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ACLU Sues Texas Cities Over Local Abortion Bans

In response to a wave of tiny East Texas towns passing ordinances to ban abortion and condemn pro-choice groups as crime syndicates, the ACLU of Texas and its national parent organization are hitting back with a federal lawsuit.

7:00AM Wed. Feb. 26, 2020, Mary Tuma Read More | Comment »

Democratic Frontrunner Bernie Sanders Energizes Crowd at Austin Rally

Nearly 13,000 Austin residents joined Democratic presidential frontrunner Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at Vic Mathias (formerly Auditorium) Shores Sunday (Feb. 23) afternoon.

11:15AM Mon. Feb. 24, 2020, Mary Tuma Read More | Comment »

City Offers $10 Million to County for Palm School

Eight months and an election later, the city has finally responded to Travis County's offer to sell the historic Palm School property at I-35 and Cesar Chavez, with a $10 million counterproposal.

7:30PM Fri. Feb. 21, 2020, Mike Clark-Madison Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Armadillo Day w/ Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, Minor Mishap Marching Band, the Well

Central Machine Works

48 Hour Improv Marathon
at Hideout Theatre & Coffeehouse

Mélat
at The Pershing

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Family Confirms Brenden "Chameleon" Foster’s Passing

A public information officer for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to The Austin Chronicle this morning that the body of then-unidentified male had been found in the water near Hippie Hollow. This afternoon, Foster's sister, Queen Deelah, confirmed via Facebook that the body was that of her missing brother, Brenden Foster.

4:48PM Fri. Feb. 21, 2020, Kevin Curtin Read More | Comment »

This Week on The Austin Chronicle Show: The Dirt on Compost

Reporter Lina Fisher and Food Editor Jessi Cape join me this week to discuss Lina's cover story about how composting fits into the city's goal of zero waste by 2040.

3:30PM Fri. Feb. 21, 2020 Read More | Comment »

Council Recap: It's a Long Way From City Hall to the Landfill

With relatively little friction on the dais, City Council at its Thursday, Feb. 20, meeting inched forward on a few important issues -including a potential deal with the University of Texas for the Lions Municipal Golf Course and preliminary approval to new housing at the former Graffiti Park.

12:15PM Fri. Feb. 21, 2020, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

A Numbers Game in County Court at Law No. 4

A central issue in the County Court at Law No. 4 judicial campaign is the “backlog” of cases. The Tanisa Jeffers campaign sent the Chronicle a page of court statistics misrepresenting the current trial numbers, insisting they showed the backlog had grown. Jeffers now insists it was an innocent mistake.

9:00AM Fri. Feb. 21, 2020, Michael King Read More | Comment »

Paul Cruz to Step Down as Austin Schools Chief

After six years at the helm, Paul Cruz will resign as superintendent of the Austin Independent School District, per an announcement posted on the district’s website Wednesday evening, Feb. 19.

8:45PM Wed. Feb. 19, 2020, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

Kirk Watson Begins His Long Goodbye

As he began his transition from partisan player into Elder Statesman, state Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, was reflective with the local press corps at the Texas Capitol after the news broke of his resignation to lead the University of Houston’s new Hobby School of Public Affairs.

4:30PM Tue. Feb. 18, 2020, Mike Clark-Madison Read More | Comment »

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