Art Commission accuses the City of Austin of withholding millions of dollars for public art by using the wrong funding formula.
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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Government
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Government
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Education
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