prepared by Senate Director of Human Resources Delicia Sams and Assistant Director David Armstrong, and submitted..."

Sept. 14, 2001 News Column by Michael King

What's Wrong with Public Housing?

The remarkable turnaround of the city's Housing Authority

"...like Marshall," says Carl Richie. "The question is the resources available through AAHC. But in four years we've gotten..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Spicewood residents are protesting plans by Rainbow Materials to build a concrete batch plant in their small, semirural community.

"...group recently got a hearing before the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission to review air-quality concerns over a proposed..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...were enjoying, but both also found themselves with limited resources with which to expand. As it happened, both theatres..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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"...As director of Texas Folklife Resources (TFR), I would like to thank you for your..."

June 30, 2000 Column

Getting School to Work

Aided by an infusion of new tax dollars from high-tech and other industries, Del Valle ISD finds success by investing heavily in school-to-career programs.

"...since the 1980s, was shaped in a time when resources were scarce. If anything, the district's poverty and isolation..."

Dec. 31, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Public Notice

Pure H-E Double L

"...Here's a list of local resources for couples considering divorce, smack dab in the middle..."

June 18, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Urban on the Rocks

It's the Sprawl, Y'all

"...foundation of Smart Growth. Along the way, scarce city resources were diverted from the micro-level CPC issues to the..."

April 30, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Is the Constitution Just a Screenplay?

"...with, but does not want serious competition for world resources, and is willing to back up what it wants..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Projecting the 21st Century

"...build an economic system that doesn't deplete the earth's resources...."

Jan. 22, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

The Rent Rub

Working Poor Getting Stiffed on Housing Costs

"...that the city directs 75% of its federal housing resources to the people earning the lowest incomes. But that..."

Aug. 21, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Austin Community Television's First Quarter-Century

"...Tolleson and Narum - started having meetings and gathering resources, of which there were few, from around the country...."

June 5, 1998 Screens Feature by Michael Bertin

PAC by Popular Demand

Critics Say ALLC's Reforms Won't Stem the Tide of Big Money

"...$100, preventing large, statewide PACs from funneling their powerful resources into political advertising campaigns in Austin...."

Oct. 31, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Page Two

"...hunger for land, and the expedient exploitation of natural resources. In their rush to accommodate growth, many lost their..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Column by Louis Black

Peeling Back De Layers

The Latest Budget Shell Game

"...departments such as Information Systems, Small and Minority Business Resources, Water and Wastewater, Law, Purchasing, Budget and Building Services."..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Your Tax Dollars at Play

The Rosewood Entertainment Center

"...live in a time of increasing need and diminishing resources out of Washington, with the potential of HUD going..."

July 28, 1995 News Feature

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 31-February 6

"...Here are three questions to ruminate on: 1) What resources are you afraid you will run out of or..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Austin ISD Board President Eyes Tutoring Program Expansion to Prevent Illiteracy

One-on-one time may save money on remedial teaching down the road

"...year. Most of the students are from households where resources, including emotional resources, are tight. The tutors use positive..."

Dec. 6, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 27 - October 3

"...my visions of your destiny, you will tap into resources that others have not been able to unearth. Or..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

March 2024 Primary Election Endorsements for Travis County Residents

Our choices for local, state, and national races

"...because a candidate is running uncontested. We have limited resources and conducted interviews in every race we could manage...."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 22-28

"...with conscientious enthusiasm, you will access your finest inner resources and exert constructive influences on the world around you...."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Austin Women Entrepreneurs Task Force to Tackle Sexism in Business

The impossibility of being woman

"...move forward, so being able to create community and resources to navigate a system that wasn't necessarily made for..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Amelia Nonemacher

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 14-20

"...who used their seeming debilitations "to uncover otherwise unknown resources and create lives of originality and innovation." I bring..."

July 14, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

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