Beaten by Wackenhut

A former Travis County inmate alleges that Wackenhut Corporation bears responsibility for his prison beating.

"...producer David Prater, 46, says he had never been in trouble with the law before March 1997. While he..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...can do if you don't seek the credit." That principle keeps coming to mind as I think about the..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Take Five

In the Place 5 Race, Activism Is the Operative Word

"...Place 5 is one of two City Council seats with retiring..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

No Law & Order

"...Jeff Beck..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Home Improvement

Live Oak Theatre and the Overhaul of the State

"...This holiday, Santa won't be leaving any little bundles under Live Oak Theatre's tree. Oh,..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Environs Observer

"...While reading the "Environs" column of Vol.16, No.45, I was quite..."

July 25, 1997 Column

Termagant Homosexuals...

"...as no surprise that real Christians among others, aren't buying the yellow pro-homosexual lunacy that Bob Elder challenged my..."

May 23, 1997 Column

Postmarks

Latino Leadership

"...Dear Austin Chronicle Editor:..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Column

Austin's Active Shelf Life

Can Our Public Library Keep Up the Pace?

"...disposal, just as we expect streetlights and ambulance service. In return, we ignore it until we need it, shrug..."

Sept. 20, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Cream of the Tech-Top

The Year in Multimedia

"...Top Ten Multimedia Happenings of 1995 Dave Evans, Vice President of Digital Voodoo,..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Screens Feature

I Hope You Bought It for the Article...

All the Nudes That Fit

"...While all this seems enough to impress the person asking, invariably it is the following response that is the..."

May 12, 1995 Features Feature by Spike Gillespie

Waterloo Records Owner John Kunz Saves His 42-Year-Old Baby – By Selling It

With new partners in tow, the pioneering record store moves up Lamar

"...the five-year odyssey that followed caps a lifetime of selling dreams to Austin and beyond...."

Jan. 3, 2025 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest Weekend Two

Lido Pimienta, Habibi, and Princess Nokia’s Kirby squirt gun

"...the second Saturday anchored by an aerial P!nk and wing-wearing Lil Nas X, the Chronicle music writers picked a..."

Oct. 16, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Q&A With City Manager Spencer Cronk

In his first sit-down interview with the Chronicle, Austin's CM discusses public safety, the budget, and next steps

"...On July 14, City Manager Spencer Cronk sat down (virtually of course) with News Editor Mike Clark-Madison and..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What Land Use Code Do We Need to Build the City We Want?

Planning a way forward after CodeNEXT

"...In hindsight, last year's shuddering halt to the CodeNEXT land..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

How to Jail the Poor

Travis County tries to fix its Driving While License Invalid issue

"...Two years ago in Travis County, 3,266 people got booked into the county's..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"

Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies

"...At 15 years old she escaped her broken home in Llano..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

SXSW Panels: Woke Food

SXSW food track navigates contemporary food systems

"...How Technology Is Making Meals More Communal Monday, March 13, the Driskill..."

March 14, 2017 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Day Trips & Beyond: Six Baseballs for Cuba

Capt. Day Trips makes friends in Cuba by handing out new baseballs

"...Handing out baseballs in Cuba: A "Day Trips" travelogue...."

March 16, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Airport Back up to Speed

Post-flood repairs complete at ABIA, in time for Thanksgiving

"...Something for which to be thankful: As of yesterday Austin..."

Nov. 18, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Hercules on Two Wheels

Could bicycling be bigger than baseball again?

"...Why isn't the Tour de France in America? I mean, besides the obvious fact that the..."

Nov. 12, 2011 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

Frankenstein's Flat Tax

Part Forbes, part Bush, Perry cobbles together financial policy

"...So finally we get to see Gov. Rick Perry's financial plan:..."

Oct. 26, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Urban Tejano

Tortilla Factory pulls down a Grammy nomination as Best Tejano Band as the almost four-decade-old local institution gets ready to reinvent the genre

"...Tony "Ham" Guerrero's story begins in San Angelo, the real cotton fields of Western..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Rise Above

SST Records' Greg Ginn jams econo in Taylor, Texas

"...There's no Convention and Visitors Bureau in Taylor. There's nothing at all, really, save a vintage..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

It Came From the Back Yard

House of Torment's yearlong scare tactics pay off in Halloween screams

"...46 weeks a year, it's a nondescript concrete box in the Highland Mall parking lot. For the six weeks..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

What's So Funny 'Bout Punk, Love, and Understanding?

'Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band'

"...It's director Michael Carmona's 25th birthday, and he's chosen to spend part of it..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Naked City

"...citizens stand before the bar of justice as equals."
50; Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, expressing his displeasure at the commutation..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature

Page Two: SXSW Is for Lovers

Looking for clarity in the hate-intoxicated haze

"...longer version of part one, below, will be posted online.)..."

March 30, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

"...of the week "Make no mistake, this is not going to be over on Thursday. Whether or not the..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature

Candyland, TX

A Lamme family portrait prompts a sweet walk down memory lane

"...Driving down Airport Boulevard near 53rd, you might have noticed..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Food Feature by MM Pack

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