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Chronicle Kills Poster Art

"...not eat meat and leave everyone else alone to decide for themselves?..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Column

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DeWitty Center Helpful

"...situation is all too common -- far more commonplace today than in the historical past, when it would instantly..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Column

Neighborhood Soup

"...charter-mandated city plan. And when you look at Austin today, "well-planned" is likely not at the tip of your..."

Aug. 1, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Get Out the Bootstraps

Cause Texas Ain't Takin' Care of You No More

"...of work, money, food, and ideas, Frank and Kathy decided to turn to the Texas Department of Human Services..."

June 13, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Portrait of the Artist as a Road Comic

Long Drives, Low Pay, and Drunks -- What a Life!

"...The comedy market today is a little different than it used to be...."

March 28, 1997 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Fear of Flying

Bombs, Back Pains & Tish Hinojosa

"...Ashville, NC and Atlanta, GA: Centennial Olympic Park reopens today and we're driving the four hours to Atlanta, having..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Music Feature

Rhapsodizing,

"...puffery, its rigid behavior, and high-tone romanticism. Do Americans today really have the -- pardon the pun -- patience..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Arts Feature

Exclusive: Nightbitch, The Room Next Door to Screen at Austin Film Festival

Fest adds five world premieres in second round of titles

"...That's why, aside from the big titles, today's announcement includes five world premieres from lesser-known directors. That..."

Sept. 16, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Politics to Win, Again and Again

Introducing the passionate people who get our local politicians elected

"...can beat the incumbent. And she studied it and decided to run, and won handily.”..."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin Elders: Meet Stan Brooks, the 102-Year-Old World War II Vet Who’s Lived to Serve

He remembers Barton Springs before the cement

"...the earliest memories in Austin of any resident alive today...."

June 28, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

SXSW Panel Recap: Teens, Screens & Wellbeing: Youth in the Digital Age

How can adults support teens in a digital world?

"...founded by Melinda Gates) led a discussion of how today’s teenagers are faring in our digital world inundated with..."

March 9, 2024 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

A Foodie’s Guide to One of North Austin’s Strip Malls

Searching for the American dream at the Spicewood / 183 Center

"...at least a quarter-mile from where I parked. I decide to work up an appetite...."

Nov. 24, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

Texas GOP's Book Bans Are the First Step in Anti-Public Education Crusade

Banning books (for Jesus!)

"...the state, parents have always had the right to decide what they want their child to read or not..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Ascension Union Initiates Largest Nurses’ Strike in Texas History

Patient care continues to deteriorate amid staffing crisis

"...for not only nurses but their patients as well. Today, June 1, the union approved a one-day strike. They..."

June 1, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

With Cronk Out of The Way, Council Goes For a One-Year Cop Deal

Decision allows voters to consider police oversight in May

"...the democracy angle. Come May 6, Austin voters will decide on two ballot propositions that could change the structure..."

Feb. 16, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Balks at Deadline Pressure on Police Contract

Under the gun

"...when APD officers eligible for retirement will have to decide whether to hold out and see what happens with..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

As Austin Recovers From Winter Storm Mara, City Manager's Job Is (Again) on the Line

Walking on thin ice

"...that City Council would meet in executive session at today's meeting (Feb. 9) to "evaluate the employment" of Cronk...."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

After a Decade of Decline in Teen Parents, Support Services Brace for Rising Demand

It takes a village

"...depression and often felt judged by those around her. Today, after earning her GED, Villarreal is the proud parent..."

Dec. 23, 2022 News Feature by Sara Hutchinson

City, Police Union Try to End-Run Citizen Initiative for Police Oversight

Oversight, undervalued

"...Austin will sit down with the Austin Police Association today, Nov. 10, to hold a momentous meeting that could..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Front Steps Slips and Falls

As the nonprofit that runs the ARCH falls apart, the city's rush to replace it frustrates providers

"...speakers and many identified themselves before speaking, we have decided not to publish any employee names to respect their..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Slows Staff's Roll on South Central Tax District

Hold back the TIRZ (Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone)

"...Council will hold its last meeting of the year today, Dec. 9, with an agenda that includes an assessment..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: What Have They Done to Our Park?

What's left of Waterloo can't even be called a park

"...Next time might be today, as TxDOT's Oak Hill Parkway comes back into court,..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Rosa Jimenez Is Free: "Exciting, Overwhelming, and I Feel So Blessed"

New DA Garza commits to "aggressively pursue innocence"

"...Emily Galvin-Almanza of The Appeal in an interview Thursday.. “Today they visited me, and today is the first time..."

Jan. 28, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Opinion: Even Post-COVID, A-F School Ranking System Should Get an F

We should take this moment to evaluate the utility of the A-F system as a whole, as it does not sufficiently capture the nuance of the work being done in our schools

"...compare the performance of our public schools as we decide where to send our children to school or where..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Column by Rolf Straubhaar

A Dangerous Man

At 18, Billy Joe Wardlow took a man’s life. Nearly 30 years later, the state still wants his.

"...their entire careers defending capital murderers to that point. Today, with both in their 70s, that remains true...."

June 26, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Public Notice: Here Comes the Vote

Council preps for marathon Land Development Code hearing and first reading

"...That's because Council seems to have essentially decided that at this first reading, it will pass the..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: What Happens Next?

Public process will be key to whether code rewrite succeeds

"...such as density, compatibility, transitions, etc. You have to decide what language you're trying to write this thing in..."

May 3, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Project Connect Unveils Cap Metro's Orange Line

The first route in a high-capacity transit plan

"...with the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (before City Council today, April 11), with final options laid out before year's..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era

With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint

"...Fun Fest and the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Today, SprATX operates as an art agency, spray paint store,..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Deep Divisions in Texas' Powerful Anti-Choice Movement

Battle reflects Lege’s growing extremism

"...Indeed, the most pronounced rivalry in Texas' anti-choice movement today is likely between TRL and the TAL, who have..."

April 6, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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