Austin ISD Still Stymied by Confederate Names

A school by any other name ...

"...Austin Indepen­dent School District board voted to change the names of five district facilities named after Confederate figures, just..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD Targets Confederate Names

Superintendent Paul Cruz wants new names in place by March

"...campuses currently named after men who served in the Confederate army. At a Nov. 13 work session, Superintendent Paul..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

"...good news for advocates who want to wipe the Confederate legacy from school signs. Now comes the complex part:..."

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

"...comes to Austin ISD facing pressure to remove the names of Confederate officials from AISD campuses, a whole lot..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Say Hello to the New (Less Confederate) Schools

Five AISD schools will get a name change

"...night to formally begin the process of changing the names of five schools or facilities named after individuals who..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

More Community Feedback on Renaming Reagan High

Northeast Austin school will drop all connections to Confederate postmaster general

"...year, as part of the district's commitment to remove names of those who served the Confederacy, the campus renaming..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lanier High School Staff, Students Skeptical About Renaming

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

"...she and the school community have shared since the Confederate names controversy hit the district in 2015...."

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Allan, Fulmore No More

School district's effort to rename Confederate schools continues

"...Austin ISD Board of Trustees discussed changes to the Confederate names of four campuses Monday night. A task force..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The South Will Be Celebrated Again!

Historical revisionists urge Lege to protect the Confederacy

"...celebrate that terrible day? By having a bunch of Confederate revisionists tell lawmakers how great Johnny Reb really was...."

April 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

AISD: Back to Basics

A vision for the district, and renaming Confederate schools

"...AISD also released a list of potential new names for four of the five district facilities named after..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines

"...hung fire on other renamings of facilities once honoring Confederate figures – a hesitation credited to expense, alumni nostalgia,..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature

Quote of the Week: Ted Gordon

AISD trustee on the Confederate school names

"..."The symbolism surrounding these names cannot now be viewed as consistent with the district's..."

March 2, 2018 News Column

AISD Board Finally Renames Lanier High

School board renames campus for former student, fallen veteran Juan Navarro

"...after Navarro, but the district's policy mandates that school namesakes, if not living, be deceased at least 12 months...."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Renaming for Lee Elementary Begins

Starting March 29, community members can submit nominations

"...Lee Elementary, which is currently named in honor of Confederate General Robert E. Lee...."

March 28, 2016 News Post by Amy Kamp

Here We Go Yet Again

Michael Ventura revisits his "Letters at 3am" Columbine column

"...Nineteen years ago – May 28, 1999 – the..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Chronolog Post by Michael Ventura

How the Gods Kill

Danzig and the Jesus Lizard headline the fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...that of the Pitchfork Music Festival. Quite frankly, the names are a little overwhelming at first: The Jesus Lizard,..."

Aug. 25, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...by advocating for the removal of the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, one of several Confederate monuments that..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Public Notice: In the Name of Fairness

Times change, and so do schools

"...after the board approved a resolution to change the names of four schools named for Confederate soldiers. Teich has..."

March 2, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Rename Austin? Not Likely.

City name not going anywhere anytime soon

"...Newsweek wrote "Austin Considering Renaming City to Depart from Confederate History," and the UK's Daily Mail went with "Austin..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Day Trips

"...a living reminder of old Texas traditions. The last Confederate veterans reunion ground in the South still serves all..."

April 19, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Plantation at Comal Bluff

Sneed House ruins tell a story beneath and behind modern Austin

"...the Confederacy, and Comal Bluff was used as a Confederate recruiting station. (A 2013 Austin American-Statesman article says the..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

Don't Forget Education

"...Austin Independent School District had five schools named after Confederate soldiers and leaders, and three schools named after men..."

March 20, 2019 Postmarks

Point Austin: What History Teaches

Charlottesville resistance an inspiration here and everywhere

"...Klux Klan (e.g., blowhard Trumpist David Duke), explicit neo-Nazis, neo-Confederates, various heavily armed right-wing militias, and a host of..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Lee Elementary Still Lee Elementary

Campus renaming debate still rumbles on the AISD board

"...of naming a campus after the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia – or any Confederate soldier...."

May 26, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

An advocate for the Charleston Five seeks support in Austin.

"...black. (Condon once upbraided the NAACP for calling the Confederate Flag the "Confederate Swastika," saying that such names "foster..."

Oct. 5, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Lee Renaming Brings Out Butter-Knife-Sharp Wit

Don’t ask a question you don’t want to know the answer to

"...campus after someone or something less controversial than the Confederate general (see "Lee Elementary No Longer Lee Elementary," April..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lee Elementary No Longer Lee Elementary

Renaming process has begun

"...in Hyde Park. The window for suggestions for new names is narrow: Nom­inations are being accepted online through April..."

April 1, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival Announces Full Lineup

From R.L. Stine to Reza Aslan, 225-plus converge on the Capitol

"...More than a few big names from across the world will be joining this year,..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Charlie Baird and the Tobacco Lawyers

Reaud, Tigar denounce Baird D.A. campaign charges

"...uncover the fraud committed by Dan Morales and his confederate Marc Murr, that resulted in Morales going to Club..."

May 26, 2012 News Post by Michael King

Pride of the Yankees?

Evan Smith translates a New York pedigree into the editorship of Texas Monthly.

"...not about the work," he says. "It's about boldfaced names and book parties and editing for other editors and..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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