GOP Politics Only at State Water Board

Employee fired for emails about Shea campaign

"...was being terminated from her job with the Texas Water Development Board after six years of employment, allegedly for..."

Dec. 18, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

GOP Politics Only at State Water Board

Politics is off-limits at the state Water Board – unless you're a Republican

"...was being terminated from her job with the Texas Water Development Board after six years of employment, allegedly for..."

Dec. 21, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Water Management: Swimming in Policy

Governor-appointed committee outlines water policy issues it intends to prioritize

"...Water policy is so complicated and broad in Texas that..."

June 16, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Bill of the Week: Laying Pipe Across the State

Texas spending money on infrastructure? Not impossible.

"...on new infrastructure investment, but he's suggesting that the state use the Rainy Day Fund to pay for it...."

Jan. 19, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Water Fall

Between Austin Water's conservation goals and its execution ... lies a shadow

"...know him would surely guess – working on his water report: a critical analysis, characteristically unsparing in detail, of..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Nature's Water Clinic

Drought Has San Antonio Over a Pump

"...Know some water-loving Californians thinking about moving here? Invite them for a..."

July 26, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Council Recap: Water and Housing

Council takes on excessive water bills, "missing middle" in housing

"...meeting related to affordable housing, ground transportation chauffeurs, excessive water bills, and zoning to allow for a Boys and..."

April 8, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

News Roundup: Water Flows Downhill

WTP 4 opens, ACLU sues Obama, and Brown awaits his fate

"...The still-debated Water Treatment Plant No. 4 opened, the ACLU sued the..."

Dec. 22, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

The State Claims No One Is Dying From 120+° F Heat in Prisons

Part 2: The state’s response to the prison heat crisis

"...kind of heat that inmates in two-thirds of the state's prisons – about 95,000 people – have been enduring..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Top 10 State Stories

Budget cuts and wildfires left us a bit parched

"...1) Water Water Nowhere It wasn't just the record high temperatures...."

Jan. 6, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Houston Sues the State Over “Death Star" Law

Lawsuit cities state overreach, vague language, and undue burden on cities

"...The city of Houston hopes to preempt the state's "Death Star" law, a bill passed by the Texas..."

July 14, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

State of the City

Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...itself as "America's largest nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization of state legislators dedicated to the principles of limited government, free..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Windmill State of Mind

A Q&A with the authors of a new book on the story behind Texas wind power

"...cultural, and political milieu of the oil and gas state, as energy reporters Kate Galbraith (who recently left the..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Cool City: Water Utility Flows Green

Daryl Slusher hops from Austin Energy to Austin Water Utility to serve as first assistant director of environmental affairs and conservation

"...Can the Austin Water Utility – like its sister utility, Austin Energy –..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Senate Bill Threatens Local Water Quality Standards

Armbrister attacks Austin's control over the aquifer ... again

"...It still remains the most progressive, and sometimes punitive, water quality policy in the state, and in the intervening..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

LCRA Treads Water in Dry Times

The LCRA emerged from the 83rd relatively unscathed, but still no one is particularly happy

"...organization charged primarily with the delicate balance of distributing water to a host of central Texas municipalities – including..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Pressure Rising at the Water Utility

One manager forced out, another accused of harassment ... who's watching the valves?

"...April 6, Perwez Moheet, deputy director of the Austin Water Utility, announced his retirement. It wasn't exactly a shock,..."

May 7, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Hell or High Water

WTP4 opposition increasing – and increasingly not on the same page

"...With a monster municipal issue like Water Treatment Plant No. 4, not everyone's going to be..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

County and State Do Have Regulatory Authority

"...our local media keeps relaying that the county and state have no statutory or regulatory authority to deny the..."

Jan. 4, 2010 Postmarks

That Funky Water ...

The city says the water is just fine, but we're not certain

"...into an activated-carbon treatment program, some city of Austin water still tastes nasty. If you recall, it was right..."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Farm to Table to Policy

Building an appetite for local food

"...distributors, urban farmers, and sustainable food advocates met with state Rep. Eddie Rodri­guez, D-Austin, at a "farm-to-table" town hall..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Feature by Katie Walsh

2006 State Races

A sampling of some of the livelier contests taking shape in the March 7 primary and the general election in November

"...toll road debate, ongoing efforts to blur church and state, and the prospect of a thoroughly entertaining governor's race...."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

State Emergency-Leave Rules Tightened

Comptroller will now verify all applications

"...way to get rid of a scandal at a state agency? Claim it's not a scandal, then tighten the..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council: Water Into Whine

With this week's Council late start, what will happen to Citizens Communication?

"...Chris Riley's proposal to formalize the mid-year "budget adjustment" policy – essentially to confine any approval of additional spending..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Did Farmers Insurance Keep Secrets From the State?

The insurer's lawyers advised keeping the "most troublesome claims" out of sight

"...company tried to keep "troublesome" claim files away from state officials investigating the business practices of Farmers and other..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

You Can Lead a HORDE To Water...

"...Raoul Hernandez was told he couldn't bring in bottled water, so he popped the lid to drink it before..."

July 26, 1996 Music Column

Some State Prison Cells Are Far Too Cold, Families Report

Texas prison agency denies some claims

"...message board on Saturday, as temperatures plummeted across the state. “He said it is already very cold back there...."

Jan. 17, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Drying on the Vine

Water shortage forces family farms into survival mode

"...in recent years, the inevitable stress they place on water systems such as creeks and aquifers seems to have..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

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