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  • The cost of 'free' parking

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    It’s basic supply and demand: Parking is a limited resource, and if the cost doesn’t reflect that scarcity, there will be shortages.

  • Paper or canvas?

    By Matt Daley -

    Mayor Lee Leffingwell introduced a resolution Monday that would eventually lead to a ban on plastic shopping bags in most Austin stores.

  • The loss of our space program

    By James Favors -

    In a world where kids are not spurred on to reach for the sky, that might just prove to be a much harder problem to recover from.

  • New parking fees threaten Austin growth

    By Samian Quazi -

    After voting in early March to impose metered parking rules after 5:30 p.m., the Austin City Council has recently decided to reconsider extending the parking hours.

  • There's still space

    By Harold Fisch -

    Last week marked the end of a chapter of American space exploration with the final mission of the shuttle Atlantis. The closing of the shuttle program is bittersweet for the nation and may be painful for many in Texas.

  • Staff deserve merit raises

    By Paul Grotevant -

    Paul Grotevant argues that UT does not compete with other universities when it comes to budget, but with state and local government

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