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An article incorrectly named the person who put together a state park advisory panel that recommended more funding for the parks. The committee was assembled by Parks and Wildlife Department Chairman Joseph Fitzsimons. A story about new rules for big stores on Page B1 Friday had material from an early version mixed in, resulting in a paragraph that read incorrectly. It should have said: "We're hardworking people. We're the shrinking middle class. Suddenly, our dreams are in jeopardy," Brentwood resident Jason Meeker said during a public hearing in which no residents in favor of the Wal-Mart signed up to speak.
"The silence of our nights might be eclipsed by the rumble of trucks going to and from this Wal-Mart." (To read the fully updated version, go to statesman.com.
A headline on a story about the Teacher Retirement System on Page B7 Friday was ambiguous. Trustees of the state pension fund for public school employees might decide to invest in companies that have received money from the state's Emerging Technology Fund, although they say it is unlikely that they would invest more than a fraction of the $600 million that Gov. Rick Perry has requested. A headline on Tuesday's Page B5 misidentified the people who were to join the Star Plus program next year. They were Medicaid recipients, not Medicare. In a December 8 story about former Hays County sheriff's deputy John Pastrano, a statement made by Hays County Commissioner Will Conley was mischaracterized. Conley called Pastrano's actions while a deputy "outrageous." He did not call former Sheriff Don Montague's retention of Pastrano "outrageous."
A photo caption on page F13 of Sunday's StatesmanHomes section should have said that Kevin and Justine Smith moved a home from La Casa Street to a vacant lot on East 13th Street and then renovated it. A story on Page B1 on Sunday misidentified KOOP Executive Director Kim McCarson as a man. McCarson is a woman. A travel story on Page J15 Sunday gave the wrong date about when the Church of Holy Wisdom was completed in Hagia, Turkey. The year was 537.
An item in Under the Dome on Page B2 Saturday contained several misspelled names of new staff members for Sen.-elect Kirk Watson, D- Austin. The correct names are: legislative director Stacy Pearson; constituent services aides, Yolanda Velasquez and Lora Ann Gerson; executive assistant Sarah Chanslor; and legislative assistant Wesley Duncan.
Of about 797,500 children reported missing in a year in the U.S., according to a 2002 Justice Department report, 7.3 percent were taken by someone other than a family member, and less than 1 percent, 115 children under 18, were victims of strangers or of people with whom the children were only slightly acquainted.
Because of unclear wording, a story in the Nov. 30 Statesman on deputy comptroller Billy Hamilton suggested that billions of dollars of savings from a performance review program "never materialized." Sharp has claimed $8.5 billion in savings.
This number has been the subject of a political dispute and true figures were not published.
On page 36 of Thursday's XLent under Recreation, the address and phone number for the Artists' Market were incorrectly listed. The correct information is 709 W. Sixth St., 535-5761.
lieutenant governor in 1998 to Rick Perry.
library. Money from bonds were the primary source of funding.
A story about two state-paid Washington lobbying firms that appeared on Page A13 in Wednesday's American-Statesman incorrectly attributed a statement from Cassidy Associates to company spokesman Tom Alexander. The statement should have been attributed to Cassidy Associates CEO Marty Russo.
An item in Travel Matters on Page J16 Sunday gave incorrect prices for a resort package at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine. Overnight packages start at $203, which includes lodging and breakfast for up to two adults and two children. Overnight packages including tickets to the "ICE!" exhibit start at $267 for lodging, breakfast and tickets for up to two adults and two children.
A Central Texas Digest item on Page B2 of Wednesday's American-Statesman was unclear in describing Ramiro "Ray" Martinez's law enforcement affiliation. Martinez was a member of the Austin Police Department when he and officer Houston McCoy stopped Charles Whitman's shooting spree at the University of Texas Tower on Aug. 1,
A story about Georgetown annexation plans that appeared on Page B1 on Wednesday's American-Statesman inaccurately reported the time frame for when the final vote on the city's involuntary annexation would occur. City officials say the final vote for most of the parcels of land will be taken Nov. 28. A vote on at least one area could be delayed for a month or two.
A story Wednesday reporting that an execution date is expected next week for Texas death row inmate Cathy Lynn Henderson incorrectly stated the date of Brandon Baugh's death. He was killed in January 1994.
A business story and accompanying headline about J.C. Penney opening a third Central Texas free-standing store incorrectly referred to the Round Rock Premium Outlets by the wrong name.
by the City of Austin. It will be held this Saturday at 1 p.
m.
