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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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Laura Morrison Files for Mayor
November campaign officially begins: “We’re ready to win”
News Daily, Aug. 16, 2018 2:45 PM
Point Austin: What You Say, and How You Say It
Ballot language argument is a snapshot of polarized Austin politics
News Column, Aug. 16, 2018
Probation Failing Young Offenders
Texas Criminal Justice Coalition report says there has to be a better way
News Feature, Aug. 16, 2018
The Champion of Camelback?
Jonathan Coon pursues a complex project near the Pennybacker Bridge
News Feature, Aug. 16, 2018
Breathing Room for the City Budget
Proposed FY 2019 city budget features sunnier projections
News Feature, Aug. 9, 2018
Point Austin: Strange Bedfellows, Stranger Politics
"Efficiency audit" petition campaign could use an independent audit
News Column, Aug. 9, 2018
More Trouble for Medical Board and SOAH
Dr. Van Boven sues TMB staff and hearings agency hemorrhages
News Feature, Aug. 9, 2018
Point Austin: Ground Zero for Zero Tolerance
Southwest Key becomes the local symbol of brutal U.S. policy
News Column, Aug. 2, 2018
Cronk to Reorganize Management Team
Musical chairs at City Hall
News Feature, Aug. 2, 2018
Point Austin: Loaded Dice
If we can't pull together on climate change, we face an unlivable future
News Column, Jul. 26, 2018
“Morale Is Terrible” at the State Office of Administrative Hearings
Employee survey reflects strong dissatisfaction with SOAH leadership
News Feature, Jul. 26, 2018
Point Austin: Of Frogs and Children
Do what you can to defend imprisoned refugees
News Column, Jul. 12, 2018
Shoal Creek Trail on Track
Conservancy releases draft plan for public comment
News Feature, Jul. 12, 2018
Annals of Law and Order
Court of Criminal Appeals expands use of "circumstantial evidence"
News Feature, Jul. 12, 2018
A Two-Horse Race for Mayor
Can Laura Morrison hope to edge out Steve Adler?
News Feature, Jul. 5, 2018
Point Austin: Left Pending
Council's summer daze leaves plenty of work in progress
News Column, Jul. 5, 2018
Point Austin: The Wages of Civility
The Supreme Court confirms that elections have consequences
News Column, Jun. 28, 2018
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
