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Envisioning the Future of Austin State Hospital
What will it take to turn the former Texas State Lunatic Asylum into a world-class center of brain health?
"...was stigmatized a long time ago. So the Texas State Lunatic Asylum, opened in 1861, changed its name to..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards Goes Digital
The Long Center’s annual celebration of excellence in high school musical theatre moves center stage to center screen
"...The Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Award show is like a..."

May 29, 2020 Arts Feature by Nataleah Small

Dell Medical School Team Unveils Plans to Reinvent Austin State Hospital
Rising from the ashes of the aging mental hospital
"...The campaign to transform the historic, haunted, and exhausted Austin State Hospital into a world-class center for brain health..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips: San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site, San Felipe
Reconstruction of the colonial capital of Texas is a step back in time
"...San Felipe de Austin has arisen from the ashes 185 years after it..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

“Our House, Our Rules”: Austin Restaurants School the Governor on Limited Government
Local eateries make plain – mask requirements aren't going anywhere
"...mask mandates and capacity limits, a critical mass of Austin hospitality businesses took to social media to make clear..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Jessi Cape

Coleman: Perry Slow on State Schools
Legislative Study Group chair asks why governor has left fixing state residential facilities to legislature
"...yesterday for asking legislators to fast-track reform of the state school system (it's a misnomer: It's actually the residential..."

Feb. 5, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Med School Solution
A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?
"...her face spread across the first page of the Austin Amer­ican-Statesman's Metro section. In a Q&A by the paper's..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Point Austin: Webb Games
Webb Middle School is a test case for bad public policy vs. community resolve
"...from settled, the public battle to defend Webb Middle School from the blunt and counterproductive logic of "accountability" has..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Back to School
Carstarphen and Austin ISD trustees wrestle over priorities, budget, and power
"...last year after a decade as superintendent of the Austin Independent School District, he left for his successor one..."

March 5, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

School Closings Under Fire
Austinites pack Delco Center to oppose closing of schools
"...essentially unanimous in opposition to draft proposals by the Austin ISD's Facility Master Plan Task Force to close several..."

Jan. 12, 2011 News Post by Michael King

Pearce Middle School to Close
School commissioner announces closure with little warning to district
"...In an announcement that has rocked Austin ISD staff and parents, School Commissioner Robert Scott has..."

July 8, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

AISD Delays School Year Until September 8
First eight weeks of classes could be mostly remote
"...Austin Independent School District’s Board of Trustees has voted to..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

The Austin Women Dispelling Stigma and Moving Mental Health Issues Forward
From Sheriff Sally Hernandez to state Rep. Celia Israel, local women are changing the conversation
"...mow her lawn and pick her children up from school. Ranus knew her community supported and cared for her..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Lege Lines: State Level Bullying Reaches New Plateau
Local reps’ mission this session? Keep the state GOP away from Austin.
"...Whisper the words: Austin bashing. The old Texas legislative sport of picking on..."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

School Scores, School Funds
Board president Mark Williams drills the data
"...Mark Williams, president of Austin Independent School District, is facing a conundrum. How is..."

Aug. 4, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Latest on COVID-19 and Its Effects on Austin
Our News team's ongoing coverage of events in Austin and Texas
"...conference, Gov. Greg Abbott announced he was declaring a State of Disaster in all Texas counties, which he said..."

March 13, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

AISD Announces Start of School Year Will Be Online
First three weeks will have no in-class instruction
"...On the recommendation of Austin public health officials, Austin Independent School District has announced..."

July 14, 2020 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin ISD Will Resume On-Campus Classes Next Week as Planned
Most extracurriculars postponed, says Superintendent Elizalde
"...The Austin Independent School District will resume on-campus classes as planned..."

Dec. 31, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Austin ISD Budget: $1.4 Billion
Trustees approve budget for 2018-19 school year
"...The Austin Independent School District's Board of Trustees voted Monday night..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

State's Robin Hood System Becomes Daylight Robbery
AISD will send (gulp) how much money to the state?
"...The Austin Independent School District will send over half a billion..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Campuses Still Closed, But Not (Yet) for Sale
What to do with Austin's closed elementary schools?
"...COVID changed the conversation, the No. 1 topic at Austin ISD was the fallout over the controversial School Changes..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Austin ISD Mandates Masks for Back to School
Austin joins Texas districts in defying Abbott's COVID-19 orders
"...Late Monday night, the Austin Independent School District joined Houston, Dallas, and other school..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
Candidate Gus Garcia takes on the school district
"...mayor since, he is a former president of the school board. (In fact, he became president when One Tough..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Wages Legal Battle Against SB 4 in Court
Austin filing argues SB 4 violates U.S. Constitution
"...As promised, the city of Austin has begun its legal battle against the constitutionality of..."

June 2, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Local, State Health Leaders Try to Keep Up with COVID-19
Six known cases in Travis County but actual number likely higher
"...With federal leadership still halting at best, state and local officials have doubled down in the last..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

The 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards
Top honors to Salvage Vanguard's Thr3e Zisters, LOLA Austin's Femme Bohème, and Texas State's Kiss Me, Kate
"...It was four for Thr3e at the Austin Critics Table Awards on Monday night, with Salvage Vanguard..."

June 5, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gary Clark Jr. Boldly Plays New LP in Full at Austin City Limits
Taping finds hometown hero at a meditative musical crossroads
"...For his fourth Austin City Limits taping, on Tuesday night at the Moody..."

March 28, 2024 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

Point Austin: How Much for a Hanger?
Austin ponders the latest corporate incentive proposal
"...that Gov. Rick Perry announced Hanger's corporate relocation to Austin Jan. 12 and that the state has already committed..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Column by Michael King

What Follows Five Years of Failure at Mendez Middle School?
Making the grade
"...as part of its new A-F accountability system, five schools in the Austin Independent School District received failing grades...."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform
"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet
"...Gov. Greg Abbott the largest funding boost for the state's public schools in more than a decade. House Bill..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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