Biz Urban
August 31, 1999
Waste City
Hold your nose and open your wallet: Why the business of garbage is good for Houston.
14 Articles
News & Politics
May 31, 1997
War Rooms
A massive buildup for Texas Tech University’s Vietnam archive.
Politics & Policy
July 31, 1996
Fishy
The Barton Springs salamander goes to court.
Politics & Policy
May 31, 1996
Trash Talk
Why the citizens of Alvin are down in the dumps over garbage.
Business
May 31, 1996
Merchant of Death
By pooh-poohing sentimentality and focusing on profits, Houston funeral home mogul Robert Waltrip is making a killing.
Business
April 30, 1996
Cattle Call
The Federal Express of the cattle business.
Politics & Policy
April 30, 1996
Bombers Away
The B-1 bomber costs too much and does too little—so who wants to keep it alive? The people of Abilene, whose economy could take a direct hit if the Pentagon pulls the trigger.
Politics & Policy
April 1, 1996
War, Inc.
Brown and Root goes to Bosnia for the Pentagon—and cleans up.
Reporter
April 1, 1995
Bad Air Days
Pollution from Mexico is already plaguing West Texas—and it's only going to get worse.
Reporter
January 1, 1993
A Natural Phenomenon
A Hill Country ecobusiness discovers that green is also the color of money.
News & Politics
January 1, 1992
All’s Well?
Candelaria’s only well supplied free water to all until the EPA weighed in.
Environment
March 1, 1991
Road Warriors
Texans used to litter like crazy; now the state’s get-tough-on-trash policy is cleaning up their act.
News & Politics
February 1, 1991
More Precious Than Oil
Pipeline leaks, unplugged wells, toxic drilling materials, and a virtually unregulated oil industry are leaving a legacy of polluted groundwater.
Environment
May 31, 1990
One Tough Bird
After rescuing hundreds of birds from horrible deaths, a Midland woman has finally gained an ally in her war on open oil pits.