Daily Archives: July 25, 2002

Breathe, breathe in the air

The state clean air plans for Houston-Galveston and Dallas-Fort Worth are in jeopardy as the means of funding for them has been ruled unconstitutional. Federal environmental officials are preparing to deliver a sharp warning to their Texas counterparts: Get the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Foiling the moon rock thieves

Let’s give our thanks to Axel Emmermann, who tipped the FBI to a solicitation to buy “a rare and historically significant piece of the moon”, thus leading to the capture of the Moon Rocks Four. It’s nice to know in … Continue reading Continue reading

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God bless Willie Nelson

The Comal River is availableto tubers again, much to the delight of residents and business owners in New Braunfels. To the cheers of area residents, the cool, clear Comal River reopened to tubers on Wednesday, but flooding continues to keep … Continue reading Continue reading

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Amy, don’t read this entry

The NYT has a mouth-watering article about four great barbecue places near Austin. I’ve been to the Salt Lick in Driftwood several times, and I’m here to tell you, it’s worth every single artery-clogging calorie. I’m Pavloving right now just … Continue reading Continue reading

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