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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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Point Austin: Who We Are
Treatment of desperate immigrants a stark test of the American idea
News Column, Jun. 21, 2018
Mike Clark-Madison Out at Austin Monitor
Publisher steps down after a brief tenure
News Feature, Jun. 21, 2018
Sunset Commission Reports on Texas Medical Board
Follow-up review issues light recommendations
News Feature, Jun. 21, 2018
Mike Clark-Madison Out at Austin Monitor
Publisher steps down after a brief tenure
News Daily, Jun. 18, 2018 12:25 PM
Point Austin: The Struggle Continues
The Poor People's Campaign renews the long-term fight
News Column, Jun. 14, 2018
Martin Luecke’s “Campaign to Save Humanity”
Independent eyes Congressional District 25
News Feature, Jun. 14, 2018
Texas Medical Board Defends Itself
Responding to complaints, agency renews attack on critics and judge
News Feature, Jun. 14, 2018
Martin Luecke's "Campaign to Save Humanity"
Independent eyes Congressional District 25
News Daily, Jun. 12, 2018 3:00 PM
Point Austin: Suffer the Little Children
Is Southwest Key providing child care at the border, or collaboration?
News Column, Jun. 7, 2018
Merging the Travis Attorneys?
D.A. Moore and C.A. Escamilla networking a possible consolidation
News Feature, Jun. 7, 2018
Point Austin: The Art of the Possible
A few thoughts on Texas Democratic prospects
News Column, May. 31, 2018
How Close Is Your Park?
Austin parks ranking in the middle of the U.S. pack
News Feature, May. 31, 2018
Are Dogs Gentrifying East Austin?
Eric Tang’s latest addendum addresses displacement, and dogs, in Eastside tract
News Feature, May. 31, 2018
The Never-Ending Election Contest
Pressley v. Casar still pending before Supreme Court
News Feature, May. 31, 2018
Point Austin: Gun Crazy
More massacres, more conversations, more sanctimony ... more nothing
News Column, May. 24, 2018
Run-off Election Results
Winners and losers in the Democratic primary
News Feature, May. 24, 2018
County Reports on Drug Use and Poverty
New studies and what they mean for Austin
News Feature, May. 24, 2018
Point Austin: Purging the Commissioners
If you can't win the argument, blow up the process
News Column, May. 17, 2018
Warming to CodeNEXT?
Chamber of Commerce's poll reflects improving views of zoning rewrite
News Feature, May. 17, 2018
Van Boven Still Trying to Clear His Name
Appeals to HHS clearinghouse to overrule TMB
News Feature, May. 17, 2018
Congressional District 21: Center vs. Left?
How flippable is this district?
News Feature, May. 10, 2018
Congressional District 10: Running Uphill
A changing of the challenger's guard?
News Feature, May. 10, 2018
Congressional District 31: Two Quarterbacks
Everybody's playing for the same team
News Feature, May. 10, 2018
Point Austin: Can This Code Be Saved?
Plan for a common future, or pretend it just won't happen
News Column, May. 10, 2018
Point Austin: Slaves for Rent
Sick pay lawsuit confirms what bosses think of workers
News Column, May. 3, 2018
Can’t Convict the Defendant? Convict the Judge.
Chief judge defends Burkhalter firing
News Feature, May. 3, 2018
Dr. Robert Van Boven, the Whistleblower
Lakeway neurologist battles hospitals, officials, and the "culture of silence"
News Feature, Apr. 19, 2018
Where Have We Heard That Before?
Perennial notes in city politics ...
News Feature, Apr. 12, 2018
Strategizing a City Budget
Finance staff delivers tentative 2019 forecast
News Feature, Apr. 12, 2018
Point Austin: Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
City Hall begins budget prep with a fair-to-middling forecast
News Column, Apr. 5, 2018
Uproar Over Judge's Dismissal at SOAH
Calls to remove chief administrative law judge
News Feature, Apr. 5, 2018
Campaign Notes
For those about to run-off
News Feature, Apr. 5, 2018
Council: Crime and Coronation
Lengthy City Council meeting reinforces police staffing, congratulates APD
News Feature, Mar. 29, 2018
Laura Morrison Kicks Off Mayoral Campaign
Former council member begins her bid
News Feature, Mar. 29, 2018
The Jumpolin Story Goes to Court
Status Labs partners Jordan French and Darius Fisher sue and countersue
News Feature, Mar. 29, 2018
Point Austin: In Search of a Plan, Not a Master Plan
Council divisions taking shape on CodeNEXT
News Column, Mar. 22, 2018
Council: From Soup to Nuts ...
News Feature, Mar. 22, 2018
Travis Duncan Enters Mayor Race
Candidate says he’ll bring “people’s power plan” to Austin
News Feature, Mar. 22, 2018
SXSW Film Review: A Tuba to Cuba
Preservation Jazz Hall Band doc is filled with life and joy
Screens Daily, Mar. 15, 2018 10:15 AM
Travis Duncan Enters Mayor Race
Candidate says he’ll bring “people’s power plan” to Austin
