Postmarks

Words on the Jesus video, the Instrumental article, the Dance Festival, and other local points of contention.

"...drop over $8 million to spam every mailbox in Texas with videos of the laughably amateurish 1979 film Jesus..."

May 4, 2001 Column

Songs of Innocence and Experience

From poetry scrawled on walls to poetry inscribed on CD: the saga of the Gourds.

"...over it like doting relatives. Especially in this blistering Texas summer, the place takes on the role of turgid..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Politics

"...housing. He continued championing those issues and other worthwhile causes until his final days in office. He never sought..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Best of Austin Feature

Ozone of His Own

Texas environmentalists wonder when George W. Bush will face up to the consequences of killing the Tejas emissions-reduction program.

"...said Jim Marston. The Austin lawyer who directs the Texas office of the Environmental Defense Fund was talking about..."

Sept. 8, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Day Trips

The live oak tree at the top of Enchanted Rock, which has inspired religious devotion for centuries, is now in a fight for its life.

"...the continuing drought that has gripped Central and Southern Texas for the past eight years...."

May 19, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"...the Austin School District about the state comptroller's ongoing Texas School Performance Review...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

Suffer the Little Children

Reality Bites

"...On the face of it, Texas is in a crisis where abused and neglected children..."

March 19, 1999 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Welfare Warfare

A Bill Is Born

"...In 1995 the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1863 -- a manifesto for..."

Nov. 13, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Cars the Issue, Not Parking

"..."Sister City" in Mexico. Saltillo and Austin share a common and unique history as the "Two Capitals" of Texas..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Column

Revival of Spirit

University Baptist Grows Despite Controversy

"...anguish for the Baptist church. Where independence is key, common ground can be hard to come by. While every..."

May 29, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

God's Steward at the TNRCC

In Barry McBee's Environment, Politics and Religion Mix

"...often than either of his two colleagues on the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) which he chairs --..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Untangling the Web

An Interview with Sue Beckwith and Gene Crick

"...'em off if you won't print them all, grinning because that could look not only pretentious but stupid... I..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Mind the Bullock

"...Bob Bullock is a true servant of democracy. And Texas is lucky to have him...."

March 28, 1997 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Closer Than Last Week

"...therefore the premiere marketing event of the year for Texas music." So said Texas Music Office director Casey Monahan..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Column

Reform on Hold

Want Telecom Reform? Hang Up and Dial Again

"...People outside of Texas wonder how our state government functions with a Legislature..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Conflicts and Contradictions

The Choices of Terry Allen

"...bet son/That I'm as big a Texan as you are/Cause there's a girl in her barefeet/'Sleep on the back..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Magna Carda’s Golden-Era Rap Realization

The homegrown rhyme syndicate just went from "emerging" status to "fully realized"

"...latest release, the bouncy and occasionally reflective Cirqlation (see "Texas Platters," July 15), ranks as a critical leap forward,..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

From the Archive: Welcome to Chaos

Originally published on Nov. 12, 1993: ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...recommendations to the City Council. Michael Levy, publisher of Texas Monthly magazine, has been a member of QAT since..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Lege Targets the Undocumented

Lawmakers would restrict access to work, education, etc.

"...Keough, R-The Woodlands, would disallow in-state tuition for undocumented Texas residents. HB 592, filed by Rep. Matt Krause, R-Fort..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Guns vs. Moms

Is the open carry movement going off half-cocked?

"...The Open Carry Texas Facebook page posted a video Tuesday of Moms Demand..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Brandon Watson

Gay Place

An Austin ex-pat returns for a film screening

"...opportunities to donate and get free grub!) featuring Equality Texas' Brian Thompson exploring the ramifications of the recent Supreme..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Point Austin: A Moment of Celebration

It's a long road, but we can walk it together

"...politics junkie to be amazed at what's happened in Texas and the U.S. in the last few days –..."

June 28, 2013 News Column by Michael King

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...overlooked any). In the Headliners category, Tim McCanlies (Dancer, Texas Pop. 81) will debut When Angels Sing, scripted by..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Parks, Wildlife, and Racism

Wardens recount longstanding, institutional discrimination against African-Americans at TP&W

"..."Who becomes a Texas game warden is decided at conception," said one veteran..."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Your Name Here

Big Boys guitarist Tim Kerr put Austin punk on the map, then spent the next quarter century painting on it

"...cultures we've grown through," observes Kerr with a slow Texas drawl, referring to his wife of 32 years and..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

A Parliament of Experts

Did 'expert testimony' convict an innocent woman of murder?

"...the way. It was open just a little bit. Because I remember when ... I tried to put my..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Arrested Development?

Young-at-heart Austin is home to a booming Young Adult literature scene

"...the coolest things I did as part of the [Texas Book Festival] was live Twitter coverage of the Zombies..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Books Feature by Melanie Haupt

SBOE Candidates Get 'A' for Attendance

SBOE debate clarifies candidates' differences in one race, similarities in another

"...Mon­day morning event at the Downtown offices of the Texas Business & Education Coa­li­tion marked the first occasion for..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Gone and Quartered

Stiffed on Capital Metro money, the city scrambles to fund another $51 million in transportation projects

"...mundane as fixing potholes. Meanwhile, from 1997 to 2007, Texas Transportation Institute data for Austin shows that "congested travel"..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Sunsetting TYC: Will It Stick?

The Sunset Commission's close vote makes TYC's Lege fate hard to predict

"...Close the Texas Youth Commission and merge it with the Texas Juvenile..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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