News Roundup: Delusions and Deluges

"Downtown doesn't exist just to entertain people of means."

"...In this week's News Roundup: Don Zimmerman and others continue their last-minute campaign against the proposed courthouse..."

Oct. 26, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

He Came and He Went Longhorns, Liz, and Damn Good Food

"...by Andrea Barnett If his press aides are to be believed,..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...to. Will the 86th Texas Legislat­ure be as horrific and hostile as its recent predecessors, or will it be..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Controversial SOAH Chief Judge Takes Her Leave

Lesli Ginn will not seek reappointment to State Office of Administrative Hearings

"...Jan. 18, an email circulated amidst administrative law judges and staff at the State Office of Administrative Hearings. Slugged..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

ProLodges Saves and Changes Some of Austin's Most Vulnerable Lives

Can the city keep them open?

"...When Alejandro Hernandez moved into the motel room provided for him..."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Wallet and Spirit

Sickbed Fortune

"...one of the 400 wealthiest entrepreneurs in the country, and reckoned his worth at $285 million (the Express-News recently..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

The Killing of Garrett Foster Shocks the City – and Galvanizes the Moment

Whether Foster raised his gun may never be known, but there can be little doubt about the driver's intentions

"...sat in the street at the corner of Fourth and Congress, utterly silent, their heads cast down. For five..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Spirit of the City and the Letter of the Law Collide at Sekrit Theater

Beau Reichert struggles with the city over his backyard arts complex

"...Around the corner trees give way to an impressive, handcrafted pavilion with a bulging disco ball hanging from the..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Senate Amendments: Proposed and Rejected

"...mitigating or clarifying language. The following amendments were proposed and rejected (i.e., "tabled"). – Jordan Smith..."

July 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Public Notice: Congress CARES About You

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

"...this issue is devoted to the local effects of and response to the COVID-19 shutdown – and because I've..."

April 3, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Clinton Party

The scene there last night.

"...supporters hadn’t waned even slightly at 11pm. They chanted and cheered her narrow Texas lead, from the roadhouse-style patio..."

March 5, 2008 News Post by Katherine Gregor

The Common Law

Family and Medical Leave Act – what rights does the employer have?

"...What rights does my employer have to deny my leave request under the Family and Medical Leave Act?..."

March 2, 2007 Column by Vanessa Gonzalez

The Common Law

Family and Medical Leave Act – Do I Qualify?

"...Does the leave allowed in the Family and Medical Leave Act apply..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Column by Vanessa Gonzalez

Mr. Mom

More men are taking time off from work to enjoy fatherhood

"...Delgado has wall-papered the nursery, set up the crib, and even purchased a book on fatherhood to prepare for..."

June 30, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

The Common Law

Family and Medical Leave Act – options if FMLA leave is denied

"...entitled to take time off from work under the Family and Medical Leave Act, but my boss refuses to..."

March 9, 2007 Column by Vanessa Gonzalez

The Common Law

COVID and paid time off to watch kids not in school

"...of uncertainty. Lots of recent questions relating to paid leave for folks that have to stay at home because..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

APD's Sleep Disorder

The APD praised a longtime officer – until she claimed a disability

"...1998, Lynch spent nine years patrolling near Rundberg Lane and in the Dove Springs neighborhood of Southeast Austin. Her..."

Aug. 24, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Opinion: Coronavirus Is Exposing the Threat the Texas GOP Poses to Public Health

Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez explains why a government that takes care of its people builds a healthier and safer country

"...slashing funding for public health programs at the state and federal level. Additionally, both oppose universal healthcare, and Governor..."

March 27, 2020 Column by Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez

No Commitment Necessary

As the economy takes a dive, many high tech workers find themselves stuck on the temping treadmill

"...Austin area. Of those, nearly 1,000 were temporary or contract workers. More layoffs appear to be inevitable; the only..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Time for a Suspension

APD tackles officers' time management problems

"...suspension (civil-service for firing) for tampering with his schedule and resubmitting a rejected overtime request (that Chief Art Acevedo..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Lynch Prevails in APD Lawsuit

Jury's ruling will net detective $240,000 in back pay, pain and suffering

"...emerged victorious from her civil lawsuit against the city and the Austin Police Department last Friday in a jury..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Election Endorsements

"...Note that we have endorsed only in contested races, and not in all of those...."

Oct. 25, 1996 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...Jan. 5. In his dual role as lieutenant governor and president of the Senate, Dan Patrick had prepared a..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Looking at the Lege After a Flaccid Special Session

Alpha males Abbott and Patrick can't get their red meat passed

"...140-day regular legislative session, but can't get the House and Senate to agree on every bill he wants passed...."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Standing Witness

On living through the history of AIDS, and seeing a rising rate of infection

"...years after the destruction had already begun in California and New York. Like most trends, the virus took a..."

July 22, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Eighth Street Survivors

They came out to protest police brutality. They were met by a life-altering wave of police violence. Eight months later, they still await justice and change.

"...the surgeries I've been through. But running through the actual memory of being shot, and right after being shot..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Campfire Horror Story

How Carole Keeton Strayhorn and the state destroyed a healing camp for kids

"...at the entrance to the Woodside Trails Thera­peutic Camp and School. Inside the Chevy Suburb­ans were Texas Child Protective..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

HAAM’s CEO Reenie Collins Announces Retirement

Community leader puts herself out to pasture

"...“I’ve loved every second of it and now I want to be with my goats,” Reenie..."

July 14, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Sixth Street Showdown

Downtown is growing, and with that growth come rising tensions between police, partiers, and activists

"...Friday, Nov. 6, that's where he found himself. Wallace and some friends, most visiting from San Antonio, were crossing..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Justice Denied?

Advocates Still Fighting for Lacresha Murray's Freedom

"...Lacresha Murray's grandparents, Shirley and R. L. Murray, believe she is innocent...."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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