An item that appeared in the Metro State briefing on Page B2 of Tuesday's American-Statesman incorrectly stated how the new Bee Cave City Hall is being paid for. The Hill Country Galleria shopping center donated the land and is paying $3.5 million for construction, which will be paid back to the Galleria through tax incentives. Bee Cave is paying $1.5 million up front for the building.
On Page One of some editions of Friday's paper, the name of the man who was expected to enter a guilty plea in the Rachel Cooke murder case, but did not, was incorrect. Michael Keith Moore pleaded not guilty. In the Nov. 4 Faith column in the Life Arts section, Dena Harrison should have been identified as The Rt. Rev. Dena Harrison.
A Central Texas Digest item on Page D2 of Wednesday's business section had a wrong figure for HealthTronic Inc.'s quarterly report. The Austin medical device maker made $3.1 million in the third quarter of 2005.
A Nov. 7, 2006 article on McNeil High School that appeared on Page B1 gave an incorrect enrollment figure for the school. McNeil has 2,700 students.
On Page 11 of some editions of Wednesday's paper, Linda Fritsche was incorrectly identified as the incumbent Hays County clerk. Fritsche is the chief deputy county clerk. Lee Carlisle is the current county clerk.
A story on the final unofficial results of races for the 3rd Court of Appeals incorrectly reported the percentage of the vote received by each winning candidate. David Puryear received 52.3 per Diane Henson received 50.3 per Alan Waldrop received 51.3 per and Bob Pemberton received 51.
3 percent.
A story on Page A1 of Thursday's American-Statesman about a donation to Texas State left off a Central Texas school with a nursing program. Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton also has a nursing program. A map on A12 of Nov. 9 editions used shading to show which candidate had receieved the most votes in a county, but used incorrect terminlogy in the key. The key should have said a 'plurality in county voted for' the candidate indicated. A story on Page 1 of Thursday's American-Statesman about Mike McKinney, the sole finalist for chancellor of the Texas A M University System, incorrectly characterized what occurred during a fight following the 2001 Texas Tech-Texas A M football game. McKinney was hit above the eye during the melee by a Texas A M student. A photo caption on page B2 of Tuesday's editions incorrectly associated a robot belonging to the Austin Police Department bomb squad with the Austin Fire Department. Illumina Inc. was listed as a Luminex partner when in fact they >> are a competitor. A story on Page B1 Wednesday about the UTOPIA Web site operated by the University of Texas incorrectly included a $500,000 bequest as part of the site's funding. A story on Tuesday's Page One did not give the date of a Dallas rally featuring President Bush and other Republicans. It is Nov. 6. A story in Sunday's paper about a Christian music festival erroneously reported that Al-Anon was a sponsor of the event. The group was present to provide outreach and support but did not sponsor the festival. A story in Saturday's metro section erroneously reported that the League of Women Voters is holding a forum in Austin for Central Texas U.S. House candidates. The West Austin Neighborhood Group is holding the forum on Wednesday; the League will provide moderation.
Simon's role with the New York City Ballet. She was a dancer, not its
The Texas Book Festival event featuring Elmo creator Kevin Clash at the Paramount this Sunday that was written about in Sunday's Books section has been cancelled. Dunbar, who is seeking a seat on the State Board of Education, is already a member of the board.
> An article that ran on page A1 Monday about traffic safety stated that letterman's jackets at Travis High School are given out to to the top 20 percent of students in the class. They are only given out to the top 20 students in the senior class. Sunday's philanthropy column misstated the amount of money raised through Health Alliance for Austin Musicians Benefit Day. Whole Foods alone gave $14,133 and additional donations are still being collected.
A photo on Page D1 of Thursday's Business section was incorrectly identified as Kevin Weiss, the former president of McAfee Inc. who was fired this week in connection with an inquiry about stock option manipulation at the company. A Newsmakers item on Page A2 Wednesday had an incorrect amount for a special four-ticket deal for the Rolling Stones in Zilker Park. The price is $199 plus service charges. A story on Monday's Page A10 concerning the potential impact of a Democratic Congress on the Bush White House misspelled the name of the dean of George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management. The dean's name is Christopher Arterton.
A chart about housing costs on A1 in some Saturday editions incorrectly said homeowners spend at least 30 percent of their income on mortgages. The chart actually referred to the proportion of homeowners who spend 30 percent or more of income on mortages. A story on page B1 Saturday incorrectly stated that a Hutto man died from being struck by a police car after he had fallen from his motorcycle during a brief chase. The cause of death for Joshua Villanueva, who was not wearing a helmet when he fell off the motorcycle, has not been determined. Two election dates were wrong in Jane Greig's column on Page G1 Saturday. The deadline for registering to vote in the Nov. 7 elections is Oct. 10.
