Austin Bill of Rights Defense

"...City officials and local law enforcement should not assist federal authorities..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Constitution and Bill of Rights Are Timeless Documents

"...Ron Paul is a neolithic statesman whose fierce defense of liberty has no place in our current age is..."

Nov. 19, 2009 Postmarks

Read Texas Bill of Rights

"...Dear Editor, Re: “Paul Not a Fierce Defender of Liberty” [“Postmarks,” Nov. 27]: Maybe Christian Wagner should read..."

Dec. 1, 2009 Postmarks

Bonus Bill of the Week: Corporations Can't Vote, But Can Make It Rain

Dems seek constitutional overturn for Citizens United

"...the only body in the car, he had documents of incorporation with him and, you know, corporations are people..."

Jan. 13, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: House Bill 2474

Bill would require additional reporting of vaccine-preventable diseases

"...House Bill 2474..."

May 22, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Cleaning up Bad Language

Bill aims to strike anti-LGBT verbiage from sex ed curricula

"...Despite the staggering pace of same-sex marriage victories and rapidly shifting public opinion, Texas..."

April 27, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Bill of the Week: Texans Take to the Capitol to Battle Discriminatory Property Bills

Who gets a piece of Texas?

"...opportunity for Max Jameson to convey which Iran-related federal bills he did and did not support, for Michelle Khodayari..."

March 17, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Bill of the Week: Or, How Not to Pass Open Carry

How one gun group became its own worst enemy

"...Ever wonder how a bill dies? When it comes to open carry in Texas,..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Bracing for a School Choice Battle

Senate Bill 176 would create "parental empowerment accounts"

"...Senate Bill 176, filed by Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston – a..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Bill of the Week

Abortion be gone

"...House Bill 1109..."

March 25, 2011 News Column by Jordan Smith

Bill of the Week: The War on the War of Northern Aggression

Mutual respect for those who fought for the North and South shall rise again

"...House Bill 2224, Rep. Helen Giddings, D-DeSoto..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Bill of the Week

Legislator wants lawyers for "the unborn"

"...Anti-choice lawmakers often seem more adept at prioritizing unborn life over actual..."

March 13, 2015 News Column by Mary Tuma

Bill of the Week: A Straight Ticket to Court?

Rep. Ron Simmons wants to end straight-ticket voting

"...House Bill 25 by Rep. Ron Simmons, R-Carrollton..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Bill of the Week: Senate Bill 2065

Anti-LGBT "religious freedom" laws piling up at the Lege

"...Senate Bill 2065..."

May 8, 2015 News Column by Mary Tuma

Bill of the Week

Will third time be a charm for statewide texting ban?

"...House Bill 80 Author: Rep. Tom Craddick, R-Midland Filed: Nov. 10,..."

April 10, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Buying the Administration's Bill of Goods Whole; Why Doesn't Sheehan Do Same?

"...first reaction to Cindy Sheehan was empathy [“Sheehan's Field of Dreams,” News, Aug. 19]. Who in their right mind..."

Aug. 29, 2005 Postmarks

Casar Ends His Council Career with Final Push for Renters’ Rights

Resolutions include a renters bill of rights and eviction protections

"...one week ago, Feb. 3, before packing up his office at City Hall to work the congressional campaign trail..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Page Two: Selling Short in the Marketplace of Ideas

"Consequences" wrought in the pursuit of silencing speech should be of deep concern to all

"...for a long time that will address the issue of the Dixie Chicks and free speech, but it does..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Whitley Sinks, Voting Rights Don't

Abbott's SoS nominee resigns as extreme voter suppression bill tanks

"...The legislative session kicked off under the cloud of an attack on voting rights...."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

PATRIOT Act Dangerous to Our Rights

"...labels that divide us and remember the unifying fact of U.S. citizenship. As citizens of this country we should..."

Feb. 2, 2004 Postmarks

UPDATE: Abortion Bill Passes House

Dems expected to offer mitigating amendments

"...gave preliminary approval to controversial and sweeping abortion regulations bill known as House Bill 2. The House will reconvene..."

July 9, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

U.S. Department of Justice Sues to Block Texas Abortion Ban

State prohibits most abortions, even as Roe v. Wade remains law

"...The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened to ask the courts to block..."

Sept. 13, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Naishtat Files Bill to Protect Pregnant Women's End of Life Care

Bill would strengthen end-of-life directives for pregnant women

"...An Austin lawmaker is seeking to expand rights for the state’s pregnant women...."

March 13, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Public Notice: Out of Their Cold, Dead Brains

GOP refuses to be sensible about guns

"..."Number one, anybody in the business of selling firearms must get a license and conduct background..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

TCRP Hands TYC Mom Civil Rights Nod

Texas Civil Rights Project awards abuse-case whistle-blower.

"...the very people meant to protect them, a lot of parents would want the issue to go away. But..."

Oct. 22, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: The Business of America

Solutions to the made-up immigration 'problem' would be an expansive and burdensome assault on both companies and individuals

"...seems to be a widespread assumption on the part of much of the citizenry that the United States government..."

April 4, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: The Time of the Toad

The New McCarthyism, or why the way the Dixie Chicks incident passes into history matters

"...young writer who could not stomach the aggressive mendacity of a press which in 1890 was determined to plunge..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Column by Louis Black

City Council: 'All Free Men ... Have Equal Rights'

Gay rights, public school finance, cab franchises, endangered species, and more

"...Council agenda (Sept. 27) is Item 77, an endorsement of marriage equality in the state of Texas. Sponsored by..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: The Quality of Mercy

If you're looking for compassion, you've come to the wrong place

"...One of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal 82nd..."

July 22, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Council Wrap: State of the City

Austin maintains its relative sanity

"...been another busy week in City Council-Land, although much of the action has been off the dais. Saturday evening..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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