Column Archive: Oops
November 13, 2009: A chart that accompanied "Cap Metro Board Taking Shape," News, Nov. 6, incorrectly stated that a Travis County commissioner would fill one of the board's open seats. Commissioners recently decided to appoint a community member, not an elected official, to serve on the board.
October 30, 2009: The wrong photo accompanied last week's story, "Fire Contract May Herald New Hiring Policy." That was not Austin Fire Department Capt. Bob Nicks.
October 16, 2009: Following publication of last week's issue, we were informed that although some members of the Downtown Cluster of Congregations and Social Agencies support the Downtown Austin Alliance effort to ban panhandling in central Downtown, the Cluster is included in the DAA list of supporters in error. Wrote spokeswoman Susan Morris: "the Downtown Cluster's executive committee chose not to write a letter supporting DAA's effort to strengthen the current panhandling ordinance. Instead, a letter was submitted [to the City Council] supporting the public education piece and advocating for treatment beds."
October 9, 2009: In "Watching Jay Like a Hawk," News, Oct. 2, we mistakenly printed that a "request for comment from Cap Metro and/or StarTran was not returned as of press time." The passage was not updated to reflect the fact that reporter Lee Nichols' call was indeed returned, though he and StarTran General Manager Terry Garcia Crews were unable to speak until after deadline. Also, a map accompanying the "Developing Stories: A Long Route to Go," News, Oct. 2, depicted "Increment 1" of a potential Downtown urban rail route as heading west via Third Street; in fact, the proposed route would travel down Fourth Street. Finally, in "Point Austin: A Green and Democratic Place," News, Oct. 2, the full name given for organizer Carlos Perez should have been Carlos Perez de Alejo.
September 25, 2009: In last week's (Sept. 18) "Developing Stories" column, "Goodie Basket Development," Cathy Echols was incorrectly identified as a planning commissioner. Also last week, in a story on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality decision to allow expansion of the Sunset Farms Landfill ("Landfill Will Top Mount Bonnell in Height"), we inadvertently mixed heights of various structures with their corresponding elevations (above sea level). We regret the potentially misleading visualization. Note that while the landfill's eventual elevation (approximately 795 feet) could reach higher than Mount Bonnell (785 feet), the landfill's base is at a much higher elevation (640 feet vs. 490 feet), and the landfill itself will be 155 feet tall.
September 4, 2009: In last week's "What Part of 'No' Don't You Understand?," two quotes were misattributed. The quote attributed to Tracy Witte was actually spoken by an unidentified Robertson Hill resident, while the quote immediately preceding it, which begins "We're not interested in creating a medical corridor," should have been attributed to Witte.
August 14, 2009: Our Aug. 7 story "Wheels Within Wheels" stated that Council Member Laura Morrison appointed Mandy Dealey to the Waterfront Overlay Task Force; in fact, Morrison appointed Mary Arnold to the Waterfront Planning Advisory Board. Also, Council Member Bill Spelman's appointment to the Planning Commission, Danette Chimenti, is not the current president of the Austin Neighborhoods Council as we reported; she stepped down when her Planning Commission appointment was made.
Clarification: In "Media Watch," Aug. 7, we reported concerning KUT Radio: "Two months ago, Vanderwilt said the station was expecting a 2% increase in revenue this year, but now management is planning for a $550,000 drop in revenue." For additional clarity, the sentence should have read, "for a $550,000 drop in revenue next year." In last week’s feature about local independent video stores, “Occupational Hazards,” the Chronicle accidentally condensed two Vulcan Video employees, Danica Steinhauser and Hunter Harris, into a single (nonexistent) employee named Danika Hunter. The Chronicle regrets the error.
July 24, 2009: In last week's News feature about the yogurt shop murders ("The Never-Ending (Crime) Story"), we inadvertently switched the names of Sarah and Jennifer Harbison in reporting that Sarah had been dating Sam Buchanan, when in fact it was Jennifer who was dating him at the time of her death.
July 10, 2009: Due to an editing error in last week's News story "$4 Million Later," a passage intended to quote Suzy Gulliver on the activities of Waco's Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans was mistakenly attributed to Department of Veterans Affairs spokeswoman Diana Struski.
In last week's Screens story about Austin Studios, "Split Decision," the Chronicle incorrectly reported the Austin Film Society's lease with the city as "newly signed." The contract is in fact pending. The Chronicle regrets the errors.
July 3, 2009: A story in last week's issue ("Muny Isn't Part of UT's Grand Plans") incorrectly identified UT professor David Hillis as director of the Brackenridge Field Laboratory. Hillis is chairman of the UT Faculty Council, while Larry Gilbert directs the field lab.
