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Michael King
Staff Writer
EMAIL MICHAEL KING
TWITTER: @PointAustin
Staff writer and former news editor Michael King has reported on city and state politics for the Chronicle since 2000. He was educated at Indiana University and Yale, and from 1977 to 1985 taught at UT-Austin. He has been the editor of the Houston Press and The Texas Observer, and has reported and written widely on education, politics, and cultural subjects.
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On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive
City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide
News Feature, Feb. 14, 2019
Defend Our Hoodz Gets Mixed Up With Arts District, Presidium, Chronicle
News Feature, Feb. 14, 2019
Point Austin: “Show Us Your Papers”
The Whitley fiasco and the persistence of voter suppression
News Column, Feb. 14, 2019
Lege Lines: Full-Day Pre-K Tops School Wish List
Bipartisan support emerges for plan to fund full-day pre-kindergarten
News Feature, Feb. 14, 2019
Lege Lines: Senate Still Hasn’t Confirmed Texas Secretary of State David Whitley
Architect of recent “voter fraud” fiasco shifts blame to DPS
News Feature, Feb. 14, 2019
Lege Lines: GOP Sharpens Its Claws for Paid Sick Leave With SB 15
“Consistent Employment Regulations Act” would dismantle city’s right to protect workers
News Feature, Feb. 14, 2019
Defend Our Hoodz Denies Responsibility for Vandalism at Austin Creative Alliance
Group “applauds the hood for defending itself from greedy sellouts”
News Daily, Feb. 12, 2019 1:52 PM
“Anti-Gentrification” Protesters Target Austin Creative Alliance
“Hoodz” vandalize Jim Hightower offices, next to ACA
News Daily, Feb. 8, 2019 1:40 PM
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Promotes Air Pollution
State regulator barely even tries to hold industry accountable, advocates say
News Feature, Feb. 7, 2019
Point Austin: How to Suppress the Vote
With its latest lies, Texas GOP reminds us: This is all they’ve got
News Column, Jan. 31, 2019
Pressley’s Zombie Council Fight Gets Snuffed
Texas Supreme Court declares an end to 2014(!) city election
News Feature, Jan. 31, 2019
Texas Supreme Court Rules Laura Pressley Election Challenge “Moot”
Protracted case comes down in favor of Council Member Greg Casar
News Daily, Jan. 27, 2019 2:10 PM
In CD 10, the Race Goes On for Mike Siegel
Forever-candidate resumes campaign to defeat seven-term Republican incumbent Michael McCaul
News Feature, Jan. 24, 2019
Controversial SOAH Chief Judge Takes Her Leave
Lesli Ginn will not seek reappointment to State Office of Administrative Hearings
News Feature, Jan. 24, 2019
Friends and Family Gather to Honor Activist Nadine Eckhardt
Eulogies and memories at Saengerrunde Hall
News Daily, Jan. 23, 2019 3:30 PM
Point Austin: The Definition of Insanity
Waiting for the Legislature to finally do its duty on school finance
News Column, Jan. 17, 2019
The Duchess of Palms
Remembering Texas trailblazer Nadine Eckhardt
News Feature, Jan. 17, 2019
Family and Friends Honor Activist/Writer Nadine Eckhardt
Farewell to the Duchess of Palms
News Daily, Jan. 14, 2019 2:30 PM
Van Boven Fallout Continues
While appeals proceed, Baylor professor campaigns to save SOAH
News Daily, Jan. 10, 2019 10:00 AM
“We Were Very, Very Lucky”
City bids farewell to political and literal father Gus Garcia
News Daily, Jan. 7, 2019 10:00 AM
Sen. Kirk Watson on the 86th Texas Legislature
“In Texas, we don’t focus on what our needs are; we focus on what we want to pay”
News Feature, Jan. 3, 2019
Rep. John Bucy III on the 86th Texas Legislature
“We’ve got to do everything we can to keep attention on Medicaid expansion”
News Feature, Jan. 3, 2019
Point Austin: The Gavel Descends
The 86th Texas Legislature: Hoping for the Best ...
News Column, Jan. 3, 2019
Guns in 2018: The Carnage Continues
A look at the Gun Violence Archive findings for the year
News Feature, Jan. 3, 2019
The Grinch That Stole Oak Hill
Texas Department of Transportation releases environmental report on the agency's plans for the intersection of U.S. 290 West and Texas 71
News Feature, Jan. 3, 2019
The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018
Days like these
News Feature, Dec. 27, 2018
Making Patients – and Sendero – Whole
Central Health aims for quality care and better finances for nonprofit health plan
News Feature, Dec. 27, 2018
New Class Ready to ATXelerate
Centro-urbanist PAC set to train up more future Council candidates
News Feature, Dec. 27, 2018
Farewell and “Gracias” to Gus Garcia, Austin Trailblazer
Hispanic activist, former trustee, council member, mayor died Monday, at 84
News Feature, Dec. 20, 2018
RIP Gus Garcia, Austin’s First Elected Hispanic Mayor
Civic and education leader dies at 84
News Daily, Dec. 17, 2018 5:15 PM
Point Austin: Southwest Key and Us
The local refugee empire is a symptom of bigger troubles
News Column, Dec. 13, 2018
C.D.A. Merger Plan Stumbles at Finish Line
Commissioners Court won’t pursue merger of prosecutors
News Feature, Dec. 13, 2018
State to Appeal Decision in Van Boven Case
Court ruled doctor’s suit against TMB can proceed
News Daily, Dec. 11, 2018 9:21 AM
Commissioners Ponder D.A. / C.A. Merger
Court punts Lege agenda decision to Dec. 11 [UPDATE]
News Daily, Dec. 10, 2018 1:00 PM
Texas GOP: Not Muslim-Free
Following Tarrant County controversy, Republican Party of Texas reaffirms commitment to religious liberty for all
News Feature, Dec. 6, 2018
Dems Call for Health Care for All Texans
State Rep. Gina Hinojosa pledges to carry comprehensive health care bill to the 86th Texas Lege
News Feature, Dec. 6, 2018
Run-Off Ticker: Every Vote Really Will Matter!
Election news to use at the polls
News Feature, Dec. 6, 2018
Hightower Hits a Wall
Syndicator balks at criticism of hedge fund newspaper chains
News Daily, Nov. 30, 2018 4:00 PM
Point Austin: A More Urgent Warning
National Climate Assessment amplifies the alarm
News Column, Nov. 29, 2018
Bucking the Blacklist
Robert Van Boven back in court against Texas Medical Board
