'A Mayor Who Listens'

Sheryl Cole talks about her skills, her record, and what she learned on her 'house party tour'

"...into the mayor's race brings to five the number of people running for the seat. First elected to Council..."

June 20, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Bad Medicine?

No Child Left Behind prescribed for Austin schools – although the cure may be worse than the illness

"...the hallways were packed at Anderson High's back-to-school night. Parents jammed the cafeteria, crowding around tables for the school's..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Right-Wing Extremists Harass McCallum High Students at School

They told kids they’re going to hell

"...A handful of adults blocked the path of students leaving McCallum High..."

Aug. 24, 2023 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Post-Pandemic, Can Schools Make Sex Education Work?

Tackling difficult subjects in Texas schools

"...Texas, where teens continue to get pregnant at one of the highest rates in the country, according to 2020..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Madi Donham

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature

Repurposing Ain't Pretty

Parents lay into AISD Superintendent Pat Forgione

"...Whatever one may think of Austin ISD Superintendent Pat Forgione, it's hard not to..."

Feb. 10, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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"...table. As before, we do not dispute the right of Stratus to develop its property. Yet, how did the..."

July 19, 2002 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...occurrence on multiple levels and coming from guards more often than other inmates. Ask anyone who has been inside..."

July 12, 2002 Column

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

"..."Performance Anxiety," the headline and tone of your February 17 story, does not accurately reflect the..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

On The Lege

Hijacked

"...appeared to crash and burn on Tuesday morning when Austin Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos used a parliamentary maneuver that could..."

May 28, 1999 News Column

AISD Releases Plans for School Closures and Consolidations

12 campuses impacted as district grapples with declining enrollment

"...Austin ISD has unveiled drafts for 39 scenarios that district..."

Sept. 5, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

State’s Teen Pregnancy Booklet Riddled With Anti-Choice Propaganda

Pregnant minors in foster care given medically inaccurate literature

"...about their abortion rights from the state, they’re out of luck. A new version of the little-known pamphlet “So,..."

April 19, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

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"...Oct. 21]. My father, Ricky's uncle, left Edna because of the lack of advancement for the black man and..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Column

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"...The recent decision by the State Board of Education to censor sex education in health texts for..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Column

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"...Kudos to Lauri Apple for aptly describing the Austin transportation mess: Everyone has an agenda, but few have..."

May 30, 2003 Column

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"...'Second Shot' Unprofessional..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Column

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Readers sound off on a variety of touchy subjects: politicos, abandoned kittens, even the brachiation of apes.

"...are equally misleading. I am appalled at the use of sensationally edited, seemingly incendiary observations, out of context, which..."

June 15, 2001 Column

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Neighbors relate their own housing crunches in response to last week's cover story.

"...was still industry on West Broadway, but the price of lofts was starting to skyrocket. I watched New York..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column

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Plan for People, Not Cars

"...ride a bicycle.)sider the effects to air quality in Austin when there are as many as 6,000 or more..."

March 26, 1999 Column

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Losing Our Lunch

"...area even more. I'm sure there are other plots of land in this town that can be developed instead..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Column

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"...As a member of the media, I would like to deliver my own,..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Column

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Environs Observer

"...While reading the "Environs" column of Vol.16, No.45, I was quite confused at seeing a..."

July 25, 1997 Column

Schooling, Pre-Sputnik Style

Is O. Henry Rolling In His Grave?

"...de plume O. Henry, is best known. As most Austin public school students of American literature know, O. Henry..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

Gimme Shelter

Austin's housing market is rough. It's even worse if you have a criminal record.

"...1510, a bill that exempts landlords from the threat of civil liability for renting to people with criminal records,..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

The Universal High School Experience

Sarah Dessen's latest novel is 'The Moon and More'

"...school. So how did she become a bestselling author of young adult novels? With typical Southern modesty spiced with..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "We are the people who run this..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Feature

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"...paper. Writing an opinion piece on the long-suppressed development of the Eastside should include talking to neighbors ["How Not..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Column

Naked City

Keeping school children safe ... from TV reporters

"...Austin Independent School District Police Chief Pat Fuller was looking..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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"...after last week's cover story, "The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King" [Aug. 2]. It is true that my..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Column

The Lauryn Paige Fuller Story

Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores

"...299th District Court, a pretrial hearing in the case of State of Texas v. Gamaliel Mireles Coria has just..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

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