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Leaders helped turn economic storm into foundation for future
Friday, December 25, 2009
by Kirk Watson
Austin Business Journal
For the Central Texas economy, this past decade looked like it might one day be remembered as the Cyclone – and whether you were talking about the storm or the…
Advice for Annise Parker
Monday, December 14, 2009
Texas Tribune
After Annise Parker's election to be Mayor of Houston, the Texas Tribune invited Senator Watson to contribute a piece describing lessons he learned as Austin Mayor and offering advice to…
Resizing the CAMPO Tent
Thursday, December 10, 2009
by Lee Nichols
Austin Chronicle
When Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson announced last week that he would step down as chair of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization – the body of elected officials that…
Trips to the airport could get easier
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
by Ben Wear
Austin American-Statesman
Getting to the airport, which involves negotiating a gantlet of traffic lights from every direction, might get easier in the not-so-distant future.
The Texas Transportation Commission next week is likely…
Watson stepping down as CAMPO chair
Thursday, December 03, 2009
by Ben Wear
Austin American-Statesman
State Sen. Kirk Watson, whose dual roles as chairman of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization board and vice chairman of the Senate transportation committee have made him something of…
Developing Stories: Driving in Two Directions
Thursday, November 26, 2009
by Katherine Gregor
Austin Chronicle
Are Central Texans ready to drive less so that we can become a more sustainable region? Well, about half of us are, suggests a recent survey by the Capital Area…
Going for Harlem's proven touch
Sunday, November 22, 2009
by Editorial Board
Austin American-Statesman
Harlem is coming to Austin. No, not the Globetrotters but an anti-poverty program called the Harlem Children's Zone. The program has had success in turning poor, at-risk schoolchildren into thriving…
Sparks fly between Watson and TxDOT over Rail Relocation Fund
Friday, November 20, 2009
by Kimberly Reeves
Quorum Report
Sen. Kirk Watson spent most of last session negotiating the budget rider for a modest pot of seed money for the long-anticipated rail relocation fund, only to find out recently…
Prop. 4 an investment in education, standard of living
Friday, October 16, 2009
by Kirk Watson
San Antonio Express-News
On Nov. 3, Texans will get a once-in-a-generation opportunity to put a charge into our economy, boost our universities and create a lasting inheritance to future generations.
And it won't…
High school launches New Tech programs
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
by Lena Price
Daily Texan
When the state shut down Johnston High School in the summer of 2008, nobody thought about throwing a pep rally.
But Tuesday, more than one year after the campus re-opened…
Interim Cap Metro chief picked
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
by Ben Wear
Austin American-Statesman
The Capital Metro board on Monday named Doug Allen to lead the transit agency on an interim basis during the search for a permanent general manager.
Allen, Capital Metro's executive…
Advanced Solar Homes Can Cut Costs
Monday, October 12, 2009
SustainableBusiness.com
With nearly 2.2 million new homes likely to be built in Texas in the next twenty years, a new report finds that building these homes with energy-efficient technology and solar…
There is hope for the future at Capital Metro
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
by Kirk Watson
Austin American-Statesman
It's hard to talk about Capital Metro, the region's primary transit agency, without falling back on years of familiar frustrations.
Like countless Central Texans, I find it hard to believe…
Best State Legislator: Kirk Watson
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Austin Chronicle
Though a relative newcomer to the Legislature, the soph senator quickly established himself as a go-to guy on, well, just about everything. Long a popular public figure in Austin, the…
2 Austin hospitals receive Level 1 trauma designations
Thursday, August 27, 2009
News 8 Austin
Two Austin hospitals are getting new designations meaning both will offer the highest level of trauma care and services.
Dell Children's Medical Center and the University Medical Center Brackenridge…
