Author: John Williams
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623493412
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 285
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Arguably, no other institution has transformed the heart of Texas like the Lower Colorado River Authority. Born in the Great Depression of the 1930s, LCRA built a chain of dams and brought predictability to the cycles of extreme droughts and floods that had long plagued Austin and other communities. It also brought hydroelectric power—and with that, modern-day civilization—to the hard-scrabble regions of Central and South Texas. With those achievements, and the support of powerful political leaders like Lyndon Johnson, LCRA for years was touted as one of the state’s major success stories. But LCRA has never been a stranger to controversy, and while it continues to provide much of the energy and water that fuels the economic engine of Austin and beyond, most people know very little about LCRA. In this book, readers will learn about the forces of nature and politics that combined to create LCRA; the colorful personalities who operated, supported, or fought with the agency; its spectacular successes, periodic blunders, and occasional failures; and its evolution into one of the largest public power organizations in Texas. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.
Author: Denniger Bolton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978522100
Category : Austin (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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B.B. Rivers, ex-rodeo cowboy, former Austin cop and the city's newest private investigator, is hired to look into the Hippie Hollow case, the five-year-old murders of four teenagers at a nude beach that the Austin Police Department has put on inactive status.
Author: Richard A. Holland
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292714297
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
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Provides personality profiles, historical essays, and first-person reminiscences of the history of the University of Texas. Topics include recurring attacks on the school by politicians and regents, the institution's history of segregation and struggles to become a diverse university, the sixties' protest movements, and the Tower sniper shooting.
Author: George Criner Green
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469154889
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Publisher: Farcountry Press
ISBN: 1560376635
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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Photographers Rogers and Greebon capture the beauty and unique culture of Texas' capital city, also known as "The Live Music Capital of the World." This photographic tribute showcases the city's striking skyline, bridges, lakes, parks and nature trails-a city famous for Longhorns of both the university and bovine varieties, and its beloved weird side with vibrant festivals, a passion for music, and hipster art scene.
Author: A.D. Ellis
Publisher: A.D. Ellis Publishing
ISBN: 1942647271
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2268
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The COMPLETE 6-book series in one box set PLUS a novella and a short story. *Bryan & Jase is a bisexual awakening, military romance with a single daddy doing the best he can. *Brody & Nick is a story as old as time. Marriage of convenience, friends-to-lovers, and a guy who needs to pull his head from his ass. *Barrett & Ivan is a May/December, friends-to-lovers, second chance romance. *Braeton & Drew is an opposites attract story that will make you think differently about stairwells. *Ryker & Gavin is a May/December, forbidden love romance. *Kade & Cameron is a bisexual awakening, friends-to-lovers, hurt/comfort story. *Adam & Kyle: Devoted novella *Eli & Gage: A Short Story Over 375,000 words of steamy M/M romance. Come escape into addictive, sexy, emotional romance. **All six novels, the novella, and short story were previously published. They have been revised, polished, and covers/blurbs updated.**
Author: Kinky Friedman
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307422062
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Kinky Friedman, the original Texas Jewboy, takes us on a rollicking, rock-and-rolling tour of his favorite city: Austin. Maybe you want to know which restaurant President Bush rates as his favorite Austin burger joint. Or maybe you want a glimpse of Willie Nelson’s home life (hint: Willie plays a lot of golf). Perhaps you want to get the best view of the Mexican free-tail bats as they make their nightly flights to and from the Congress Avenue Bridge. Or maybe you’re itching to learn the history of a city that birthed Janis Joplin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and countless other music legends. It’s all here in The Great Psychedelic Armadillo Picnic, the slightly insane, amazingly practical, and totally kick-ass guide to the coolest city in Texas by none other than Kinky Friedman. This ain’t no ordinary travel guide, neither. “Like most other busy cities these days, Austin is not very effectively traversed by foot,” Kinky explains. “You must understand that ‘a walk in Austin’ is primarily a spiritual sort of thing.” As might be expected from this politically incorrect country-singer-turned-bestselling-mystery-author, the Kinkster’s tour includes a bunch of stuff you won’t ?nd in a Frommer’s guide, from descriptions of Austin’s notable trees and directions to skinny-dipping sites to lists of haunted places and quizzes and puzzles. So put on your cowboy hat and your brontosaurus-foreskin boots and head down south with the only book you need to get to the big heart of this great city.
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Publisher: Butterfly Bill
ISBN: 0615330436
Category : Peace movements
Languages : en
Pages : 726
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Butterfly Bill's personal narrative of Rainbow Gatherings from 1987 to 2000.
Author: Philip Thrift
Publisher: Cloudversed Publg
ISBN: 1937953017
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 53
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gay poetry
Author: Amy K. Brown
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 1581570406
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 291
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Filled with local history, down-to-earth tips, and offbeat observations, this guide will lead you to the region's favorite spots to stay, eat, drink, and celebrate. Central Texas is an unpretentious, free-spirited region filled with treasured taquerias, hallowed music venues, juicy BBQ, and revered natural wonders. A non-stop schedule of cultural festivals makes for year-round revelry. Explore San Antonio's pedestrian-friendly River Walk, legendary Alamo and historic Mission Trail. Austin's internationally recognized music scene keeps feet tapping and its parks, trails, and swimming holes offer endless recreation. Take a carefree road trip through the Hill Country, past vineyards and wildflowers, to towns brimming with gourmet restaurants and relaxing B&Bs.
