Slow Gains for the Environment at the Capitol
Lawmakers won't look forward, but will repair the damage done
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News, May 30, 2019
Travis County D.A. Kicks Off Reelection Bid
Margaret Moore says Travis County can be both "safe and progressive"
News, May 30, 2019
Budget Wins at the Capitol
Texas Lege finally funds public education
News, May 30, 2019
Adler on the Lege
“Something’s going to have to give. It’s real.”
News, May 29, 2019
Moore for D.A.
Speakeasy kickoff marks beginning of 2020 primary
News, May 24, 2019
Legislature Restores Public's Right to Know
Bipartisan public records bill likely to become law
News, May 23, 2019
Point Austin: On the Road to Sine Die
Almost adjourned, the Legislature's toll is still incomplete
News, May 23, 2019
In Search of Greater Justice With a Travis County Public Defender’s Office
Taking steps toward a much improved, more equitable local criminal justice system
News, May 23, 2019
Legislative Bill Would Hide How the Sausage Is Made
HB 4181 would add new exemptions for legislative records from open records requests
News, May 16, 2019
Public Defender Grant Advances
Judges sign off on county application for funding of PDO
News, May 13, 2019
County Pushes Public Defender Plan Forward
Commissioners Court votes to proceed with indigent defense office – but not everybody’s happy about it
News, May 9, 2019
Point Austin: Rising to the Defense
Travis County tries to level the courtroom playing field with a public defender’s office
News, May 9, 2019
Williamson County Residents Organize to Remove Confederate Monument
Meanwhile the Texas Legislature tries to block monument removals
News, May 7, 2019
Valinda Bolton Kicks Off
Former state rep says she’ll bring experience to Commissioners Court
News, May 5, 2019
Senate Confirms SOAH Head
Governor's list has hundreds of unconfirmed "holdover" officials
News, May 2, 2019
Who’s Running for What in Texas So Far
Yellow Dog 2020: Local Dem primary dance card filling up
News, May 2, 2019
Quick Skim of What's on the Ballot Outside Austin
News, May 2, 2019
Commissioners Court to Decide Next Step in Proposed Public Defender’s Office
May 7 vote scheduled to approve grant proposal to fund new indigent defense office
News, May 2, 2019
Adler: Lege Has "Declared War" on Texas Cities
The mayor's State of the City applauded local efforts and condemned state attacks
News, April 25, 2019
Point Austin: Local Control Now in Chains
State clamps down on cities' right to govern themselves
News, April 25, 2019
Medical Malpractice Suit Filed Against Lakeway Hospital
Facility charged in 2018 case
News, April 25, 2019
Mayor's State of the City
Adler touts city initiatives, decries “shadow” of state backlash
News, April 18, 2019
Support Remains for a Travis County Public Defenders' Office
Local judges, community leaders on what needs to happen to create a new office
News, April 18, 2019
With a Possible Update to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Former Council Members Recall Local Scandal
How a TOMA misunderstanding changed Austin politics
News, April 18, 2019
Community Leaders Remember Akwasi Evans
The passing of Eastside writer and activist will be felt for "a long time"
News, April 18, 2019
Indigent Defense Panel
Legal panel ponders questions pondered many times before
News, April 16, 2019
R.I.P. Akwasi Evans, Eastside Writer and Activist
“He spoke his truth”
News, April 16, 2019
Who Owns the Legislature’s Archives?
State Library Sunset bill lets lawmakers hold the keys
News, April 11, 2019
Point Austin: Dispatches From Beyond Deadline
New book collects final reports of those who gave their lives
News, April 11, 2019
Amazing Grace
The lost concert movie of the nights that Aretha Franklin recorded her iconic album
