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Republican PAC ordered not to spend, collect corporate cash
No candidate is accused of wrongdoing Travis County District Judge Paul Davis yesterday enjoined a major Republican political action committee, Associated Republicans of Texas (ART) PAC, from ”soliciting, accepting, and/or spending . . . any corporate or union treasury funds,…
Uncategorized • By • Oct 21, 2004
Mueller zoning wins first round approval
Council rejects elimination of construction sales stores from 51st at I-35 site The culmination of years—even decades– of work by activists and neighborhood advocates is soon to become a reality, one that urban planners laud and almost everyone agrees is…
Uncategorized • By • Jun 25, 2004
"It's OK to be gay," say demonstrators
Governor's Office denies rumor A handful of protesters showed up at the Governor’s Mansion Tuesday morning to assure Gov. Rick Perry that “it’s okay to be gay,” and to give the governor a chance to address the rumor that Perry…
Uncategorized • By • Feb 25, 2004
Envision Central Texas leader expresses optimism
But Kocurek says the group cannot take sides for or against developments The leaders of Envision Central Texas presented the final results of their survey to the Austin City Council on Thursday. Along with the data on which growth scenario…
Uncategorized • By • Feb 2, 2004
Aquifer district grants Cypress permit for test wells
Test wells no guarantee of pumpage approval After hearing from an attorney for the Save Our Springs Alliance (SOSA) and an engineer for developer Cypress-Hays, L.P., the board of the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) made short work…
Uncategorized • By • Jan 30, 2004
Travis Commissioners extend WMI contract
Davis opposes, Daugherty scolds landfill operator Travis County Commissioners extended a landfill contract with Waste Management of Texas Tuesday but not without regret, one commissioner told the company. County officials extended the contract for 12 months. The total amount of…
Uncategorized • By • Jan 28, 2004
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Public safety still driving city budget train
Futrell plans pay raise for first time in three years in FY2004-2005 Escalating costs for public safety and another year of falling property values are putting Austin in a $29 million hole as the Budget Office steps up its work…
Uncategorized • By • Jan 22, 2004
Travis to intervene in redistricting lawsuit
Vote is 3-2, with Sonleitner, Daugherty dissenting The Travis County Commissioners Court agreed to intervene in the Congressional redistricting lawsuit yesterday, and the City Council is likely to follow suit on Thursday. After a two-week delay, county commissioners agreed to…
Uncategorized • By • Nov 5, 2003
Downtown still earning high marks, survey shows
Parking, lack of green space maintenance ranked as most obvious problems A study commissioned by the Downtown Austin Alliance (DAA) reports that downtown stakeholders are more positive about downtown than they have been “at any time over the last decade.”…
Uncategorized • By • Oct 7, 2003
Sewage tunnel repairmen find
Intruding fiber-optic cable Cost of repairing sewer line likely to increase Contractors working to repair the Onion Creek sewage tunnel have found bore holes of 18 to 24 inches drilled through the tunnel and a 10-inch fiber optics cable through…
Uncategorized • By • Jun 20, 2003
New economic development
Policy approved by Council Slusher amendment adds environmental criteria It was a Kumbaya moment at the City Council yesterday until Tim Taylor, president of the Real Estate Council of Austin, stepped to the podium to question Council Member Daryl Slusher’…
Uncategorized • By • Jun 13, 2003
Multitude of measures bite the dust today
Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday both vowed to hold their ground in the standoff over redistricting. More than 50 Democratic State Representatives, including Austin’s Elliot Naishtat, Dawnna Dukes, and Eddie Rodriguez are in Ardmore, Oklahoma in order to prevent the…