Lose Yourself "Somewhere in Time" With Inherit Austin

Fall Fundraiser happens November 16 at Elisabet Ney Museum

"...Inherit Austin, the youth membership of Preservation Austin, holds its annual..."

Nov. 10, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Gabrielle Hamilton Cooks in Austin

Award-winning chef and author is a guest during Austin Style Week

"...Friday night on the rooftop deck of the Contemporary Austin Downtown. The dinner is hosted by Tribeza magazine as..."

Sept. 24, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Austin Film Festival Announces (Almost) Full Slate

Opening and closing night films still to come

"...With its prime perch in late October, the Austin Film Festival traditionally has gifted local audiences with their..."

Sept. 17, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin ISD Offering $300,000 for New Superintendent

Candidate profile sets desirable qualities, lacks specifics

"...Fancy running Austin ISD? The district has released the candidate profile for..."

Sept. 3, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin ISD Needs You (to Find the Next Superintendent)

Three days of input meetings starts today

"...since Meria Carstarphen quit as superintendent, the trustees of Austin ISD have been putting together a search process that..."

July 15, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin ISD: Moya Won't Run Again

Long time trustee dropping out, leaving third vacant seat

"...Another bombshell in the Austin ISD board of trustees: District 6 Trustee Lori Moya..."

July 2, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s New (No) Sex Institute

Nascent think-tank enters the culture wars

"...A quick scroll through the Austin Insti­tute for the Study of Family and Culture's website..."

March 3, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

Official Drink of Austin Contest Names Team Qui the Winners

Holy crap, does my head hurt

"...The Austin Food & Wine Alliance partnered up with the Tipsy..."

Feb. 24, 2014 Food Post by Claudia Alarcón

Black History Month and Austin's Dirty Laundry

KLRU launches online series featuring ATX civil rights leaders

"...one of the most progressive cities in the U.S., Austin has a long and dirty history of segregation, the..."

Feb. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Austin ISD: The IDEA Debate in Full

Four hours to spare? Monday's board meeting for your viewing pleasure

"...No-one expected last Monday's Austin ISD Board of Trustees work session to be a..."

Dec. 6, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The 2012 Austin Visual Arts Awards

This year's honorees showed a lot of love for what they do

"...After a one-year hiatus, the Austin Visual Arts Association resumed its annual tradition of honoring..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Doggett at Risk

Austin's longtime champion is looking for Dem support

"...Smith tell it in Monday's Statesman ("Law doesn't entitle Austin to a Democrat"), Aus­tinites "exorcised" [sic] about redistricting should..."

May 25, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Hersh Visits Austin

Journalist Seymour Hersh began a week's visit to Austin Monday night

"...Beginning a week of Austin events, legendary journalist Seymour Hersh appeared Monday night at..."

March 20, 2012 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Imagine Affordability

Imagine an Austin in which everyone can afford to live

"...of the Carver Museum & Cultural Center in East Austin to catch a glimpse of what Austin might look..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Adult Education

Three chances to sharpen your writing tools

"...The O. Henry Museum and the Austin Bat Cave are known for the fine work they..."

Sept. 7, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Sonata Limits

Bion Tsang and Anton Nel bring a little class(ical) to the Austin City Limits studio

"...of musician must have played on the set of Austin City Limits. But it wasn't until February 2010 that..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'FNL' Star Drops Some Education

Dana Wheeler-Nicholson teaches acting class

"...Lights episode is like saying you’ll likely sweat in Austin this summer (meaning: derr). But boy did we drip..."

April 23, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin: Latino Internet Capital of the World!

If you have tacos, they will come

"...of several Latino-themed panels in SXSWi had the title “Austin: Latino Internet Capital of the World,” and, by all..."

March 15, 2010 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

Point Austin: The Cost of Community

The city budget is where Austin decides how to live

"...failed to hit their marks. (On the other hand, Austin's growth and still-rising property values, very mixed blessings both,..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Heat Wave

From Philadelphia to Austin, the air is burning

"...a record-breaking, torpid, East Coast heat wave that made Austin's current dry 90s seem relatively balmy by comparison. So..."

June 13, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Cool Austin, Cool Planet

This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress

"...than a year – do you know where your Austin Climate Protection Plan is?..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: Smoke This!

Austin voters have a chance to confirm that everybody has a right to breathe free

"...that I consider the proposed smoking ordinance appearing on Austin's May 7 ballot. Just as Chronicle employees enjoy a..."

April 15, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Access of Evil

It's a conspiracy! Defending Austin from the music network.

"...when I thought the interminable soap opera of the Austin Music Network couldn't get any more inane, or pathetic,..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Despite the outrage of the land pimps, Austin's dis-invitation to Wal-Mart is democratic, legal, and honorable.

"...designated boosters behind the Chamber of Commerce's forward-into-the-past Opportunity Austin economic recovery project, are spitting mad about Mayor Will..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

DOGEing the Texas Education Agency

Conservatives back Dem bill to shrink agency overseeing schools

"...Last week, a group of conservative Texans traveled to Austin to stand behind Democratic Rep. Gina Hinojosa, one of..."

March 28, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Has AISD Cleared Its Special Education Backlog, or Not?

After July 1 deadline, 77 evaluations still to be completed

"...On June 30, Austin ISD made an announcement: Its once egregious backlog of..."

July 16, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Local Democrats Take Another Shot at Education Board

Third time's a charm?

"...Texas State Board of Education candidate Judy Jennings just wants to get out of..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Education Session

The Lege takes another run at patching school finance

"...have also become walking, talking metaphors for what Texas education does wrong. The figures laid out at the rally..."

May 1, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Reclaiming Education: Hoping for Sanity at the SBOE

Will it take a miracle to oust the religious right bloc?

"...in the last few years the State Board of Education has apparently managed to accomplish it...."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Opinion: The Texas State Board of Education is Failing LGBTQ+ Students

School districts and families will need to pick up the slack left by SBOE’s recent decision to exclude sexual orientation and gender identity from the curriculum

"...Last week, the Texas State Board of Education gave preliminary approval to its first revision to sex..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Column by Katherine Goldey

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