Williamson County Employee Says She Was Fired Over Pride Poster

And she’s filing a complaint with a federal agency

"...had decorated her work station at Facilities Management in Georgetown with pride colors several times over the last three..."

June 23, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

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

Who gets a piece of Texas?

"...Iranian-American Advocacy Day was supposed to be a day for Iranian Texans to gather from across the state. It..."

March 17, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Small Town Barbecue at Its Finest

Brett's Backyard Bar-B-Que is smoked meat magic

"...Lots of people head to Taylor for world-class barbecue, but heading down Highway 79 a little..."

June 4, 2021 Food Feature by Rod Machen

Chronicle Endorsements for the May 1 City of Austin Special Election

Our picks for the eight propositions you'll see on your ballot

"...elections (other area cities still do, including Round Rock, Georgetown, Lakeway, and Cedar Park), but city voters have eight..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

413 Fitness Brings the Fight Against Parkinson’s Into the Ring

Meet the local gym reinventing senior fitness

"...boxing gloves, Richards’ gym offers a unique workout regimen for people living with movement disorders that doesn’t just build..."

Aug. 13, 2019 Sports Post by Katelyn Landry

Texas Teen Book Festival Author Lineup Announced

Is your favorite among this year’s stellar array of writers?

"...University,” says TTBF Program Director Meghan Goel, “I look forward to reconnecting with the thousands of attendees who have..."

July 26, 2019 Arts Post

Sex and the Senate

What will it take to curb sexual harassment at the Texas State Capitol?

"...approved a new, stronger reporting process to secure justice for victims of sexual harassment at the Capitol. The unprecedented..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Bills Target Local Planned Parenthood Office

Latest attack rooted in faulty logic

"...Austinites. The city-owned building gets leased to the clinic for a nominal fee – $1 a year – an..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: Congratulations on the Struggle

The Supreme Court decision rests upon political agitation

"...law designed to make it as difficult as possible for women to access abortion care (see "One Court, Three..."

July 1, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Mike Osborne: Man of the Moment

Photographer Mike Osborne is looking for the bigger picture in the world we share

"...Monopoly, the landmark Parker Brothers (now Hasbro-owned) board game, for its aesthetic genius. But for almost half a decade,..."

June 10, 2016 Arts Feature by Sean L. Malin

Gay Place

The last traces of SXSW have been packed up and swept away, but we're not calling it quits.

"...– and the hopeful creation of more queer spaces. For the first time in over a decade, Black Pride..."

March 25, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

"Yes, and ..."

Mike Birbiglia tackles improv group dynamics with Don't Think Twice

"...a locally successful improv troupe, as they navigate auditioning for a Saturday Night Live send-up, the shuttering of their..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Beejoli Shah

Page Three: Open Season

There's no way to process 2015 without worrying how much worse it's going to get once Texas' open carry law goes into effect

"...I'm a content provider – the fashionable term now for people who jam journalism into the Internet's trash compactor..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Column by Kimberley Jones

Stomped Out

As Sheffield's case awaits trial, he still wonders why CLEAT took such drastic action against him

"...policymakers at City Hall. Today Sheffield is particularly revered for his efforts with the latter. In 2001, he talked..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

News Roundup: Confederates, Cookies, and Cream

Statues taken down, Blue Bell returns, all is well

"...(who was also an SCV, although UT's official reason for his removal is "symmetry" on the South Mall). After..."

Aug. 31, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Willful Ignorance

How common is police abuse of force? We don't want to know.

"...Before Mike Brown, there was Larry Jackson Jr...."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

SXSW Eco: The Culture War to Save the World

Punk, hip-hop and literature sign up for the eco fight

"...long been associated with hippydom. But in the eco-battle for hearts and minds, it may be two great street..."

Oct. 9, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Morton Prosecutor Wrote the Book on Crime

Judge Ken Anderson as a prosecutor leapt to judgment on Morton

"...district attorney, having the "right people" working in law enforcement – police and prosecutors – is crucial. "We all..."

Nov. 18, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

From Baghdad to Bosque County

Democrat Dan Grant running for new Congressional District 25

"...Texas politics can often be a battlefield for democracy: That could be why Dan Grant, an international..."

Oct. 20, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Daily Hustle: 2/8/11

Austin's past, present & Comp Plan future

"...its infamous 1920s-era city plan with a new, class-based form of segregation...."

Feb. 8, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: What's in a Word?

Joseph Stack's terrorism calls attention to rampant political hypocrisy

"...certainly fit the standard definitions of the term, including, for pointed example, that of the FBI: "the unlawful use..."

Feb. 26, 2010 News Column by Michael King

City Counseling

Have we got plans for you

"...a myriad of existing and often competing plans addressing affordable housing, transportation, sprawl, neighborhood zoning, conservation, recycling ... and..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Next Chapter

Three Austin-based national-security experts offer their views on how America can rebuild its reputation in Iraq and beyond

"...women, and rightly so, but they're not the only foreign workers there. There's a huge complement of [nongovernmental organization]..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Res Publica

Citizen's calendar, Dec. 18-25

"...For more details and events, see Community Listings. Thursday18..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature

Officials' Silence Speaks Loudly at Hutto Forum

A forum on the T. Don Hutto immigrant-detention center will go on despite no participation from Hutto supporters

"...by authorities – invited to participate in a public forum to field concerns about the T. Don Hutto Residential..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Cap Metro Courting Prospective Partners

Transit authority could extend rail and bus service well beyond Austin

"...closer to reality Mon­day. So did the broader initiative for a transit system linking the entire Central Texas region...."

July 4, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Ride to Live

Local biker clubs share the secrets of the open road

"...why men respect us: They see us putting out effort. I have never had a man be rude to..."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Abe Louise Young

Don't Forget the Children

AISD races and bond proposals

"...Before Superintendent Pat Forgione retires next year, another longstanding figure..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"..."I chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"..."You know, there's a first time for everything. I was struck by Council Member [Sheryl] Cole's..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature

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