Bill of the Week: Texas GOP Targets Transgender Youth

Bill would ban certain treatment for trans kids

"...doctors who prescribe those treatments, denying Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program from paying for such treatment, and..."

March 28, 2023 News Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 3-9

"...You now have extra power to conjure up healing, protection, inspiration, and mojo for yourself...."

Feb. 3, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Austin at Large: We Knew This Was Trouble

Institutional Democrats fail their parenting tests at the dawn of the Dobbs era

"...a Missouri case in 1989 (Webster v. Reproductive Health Services) that could have overturned Roe had O'Connor not balked...."

July 1, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Pro-Choice Demonstrators Turn Out by the Thousands

Protests at schools, the Texas Capitol continue after leaked Supreme Court decision

"...overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling guaranteeing constitutional protection of abortion care...."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Has AISD Cleared Its Special Education Backlog, or Not?

After July 1 deadline, 77 evaluations still to be completed

"...and reevaluations. These assessments determine which specific special education services are best suited for a student – for instance,..."

July 16, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Has AISD Cleared its Special Education Backlog, or Not?

After July 1 deadline, 77 evaluations still not complete

"...district is mandated to provide. These assessments determine whether children are eligible for particular special education services, and their..."

July 7, 2021 News Post by Clara Ence Morse

AISD’s Special Education System Struggles to Keep Up

School system tries to keep up with its workload and comply with legal mandates

"...evaluation system, which determines which students are eligible for services and what supports – such as speech therapy, counseling,..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...In the midst of the work, children from nearby schools began to drop by after class...."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Criminal Justice Advocates and Officials at Odds Over Pandemic Precautions

Campaigning by another name

"...pandemic and official responses; “welfare guarantees” concerning maintenance of services and resources for those affected; housing protections for renters..."

March 18, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Travis County Primary Candidates Jockey to Champion Criminal Justice Change

A closer look at the heated District Attorney, County Attorney, and County Court at Law races

"...more proactive prosecution of domestic violence (with better social services), expanded diversion courts, and so on...."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...group supports corporate tax breaks, the privatization of public services (from education to prisons), and voter suppression policies...."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

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

"...funds to cover legal fees for those fighting for child custody. Armed with a mailing list, ALO started a..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

How to Help Detained Migrant Families

Make an impact by contributing to these advocacy groups

"...to detention centers being refused by Customs and Border Protection authorities, many are looking for ways to help improve..."

July 15, 2019 News Post by Katelyn Landry

In Search of Greater Justice With a Travis County Public Defender’s Office

Taking steps toward a much improved, more equitable local criminal justice system

"...by justice advocates, that would involve ancillary or parallel services beyond the legal system: dealing with school suspensions, licensing..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Rising to the Defense

Travis County tries to level the courtroom playing field with a public defender's office

"...defenders in special contexts (juvenile justice, mental health, civil child protection) and (since 2014), a "Managed Assigned Counsel" system..."

May 10, 2019 News Column by Michael King

APD Asks City Council for Financial Help With DNA Testing

And more news from the dais

"...part of the department's plan to "provide timely DNA services" – meaning "timely submission, analysis, and Combined DNA Index..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Debunking Five Anti-Choice Lies This Session

No wonder why repro rights groups are using the mantra “Lies Into Laws”

"...that we take a stand on behalf of unborn children and abortion survivors in the state of Texas.” –..."

April 24, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Dem Lawmakers Boycott Anti-Abortion Bill Hearing

Brass ovaries vs. HB 16, and other battle lines drawn at the Capitol

"...Jeff Leach, R-Plano – dubbed the "Texas Born-Alive Infant Protection Act" – joins in the national hysteria over nonexistent..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

How to Help Families Separated at the Border

Ways to volunteer, ways to donate, ways to take action

"...U.S./Mexico border illegally has resulted in an estimated 2,000 children forcibly separated from their parents and housed in detention...."

June 20, 2018 Emergency Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Targets DACA

Are Texas and Trump colluding to end DACA?

"...parents when he was 2 years old – sees protection from deportation through the Deferred Action for Child­hood Arrivals..."

May 18, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Sounding the Alarm on Texas' Nursing Home System

25% of the state's 1,200 long-term care centers have been cited for serious standard deficiencies

"...months before, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services told KXAN that it was investigating a gruesome video,..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Damage Done by SB 4

Court records reveal impact of the "show me your papers" bill on immigrant lives

"...family, comprised of documented and undocumented Austinites – some children, some adults. His family moved back to Mexico for..."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Bills on the Move

The final frenzy before last day of session

"...bills are part of a package of sexual assault protection legislation by Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin...."

May 26, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Lege Lines: Think of the Children

Can the Lege fix Child Protective Services?

"...within its foster care system, and the roughly 30,000 children held in its care. Again, this is an old..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Undocumented, Unafraid

Balancing fear and power in the wake of ICE arrests

"...when she was 6. Now a Deferred Action for Child­hood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiary, she is afforded certain protections from..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Page Three: How the Sausage Gets Made

A few words on the Day Without a Woman strike

"...can fire workers without cause or warning. There's no protection for protesting for women's rights. Even sympathetic employers will..."

March 10, 2017 Column by Kimberley Jones

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...back at almost every level on paying for local services, and forced local entities to pick up the bill...."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Austin Film Society Announces 2016 Grants

Program gives much-needed funds to Texas filmmakers

"...out $105,000 in funding and $64,000 in goods and services. That makes the tally up to $1.6 million in..."

Aug. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

More to the Story

Advocates work to change the conversation around human trafficking

"...wield a subtler display of force. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 recognizes that traffickers use psychological coercion..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Headlines

"...Child protection will be the top priority in the next..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature

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