Truscott Brine Lake
Sections

News & Politics

  • Business
  • Health
  • Energy
  • Politics & Policy
  • Best and Worst Legislators
  • Bum Steers

Arts & Entertainment

  • Sports
  • Books
  • Music
  • Film & TV
  • Style & Design
  • Art

Being Texan

  • Texas History
  • The Texanist
  • Best Thing In Texas
  • Country Notes

Travel & Outdoors

  • Hunting & Fishing
  • Parks & Recs
  • Where To Stay Now
  • Critters

Food & Drink

  • Libations
  • Recipes
  • Pat’s Pick
  • Dining Guide
  • Tacos
  • Tex-Mexplainer

BBQ

  • Recipes
  • Joint Reviews
  • TM BBQ Club
  • Top 50 Joints
  • TM BBQ Fest

Podcasts

  • America's Girls
  • State of Mind
  • One by Willie
  • Tom Brown’s Body
  • Boomtown
  • Underdog

Video

Magazine

Long Reads

  • True Crime
  • Subscribe
  • Newsletters
  • Join TM BBQ Club
  • TM BBQ Fest
  • Manage Subscription
  • Renew
  • Give a Gift
  • Back Issues
  • Buy Merch
  • About Us
  • The Stand Up Desk
  • Careers
  • Advertise
  • Texas Monthly Studio
  • Promotions
Texas Monthly
  • Subscribe

  • My Profile
  • Manage Subscription
  • Verify My Subscription
  • News & Politics
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Being Texan
  • Food & Drink
  • BBQ
  • Travel & Outdoors
  • Magazine
  • Podcasts
  • Video
September 1991 magazine cover
From the September 1991 Issue Subscribe
Business

Red Tape

By Byron Harris
September 1991 0
September 1991 magazine cover
From the September 1991 Issue Subscribe
  • Home
  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Email a link to this page
  • Comments
  • https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/red-tape/?utm_source=texasmonthly.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sharebutton

Recommended

Scharbauer-Cattle-Company-best-beef-texas-Midland-meat-co-cows-2
Business

Scharbauer Cattle Company Creates a Model for Ranch-to-Retail Beef

By Daniel Vaughn

Robert Chavez CEO of Hermes
Style & Design

How a Kid From San Antonio’s South Side Came to Run Hermès

By Katie Friel

Business

The U.S. Is Offering Meat Processors $1 Billion in Grants. Will It Actually Help?

By Amanda Albee

schwertner cattle business
Business

The Cattle Trader’s Secret Formula

By Emily McCullar

Following up on Tesla's promise for an ecological paradise
Business

Will Elon Musk Deliver on His Promise of an “Ecological Paradise” at the Tesla Factory in Austin?

By Will Bostwick

The Lime Creek Quarry in Cedar Park.
Business

When a Quarry Closes, Can Its Damage Be Undone?

By Mac Carey

The Best of Texas, in Your Inbox

Get our weekly newsletter.

See All Newsletters

Privacy Policy

If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. Leave them blank to get signed up.

Comments

Trending

  1. Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part I: Candy Montgomery’s Affair

    By Jim Atkinson and John Bloom

  2. The Bronc-busting, Cow-punching, Death-defying Legend of Boots O’Neal

    By Christian Wallace

  3. Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part II: The Killing of Betty Gore

    By Jim Atkinson and John Bloom

  4. Pecos Jane Has a Name

    By Michael Hardy

  5. What the Bleep Is Going On With Texas Property Taxes?

    By Forrest Wilder

  6. How a Kid From San Antonio’s South Side Came to Run Hermès

    By Katie Friel

  7. The Quirky History of the Osage Orange, Texas’s Ugliest Fruit

    By Allegra Hobbs

  8. Donald Trump Had Nothing New to Say in Austin. His Fellow Speakers Did.

    By Christopher Hooks

  9. The Top 50 Texas BBQ Joints: 2021 Edition

    By Texas Monthly

  10. The Joy and Struggle of Learning Spanish as a Tejano Adult

    By Ricardo J. Rivera

We report on vital issues from politics to education and are the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering everything from music to cultural events with insightful recommendations.

Subscribe Now

Subscribe

  • Subscribe
  • Newsletters
  • Join TM BBQ Club
  • TM BBQ Fest
  • Manage Subscription
  • Subscription Help
  • Renew
  • Give a Gift
  • Back Issues
  • Buy Merch

Sections

  • News & Politics
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Being Texan
  • Food & Drink
  • BBQ
  • Travel & Outdoors
  • Magazine
  • Podcasts
  • Video

About

  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Advertise
  • Texas Monthly Studio
  • FAQs
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Do Not Sell My Data
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
  • RSS

Copyright © 2022. All Rights Reserved.