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Kirk Watson looks for consensus
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
by Laylan Copelin
Watching Kirk Watson move through his first term as state senator from Austin is a bit like tracking an iceberg.Watson, a former Austin mayor, cancer survivor and state Air Control…
Lawmakers, check your lottery numbers before backing its sale
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Austin American-Statesman
Gov. Rick Perry's proposal to sell the state lottery is so entangled with political insiders and its projected payoff so iffy that the idea has to be examined skeptically.This week,…
Fledglings: Elementary, Dear Watson
Friday, January 26, 2007
by David Pasztor
Texas Observer
If a wellspring of urgency or impatience bubbles deep within, his manner does not reveal it.Great expectations follow Kirk Watson simply because he is Kirk Watson, widely perceived as part…
Watson Having Fun Stateside
Thursday, January 25, 2007
by Amy Smith
Austin Chronicle
Well into his first month on the job, Kirk Watson is still bouncing off the walls with the energy of a 10-year-old. "It's just so much fun," gushed the freshman…
Lucky Number 286
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
by Mike Ward
Austin American-Statesman
Kirk Watson says his new lucky number is 286.That's for Senate Bill 286, the first legislation filed by Austin's newest senator that would allow more low-income Texans to receive home-delivered…
UT delegation heads to Mexico
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Austin Business Journal
Bevo is going south of the border. The University of Texas is leading a delegation to Mexico City, where UT President William Powers will meet with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico…
The appointment game's just beginning, for those keeping score
Saturday, January 20, 2007
by Arnold Garcia Jr.
Austin American-Statesman
For a rookie senator — and a Democrat to boot — Kirk Watson did well in committee assignments, but his is not the only chapter in the book. Yet to…
Point Austin: Alive With Possibilities
Thursday, January 11, 2007
by Michael King
Austin Chronicle
...Shapleigh noted in passing that freshman Austin Sen. Kirk Watson is among those Dems he's hoping will help provide a progressive bulwark this session on difficult votes. Tuesday morning, Watson…
Watson will be sworn in to senate today
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
by Mike Ward
Austin American-Statesman
Kirk Watson says he just wants to say thanks.
Thanks for the encouragement, cajoling to do better, perhaps a gentle nudge to excel years ago, when he was still figuring…
Austin Democrat Has High Expectations as the Freshman Most Likely to Succeed
Friday, January 05, 2007
by Mike Hailey
Capitol Inside
Twenty-four Texas House freshmen and five new state senators will be sworn in Tuesday when the 80th regular session of the Legislature opens for business. All of the first term…
Chamber Recommends CAMPO Reorganization
Thursday, January 04, 2007
by Kimberly Reeves
Austin Chronicle
Much could be gleaned from a Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce task force report released last week on the governance of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board,…
There's policy - and then there's politics
Monday, January 01, 2007
by William McKenzie
Dallas Morning News
Texas legislators have their to-do list. No doubt about that. But legislative sessions are one part policy and one part politics. The policy affects us where we live, but you…
Thinking about tomorrow
Friday, December 29, 2006
by Colin Pope
Austin Business Journal
Kirk Watson knows a little something about economic prosperity.
During his tenure as Austin mayor from 1997 to 2001, Austin experienced its most dramatic boom -- in terms of business…
