Along with allies such as Shudde Fath, Roberta Crenshaw, Dorothy Richter, Scotty Sayers, Ben Crenshaw, Bill Bunch and others, Arnold showed that steady, smart and well-informed environmental and neighborhood activism can change the city forever. 

<p>Along with allies such as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.statesman.com/news/20160904/austin-activist-shudde-fath-at-100-a-life-well-spent" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}">Shudde Fath</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.statesman.com/story/news/history/2020/12/28/documentary-took-decades-cultivate-austins-green-identity/4007003001/" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}">Roberta Crenshaw</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.statesman.com/obituaries/20200131/austin-activist-dorothy-richter-lsquomayor-of-hyde-parkrsquo-dies-at-age-98" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}">Dorothy Richter</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.statesman.com/article/20111031/ENTERTAINMENT/310319792" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}">Scotty Sayers</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.statesman.com/NEWS/20160924/Golfers-and-nonplayers-remain-fond-of-former-Austin-Country-Club-site" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}">Ben Crenshaw</a>, Bill Bunch and others, Arnold showed that steady, smart and well-informed environmental and neighborhood activism can change the city forever.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Do you love Austin as much as we do? Find out how it became the city it is today via Austin Found, a podcast from journalist and history buff Michael Barnes and radio personality J.B. Hager. They share the stories behind the stories about the people, places, culture and history of the inimitable Texas capital.</p>

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<blockquote>Do you love Austin as much as we do? Find out how it became the city it is today via Austin Found, a podcast from journalist and history buff Michael Barnes and radio personality J.B. Hager. They share the stories behind the stories about the people, places, culture and history of the inimitable Texas capital.</blockquote>

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Ep. 61 Meet Mary Arnold, the godmother of Austin's green movement

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