Endeavor and environmental activists mounted rival campaigns to sway Austin’s vote on the Dog’s Head development. Here’s what went on behind the scenes,
Andrea Ball
Andrea Ball is Austin Current's enterprise/investigative reporter. Before joining Austin Current, Ball worked as an investigative reporter for the Austin American-Statesman, USA Today and the Houston Chronicle.
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