Women and Children Last

When it comes to sharing the wealth, Texas has its priorities top-down

"...no-brainer for the companies that represent the target audience of Gov. Perry's new TV spots, which started airing this..."

April 15, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...ACC Run-Off Requires Attention..."

May 24, 2002 Column

Postmarks

A right, a left, another right: our letters column takes it on the chin.

"...column that she was talking about -- the column of Sept. 21 -- Belinda Acosta actually referred to the..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Good cops and bad cops, radio waverings and global warming warnings.

"...Setting the 'Off the Record' Straight..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Column

Prophet for Our Times

For 10 years, Lisa Crystal Carver has been writing about sex and doing sex-drenched performance pieces under the name Suckdog. But her lifestyle is born of a profound quest for an uncompromised life, a search for truth and adventure that makes her a prophet for our time.

"...like stretch lace. She has been called a lot of things -- stupid, a slut, more recently a sellout..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

What the Right Hand Is Doing

Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.

"...Mike Caveney, and Martin Lewis for the 20-year reunion of the Left-Handed League at Palmer Auditorium...."

Sept. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Turk Pipkin

Exhibitionism

"...FRONTERAFEST '99 BEST OF WEEK ONE: TRUTHS WHISPERED IN OUR EARS..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Arts Review

Luv Doc: A Real Rasputin

There is a razor-thin line between adorable and nauseating

"...My closest friend (since literally kindergarten) lives about 30 minutes away from..."

July 20, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

After Carstarphen, What Then?

Austin ISD enters a new era, searching for a road map

"...numbers. A headline-grabbing investigation into test-fixing that sees former Superintendent Beverly Hall currently up on racketeering charges. Not many..."

April 18, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Trivia Pursuit

Competing in Geek Bowl is no trivial matter

"...Pinthouse is one of almost 30 venues in Austin that hosts regular trivia..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Screens Feature by R.U. Steinberg

Point Austin: Backstage at the Circus

The Lege melodrama can be a hard act to swallow

"...After a couple of decades of following the Texas Legislature, I admit I..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Aggies on Autopilot

The future of A&M Football

"...or "self-driving" cars. Developed at Stanford under the leadership of Sebastian Thrun, the vehicles use sensors to navigate roads..."

Oct. 2, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

Point Austin: Who Needs a Drug Test?

Welcome the president, but please stay hungry

"...Watching the spectacle of a reigning president paying a public visit to his..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Column by Michael King

All That Remains

Roxanne Paltauf vanished three years ago, leaving her family with only memories and investigators with few clues

"...In the shadows of the hallway outside the bedroom door, the air feels..."

July 3, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Planned Parenthood Slashed Again

While patients lose health care, the state dumps money on unprepared clinics

"...As of Sept. 1, Planned Parent-hood of Austin Family Planning Inc.,..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Dropout Problem

Not students, but teachers – AISD struggles to retain qualified educators

"...Two weeks before the first day of school in the Austin Independent School District, the halls..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Screening Calls

What to see and when and where to see it at SXSW Film 04

"...All listings subject to change. For the full schedule of SXSW Film 04 screenings, including ticket information, see the..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature

How Safe Is Your E-Vote?

Proponents of electronic voting promise no repeat of Florida in 2000, but critics say it could be even worse

"...happen to elections, or the stupidest blunder our elected officials have ever made; the savior of our democracy, or..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Media Clips

Although he's catching heat in the national media, here in Texas, Bush has been given kid-glove treatment by the media.

"...he embarked on this hard, arduous journey in search of the holy grail. It was so easy back then..."

May 12, 2000 News Column by Lee Nichols

Just Say No

"...think that's appropriate." -- Mayor Kirk Watson, to supporters of the Up to Me drug rehabilitation facility about two-thirds..."

Nov. 13, 1998 News Column

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...chastened Senate (and lieutenant governor), and an awful lot of new faces, the Legislature faces many possible outcomes as..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Austin's First Cannabis Oil Dispensary Is Ready to Grow

Compassionate Cultivation prepares to serve epilepsy patients

"...Her 7-year-old son Elliot struggles with a severe form of epilepsy, known as Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. He's tried various medications,..."

Dec. 1, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

You Are Entering Harlan County

Justified creator Graham Yost exits Kentucky for the ATX Television Festival

"...as his nemesis. In April, after six seasons, Justified ended the same way it began: facing off Givens/Olyphant and..."

June 5, 2015 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Smart Enough to Die

In 2002, the Supreme Court banned the death penalty for mentally retarded defendants. Still, Texas finds a way.

"...assaults, shootings, and, ultimately, in February 1998, the murder of a well-liked local fireman...."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Off the Record

Blasts from the past courtesy of Armadillo Records, David Garza's Twang Twang Shock-a-Boom, and Jody Denberg's final broadcast

"...Best of Class..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Texas Joins the Inadequacy Club

School-finance decision consistent with national trends

"...road ahead. For a dozen years, in the wake of the last big courtroom showdown over school finance, the..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Cut and Dried: A Primer

The Central Texas meat market roundup

"...kitchen. In the recent past, this was the job of the butcher, a trade that required years of apprenticeship..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Road Rage

The Barton Springs Road project has encountered more than few speed bumps

"...the few customers who had trickled through the door of the Juice Joint so far. "Business is bad," he..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...my digital camera. I had taken a daylight shot of the Capitol building, but after dinner I thought it..."

July 5, 2002 Column

Naked City

"...Noah denies rumors of Forty Days and Forty Nights......"

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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