To the disappointment of some of his supporters, Barack Obama is prosecuting the War on Terror much as George W. Bush did — at least as it relates to matters like the capture of prisoners and their transfer abroad. Former White House Legal Advisor Jack Goldsmith, speaking at a symposium Thursday hosted by the University of Texas School of Law and the LBJ Library, said he isn’t surprised that the previous administration’s policies have carried over. Ben Philpott, covering politics for KUT News and the Tribune, filed this report.
Obama, Bush, and Executive Power
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Environment
Go On a Ride With Car2Go
Leaders in Austin are hoping the next big thing in transportation comes in a tiny Smart car. Watch as an Austin Car2Go user demonstrates how the program works.
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Energy
Driven to Share
Austin is hoping the next big thing comes in a tiny car: It’s the first North American city to pilot a car-sharing program promising the possibility of less congestion and lower emissions.
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Politics
Fee for All!
Every candidate vying for a legislative seat knows what lies ahead in 2011: a budget shortfall of at least $11 billion, probably higher, and state agency cuts to save as much of that amount as possible. But new revenue is a possibility as well, even if lawmakers are expert at the old sleight of hand, employing creative accounting and semantic trickery to avoid stepping on that political third rail, the tax hike.
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Demographics
John Cook: The TT Interview
The mayor of El Paso on how the drug war raging in Juárez is affecting his city (and the national media’s perception of it), whether violence is really spilling over and how state and federal leaders are doing at addressing the problem of border security.
