Good Luck Eats for New Year's Day

Southern food traditions and recipes to ensure prosperity in 2013

"...South, three dishes are requisite fare on New Year’s Day, and the enduring popularity of all three is based..."

Dec. 29, 2012 Food Post by Mick Vann

Is the Constitution Just a Screenplay?

"...be why the new defense policy was announced the day before an economically united Europe introduced the euro as..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Rainy Day Divisions

Party lines prove permeable over purse strings

"...internally over how and when to tap the Rainy Day Fund, it is lecturing the federal government on good..."

March 25, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Election Day Is Right Around the Corner. Register Quick!

Important dates and tips to ensure you're ready to vote

"...upon us – this one to alter our state constitution, plus maybe-or-maybe-not supply Travis County with enough money to..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

After Two-Day Pause, Abortion Ban Reinstated

Following last week's pause, Texas Senate Bill 8 is back

"...against what he deemed an "offensive deprivation" of Texans' constitutional rights under the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling,..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Page Two: A Living Constitution

The promise of liberty, unedited

"...am delirious. This election reminds me of how the Constitution lives. Just as there is the catholic and Catholic..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Day Trips: Santa Rita No. 1

Site of the original West Texas oil boom still towers above the desert

"...The 1876 Texas Constitution set aside a million acres of the largely uninhabited..."

March 25, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Central High School National Historic Site in Little Rock, Ark. is an inspirational landmark

"...segregated schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution. A stunned world watched the black-and-white television images of..."

July 19, 2013 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Harriet Ann Moore Page Potter Ames is known as the bravest woman in Texas

"...Texas Declaration of Independence. He also helped draft the Constitution of the Republic of Texas, participated in the Battle..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Page Two: Die Another Day

On renewal, 'Red Cavalry,' and the joys of creating, despite the hostile storms and vicious seas

"...conceits were. During these rides, on a cool spring day, I was gifted with those experiences that come from..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Clay Dafoe: 'Citizens Communication Day'

Newcomer Dafoe jumps into the fray

"...Hall, and I want to establish a Citizens Communication day, so council members can just sit and dwell on..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

A Valentine's Day Thought: Screw Liberals! Screw You!

"...there, is it OK if we say "Happy Valentine's Day"? I know we're supposed to check with you, since..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Postmarks

Planned Parenthood Has Its Day in Court

Is banning PP from the Women's Health Program unconstitutional?

"...Or is banning the veteran women's health provider an unconstitutional move designed to punish the provider for its advocacy..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Page Two: Sluggish by Design

The only "original intent" of the Constitution was to foil extremism and maintain a balance of power

"...It is time to resume discussing the Constitution of the United States, especially in light of the..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Of Cabbages and Kings

Thoughts on the Constitution, Part I

"...more and more, however, I feel like an isolated constitutionalist in my faith in this country. Professed "Love for..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Hail Satan?

The Satanic Temple’s idiosyncratic quest to remind America about freedom of religion

"...was item one in the writing of the U.S. Constitution. So while the accommodationists and the separationists may still..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Ringing True

The Constitution and the films of Joan Micklin Silver stand above the noise as the alt-weekly series concludes

"...The entire U.S. Constitution is a beautifully crafted and very deliberate rejection of..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Column by Louis Black

The GOP's Trial Attorney

Conservatives backing attorney general's anti-health care bill suit

"...Bad day for the Republican Party of Texas: They're having to..."

March 24, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Stealing America: Vote by Vote

This documentary account of Election Day 2004 thinks it has the answer: conspiracy and treason, Republican-style.

"...left side of the American political spectrum remembers Election Day 2004 with dread. The misery of deflated hopes, the..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Sex, Drugs & Democracy

"...the comfort and lack of discrimination they feel every day. Active members of the community, such as policemen, soldiers,..."

Oct. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

Fight for Vote by Mail Continues at 5th Circuit

Texas Democrats argue age limits violate constitution

"...secure VBM in advance of the presidential election. On Monday, Aug. 31, TDP presented its argument to the 5th..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Supremes Take a Hit

The federalist smoke from medical marijuana reaches the Supreme Court. Can they clear the air on states' rights, pot, and the Constitution?

"...that the federal government has no power under the Constitution's Commerce Clause to attempt to stop them...."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

All State Props Pass

Nine new amendments added to state constitution

"...The Texas Constitution may read more like a particularly dry epic poem..."

Nov. 5, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Gattaca

"...likely never achieve. Still, Vincent works, exercises, and studies day in and day out, and then one day he..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Andrea Ariel Dances for Democracy

On Sunday, the artist's dancing mailbox was a Capitol surprise

"...the one at the Texas State Capitol this past Sunday. She figured she’d show up, do her pre-Inauguration Day..."

Jan. 20, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

ACLU Warns Border Counties: Abbott’s Setting You Up

County officials warned they'll be flouting Constitution and federal law if they follow governor's immigration edict

"...immigration law, you will be in violation of the Constitution and federal law," the letter reads...."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Republicans, Defiant as Always

Why the GOP isn't listening to you: They don't have to

"...As America equates Independence Day with a meat hangover, consider instead freedoms, like the..."

July 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

High School Ridicule

Dianne Feinstein gets testy with Ted Cruz

"...noticed. I'm sure Dianne Feinstein will come around some day...."

March 15, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Barney Frank: Oh No He Didn't!

Rep. Frank said it. Out loud. He called Scalia a homophobe.

"...and his expectation that the high court would some day be called upon to decide whether the Constitution allows..."

March 24, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Ash Bell

The South Will Be Celebrated Again!

Historical revisionists urge Lege to protect the Confederacy

"...Tuesday marked the 150th anniversary of the shooting of President..."

April 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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