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Richard Whittaker
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The Chronicle's token Englishman, and a graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and Texas, Richard's multitude of beats include education, the legislature, and film news. He has also been covering roller derby since 2007, the longest run for any mainstream journalist.
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Texas Giveth Cancer Funding With One Hand ...
As Governor Rick Perry prepares for a huge investment in one anti-cancer program, another face financial ruin.
News Daily, Feb. 8, 2007 9:16 AM
Reptiles in the Rotunda
There's something slithering in the State House.
News Daily, Feb. 7, 2007 11:58 AM
Iraq: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Did the Pentagon deliberately hide evidence of a friendly fire incident in Iraq from British courts?
News Daily, Feb. 6, 2007 12:13 PM
Curse Them Kids, With Their New Technamanology
What does Rick Perry have against Web cams, and the Statesman have against bloggers?
News Daily, Feb. 5, 2007 9:47 AM
Compare and Contrast
Will Phil King still deny the existence of global warming after the United Nation's latest report?
News Daily, Feb. 5, 2007 8:30 AM
Katrina Past, Katrina Present, Katrina's Future
UN scientists warn that Katrina-style weather disasters will become more common. Is Texas (or anyone) ready for more storms or the refugees that come with them?
News Daily, Feb. 2, 2007 2:37 PM
Intervention: Confronting the Real Risks of Genetic Engineering and Life on a Biotech Planet
Books Review, Feb. 2, 2007
New Technology, Old Bad Habits
How will students deal with the dorm of the future, and how will they afford it?
News Daily, Feb. 1, 2007 1:42 PM
A Tale of Two Cities Being Flipped Off
Where Boston sees terrorists, Austin sees aliens advertising a movie.
News Daily, Feb. 1, 2007 11:34 AM
If at First (and Second, and Third) You Don't Succeed...
Rep. Carl Issett is re-introducing a tax bill that has failed three times before. But does he have more powerful allies to shove it through this time?
News Daily, Jan. 31, 2007 8:13 PM
Rudy, You Got some 'Splainin' to Do!
Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani will be in Texas tomorrow fundraising, but could America's Mayor be hamstrung by Iraq?
News Daily, Jan. 31, 2007 12:32 PM
Carrion Crisis in Comal County
Think Austin's grackles are a problem? Try a hundred vultures instead.
News Daily, Jan. 30, 2007 4:10 PM
The Old He Said, He Said
Did Speaker Craddick really snub Rep. Jim Pitts in committee selections?
News Daily, Jan. 29, 2007 2:29 PM
Call him Chairman Patrick
After his pro-Craddick speech during the speaker debate, how has Rep. Patrick Rose done in the new committee listings?
News Daily, Jan. 27, 2007 1:20 PM
Here's Your Committees … See Ya!
Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick has finally announced his committee selection: but which Austin-area reps got what?
News Daily, Jan. 27, 2007 12:13 PM
Birth of a (Sorta) Environmentalist
State rep. Phil King denies he opposes all emissions regulation. Just whatever may cause global warming.
News Daily, Jan. 26, 2007 3:43 PM
Ice Ice Craddick
Top 10 reasons Craddick can't announce his committee appointments.
News Daily, Jan. 26, 2007 12:36 PM
Strategy and Strategery
Luke Meyer and Andrew Neel on Darkon and the real-world implications of role players at war
Screens Feature, Jan. 26, 2007
A Tale of Two Patricks
News Daily, Jan. 25, 2007 12:33 PM
Can Fewer Texas Lobbyists in DC Mean More Clout for the State?
News Daily, Jan. 19, 2007 12:53 PM
Pitts Pulls Out, Craddick to Keep the Speaker's Chair
News Daily, Jan. 9, 2007 5:27 PM
Liveblogging the Lege Part Three
News Daily, Jan. 9, 2007 3:21 PM
Liveblogging the Lege Part Two
News Daily, Jan. 9, 2007 1:29 PM
Shopping Austin's Vintage Vanguard
Features Feature, Dec. 8, 2006
Happy End
Michael Haneke creates a mosaic of French bourgeois life.
Film Review
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Disney gets a lot of the bugs out of their arcade franchise
