Wants Better Schools but Less Taxes

"...an 8.25% sales tax as they struggle to pay for daily necessities and keep themselves and their kids clothed..."

Oct. 6, 2003 Postmarks

12 Questions for AISD

Before trustees vote on IDEA, some questions we'd like answering

"...In an informal meeting last week with Superintendent Meria Carstarphen, our news..."

Dec. 12, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Special Bills for a Special Session

UPDATE: Measures mix unfinished business, new ideas, grandstanding

"...specific charge to lawmakers, and how many are waiting for him to expand the charge?..."

May 31, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Schools, Sprawl, and Citizenship

Vote begins on $520 million school bond package

"...bond initiative since 1996, with the election itself set for Sept. 11. Austin voters will decide whether the school..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Bigger, Better, Smarter

San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?

"...quite unlike Austin. So why look to San Diego for ways to reweave our urban fabric? Because if you..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Neighborhoods, Schools, and Budgets

Austin ISD's looming financial crisis is a statewide story

"...Facility Master Plan, being developed by a district task force. There was the AISD budget, which pays for the..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Fighting For, Not Against' Eastside

Now the turnaround work begins on troubled campus

"...District and the Johns Ho­pkins Secondary Talent Development program for the Eastside Memorial Campus...."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ann Richards School Deserves Better

"...Editor: The Chronicle’s article on the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders is deeply concerning for the gross..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Postmarks

Blueprint for a Breakdown

Not Worth the Work

"...Constructors, which just completed renovation work at Allison Elementary. "For the effort we expended, there was nowhere near the..."

Jan. 15, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

"No Kill" for Traffic

Vision Zero action plan aims to eliminate traffic fatalities

"...on Gault Street in Northeast Austin when a white Ford van careened around a bend in the three-block stretch..."

July 8, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Better a Gas Tax Hike Than Tolls

"...the gas tax. However, CAMPO can and really should forward such a recommendation to the Texas Legislature and governor's..."

Oct. 5, 2004 Postmarks

Chronicle Endorsements for the November 5 Election

"...Chronicle editorial board offers the following endorsements. Find more information about the election – including polling locations, voter ID..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35

The two candidates race to the left

"...For the first time in a decade, voters in Texas'..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Naked City

Misbehavin' in Kyle Schools

"...Kyle last week when parents lashed out at certain former Hays Consolidated ISD trustees and officials over seemingly extravagant..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Capitol Chronicle

The Supreme Court, by supporting vouchers, removes another brick from the church-state wall.

"...Last week, a federal court ignited a political firestorm for pointing out the obvious: that the Pledge of Allegiance..."

July 5, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Capitol Chronicle

Everyone in Texas wants better schools, but no one wants to pay the tab.

"...week during the appearance of Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff before the Lege's Joint Select Committee on Public School Finance...."

April 12, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines

"...project wobbles, City Hall is conceiving a new (and better-looking) incentive baby, the Domain in Northwest Austin. See "Smart..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors

How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin

"...Austin's Office of Emergency Management, about how Austin prepares for hurricane season and the lessons of Hurricane Ike. I..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Fuller Versus IDEA

Charter school group attacks academic's work, he rebuts

"...over Prof. Edward J. Fuller's analysis of IDEA Public Schools' results in the Valley...."

Dec. 8, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Capitol Chronicle

The legislative fight over vouchers and school finance has a long history and deep roots.

"...the Capitol to lobby legislators on behalf of public schools. More specifically, they came to oppose legislation to create..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Column by Michael King

The Banker vs. the Prosecutor

As the primary campaign winds to an abrupt close, what do we know about Sanchez and Morales?

"...the Sun City Democrats provided an uncannily symbolic moment for the Dan Morales for governor campaign. At a daylong..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

"Juntos/Together" Ties Austin's Activist Past and Present

Shedding light on action & initiatives by local minority communities

"...Students marching down the streets for their rights, incidents of police brutality against minority community..."

March 28, 2018 Arts Post by Acacia Coronado

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...investigated in the Mala Sangre episode remain on the force, but criticize Knee for using the Internal Affairs Department..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

Point Austin: The Quality of Mercy

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

"...82nd legislative session was the creation of Save Texas Schools, the Austin-engendered statewide coalition of Texans opposed to the..."

July 22, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Combs on Waste-Cutting

Comptroller says, take care of the pennies, and the multi-billion dollar budget takes care of itself

"...attack on profligacy was Texas Smart Buy, which allows for better bulk buying: she hopes to turn this into..."

Dec. 3, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Shifting Gears

New Board, Boss, Budget in Store for AISD

"...seats on the AISD Board of Trustees are up for election on May 2. The president and vice president..."

April 17, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Twitter Flame War Fires Up Austin FC Supporters to Help the Unhoused

For Los Verdes, y'all means all

"...journalist and communications professional, spent 2021 as an announcer for Austin FC, during the inaugural year of Austin's Major..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

No Man's Land

Substandard Conditions Are a Way of Life for Northridge Acres

"...surrounding the displaced subdivision he calls home. A sign for a 328-acre commercial multi-use development, La Frontera, coming to..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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Our readers talk back.

"...which keeps secret the names of its financial supporters, for both carelessly and consciously misrepresenting my public record...."

April 18, 2003 Column

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Don't Dissolve District

"...has nearly always been the only agency making an effort to do so...."

May 1, 1998 Column

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