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Council Approves $218 Million Police Contract, Oversight Advocates Sue Again

With a 10-1 vote last night, city council struck a blow to the dubious narrative that has formed about the relationship between City Hall and the Austin Police Association (APA) for the past four years.

1:16PM Fri. Oct. 25, 2024, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

Brace for Impact: Trump Is Coming to Austin Tomorrow

Former president and current candidate Donald Trump is bringing the campaign to Austin tomorrow, with a 12:30pm press conference at the airport planned before recording an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the massively popular podcast.

6:31PM Thu. Oct. 24, 2024, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Meet Some Underdogs Seeking Homes Saturday

Who doesn't love an underdog? The unexpected, quirky-but-lovable character that swoops in to save the day at the last minute. Sure, they may be awkward, shy, or different, but that doesn’t stop them from stealing our hearts or plotlines in our favorite movies.

5:00PM Thu. Oct. 24, 2024, Hasina Shah Read More | Comment »

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Showgirls

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

Summer Storytime at the Blanton at The Blanton Museum of Art

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Police Oversight Advocates Sue to Stop Council Vote on Police Contract

A group of police oversight advocates has taken 11th-hour legal action in an attempt to halt City Council from approving a long-term police contract that the advocates fear would set the city down a path that would end with the dismantling of Austin’s civilian police oversight system.

11:53AM Wed. Oct. 23, 2024, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

Chronicle Endorsements for the Nov. 2024 General Election

The Chronicle Editorial Board provides the following endorsements to Democrats in advance of early voting (Monday, October 21, through Friday, November 1) and Election Day, Tuesday, November 5.

8:00AM Fri. Oct. 18, 2024, The Chronicle Editorial Board Read More | Comment »

Texas Senate Warms Up to Film Incentives After Taylor Sheridan's Testimony

We're months away from the next legislative session, but the Texas Senate Finance Committee was busy yesterday with a long and star-studded hearing about how to attract more film and TV production to the Lone Star State.

3:11PM Thu. Oct. 10, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Investigator of Complaints Against Police Calls Complainant “Protester Dirtbag”

The Office of Police Oversight official tasked with supervising investigations into community complaints against police officers referred to one of those complainants as a “protester dirtbag,” internal emails show.

1:02PM Thu. Oct. 10, 2024, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

Point Austin: Trump’s Personal 2025 Project

From 2005-2020, now-retired Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city and state politics from a progressive perspective in his weekly column, “Point Austin.” We’re pleased to bring back his column whenever he’s inspired to tackle the state we’re in.

2:48PM Tue. Oct. 1, 2024, Michael King Read More | Comment »

Texas Prepares to Execute Fifth Inmate This Year

The Texas prison system continues to kill off the prisoners who came to death row in the 1990s, at the height of the death penalty’s popularity among juries. Officials plan to execute 60-year-old Garcia White on Oct. 1. He has been on the row since 1996.

11:16AM Thu. Sep. 26, 2024, Brant Bingamon Read More | Comment »

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