Mayor Adler Addresses ICE Raids in Open Letter to Austin

Stresses Austin is "welcoming, inclusive community"

"...U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ran a raid on Austin over the weekend that resulted in the arrest of..."

Feb. 14, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Playback: John Doe Moves to Austin

X's John Doe moves to Austin, Adam Nurre celebrates his late bandmates, and The Shopkeeper takes Congress House Studio to the movies

"..."I'm moving to Austin for an adventure," Doe tells "Playback," stopping short of..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Point Austin: Occupying Occupy

APD undercover debacle embarrassed itself, and Austin

"...the news was first confirmed last year that the Austin Police Department had assigned several undercover officers (three primary,..."

March 29, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Activate This!

One insider's fight to make 'good old liberal Austin the city it thinks it is'

"...small-business owner currently under contract with the city of Austin, took the witness stand in federal court last week..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Point Austin: They Died in Your City

Austin is built by workers subject to institutionalized injustice

"...incident, the Workers Defense Project released a report, Building Austin, Building Injustice, in an attempt to quantify the state..."

June 19, 2009 News Column by Michael King

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...life. She wanted to ask why Christopher Taylor, the Austin police officer who shot Mike Ramos in late April,..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin on Forefront of Addressing Excessive Force Used by Police During Protests

Shock and awe at mass indictment in Black Lives Matter protest shootings

"...Austin continues to address the excessive force used by police..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

As Tax Protests Begin, Travis Central Appraisal District Catches Heat

The causes and effects of the ongoing TCAD controversy

"...a major change from its past handling of appraisal protests, but TCAD hasn't communicated this clearly to the public,..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Following Protests, Expect a Jump in COVID-19 Cases

City releases new metric for judging stages of risk, and promises better outreach to communities of color

"...Expanding on its previously released Risk-Based Guidelines, Austin Public Health has released a comprehensive staging dashboard to..."

June 5, 2020 News Feature by Kimberley Jones and Beth Sullivan

How to Protest Like a Pro in Austin

Amid rightward turn in higher ed we still have free speech

"...The pro-Palestine campus protests this spring were one of the largest student movements..."

Aug. 23, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

What Happened After Last Summer's Black Lives Matter Protests? APD Won't Say.

City doesn't want to make after-action report reviewing APD's response public

"...The Austin Police Department has completed "several drafts" of an after-action..."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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, unique state it’s part of...."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

After Pro-Palestine Campus Protests, State Senators Call Hearing on Antisemitism

Jewish, Muslim students report more hate since October 7

"...on college campuses, in response to recent pro-Palestine campus protests that led to the arrest of more than 130..."

May 15, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Students Tackled, 20 Arrested at Peaceful Pro-Palestine Protest at UT-Austin

State troopers, APD, and UT police violently disperse crowd

"...Prior to the protest, UT’s Dean of Students Office..."

April 24, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Pressure Grows for Austin to Settle With Protesters Injured by APD

Nearly a dozen of those most seriously injured last summer are suing the city

"...To the Austin Police Department, the thousands of people who gathered Down­town..."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Iranian Revolution Touches Austin

Woman, life, freedom

"...While Iran sits over 7,000 miles away from Austin, local activists are bringing attention to the revolution that..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?

“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”

"...their April 20 work session, the members of the Austin City Council certainly sounded thankful for the recommendations the..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council Hears Emotional Pleas for Change in Austin Police Leadership at Emergency Hearings

CMs join community in denouncing police violence at protests

"...began with emotional testimony shared by people brutalized by Austin police officers at protests over the weekend, and ended..."

June 5, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Desegregation of Austin's Movie Theatres

A history of the stand-in movement

"...Riffing on the sit-ins, Austinites pioneered a unique tactic: orderly lining up at the..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Jordan Buckley

Remembering the Reasons for the Protests

Students call for UT to divest from weapons manufacturers

"...Student protesters nationwide, including those at UT-Austin, aren’t just calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. They’re..."

May 3, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Hiram Garcia Livestreams a Summer of Black Lives Matter Protests

"...Gilberto Garcia's livestreams of the local Black LIves Matter protests this summer, you probably heard him say some variant..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

Point Austin: Stepping on Your Punchline

When free speech becomes hate speech

"...was the same day that the station's owner, Emmis Austin Radio, announced it was canceling the weekday morning Todd..."

July 24, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Austin Activist Deported From China

Founder of Students for a Free Tibet takes his message to China, then gets booted back to Texas

"...to China don't expect to be deported, but for Austinite John Hocevar, founder of Students for a Free Tibet,..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pythons, Protests, and 'Passion'

Terry Jones on 'Life of Brian' 25 years after

"...Austin Chronicle: How are you?..."

May 21, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...lot of money in 1990. When the city of Austin required liability insurance to host a gay event in..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

The 10 Biggest Austin News Stories of 2024

A year of upheaval and settling dust

"...year of upheaval and realignment for city government in Austin. The police department and city broke through a long..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature by the News Team

Palestinian Woman Finds a Friend in Austin and a Plan to Escape From Gaza

How a Snapchat message turned into an evacuation campaign

"...Gaza, and Kelsie Fitzhenry, a 25-year-old digital marketer in Austin...."

May 17, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

As Austin Recovers From Winter Storm Mara, City Manager's Job Is (Again) on the Line

Walking on thin ice

"...Spencer Cronk's future as Austin's city manager is once again up for debate, amid..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?

The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle

"...Last July, as anger with the Austin Police Department washed over the city's budget deliberations, the..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Charts New Territory With Project Connect Anti-Displacement Fund

Bringing transit home

"...When Austin voters approved financing for the Project Connect transit plan..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

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