http://austinist.com/2006/03/31/funding_for_the_arts_in_texas_threatened.php All comments for Funding for the Arts in Texas Threatened! en-us 2009 austin_allen Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:56:07 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss allen@escapeest.com allen@escapeest.com 60 http://austinist.com/2006/03/31/funding_for_the_arts_in_texas_threatened.php#comment-226126 http://austinist.com/2006/03/31/funding_for_the_arts_in_texas_threatened.php#comment-226126 Comments Sat, 01 Apr 2006 22:11:43 -0600 <p>hey, there is an option beyond the live-or-die scenario described above, that most often happens with Sunset reviews: the agency continues, but with its scope, powers and function "revamped" by the legislature. The Sunset Commission report mentioned in your article has other recommendations for the Arts Commission that will form a basis of debate in the legislature, even after the Wolfster is marginalized by the great barage of Austinist-inspired save-the-arts mail. You can find the report about the Commission on the Arts from a drop-down menu at http://www.sunset.state.tx.us/. Remember, getting the legislature to continue the Commission is only the first hurdle - the second is whether it will continue with the authority and funding that allows it to feed our starving artists, who in turn feed our collective souls! </p>