The deadline for applying to vote by mail is Oct. 31.
An item on B2 of Saturday's paper about the remodeling of the Texas House Speaker's apartment misstated the money spent on the project. The initial budget was $500,000 to $600,000 but, according to officials, it is expected to go higher.
A story on page A1 of Tuesday's edition about a lawsuit filed by the Lake Travis school district described Jennifer Riggs as an attorney with the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. Riggs has served on the Foundation's advisory board and currently serves as one of the Foundation's hotline attorneys. She has her own practice and is representing the plaintiffs in the lawsuit through her private practice.
A Newsmaker item on Page A2 Wednesday gave the wrong the date for the start of ticket sales for Jerry Seinfeld's second performance on Nov. 3 at the UT Performing Arts Center. They go on sale at 1 p.m. Oct.
13.
A story that appeared on Page B1 in some editions of Tuesday's edition gave the wrong count for the Hutto City Council's vote on a site for a new wastewater sewage plant. Site B was approved on a 6-1 vote. A box with a Page 1 story Thursday misstated when early voting begins for the Nov. 7 election. It starts Oct. 23.
An item about the Miller-Crockett Bed Breakfast in the Sept. 24 statesmanhomes section misstated how long owner Kathleen Mooney has run the facility. She has run it since 1985.
The following correction appeared Sept. 25, 2006: In the Hot Properties column on Page F1 of StatesmanHomes on Sunday, part of a sentence in an item about actress Diane Ladd and her husband, Robert Hunter, was inadvertently deleted. The full sentence is: "The couple have many friends and family in Austin and Texas, including Liz Carpenter, former press secretary for Lady Bird Johnson, and TV writer and artist Emily Tracy-Haas, mother of Lukas Haas, who starred with Ladd in 'Rambling Rose.' "
A headline running on page A11 on September 24 incorrectly referred to PUC wanting an audit when in fact it was the Electric Utility Commission, a city advisory board. Austin-based organization that will operate the hotline.
The group is the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
On page 2 of Tuesday's Life Arts section, the location and phone number were printed incorrectly for the Friends of the Lake Travis Community Library book sale in the Literary Calendar. The sale is held 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday at the Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek Drive, Lakeway. 263-2885.
An article about celebrations of composer Dmitri Shostakovich on Page J3 of the Sunday Life Arts section ran with the wrong byline. Contributor Randy Harriman wrote the story.
On Page 2 of Monday's Life and Arts section, a listing in the Health Calendar was incorrect. The dizzy/balance disorder support group will not meet Wednesday. An article in Friday's newspaper about the Travis County Healthcare District's budget incorrectly reported the total expenditures for the district in the upcoming budget year. The total is $77.6 million. An On the Move column on Page B8 of Wednesday's Business section had a wrong first name for Ron Estrada, the new vice president of marketing for the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. A poll of area Top 10 high school football teams on Page C8 of Tuesday's Sports section incorrectly listed Thorndale as having lost its game last week against Moody. Thorndale won that game 22-0. A brief on Page B2 of Thursday's Austin American-Statesman mischaracterized the intent of the 1965 Highway Beautification Act. Among other things, the law required that billboards in many places along highways be removed within five years, but allowed signs of specified types and locations to remain.
A story in Wednesday's Metro State section included two different numbers for the percent of people in poverty nationwide. The two figures were both among the data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday. The nation's official poverty rate in 2005 was 12.
6 percent, according to the Current Population Survey. But the 2005 American Community Survey showed that 13.3 percent of the U.
S. population lived in poverty.
doughnuts from Krispy Kreme was incorrect.
The doughnuts, introduced in a national fall promotion, will not be available at local Krispy Kreme the driver. His name is Jeremy Roy Wigley.
Craig Chessher has led the Stony Point Tigers football team to a 3-17 record over the past two years. An earlier story gave incorrect statistics.
The headline on a story on Thursday's Metro State cover about the University of Texas stadium screen incorrectly indicated that state transportation officials were to discuss the UT sign. The officials planned to discuss light-emitting diode signs along Texas highways. A story on Page B7 in Thursday's Metro section about a development in Sunset Valley reported the incorrect month of Charlotte Weaver's death. She died in January. A story in Monday's A section concerning electrical transmission lines near Hutto should have noted the amount of right-of-way purchased by the Texas Department of Transportation that could be used for utilities along Texas 130 is not wide enough to accommodate the 345 kV transmission lines in dispute. Those lines would require at least 100 feet.
