Lina Fisher

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Texes Lege Preview: Will the Sun Set on Texas Commission on Environmental Quality?
Texes Lege Preview: Will the Sun Set on Texas Commission on Environmental Quality?
Lege, advocates push embattled environmental agency to try harder

News, Jan. 12, 2023

Jolt Action Accused of Unfair Labor Practices
Jolt Action Accused of Unfair Labor Practices
Filings describe termination without notice and dispute over remote work

News, Jan. 12, 2023

Texas Lege Preview: Parties Agree That Fentanyl Sucks
Texas Lege Preview: Parties Agree That Fentanyl Sucks
Bipartisan consensus emerges to tackle opioid overdose crisis

News, Jan. 12, 2023

Rep. Vikki Goodwin, HD 47
Rep. Vikki Goodwin, HD 47
“... Actually figuring out solutions to our epidemic of gun violence”

News, Jan. 5, 2023

Rep. Erin Zwiener, HD 45
Rep. Erin Zwiener, HD 45
“We’re going to have to fight hard to protect our [LGBTQ] communities”

News, Jan. 5, 2023

Fentanyl ODs Spur Health Crisis
Fentanyl ODs Spur Health Crisis
June 3: The Travis County Commissioners Court unanimously declares the opioid overdose epidemic a public health crisis.

News, Dec. 15, 2022

Unionization: Everyone’s Doing It
Unionization: Everyone’s Doing It
Sept. 30: More than 70% of nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Central Austin, part of Texas’ largest private hospital network, vote to form a union.

News, Dec. 15, 2022

Community Advocates Worry Commercial Interests Dominate Zilker Park Vision Plan
Community Advocates Worry Commercial Interests Dominate Zilker Park Vision Plan
Zilker Park or “Park Zilker”?

News, Dec. 15, 2022

Your Electric Bill Is About to Go Way Up
Your Electric Bill Is About to Go Way Up
Dec. 9: Council approves new Austin Energy rates; advocates disappointed.

News, Dec. 15, 2022

Voters Decide Final Three Austin City Council Members
Voters Decide Final Three Austin City Council Members
Zo Qadri, Ryan Alter, José Velásquez secure wins

News, Dec. 14, 2022

Council Approves New Austin Energy Rates; Advocates Disappointed
Council Approves New Austin Energy Rates; Advocates Disappointed
Average customer will see bill increase of $9 in March 2023

News, Dec. 9, 2022

Seton Nurses Rally Ahead of First Bargaining Meeting
Seton Nurses Rally Ahead of First Bargaining Meeting
Bargaining begins at largest hospital in the state to unionize

News, Nov. 23, 2022

Cap Metro Issues 7,000 Free Passes for the Unhoused
Cap Metro Issues 7,000 Free Passes for the Unhoused
Texas Harm Reduction Alliance wins fight for free passes

News, Nov. 23, 2022

Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council
Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council
Power for the people?

News, Nov. 23, 2022

Sunset Commission Approves Final Recommendations
Sunset Commission Approves Final Recommendations
Increased transparency, some accountability for environment agency

News, Nov. 17, 2022

Tesla Gigafactory to be Investigated for Labor Standards Violations
Tesla Gigafactory to be Investigated for Labor Standards Violations
Workers Defense Project calls out wage theft, unsafe conditions

News, Nov. 16, 2022

Overdose Reversal Training Brings Supplies, Education to Texas State University
Overdose Reversal Training Brings Supplies, Education to Texas State University
To serve and inject

News, Nov. 10, 2022

Progressive Women Rule the South Austin Streets
Progressive Women Rule the South Austin Streets
Ellis takes District 8 as District 5 goes to a run-off

News, Nov. 10, 2022

Hays Project Threatens Aquifer, Pressures Small Town
Hays Project Threatens Aquifer, Pressures Small Town
Wading through MUD-dy waters

News, Oct. 27, 2022

After 44 Years, Contentious Gravesite Decoration Rules May Change
After 44 Years, Contentious Gravesite Decoration Rules May Change
Will new cemetery rules stick?

News, Oct. 13, 2022

Hays County Moves to Bridge the SH 45 Gap Amid Political Firestorm
Hays County Moves to Bridge the SH 45 Gap Amid Political Firestorm
Mind the gap

News, Oct. 6, 2022

Via 313 Union Effort Stymied by Busting Tactics
Via 313 Union Effort Stymied by Busting Tactics
Via 313 has hired an HR consultant to stop unionization

News, Oct. 6, 2022

Oh, <i>This</i> $20 Electric Bill Hike?
Oh, This $20 Electric Bill Hike?
It’s on top of the other one

News, Sept. 29, 2022

In the Wake of COVID Seton Nurses Unionize
In the Wake of COVID Seton Nurses Unionize
The new union wants reasonable shifts, cost-of-living wage adjustments

News, Sept. 29, 2022

TribFest Recap: Can Texas Plan Properly for Droughts and Floods to Come?
TribFest Recap: Can Texas Plan Properly for Droughts and Floods to Come?
Are we "thinking as preciously about water as we can"?

News, Sept. 25, 2022

TribFest: Oil Terminal Protest Interrupts Buttigieg’s Q&A (But He Doesn’t Mind)
TribFest: Oil Terminal Protest Interrupts Buttigieg’s Q&A (But He Doesn’t Mind)
Transport secretary: "I hear you" about Gulf Coast project

News, Sept. 23, 2022

Austin Aquarium Under Scrutiny Again After PETA Investigation
Austin Aquarium Under Scrutiny Again After PETA Investigation
One fish, two fish, red fish, dead fish

News, Sept. 22, 2022

Animals, Society, and Race at Huston-Tillotson
Animals, Society, and Race at Huston-Tillotson
New course tackles how animal welfare work intersects with racism

News, Sept. 22, 2022

Election Ticker: Erica Nix Drops Out, Poll Watchers Get Trained and More
Election Ticker: Erica Nix Drops Out, Poll Watchers Get Trained and More
The biggest news in local races this week

News, Sept. 8, 2022

Revew: The Good Boss
The Good Boss
Spanish workplace comedy shows the perils of imbalance

Movie Review, Sept. 2, 2022

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