June 5, 2009: In last week's story about the life and death of Nathaniel Sanders II, we incorrectly reported that the American YouthWorks charter school has been in operation for 30 years. As a nonprofit, AYW is three decades old, but the charter school has only been in operation since 1996.
We also ran the wrong photo with the story "Beleaguered PARD Considers Dousing Trail of Lights." The volunteers pictured were not Trail of Lights volunteers but rather trail volunteers with the Austin Parks Foundation.
May 29, 2009: In the May 15 Screens article "The Medium Mash," about the MALI Women's Film & Performance Arts Festival, we printed the wrong title for the 87 Dance Productions' film that will be shown at the festival. The film's correct title is "Folding Over Twice." The Chronicle regrets the error.
In last week's "Film News," the Chronicle incorrectly reported that Kinky Friedman, Jay Novacek, and Robert Earl Keen would be in attendance at the first-ever Texandance International Film Festival in New Braunfels; in fact, they cameo in independent film Palo Pinto Gold, which will screen at the festival. The Chronicle regrets the error.
May 8, 2009: In "Carole's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2," News, April 24, we reported that Carole Keeton Strayhorn (then Rylander) was appointed to the Railroad Commission in 1994. In fact, she was elected to that post, defeating Democratic incumbent Mary Scott Nabers.
April 10, 2009: In "How Many Cats Did Austin Save Last Year?" News, April 3, in briefly summarizing long-term trends, we mischaracterized the euthanasia rate over the last nine years, and we regret the error. Although the total numbers of animals killed at the Town Lake Animal Center slowly declined over the previous decade, the marked improvement in the euthanasia rate (that is, the percentage of received animals killed) has occurred over the past year in connection with the new Mission: Orange partnership. The larger trend is that, for most of the Nineties, Austin was killing two-thirds of the animals received at the center but is now killing less than a third.
The article "Disharmony at the Live Music Task Force," News, April 3, had a misleading title implying that there is controversy within the task force; in fact, the article was about controversy within the Save Austin Music organization. The Chronicle regrets the error and has changed the title online. See "Disharmony Over City Music Department." In the March 13 "Letters at 3AM" ("Crazy at the Flickers"), Michael Ventura's memory reshot one Mabel Normand scene. In The Extra Girl, Normand did not "sit playfully with lions"; she stood playfully in, and at the open door of, a cage containing one large, grouchy lion.
February 27, 2009: In "Dumping the Water Pump," Feb. 20, we mistakenly cited the Austin Water Utility water and wastewater residential charge as $61.67 a year; the correct figure is $61.67 a month.
February 20, 2009: In a News story that ran Feb. 13 ("Craddick's Computer Files Wiped Clean"), the Texas Public Information Act was incorrectly referred to as the Texas Freedom of Information Act.
Also from that week ("Ayres on Texas Children"), we apologize for identifying Robert and Pat Ayres as brother and sister – they are husband and wife. Again, our congratulations to the Ayres on receiving the Texans Care for Children's Founders Award.
February 13, 2009: In last week's cover story on Cactus Cafe proprietor Griff Luneburg, "Blood on the Tracks" (Feb. 6), the local music scene veteran who Lyle Lovett said "is the Cactus Cafe" was the victim of numerous misspellings of his surname. Even then, Luneburg sent us a gracious thank you note. The Chronicle seriously regrets the errors.
January 16, 2009: In a News story that appeared in the Jan. 9 issue ("Charter School Approval Sparks More Debate"), we should have noted that Williamson County parent Karalei Nunn was concerned about the quality, not the number of seats, in Georgetown ISD's Gifted & Talented program.
December 19, 2008: Following up from last week's News story on what Austin-area legislators are planning for the next session ("2009 Lege: Local Delegates Lay Out Agendas"), Rep. Elliott Naishtat's office called to say that what was described as a "death sentence moratorium" is more accurately described as giving the governor power to declare a moratorium on executions. We're happy to clear that up.
October 10, 2008: Last week, with the article "Tickling Voters' Fancies," News, Oct. 3, we ran a photo of a burlesque performer accompanied by the cutline, "Katie of Burlesque for Peace." While Katie indeed participated in the Burlesque for Peace photo shoot, she was not in fact performing with the troupe.
The deEP end section of "Texas Platters," Music, Sept. 26, reversed band and disc title on the Suncopters' Sex Panda EP. The Chronicle regrets the dyslexia.
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