In a Tuesday story about a bike helmets on Page E1, Patrick Goetz was identified as a mathematics professor at the University of Texas. He is a systems engineer in the math department. wrong title for Tracey Brown. She is the new senior vice president of client intelligence and programs at Direct Impact, an Austin database Lance Cpl. Nicholas Perez said he was the first Austinite killed in the war in Iraq.
While Perez was killed in combat in Iraq's Al Anbar province on Sept. 3, 2004, he was not the first Austinite to die in Iraq during the war. U.
S. Army Sgt. Henry Ybarra III was killed in an apparent accident on Sept.
11, 2003, when the tire that he was changing on a cargo truck exploded.
A story about a truck crash on Page B1 of the July 29 edition incorrectly stated the number of endangered plant species along Barton Creek. There are none. A box accompanying Wednesday's story on state school rankings had incomplete and incorrect information. The Austin school district had six campuses rated by the state as exemplary this year mdash; Casis, Highland Park, Lee, Doss, Kiker and Baranoff elementary schools mdash; and the Round Rock school district had eight exemplary campuses mdash; Brushy Creek, Cactus Ranch, Canyon Creek, Caraway, Fern Bluff, Great Oaks, Laurel Mountain and Spicewood elementary schools. Also, the story mischaracterized the increase in the number of schools that were unacceptable in 2005. The number of schools rated unacceptable more than doubled from 2004 to 2005 because of tougher state standards.
An item in the PluggedIn column in TechMonday on July 24 incorrectly listed the number of servers in a Dell supercomputer at the Texas Adanced Computing Center at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus. It will have 1,300 servers, not 1,955.
A story on Page 1D of Tuesday's Business section on plans for a joint Austin Museum of Art-condominium project misstated the size of AMOA's staff. It's 34.
A story on Page B5 of the Aug. 1 edition about defense lawyer Daniel Wannamaker may have misled readers to believe that Wannamaker's girlfriend, Andrea Winders, drank beer before she was injured in what Wannamaker called an accidental discharge of his gun. Wannamaker and Winders both said Tuesday that she was not drinking alcohol before the incident.
A July 21 story on Page A1 about Williamson County deputies involved in a June 16 fatal shooting should have included the fact that a recommendation that deputy Barry Simmons be placed on probationary job status was overturned by then-Sheriff John Maspero. The unspecified infractions of administrative policy did not warrant the disciplinary action, Maspero wrote in a memo. A story July 29 on a proposal to raise the age required to run for city council in San Marcos incorrectly stated Mayor Susan Narvaiz's position. Narvaiz did not vote in favor of placing a provision raising the age on November's ballot. In the July 29 Gardening Corner, we stated that homeowners Roxanne and Gary Smith live in the Balcones Woods neighborhood. They live in the Northwest Hills area.
In a story in July 30's editions concerning a Hutto water contract with the Heart of Texas Water Suppliers should have noted the Hutto city budget for 2005-06 fiscal year was $8.7 million. A story on Tuesday's Metro State cover about a non-profit car-sharing organization mistakenly reported that Jessica Cassidy and Jeff Strunk were married. A Texas Longhorns football preview on Page C6 of Wednesday's Sports section incorrectly reported that current defensive back Michael Griffin is the brother of former defensive back Cedric Griffin. The two are not related. Michael Griffin's brother on the team is Marcus Griffin.
A story in Tuesday's Business section on wind energy misspelled the name of Virtus Energy Research Associates, an Austin wind industry consulting firm. A story on Page B1 Wednesday incorrectly identified the man accused of capital murder in his infant daughter's death in Hays County earlier this year. His name is Cipriano Gonzales IV. A map on Page 17 of Wednesday's This Is Austin special section erroneously showed the tax office downtown. Its address is 5501 Airport Blvd.
A story in Saturday's Metro State section concerning teachers' personal appliances incorrectly stated the percentage of the budget the district can save if the appliances are removed. The district can save about .074 percent of the current $135 million budget.
An item on Page B2 about a motorcycle accident incorrectly stated that the vehicle hit a pickup truck. The pickup truck hit the motorcycle. An information box that accompanied a Wednesday story about the Williamson County commissioners court included an incorrect salary for the county tax assessor/collector. The correct current salary is $77,900. The correct proposed salary is $81,016, an increase of 4 percent.
