Trouble on Green Mountain

Green Mountain blames regulatory and market obstacles for its woes, but critics cite lack of investment in clean energy.

"...the lower court ordered Green Mountain to increase its security deposit by $1 million...."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Common Law

Specific terms in the lease

"...landlord cannot deduct "normal wear and tear" from my security deposit. What is "normal wear and tear"?..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Column by Luke Ellis

The Common Law

I want to break the lease on my apartment, so I can move in with a friend and save money. My landlord says I still have to pay the remaining five months rent. Is there any way to break the lease and avoid paying rent?

"...to offer one or two months' rent and/or your security deposit to be released from your lease. If you..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Column by Luke Ellis

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...the rent, they said, but coming up with a security deposit, first and last month's rent, and having to..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...by its limited supply of "earnest" money, or the security deposit a potential buyer fronts a seller as a..."

May 22, 1998 News Feature

HIV Discrimination: Know Your Rights!

About AIDS

"...discrimination, understanding your lease, the application process, repair problems/resolution, security deposit refunds, the eviction process, and the ways in..."

June 20, 1997 Column

Don't Bank on It

The folks at Dragon's Lair learn an expensive lesson from Bank of America

"...According to Wheeler, the store made nearly $32,000 in deposits to Bank of America that were never credited to..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Fort Knox on Poydras

Freeport Shareholders Are Secured

"...to hear that revelatory statement was no simple matter. Security at Freeport's headquarters was tight. Three different types of..."

May 9, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

No Place Like Home

All Belinda Acosta wanted was a roof over her head that wouldn't explode into flames. Little did she know that jumping into the Austin housing market is like jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

"...the search, I was haunted with fears of displacement, insecurity, and what it means to be a 42-year-old adult..."

July 28, 2000 Features Feature by Belinda Acosta

Business as Usual?

Freeport Strikes Gold, Spawns Scrutiny

"...win the contract to mine Busang, a gigantic gold deposit on the island of Borneo worth at least $25..."

March 7, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Breaking

Tragic true-life drama attacks how the system fails military veterans

"...reason. In the opening scene preceding this declaration, two security guards drag a wailing Brian Brown-Easley (an excellent Boyega)..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Letters at 3AM

Weapons of Mass Deception

"...following 9/11, George W. Bush began speaking of "homeland security." Even then, some of us thought the phrase had..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Shades of Gray

In Texas Prisons, It's Hard to Tell Who Your Enemies Are

"...for 147 prisoners. Most of McConnell's buildings are medium security, meaning that prisoners are not confined to their cells..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Page Two: President Know-Nothing

President Know-Nothing

"...actually dragged it out an extra half-dozen years. Social Security represented not only Marxist thinking but in addition outgrew..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Column by Louis Black

The Hightower Report

Bush's Social Security Fantasies; Congress Does It Again

"...Bush's Social Security Fantasies..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Common Law

COVID-19 and Austin – answering your legal questions (part 3)

"...President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (often called the CARES Act) into law on..."

April 17, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...change" in Iraq ought to be our nation's highest security priority. Unfortunately, Michael Ventura's column ["Letters at 3AM"] of..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

The Hightower Lowdown

The Fundraiser-in-Chief, Harvard busts its workers, and Dick Cheney oils his own nest

"...corporate interests will press the flesh with him and deposit at least $15 million in his political pockets. The..."

May 11, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Home From Home

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

"...SOCIAL SECURITY KATRINA RELIEF To avoid Social Security benefit payment interruption,..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...given the current state of the air industry. New security procedures went into effect at Bergstrom this week --..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

'Simone' Premieres -- at the Credit Union

"...UFCU's virtual tellers perform similarly to drive-through banking. To deposit or withdraw money, a customer fills out a slip..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Tales Behind the Posters

"...we couldn't afford them. The Armadillo never paid a deposit to anybody. You had to be brave enough to..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Freeport Meets Its Critics

EnvironsCompany Vows to `Hunker Down and Go'

"...the Tuesday shareholder meeting - held under extraordinarily heavy security (metal detectors, eight uniformed armed guards, and half a..."

May 15, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

SRO

"...houselessness. We do have weekly motels (payable without a deposit but often costing as much as an Austin apartment)...."

Aug. 4, 2021 Postmarks

Getting Around Austin: SXSW Edition

Alternatives to driving your car (because that's a terrible idea)

"...Rentals Rates are $218/day with multiday discounts. A $2,000 security hold, a $150 nonrefundable deposit, and a valid drivers'..."

March 3, 2016 SXSW Post by Eloise Kirn

Getting Around Austin: SXSW Edition

Alternatives to driving during SXSW

"...Rates are around $200/day with multiday discounts. A $2,000 security hold, a $150 nonrefundable deposit, and a valid drivers'..."

March 4, 2015 SXSW Post by Casey Rochester

The Great $100 Lottery Scam

Texas Lottery pursues bearers of 'previously paid' but forgotten scratch-off tickets

"...employees tear the tickets into four pieces and then deposit them into a cardboard box behind the store counter...."

June 8, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness: The Thin Green Line

Author Jonah Raskin explores the contradictions of life in Marijuanaland

"...like "Lone Wolf" – who never had a Social Security card and were growing in the woods – came..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Luv Doc Recommends: Shipe Pool Opening Party and Rally

Shipe Park, Saturday, June 25, 2011

"...dirty-faced toddlers, and anxious dogs looking to make a deposit, but by the sick freaks who insist on undermining..."

June 24, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Faces of Homelessness

Another Downtown attempt to find answers

"...home: four walls, a roof, first and last months' deposit, plus real-world essentials such as utilities and a phone...."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Marc Savlov

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