'Austin Chronicle' Endorsements

General Election, Nov. 6 – Proposed Constitutional Amendments

"...one more attempt to undermine local jurisdictions and the public schools' tax base for districts that don't appraise every..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature

'Austin Chronicle' Endorsements

General Election, Nov. 6 – Proposed Constitutional Amendments

"...one more attempt to undermine local jurisdictions and the public schools' tax base for districts that don't appraise every..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature

Public Notice: Zoom Zoom Zoom

Flitting from meeting to meeting, pretending it’s real life

"...make to compete against charters and boost enrollment at schools threatened with closure, to her commitment to low-income students..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: EDU Tidbits

Plenty of school news, even though school’s out for now

"...most racially segregated" as well. See the report at www.ginaforaustin.com/texas-school-segregation-report, or join a Facebook Live Community Conversa­tion at 5:15pm..."

June 19, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: The FABPAC Reaches Out

Plus: Calling all filmmakers, landscape architects, dog & car lovers

"...The Austin Independent School Dis­trict's in-progress update of their Facility Master..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Get Your Meeting On

A roundup of civic events to start the year off right

"...for you is a selection of ... well, actual Public Notice items...."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Point Austin: All the King's Horses

Moving toward fairness on property taxes

"...of the state's revenue system – especially precious for public schools – it's not an idle discussion...."

July 25, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Austin Education vs. Education Austin

School district suddenly goes wobbly on longstanding relationship with faculty-staff union

"...was supposed to be a big day for Education Austin. The union was expecting to celebrate the start of..."

Feb. 17, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: What Do They Conserve?

The 82nd Legislature sets a new standard for official recklessness

"...the high-profile push for voter ID (just what the republic needs, more discouragement to vote) was a largely symbolic..."

May 13, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Page Three: Hell in a Handbasket
or, the Worst of Austin

A week in the life of local government

"...hitting the fan this week. From the Chamber of Concrete/Austin American-Statesman war on public education to the eternal shell..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Column by Nick Barbaro

Doggett: Keep School Funds in Schools

Perry demands right to gut Texas education funding

"...Last year, Gov. Rick Perry pulled a massive bait..."

Aug. 5, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

TPPF: Sneering at Workers and 'Blowing Up' Public Policy

At its annual conference, the Texas Public Policy Foundation sticks to its mantra of less government, fewer taxes

"...economy. Yet for guests and speakers at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's seventh annual Policy Orientation for the Texas..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Chamber Music Center Chamber of Diversity

"...by Ken Hunt The office of the Austin Chamber Music Center sits atop a hair salon in..."

June 30, 1995 Arts Feature

Point Austin: Dead Reckoning

The TDI rules don't quite blind the navigators

"...programs, privacy, ethics, insurance – and (just like our public schools!) exam prep. Navi­gat­ors will be forbidden to charge..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Governor Oops! Again

Perry's vision of Texas rests on willful blindness

"...or any other. After the dismal last session for public education, and the recent turnaround in the state's finances..."

Feb. 1, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Austin ISD

What are AISD students learning in sex ed? Gee, that's a hard one.

"...According to the Texas Freedom Network report on state public schools, the Austin Independent School District is among the..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Against Military Recruitment in High Schools

"...Dear Editor, As a product of Austin high schools likewise bombarded by military recruiters' propaganda during..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Postmarks

Good Work on Charter Schools

"...I'm taking the time (although one year past the publication of the article) to compliment The Austin Chronicle. I..."

April 6, 2004 Postmarks

Public Notice: It’s Okay to Gloat ... Just a Little

"..."Elections have consequences" was the mantra from Republican leadership four years ago, as they tried to stretch..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Where’s Our LDC Rewrite?

Back into the looking glass with your City Council

"...Project Connect transit plan will be up for a public vote in November, but related spending starts today, as..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Education Austin Calls Out AISD Police

Austin Justice Coalition, the NAACP, the Transgender Education Network of Texas, and more insist on “roundtable discussion” to address policing in schools

"...activists gathered on Friday, Sept. 20, to call on Austin ISD leaders to think about how the district's police..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: Homestead Exemption Still Burning

How many votes can $2 a month buy?

"...("Homestead exemption helps rich – and benefits rest of Austin," July 11), borrowing heavily from the mayor's stats and..."

July 22, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Free Literacy Programs Throughout Austin

"...on an initial placement exam. 1640-B E. Second, 512/326-8655, www.ascendaustin.org...."

April 8, 2016 News Feature

Point Austin: Perry's Odds

As the Lege dust settles, the speculation game begins

"...Certainly, over the centuries, the republic has endured worse, most recently Ronald Reagan and Bush..."

July 8, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Public Notice

"Public Notice" finds out where the Laydeez are this week, catches up on its reading, and gets ready to tune into Austin's newest radio station while finding a dress for the prom.

"...Clubs Springing forth like the cultural fount she is, Austin always has something going on. Just when things seem..."

May 5, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Point Austin: What the GOP Wants for You

The 2010 Republican Party platform is a real nightmare

"...the earnestness of the fall campaigns, the perennial Texas Republican Party platform can generally be relied upon to deliver..."

July 23, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Public Notice: Texas vs. Austin vs. COVID-19

In the courts and schools and bars, the battle rages

"...requirements as the fall semester begins, and even as schools are already reporting COVID outbreaks; and second, starting last..."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

8 Austin Education Opportunities for Adult Learners

Get your GED, find your passion, take a class, or just nerd out for a night

"...Kathy Dowdy, the executive director of Adult Education at Austin Community College, older students shouldn’t let the popular image..."

Aug. 24, 2019 News Post by Alexandra Currie-Buckner

Point Austin: Going Down Slow

The fading numbers of Austin's African-Americans

"...My introduction to Austin night life was a 1977 Antone's performance of Junior..."

June 27, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: What History Teaches

There are different ways of counting social costs

"...value of human life was provided last week in Austin, when the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Column by Michael King

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