A story on Tuesday's Metro State cover incorrectly stated that there have been two plane crashes at or near the Georgetown Municipal Airport this year. There have been three so far this year, and five since April 2004.
The Family Life column on the cover of the July 6 Williamson County This Week gave an incorrect age for Delaney Haig. She is 9. group Rock for Life keeps tabs on bands that oppose George Bush. The group keeps tabs on bands associated with Punkvoter.com, a website that is anti-Bush and pro-choice.
A story in the Metro and State section of Saturday's editions incorrectly spelled the name of Richard Herrington, director of Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services. In a story on Page E8 of Thursday's Life Style section, San Miguel de Allende was misidentified as being in the state of Queretaro. It is in A story in Wednesday's Business section gave the wrong total for the number of IBM Corp. machines on the most recent list of the world's 500 fastest supercomputers. It's 240, not 243. The number was incorrect in a preliminary version of the list.
The On the Move column in Tuesday's Business section had a wrong last name for Robin Williamson, who was named executive vice president of customer delivery for MessageOne. A story in Friday's Metro State section incorrectly stated that the City Council approved a home size limit that is the greater of 2,500 square feet or 40 percent of a lot size. The limit is the greater of 2,300 square feet or 40 percent of the lot size. A story that began on Page A1 Thursday incorrectly said that a proposed ordinance would impose a 25 mph speed limit on a block of West Sixth Street. It would actually be on a block on West 6-1/2 Street. A story in Thursday's Metro State section incorrectly said that Mayor Will Wynn proposed a plan last summer to build a new water plant in Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Park. The story should have said Wynn suggested building a new plant in East Austin, at a site that would draw water from Town Lake. The water utility department proposed the Guerrero site in April; the City Council voted down that idea.
An article on Page B1 Thursday about a lawsuit challenging Travis County's electronic voting system incorrectly stated that most Texas counties primarily use paper ballots. Most counties still offer paper ballots, according to the Texas Secretary of State's office, but it's not clear what portion of voters opt for paper ballots. information officer.
His name is Jay Swann.
A story in Saturday's business section on growth in San Marcos misstated the value of their new conference center. The center, slated for a groundbreaking in August and construction soon after, is slated to cost $20 million. A list of tire safety tips on B1 of Friday's Metro section had incorrect information on where to look to find the amount of air that should be in your tires. The information is usually found on a sticker on the driver's side doorjamb, and can be found in the car's manual. The number printed on the tire is the maximum air pressure of the tire.
A story in Thursday's Metro and State section incorrectly stated when the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District expects to ban outdoor watering for about 50,000 people in Travis and Hays counties. The district does not expect such a declaration before August. The all-Central Texas softball team published on Page C6 of Thursday's Sports section gave the incorrect first name for Vista Ridge outfielder Alex Johnson, a second-team selection. She was misidentified as Ashley Johnson, who is a pitcher on the Vista Ridge team.
A June 15 story on Albertson's incorrectly stated what the weekend sale for the Slaughter Lane location would be. It is between 5 and 50 percent off everything in store.
A headline in the Business Digest on Wednesday's Page D1 misstated that Dell was planning an AMD-based laptop instead of a desktop. The wrong author's name was published with Saturday's faith column on Page E5. The author was Simone Talma, director of development and outreach for Austin Area Interreligious Ministries.
A brief on Friday's Page B2 incorrectly stated the relationship between Nancy Wilson and James Wilson. They are not married. On Page 3 of the June 1 Life Style section, a Style Matters item about the Hardley Angels clothing label inaccurately reported that its products were not available on its Web site, Hardleyangels.com.
players. The caption should have identified Amber Gregg on the left and Brittany Burton on the right.
A story on Page C6 of Thursday's Sports section incorrectly identified Roy Lassiter as the director of the Austin United Capitals Soccer Club. Lassiter is the director of the boys' soccer program for the organization. Also, he was a member of the U.S. national soccer team from 1992 to 2000, not 1997.
A story on Page One in Friday's edition incorrectly stated that placing surveillance cameras on the Texas-Mexico border could cost up to $125 million. Actually, the state will spend $5 million on the cameras as part of a border security plan that could cost up to $125 million.
A story on page A21 Saturday should have said that a man who fell from a roof in Bee Cave was taken by STAR Flight from a site west of the RM 620-U.S. 71 intersection to Brackenridge Hospital.
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