Bills of the Week: House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1

Texas Lege looks to finalize budget deal

"...numbers, Scheberle said he saw no additional relief for AISD, or any other district within Travis County. Instead, the..."

May 29, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: Guns, Islamophobia, & Budget Cuts

The Lege takes on guns, Islamophobia, and sets the draft budget

"...Affairs committee. Senate Bill 342 by Sen. Don Huffines, R-Dallas, would allow so-called "constitutional carry," making it legal for..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Back to Education Finance Reform

Updated: No education special, but interim committee called

"...van de Putte, D-San Antonio, wryly observed, "With Edgewood ISD (the plaintiff in the landmark Edgewood v. Kirby lawsuit)..."

March 1, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Mission To Communicate

Austin ISD's new multicultural, multitasking outreach director has a big job ahead: telling the district's story and getting the district to listen to the response

"...surprisingly, Denver schools have a lot in common with AISD. Both are large urban districts, enrolling around 80,000 students;..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...than continue to purse the police chief vacancy in Dallas. See "State of the Art."..."

April 30, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Texas look like the face of Texas." – Former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, at Monday's memorial service for former..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...High art teacher Tamara Hoover, on her flap with AISD over nude photos of her published on the Internet...."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...with charter amendments) coming up May 13, along with AISD board elections...."

March 17, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...former Eanes school board member Donna Howard, and former AISD board president Kathy Rider. See "Naked City below."..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...deadline to suggest namesakes for the first five new AISD schools to be built under the 2004 bond program...."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the city, the county, and the school district. The AISD board adopted a $761-million budget Monday, including a one-time..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature

Point Austin: Squeezing the Schools

Failing all its courses, the Lege sends a love note to Highland Park

"...The episode recalled the gnomic wisdom of the recently defrocked, unlamented Houston Rep. Talmadge Heflin,..."

July 15, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Soccer Watch

Attack of the killer soccer fans

"...in a poor stint in the German league. FC Dallas, however, gained a lot in picking Ruiz up. He..."

April 15, 2005 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...a ... little feeling: The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas poured buckets of cold water on the Toyota miracle..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...a senior economist from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, who contended that the border region "boomed" due to..."

May 31, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Welcome to the Primaries

A roundup of primary races important to the Austin area

"...former Cedar Park official Dustin Little and Round Rock ISD trustee Kathi Seay may force a runoff. Georgetown engineer..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature

Far and Away the Best

"...get the more robust course offerings at ACC or Dallas Community College online and on their own time...."

July 9, 1999 Screens Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Movies, Theatre, Trivia, and More Recommended Events for the Week

Art and culture abound

"...setting off for Duke after graduating first in her Dallas Catholic high school class, after which a career in..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Gone: Some good news locally, this week – Austin ISD is beginning to make progress in reducing its chronic..."

Dec. 20, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...The good guys won their races for Round Rock ISD’s school board. Progressive school advocates Estevan “Chuy” Zarate, Melissa..."

Nov. 8, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...at Creedmoor Elementary School in partnership with Del Valle ISD on Wednesday. The new program provides pantry staples after..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Can Kate Cox Abort Her Dying Fetus? Dallas woman Kate Cox filed an emergency lawsuit Tuesday asking..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature

As the Region Booms, Farmers Struggle to Feed Austin Locally

As the region booms, farmers struggle to feed Austin locally

"...metro area, compared to more than 100 in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex. Every day, Travis County loses 16.8 acres..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Grassroots Bakers Effect Change, One Cupcake at a Time

From suffrage to City Council races, flour power abounds

"...and Lilia will be starting 11th grade at Austin ISD's Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy. Since February, she and..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Again: On Monday, June 13, a gunman south of Dallas stormed into a summer camp that 150 kids were..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...eager to break out of her parents’ home in Dallas, Texas. Beyond the sweet moments of joy, glitter, and..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Whole Lotta Single-Family Homes: Dallas-based real estate firm RREAF is planning a massive 3,173-acre..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature

Chronicle Endorsements for the March Primary Election

Here are the local, state, and national Dems we picked to represent us

"...Hays, former chair of the Dallas County Democratic Party and co-founder and legal director for..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature

Election 2022: We Got Ourselves Some Contests!

Filing has now concluded for the March 1 primaries

"...friend Susan Hays, stalwart progressive attorney and activist in Dallas and Austin, is running for agricul­ture commissioner; she's been..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Top Austin Headlines of 2021: Abbott’s Anti-Mask Moves Spur Revolts

July 29: Gov. Greg Abbott issues executive order GA-38, which prohibits local governments from mandating face masks to combat the spread of COVID-19

"...Texas students returned to in-person learning in August, Austin ISD joined Houston- and Dallas-area schools in defying Abbott by..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

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