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Richard Whittaker
Staff Writer
EMAIL RICHARD WHITTAKER
TWITTER: @YorkshireTX
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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Cornyn Rumored as FBI Chief
State's senior senator on Trump's short list to head Bureau
News Daily, May. 15, 2017 1:41 PM
Unleashing the Hounds of Love
Director Ben Young on his serial-killer couple drama
Screens Daily, May. 12, 2017 9:00 AM
AFS Cinema Announces Opening Dates
New two-screen arthouse specialists release first schedule
Screens Daily, May. 11, 2017 8:00 AM
Voting Results In, Some Conservatives Out
It's election time again
News Feature, May. 11, 2017
Lege Lines: Think of the Children
Can the Lege fix Child Protective Services?
News Feature, May. 11, 2017
Bill of the Week: This Bill’s for You
Rep. Craig Goldman serves up a new round of beer-based tax
News Feature, May. 11, 2017
Morbid Curiosity: A Card Game About Death
Shedding the stigma of the inevitable
Screens Feature, May. 11, 2017
Laura Poitras Takes a Risk
Oscar-winning documentarian on Julian Assange and WikiLeaks
Screens Daily, May. 9, 2017 7:00 AM
DVDanger: Another Evil
Carson D. Mell on crying exorcists, plus home release update
Screens Daily, May. 6, 2017 4:00 PM
Austin Bergstrom's Continuing Expansion
New terminal restores some 1950s glamour to the airport
News Feature, May. 4, 2017
AISD Financial Fate in Flux
Staff recently presented a draft $1.448 billion budget, a $43 million shortfall
News Feature, May. 4, 2017
Bill of the Week: Baby, You’re a Firework
More Roman Candles, more often
News Feature, May. 4, 2017
Get Ready for Russellmania II
Alamo mystery marathon celebrates Kurt Russell (again)
Screens Daily, May. 3, 2017 8:00 AM
DVDanger: A Dark Song
Director Liam Gavin on magic and loss
Screens Daily, Apr. 30, 2017 9:00 AM
Election Time Again
Voter turnaround has … not been good
News Feature, Apr. 27, 2017
Steven Kling to Challenge Campbell
The former Army Reserve Captain will run for Donna Campbell's SD 25 seat
News Feature, Apr. 27, 2017
Lege Lines: Tough Balance
The Lege's budget standoff stumbles forward
News Feature, Apr. 27, 2017
Bill of the Week: Click It, Kids
Who here wants to argue about the positive effects of seat belts?
News Feature, Apr. 27, 2017
AISD Board: Next up for Saldaña’s Vacant Seat
Appointee imminent, the ballot for next year's election is already overflowed
News Feature, Apr. 27, 2017
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Turns 20
Viva cine!
Screens Feature, Apr. 27, 2017
Mondo First Look at Gravity Falls
Exclusive peek from the upcoming Disney show
Screens Daily, Apr. 25, 2017 9:45 PM
DVDanger: Tales From the Hood
In the wake of Get Out, a classic anthology revisited
Screens Daily, Apr. 25, 2017 4:00 PM
Ben Wheatley Catches Free Fire
Director on making his U.S. action debut
Screens Daily, Apr. 21, 2017 8:00 AM
Court: Texas House Districts Unlawful, Unconstitutional
Panel of judges rules 2-1 against drawing of 2011 maps
News Daily, Apr. 20, 2017 5:30 PM
Hearing on Gerrymandering Set for April 27
A hearing on congressional redistricting is set for April 27
News Feature, Apr. 20, 2017
The Dystopia of Perfection in Teleios
Other Worlds Austin brings class systems to space travel
Screens Daily, Apr. 17, 2017 12:45 PM
Nacho Vigalondo on Colossal
Combining the mediocre and cosmic with the creature feature director
Screens Daily, Apr. 14, 2017 8:00 AM
Saldaña Quits AISD Board
Trustee cites workload for abrupt exit
News Feature, Apr. 13, 2017
Lege Lines: Don’t Blame the Death Worm
The Texas House wants to kill off "film incentives"
News Feature, Apr. 13, 2017
Bill of the Week: We the People
Rewriting the Constitution is as easy as 1, 2, 3
News Feature, Apr. 13, 2017
Court Rules: Texas Voter ID Still Racist
Second ruling finds GOP deliberately suppressed minority vote
News Daily, Apr. 11, 2017 12:00 PM
DVDanger: Officer Downe
Slipknot's Clown turns director, plus more home releases
Screens Daily, Apr. 9, 2017 9:30 PM
Saldaña Quits AISD Board
Trustee cites workload for abrupt exit
News Daily, Apr. 7, 2017 1:45 PM
Into The Void
Gruesome cosmic horror hits VOD today
Screens Daily, Apr. 7, 2017 8:00 AM
MondoCon Heads Downtown
Pop culture print gathering to occupy Statesman space
Screens Daily, Apr. 6, 2017 6:30 PM
Texas Burlesque Festival Does the Whole Shebang!
Bumpin' and grindin' into the Paramount for 10th anniversary
Arts Daily, Apr. 6, 2017 1:30 PM
Balancing the Books After Years of Neglecting Schools
The Texas Legislature wants to fix school finance, but how?
News Feature, Apr. 6, 2017
Late Meeting Leads to Big School Investment
Everyone should vote on $4.6 billion investments close to 3am, correct?
News Feature, Apr. 6, 2017
Ethan Embry Licks The Devil's Candy
Cheap Thrills star on his very heavy metal Austin horror
Screens Daily, Mar. 31, 2017 1:00 PM
AISD’s FABulous Facility Plan
The Facilities and Bond Planning Advisory Committee has a few recommendations to consider
