Why 60,000+ Central Texans Could Lose Access to Ascension Hospitals Next Month

Ascension Texas faces accusations of putting profits over people

"...investigative piece on the "profits over patients" model of Ascension hospitals, news broke last week that a deal between..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Ascension Solves Blue Cross Crisis, Moves On to Several Others

The nonprofit healthcare giant is under attack on many fronts

"...The new year has been chaotic for hospital nonprofit Ascension Texas, the former Seton Healthcare. Through most of January,..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Ascension’s Year of Lawsuits, Strikes, and Strife

Can the hospital giant’s reputation ever recover?

"...June 27: Ascension, the Catholic nonprofit hospital chain giant, has had a..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Alex Jones’ Bankruptcy Gambit Fails to Stop Connecticut Trial

How much will the conspiracist owe families?

"...granted) to ship products and pay its fulfillment partner Blue Ascension. However, the Connecticut plaintiffs claim that Blue Ascension..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Death Valley Nights

BÖC's Spectres reissue brings out the ghosts

"...tee, repeated the lyric, heavy metal mysticism firing his blue eyes...."

Feb. 16, 2007 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

"Jan Heaton: New Watercolors"

When a true artistic talent is at home with watercolor, the results are stirring, and so it is with Jan Heaton

"...Works of various sizes, most grouped together in series (Ascension, Pond, Grass, and so on), catch the eye and..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Searchin' for a Health Insurance of Gold: Ascension Seton hospitals could be cutting ties with Blue Cross..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature

Hercules

"...laugh long -- for Calvin Klein and his $50 blue jeans looks like a piker next to Nike and..."

June 27, 1997 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Exit U2

In revisiting The Joshua Tree, the Dubliners return home

"...Streets Have No Name” and the dive-bombing “Bullet the Blue Sky,” which bookend the long-player’s top-spot songs on the..."

May 25, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Exhibitionism

Big River: Pleasantly Adrift

"...back in their beds. -- Robi Polgar ELLEN BARTEL: ASCENSION/DESCEND: SPELLBINDING JOURNEY THROUGH TIME..."

July 30, 1999 Arts Review

Seven Essential ACL Fest 2022 Recommendations

Heavyweight hand-picks from the Chronicle Music team

"...current position as ambassador to a new generation of bluegrass. The multi-instrumentalist told the Chronicle back in 2018: "I..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Fleet Foxes’ Crack-Up

Northwest folk beardos enter bold new territory

"...shifted dramatically since the band’s 2011 sophomore effort Helplessness Blues. On Wednesday, for the first of two sold-out shows..."

Aug. 17, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Releases Beer List

Annual event showcases state’s thriving beer scene

"...also notice the long-anticipated reveal of the Eastside’s forthcoming Blue Owl Brewing...."

Sept. 2, 2015 Food Post by Eric Puga

Chasing Teen Coin

"...generally accepted definition of soul music is rhythm & blues that contains strong elements of church singing.” So writes..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Roadshows

"...FRI 7, SAT 8 Wilco, Blue Mountain, Liberty Lunch..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Music Feature

Books, Books, Books

The Summer of '95

"...Tabloid begins in the late Fifties with John Kennedy's ascension to the throne. Portrayed as a ruthless, aggrandizing clan,..."

June 2, 1995 Books Feature

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...2022 debut The Game and the Greyhounds bring the blues. Inside, Alabama boys Lee Bains & the Glory Fires..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Remembering Rod Moag, The Pickin' Singin' Professor

Jeff Moag honors his academic, musician, and KOOP radio host father

"...Egypt, Israel. They traveled all through Europe in a blue 1963 Volkswagen Beetle they bought factory-new in Germany, which..."

Jan. 28, 2023 Music Post by Jeff Moag

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...Moments of gospel ascension on the multilayered title track, tracing mankind from the..."

July 10, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Public Notice: Decision Day?

Best of luck to all of us this coming Tuesday

"...perception.) As such, it's not really clear what her ascension would mean, either. Surely not inaction – no one's..."

Nov. 2, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Congressional District 21: Center vs. Left?

How flippable is this district?

"...spin-off, Our Revolution. Wilson also notes that the incipient "Blue Wave" will rely heavily on women voters...."

May 11, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

SXSW Panel: The War at Home: Trump and the Mainstream Media

How to report and consume news under siege from the White House

"...purple,’ we need to be saying ‘the sky is blue,' and correct the record.”..."

March 16, 2017 SXSW Post by Michael King

The Deer Comes Up Roses

Transcendental Texans serenade the seasons in song premiere

"...doing the dishes after your brother’s and sister’s mass ascension.” Throughout the LP, Park, who fronted contemporary folk trio..."

May 23, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

J. Scott Brownlee's Requiem for Used Ignition Cap

J. Scott Brownlee's first full-length poetry collection brings him back to Llano, powerfully

"...whitetail deer and yellow perch, and the vast, unknowable blue of the Central Texas sky. Here, too, are the..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Who Let the Dogs Out?

A playlist for the dog days of summer

"...bassline create a "futuristic bow-wow." – Kahron Spearman "Black Dog," Blue Mountain..."

July 17, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Jacob's Ladder

The hero of this Theatre en Bloc premiere wrestles with ethical issues while working for FDR

"...his vision of a ladder, a metaphor for his ascension to heaven. Theatre en Bloc is currently offering a..."

April 10, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Meet Your New City Council, Austin!

Recapping the run-offs

"...was too young, too," Casar said, speaking of Doggett's ascension to the state Senate in 1973, at the tender..."

Dec. 17, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Now for Something Uplifting

Ballooning with Austin Aeronauts

"...balloon open for a large fan that puffs its blue, red, and yellow envelope about two-thirds full. Smuck follows..."

Jan. 2, 2014 Sports Post by Jesse Mandell-McClinton

Overhang Party

Manic Nirvana

"...let founding guitarist Rinji Fukuoa rip on the volcanic psych-blues "La Fièvre" and cliffhanger drone "Falling." "Which Is the..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Music Review by Austin Powell

May 12 Municipal Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...Creating good blue-collar and high tech jobs remains a major city priority,..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature

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