The Right-Wingification of UT

Texas targets liberal enemies within one of the top U.S. schools

"...Rufo stood before an audience of 50 at the University of Texas in a dark suit, with a trimmed..."

Nov. 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Jess Williamson, Stay Black & Live, Babestock, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week in Austin

"...in the Heart” leg returns her to her home state. Over two nights at Antone’s, Williamson will bring 2023's..."

June 14, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Texas House. Straus told The Texas Tribune that the statement came during a private meeting between Straus and Dunn..."

April 12, 2024 News Feature

Experts on What to Do if You Come Face-to-Face With an Alien

Put up your dukes or extend a hand?

"...Ada Limón, the 24th poet laureate of the United States, will open SXSW on March 8 with a poem..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Madeline Duncan

Bill Would Connect ERCOT to U.S. Electric Grids

Environmental and labor groups support cost-saving bill

"...the Western Interconnection grid, which includes New Mexico, California, Arizona, and other Western states; bring the Electric Reliability Council..."

Feb. 22, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...got on talk radio last week to say the state is adding more razor wire along the river bank...."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature

2023 Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Judges

Meet the tastemakers for this year’s competition

"...Born and raised in Tempe, Arizona, Matt Bersano played collegiate soccer at Oregon State University..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Food Feature

SXSW Adds Cheech Marin, Titane Director Julia Ducournau For 2023

Plus the Metaverse and student athlete NIL deals part of the program

"...and Tony Award-winning producer and current Professional-in-Residence at the University of Texas’ Moody College of Communication Mike Jackson, founder..."

Nov. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Ramblin' Soul of Songwriter Melissa Carper

Following the critically acclaimed Daddy's Country Gold, the spotlight-averse artist is primed for broader attention

"...recognized her talent and encouraged her to audition for state orchestra competitions. She earned a music scholarship to the..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

How the Filibuster Has Already Undermined Democracy

The recent attacks on reproductive rights reveal another reason to let the filibuster burn

"...cloture. As of Tuesday, May 3, both had issued statements that their views remained unchanged in the wake of..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Michael King

Young Protesters Score Small Wins in Fight for Democracy

Hungry for the vote

"...organized nationally, it drilled down to reach students in Arizona and West Virginia specifically, the home states of U.S...."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

District Attorney Unveils Multipart Strategy to Curb Gun Violence

Instruments of peace

"...for those arrested on firearms charges. Researchers at the University of Chicago have evaluated PLGDPs in various cities that..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Megan, Miley, Maidza, and one really long line

"...say. “Where my college girls at?” won among the university crowd, and a deadpan “y’all are nasty” hit with..."

Oct. 2, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Ukeme Maps the Music Genome

Multidisciplinarian Jason Ikpatt ponders community across arts and sciences

"...molecular biology locally as a doctoral student at the University of Texas, researching monogamy in animal species, and working..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Behind the Badge With Women in Blue

Dierdre Fishel thought her documentary was complete, but the story of police reform brought her back

"...police officers. (The other side of the coin: An Arizona State University study earlier this year found that women..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

Birth of Western Swing, Death of Milton Brown

Chapter excerpt from the new book by ATX music historians Michael Corcoran and Tim Kerr spotlights the debt that the kings of country swing, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, owed to Texan Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies

"...the stories of the Twenties gospel singers Washington Phillips, Arizona Dranes, and Blind Willie Johnson; the Gant Family of..."

March 27, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Lit in the Time of Coronavirus

From emerging writer to potential vector at AWP in San Antonio

"...conference I went to last year instead of AWP, Arizona State’s “Desert Nights, Rising Stars,” Yohanca Delgado gave a..."

March 12, 2020 Arts Post by Mark Gozonsky

Summer Stock Austin's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

This musical succeeds on the infectious energy of every member of its enthusiastic cast

"...enthusiasm and experience. Students work alongside theatre professionals and university faculty to mount three productions in three weeks, then..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

SBOE Passes Mexican-American Studies, but Whitewashes the Name

Right-wing board member objects to “hyphenated Americanism”

"...Four years and two failed textbooks later, the Texas State Board of Education finally agreed to provide public high..."

April 13, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Sanctuary Cities and the Ways We Fight for Human Rights

When community matters more than the law

"...a bogeyman for GOP lawmakers, who use it in statements and stump speeches to typify a threat to local..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Victoria Rossi

UT's Queer Greek Life

An all-inclusive queer sorority founded at UT-Austin

"...Established in 2003 at Arizona State University for those who live “alternative lifestyles,” GRL..."

Jan. 25, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

Recommended: The Hominids

Seven Skeletons' Lydia Pyne cites Robert J. Sawyer's The Hominids as a fiction book that gets Neanderthals right

"...undergraduate at the Institute of Human Origins, working at Arizona State University, and I remember hearing some of the..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSWedu Announces 2016 Speakers

Autism thought leader Temple Grandin to deliver keynote speech

"...A professor of Livestock Behavior and Welfare at Colorado State University, her book about living with profound Autism, Emergence:..."

Oct. 23, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...In the United States, we spend $11 billion a year on air conditioning...."

Aug. 28, 2015 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Changing Directions

Community-based programs aim to redirect the 'school-to-prison pipeline'

"...organization working to reduce crime and cut the United States prison population in half by 2030. "All the factors..."

June 6, 2014 News Feature by Dagny Zenovia

From Prisoner to Reformer

A Q&A with 'Orange Is the New Black' author Piper Kerman

"...a report that was released last month by the University of Texas Law School Human Rights Clinic that detailed..."

May 9, 2014 News Post by Amy Smith

Headlines

"...to divorce in Texas? Or would that force the state to recognize unions it has outlawed? Those are questions..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Feature

Spreading Ignorance

Lege abortion misinformation and "fetal pain."

"...some studies have found no overall risk," reads the state-produced pamphlet. "There is agreement that this issue needs further..."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness Revisited

The Marijuana Policy Project's Rob Kampia on the recent victories for legal marijuana

"...years have made ("Reefer Madness," Aug. 31, 2007). Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have now legalized medical..."

Dec. 21, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas State Set To Pummel the Other Aggies

And recapping Roadrunners/Bobcats game

"...said, now have healthy “self-esteem” after jumping on Texas State early last Saturday and hanging on for a 38-31..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

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