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Nov. 17, 2000 Column
America's Ethnic Music Mantle
"...photograph by Wendy Weeks..."
Oct. 30, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...converge on the Capitol Friday, May 1, to protest profit-maximizing patient care practices spawned by the emergence of competitive..."
April 24, 1998 News Feature
Needs More Color
Progressive Papers Grapple With Chronic Complaint
"...Village Voice photograph by Hiroyuki Ito It was written in the bathroom stalls [at work] that I was a..."
Nov. 28, 1997 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Austin ISD Still Stymied by Confederate Names
A school by any other name ...
"...Nine months after the Austin Independent School District board voted..."
Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Public Notice: April Is the Coolest Month
Council staffs up, swings into committee action
"...Now that City Council has solved its staffing crisis – hiring 13 new staffers for an estimated..."
April 10, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Campaign: Davis Returns to School
Team Wendy working on changing narrative
"...subjects at issue were a Texas smorgasbord: public school funding, medical marijuana, "third-world" insults, and even more handguns for..."
Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature by Michael King
Johnston Seniors Bid Final Farewell
A bittersweet occasion for Johnston's last graduating class
"...the podium at the Delco Activity Center Friday night, knowing she would give the last valedictory address of Austin's..."
June 13, 2008 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves
AISD's Johnston and Webb: Test Score Role Reversal
TAKS scores for district's two most struggling schools confusing
"...Austin Independent School District's board President Mark Williams was both..."
May 25, 2007 News Feature by Michael May
Round Rock Growth Explosion
SH 130 likely to shift epicenter of growth in Round Rock from land around Dell to one-time farmland on northeast end of town
"...The opening of State Highway 130 is likely to shift the..."
Sept. 1, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves
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Our readers talk back.
"...Texas schools need to be well-funded ["The Dropout Problem," News, Aug...."
Aug. 19, 2005 Column
Will the Lege Shut Down Public Broadband?
Lawmakers mull shrinking municipalities' broadband influence
"...Lege session are the usual lightweights like public school finance, property taxes, and, of course, the budget, other questions..."
April 22, 2005 News Feature by Jeff Tonn
City Pipeline Proposal: Too Weak?
Austin's draft pipeline ordinance isn't strong enough for activists.
"...Would Austin's proposed pipeline safety ordinance carry more bite had the..."
Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith
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Nofziger Responds
"...of accomplishment and leadership, and I am pleased to point out several specific examples: I was the only councilmember..."
April 25, 1997 Column
To Keep Teens Out of Jail, Travis County Pilots First of its Kind Program for Those Accused of Assaulting Caregivers
Kids in the program get resources to stabilize
"...Teen misbehaves. Mom says she’s taking teen’s phone away. Teen says no. Mom says yes...."
Nov. 8, 2023 News Post by Maggie Quinlan
Chronicle Endorsements for the November 7 Election
Looking for guidance on the ballot's constitutional amendments and county propositions? We got you.
"...slew of constitutional amendments on the ballot this year coming out of the 88th legislative session. It's funky that..."
Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature
16 Austin Cooking Classes to Spice Up Your Kitchen
Brush off the culinary cobwebs, or learn a whole new skill
"...the kiddos. Educate yourself with some of the many cooking classes this foodie city offers. Whether you're looking for..."
Aug. 30, 2019 Food Feature by Alisha McDarris
Rep. James Talarico on the 86th Texas Legislature
“There isn’t a blue or red way to fix public education – there’s only a right way”
"...the youngest members of the Texas House, was sworn in after his November election district to represent eastern Williamson..."
Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Chronicle Endorsements
Our endorsements on local bond packages and state constitutional amendments
"...In advance of early voting for the Nov. 7 General..."
Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board
The Hightower Report
Why is George Orwell’s 1984 a bestseller again?
"...Tromp-tromp-tromp – troops are marching to battles. Boom-boom-boom – bombs are blowing up communities...."
April 28, 2017 News Column by Jim Hightower
AISD: IDEA Down, Travis Heights Up
AISD board cancels IDEA at Allan, but IDEA promises to stay in town
"...– a gut-check moment. On Monday, Dec. 17, the Austin Independent School District's board of trustees voted to cancel..."
Dec. 21, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Education: 'It's Time To Be Innovative'
Something everyone can agree on: digital classrooms
"...The digital classroom is inevitable. That may have been the one point of agreement..."
March 16, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Objects to Some Reported Quotes
"...“What the Task Force Wrought” [News, May 27]: School financing is a hot topic at national, state, and local..."
June 1, 2011 Postmarks
Letters at 3AM: Where We Actually Live
A nation that lets its infrastructure crumble will wake one fine day to find itself crippled
"...Factions fling rhetoric at one another but don't talk much about..."
Oct. 8, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura
Pride Piper
Artist and Pride piper Silky Shoemaker brings DIY joy to the Pride table
"...Night has fallen at Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse when Silky Shoemaker and Ray Matthews take..."
June 4, 2010 Features Feature by Cindy Widner
Social Studies 'Experts' Don't Know Much About History
State Board of Education strikes again!
"...that appears to be the view of some "experts" appointed by the State Board of Education to review K-12..."
July 24, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols
McCallum Fine Arts Academy: 'Rent' Due After All
AISD pulled its sponsorship of a districtwide production of Rent, but the show will go on at the McCallum Fine Arts Academy
"...In May, officials in the Austin Independent School District nixed..."
July 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Naked City
"..."It is through [the Department of Justice's] continued work that our country and our communities remain safe,..."
Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature
Happenings
July 12-18
"...For more events this week, see Community Listings. THURSDAY, JULY 12..."
July 13, 2007 News Feature
Kealing: Equal but Separate Plans
Parents of magnet and comprehensive program students have differing visions for Eastside middle school
"...At a March meeting, Kealing Middle School students and parents gathered inside the..."
