The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...On the evening of October 17 -- while much of the nation..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Death in Custody

Sandra Bland was guilty of driving while black

"..."I'm going to call out racism whenever I see it." –..."

July 31, 2015 News Column by Michael King

L.A. Story

The Texas Documentary Tour presents Joseph Tovares' doc about the infamous Zoot Suit Riots in racially divided 1940s Los Angeles.

"...You'll be most pleasantly disappointed if you're expecting Joseph Tovares' Zoot Suit Riots..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Film's local economic impact has been in the hundreds of millions..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Real Story of Lolita

Sarah Weinman on the true crime story behind Nabokov’s novel

"...For being about a forgotten moment in the past, Sarah Weinman’s..."

Oct. 28, 2018 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

A Niche of One's Own

Capitol Times Casts Wide Net in Covering News

"...Austin's newest African-American oriented paper is headquartered in these tony..."

June 12, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

A Joycean Riff of Race

Juneteenth

"...by Ralph Ellison, edited by John F. Callahan Random House, $25..."

June 18, 1999 Books Feature by Mark Busby

Plan Yourself a Hell of a Summer

Holy-moley, this is one smokin’ hot Summer Events Calendar

"...Maybe this’ll sound sacrilegious, but this year’s Summer Events Calendar..."

May 16, 2025 Features Feature by Chronicle Staff

Is That a Biography in Your Pocket...?

Film Folios and Screen Prints

"...On page 69 of Emily Wortis Leider's biography Becoming Mae West..."

March 13, 1998 Books Review

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...There are plenty of reasons to love Austin and the enormous,..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Last week, SXSW announced that high-concept horror A Quiet Place..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...The annual literary festival staged around the state’s Capitol announced its..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

The Death of Ben Brownlee

A Rockdale teenager's suicide raises questions about official protections for gay and transgendered kids

"...When Karen Johle arrived home from work on the afternoon of..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to an impeachment..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Death Watch: Cruel & Unusual Confinement

Convicted hit man faces third date with death

"...Rolando Ruiz has spent the last 22 years on death..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The End of F1 in Austin?

U.S. Grand Prix might not be back next year

"...Screwed. That’s Circuit of the Americas chairman Bobby Epstein’s response when..."

Nov. 11, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Judge Edith Jones on Race, Crime, and God's Vengeance

Civil rights group files complaint against 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge

"...A complaint filed Tuesday by several civil rights groups, including..."

June 7, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...They call it a lineup drop for a reason: South by..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

A Double Life

Napoleon Beazley was executed by the state of Texas, but he lives again in a new play

"...This is John Doe: Honor roll student, class president, star athlete, dreams of going to Stanford Law...."

July 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Color of Justice

A drug bust in tiny Tulia, Texas opens up old racial wounds and raises questions about the veracity of the undercover cop-for-hire who orchestrated it all.

"...Last year's most talked-about drug bust didn't take place in..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Death Watch: Faith in Executions

Religious beliefs barred a potential juror from Christopher Young's trial. Did that cause his sentencing?

"...Original story: Possible religious discrimination might grant a Texas death..."

July 13, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Top Books to Make Our Lone Star Shine

Joe O'Connell's top reads of 2016 reveal new depths of humanitity in their Texas characters

"...A.G. Mojtabai may be the best Texas author you've never..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

A Whole Lotta Lit to Hit

Texas Book Festival's 2015 Lit Crawl is as huge as the state

"...Ghost stories in the State Cemetery. Nerd Jeopardy. Crimes Against Humanity with..."

Oct. 14, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...Texas Book Festival No. 25 – aka Virtual Texas Book..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Cracks in the Ceiling

An extended Q&A with Ann Richards biographer Jan Reid

"...Last week the Chronicle sat down for a conversation with..."

Oct. 25, 2012 Arts Post by Michael King

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...Oaxaca, Mexico -- Those of us who report from the..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

Is That a Wrap for Incentives?

Amid economic woes and a race-baiting controversy, the future of TV, video game, and film funding in Texas looks shaky

"...You've probably noticed that the economy sucks. The state needs to..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

It's a Wrap!

A Legislative Wrap-Up on the 77th Session

"..."Years of watching the Lege in action," one veteran Capitol..."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Tit for a Tat

Five Snapshots in the Struggle Against Breast Cancer

"...There is an answering machine tape hidden in a box somewhere in..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Features Feature by Margaret Moser

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Fall just got a little closer, readers, not in a..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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