Perry the Executioner

Texas leads the country in executions, and Rick Perry holds the record tally

"...unless the BPP recommended a commutation and Gov. Rick Perry then accepted it, Hampton's client Kenneth Foster would be..."

Sept. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls

Despite the fact that Tyler Perry relies on contrivances and sentimentality, he manages to spin a good yarn in the process.

"...Directed by: Tyler Perry. Starring: Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba, Louis Gossett Jr., Tasha..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Perry Indicted

Governor faces two felony charges alleging abuse of office

"...in 2016, we've seen many sides of Gov. Rick Perry: eating pork chops in Iowa, bookish in glasses, wearing..."

Aug. 15, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Will Perry Throw His Weight Behind Disclosure Law?

Perry counsel conveys the governor's concern about discovery practices

"...Mary Anne Wiley, deputy general counsel for Gov. Rick Perry, knows..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Perry Continues Assault on Women's Health Care

Perry ends the WHP and blames it on the feds

"...miracle – or the immediate fulfillment of Gov. Rick Perry's last-minute promise to somehow keep the program running –..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Man of the House

Filmed in Austin with Tommy Lee Jones, Man of the House is nothing to write home about.

"...are given their due in the storyline. Even Gov. Perry and his mansion get cameos in this movie. The..."

March 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Where Are They Now?'

Cyndi Williams is living a playwright's dream with her play 'Where Are They Now?,' which is being staged for the third time in 15 months

"...became a librarian. The other became the mystery novelist Anne Perry...."

March 10, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

SXSW Film Review: Jean of the Joneses

A witty directorial debut hints at big things to come

"...easy to see Meghie as the yin to Tyler Perry’s yang...."

March 16, 2016 Screens Post by Sean L. Malin

Activist Suffers Stroke During Filibuster

Anne McAfee recovering at Brackenridge

"...Longtime Democratic firebrand Anne McAfee took ill Tuesday night while at the state..."

June 28, 2013 News Post by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Friday, Feb. 25, Mayor Will Wynn and his wife Anne Elizabeth released a statement saying that after a separation..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: Fed Up Yet?

Republican politicians propose pulling Texas out of Medicaid

"...some strong early hints last weekend, as Gov. Rick Perry and house speaker wannabe Warren Chisum each fired shots..."

Nov. 12, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...May 16, 2003). Mosley and former Reagan student Rae Anne Spence, another of McTear's former girlfriends, filed suit against..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...D: Christopher Guest; with Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Eugene Levy, Kevin Dunn...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...operators CoreCivic and GEO Group are longtime ALEC backers). Anne White Hat, leader of a campaign to stop the..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...at the school, the club would go forward as planned, with Gillespie as its leader. And the crowd (or..."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Night's big City Hall backer is Austin's first lady, Anne Elizabeth Wynn. – M.C.M...."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...still have 100% of the authority." – Gov. Rick Perry on bipartisanship Headlines• At press time, the Chronicle obtained..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

Making Lists

"...the first serious writer Texas has produced." -- Katherine Anne Porter to Winston Bode in The Texas Observer, October..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Health Care: Flirting With Armageddon

Choosing between a 'firing squad' and 'death by starvation'

"...of the State address to the Legislature, Gov. Rick Perry took predictable swipes at budget doomsayers, dismissing them as..."

March 4, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

19th Annual Short Story Contest

Happy endings

"...annual Short Story Contest. Take, for instance, Katie F. Perry's "The Main Treatment Options," a seriocomic story about a..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Last week Gov. Rick Perry asked the Legislative Budget Board to designate $18 million..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...illnesses that could be explained in a rather perfunctory manner by most any mental health professional. Fortunately for her..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

On the Lege

Texas and Sudan: In or Out?

"...A sticky political question has emerged in Gov. Rick Perry's endorsement of legislation that would divest the state's holdings..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Page Two

If he were CEO, and not governor, of Texas, Rick Perry's lazy disloyalty would never be tolerated; look for new "Postmarks" online daily; Screens Editor Kimberley Jones decamps for graduate school; and we honor the righteous life of Marjorie Hershey.

"...Gov. Rick Perry's top priority, after his hair, is not the state..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...long as I can worship you." -- Queen Nefertiri (Anne Baxter) to Moses (Charlton Heston) in The Ten Commandments..."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Lege Lines

Medicaid, guns, and more

"...press conferences over Medic­aid expansion. On Monday, Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, neophyte Sen. Ted Cruz, and..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

State Energy Plan: Dependent and Dirty

The Texas Energy Policy Council goes backward into the energy future

"...Planning Council, a 22-member body appointed by Gov. Rick Perry, met Monday to consider approving a final energy plan..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Downtown Dominoes

The headlines are about Block 21 and Seaholm, but the long-term questions are about what the city of Austin should be

"...lot of moving parts, all working together," says developer Perry Lorenz, chair of the city's Downtown Commission. "It's a..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Play It Again, Sam

All About Eve (1950)

"...About Eve D: Joseph L. Mankiewicz; with Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Marilyn Monroe,..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Top 10 Most-Viewed Stories on AustinChronicle.com by Section

Drill down, baby

"...3) "Perry the Executioner: Texas leads the country in executions, and..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Features Feature

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