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Carole Keeton, trailblazing Texas politician and state's first woman comptroller, dies
Carole Keeton, the first woman elected mayor in Austin and the ... the University of Texas Law School. Keeton herself graduated from UT in the early 1960s. TEXAS TAKE: John Cornyn leans heavily ...
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Mayor Whitmire booed by cyclists at Tour de Houston as bike lane controversy unfolds
Houston Mayor John Whitmire was met with boos from cyclists ... just days after Whitmire reversed course on the controversial Austin Street project. Initially, his administration planned to ...
Houston Chronicle22d
Mayor Whitmire faces backlash over removal of crosswalk and bike lane
Two initiatives aimed at improving pedestrian safety could be scrapped by Mayor John Whitmire as a crosswalk ... neighborhood and a bike lane on Austin Street are reportedly being eliminated ...
Inside Climate News22d
‘Water Is the New Oil’ as Texas Cities Square Off Over Aquifers
The population of Williamson County, seated in Georgetown, 28 miles north of Austin ... College Station Mayor John Nichols, a former professor of agricultural sciences at Texas A&M, said in ...
The Texas Tribune22d
“Water is the new oil” as Texas cities square off over aquifer pipeline plans
The population of Williamson County, seated in Georgetown, 28 miles north of Austin ... College Station Mayor John Nichols, a former professor of agricultural sciences at Texas A&M, said in ...
Houston Press15d
In the Great Bike Lane Debate Both Mayor Whitmire and Bicyclists Claim Their Way is the Safest
John Whitmire made a strong-mayor decision in late March ... according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Austin Street cyclists say there wasn’t a high death toll in Midtown before ...
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Cycling advocates hold "funeral" for Midtown bike lanes that face removal as Mayor touts compromise
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Cycling advocates held ... barriers that protect the dedicated bike lanes along Austin Street. Mayor John Whitmire told ABC13 the city planned to repurpose them into ...
'Water is the new oil' as Texas cities square off over supply from aquifers
Bryan, College Station and Texas A&M are suing to stop a project that could pump 89 million gallons per day 80 miles to other boomtowns in Central Texas.
Houston Public Media14d
Houston Heights residents, businesses divided about 11th Street bike lanes as mayor continues criticism
After Houston Mayor John Whitmire's administration removed cyclist protections along Heights Boulevard and Austin Street in March ... of the Year award from the Texas chapter of the American ...
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In Texas, ‘water is the new oil’ as cities square off over aquifers that may soon dry out
This situation follows a generation of steep growth and development that state leaders have dubbed the “Texas Miracle.” The population of Williamson County, seated in Georgetown, 28 miles north of ...
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Four-star lineman Nicolas Robertson commits to Texas
The Texas Longhorns add a second #BigHuman to the 2026 class with the commitment of four-star offensive lineman Nicolas Robertson Saturday ... an official visit to Austin, but is scheduled ...