The Heroine of The Roxy Letters Fights to Get Austin's Groove Back

Mary Pauline Lowry's quirky novel looks for the city's soul

"...has taken at least a little inspiration from A Confederacy of Dunces in her cast of eccentrics, who range..."

April 17, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Williamson County Residents Organize to Remove Confederate Monument

Meanwhile the Texas Legislature tries to block monument removals

"...to provide nearby information countering its glorification of the Confederacy’s pro-slavery rebellion. (Adding insult to injury, a neighboring plaque..."

May 7, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Quote of the Week

"...– State Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, pushing back very..."

April 19, 2019 News Column

Lanier High School Staff, Students Skeptical About Renaming

Campus last of six Confederate-name schools to be changed in AISD plan

"...full name that honors the "poet laureate of the Confederacy," and thus saving the cost of a name change...."

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

More Community Feedback on Renaming Reagan High

Northeast Austin school will drop all connections to Confederate postmaster general

"...commitment to remove names of those who served the Confederacy, the campus renaming committee settled on "Reagan ECHS" (dropping..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD Starts the Clock on School Closures

Board set to decide in June on campus consolidations

"...year over simply renaming schools (whose namesakes served the Confederacy), the district knows it will need robust community engagement..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Quote of the Week

"...D-Dallas, upon the banishment of the “Children of the Confederacy Creed” from the Capitol walls. See "Lege Lines," Jan...."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Column

Budget Cuts, Name Changes at AISD

Union urges wait-and-see stance on funding at board meeting

"...voted to rename campuses whose namesakes had served the Confederacy, and has now done so with Fulmore and Allan..."

Dec. 21, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin ISD Still Stymied by Confederate Names

A school by any other name ...

"...College High School in Northeast Austin, named for the Confederacy's postmaster general. A naming decision for a fifth facility,..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Day Trips & Beyond: Pecos National Historic Site

Travel tips for the Land of Enchantment

"...all the way to the California coast, for the Confederacy...."

Oct. 31, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

History Lesson

"...secession, and never took the oath to support the Confederacy (which is one reason why he was allowed to..."

Oct. 23, 2018 Postmarks

Beto O'Rourke and Ethan Hawke in Conversation

Two Texans discuss politics, fear, and the power of Willie Nelson to bring us back together

"...some of the vestiges of being part of the Confederacy and the reconstruction that followed, and the Jim Crow..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Ethan Hawke

Rename Austin? Not Likely.

City name not going anywhere anytime soon

"...important to acknowledge that nearly all monuments to the Confederacy and its leaders were erected without a true democratic..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Headlines

"...Can the Confederacy: More than 40 state lawmakers want a Confederate memorial..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature

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

Shedding light on action & initiatives by local minority communities

"...He says rather than continue to talk about the Confederacy or powerful men, the conversation should include grassroots-level radical..."

March 28, 2018 Arts Post by Acacia Coronado

Council Preview: Done by Twilight?

Light agenda features a few potential headlines

"..."condemning the display of monuments and memorials of the Confederacy." The resolution directs staff to identify all such memorials..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...a fourth star to acknowledge Arkansas' membership in the Confederacy...."

Aug. 25, 2017 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...to The Washington Post, the United Daughters of the Confederacy erected a Confederate monument in 1913 in Rockville, Md.,..."

May 26, 2017 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Making College a Lesson in Diversity

Blending race at Boston University and beyond

"...Davis and others because of their links to the Confederacy and slavery...."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: The War on the War of Northern Aggression

Mutual respect for those who fought for the North and South shall rise again

"...U.S., and an estimated 90,000 Texans fought for the Confederacy (including many conscripted soldiers). But the holiday's current name..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

AISD to Consider Ridding School Names of Confederate Legacy

AISD Board in the process of crafting a mechanism that allows for renaming schools upon public request

"...When it comes to campuses and the Confederacy, Teich has previously called switching names "set dressing," and..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tempers Flare as AISD Board Tackles Confederate Legacy

Name change issue punted to the board's policy committee

"...the discussion, due to their namesakes' roles in the Confederacy: Sidney Lanier High; John H. Reagan High; Eastside Mem­orial..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Adios, Jeff!

Davis statue graces South Mall no more

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Headlines

"...and U.S. President Woodrow Wilson (another Son of the Confederacy) were removed from the Main Mall Sunday morning for..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature

Going Somewhere?

Jeff Davis statue to stay put for now

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Fenves: Davis Statue to the Briscoe

UT Pres decides to move a Confederate statue, but allows others to stay

"...and those who cling to the idea that the Confederacy is a part of Texas "heritage." Look for more..."

Aug. 13, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

Headlines

"...and specifically that of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy...."

June 26, 2015 News Feature

Monuments and Race at UT

The stories behind the statues

"...Reagan was not only the postmaster general of the Confederacy, but also a member of U.S. Congress both before..."

May 28, 2015 Photo Gallery

Big, Beautiful Books

Adorn your coffeetables with these hardbound masterpieces

"...to grasp the remarkable schism between the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War. When we reached the 20th..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Books Feature by Monica Riese

Why Pride Marches in India Matter in Texas

Pride parades recently swept the subcontinent, and we should care.

"...that there is, and perhaps always will be, a confederacy of sorts arrayed against us, lest we go back..."

Nov. 26, 2013 Qmmunity Post

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