Top 10 State Stories

The 10 stories that defined politics in Texas in 2014

"...Dewhurst, there's new management at the Capitol, as Attorney General Greg Abbott took the governor's mansion, and Sen. Dan..."

Jan. 2, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wish List

Give 'Til It Helps 2014, Part 1

"...AFRICA'S PROMISE VILLAGE512/350-5880. info@africaspromisevillage.org, www.africaspromisevillage.org Help fund: › Medical clinic ($50,000) to serve 19 Maasai villages..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Public Notice: Putting the Trust in Event Trust Funds?

Mike Collier, COTA, and the comptroller's scandal

"...her office has handled the state's Major Events Trust Fund, and in particular its quarter-billion-dollar public funding of the..."

Sept. 26, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Gay Place: DON'T Rain on My Parade!

Get your Pride parade seats early. This year is going to be a doozy.

"...Slide Into Pride With the Victory Fund Happy Pride, y'all! Before the parade starts, come eat,..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Campaign Snapshots

City Council Districts 5 and 6

"...Asian American Organizations PAC, and the Workers Defense Action Fund...."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Becoming Drought Tolerant

Central Texas looks for ways to balance population growth with future water supplies

"...the area who have run out of water (or funds) before the next scheduled delivery have had to go..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Point Austin: Texas Brinkmanship

State report card shows plenty of room for improvement

"...federal government mandates environmental improvements, "We have an attorney general that sues the EPA over every single initiative that..."

April 19, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Page Two: On Anniversaries and Loss

A new print year begins as we celebrate an exceptional life

"...Chronicle's persistence may instead appear passé. Print media in general is going through shaky times and media legitimacy seems..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Column by Louis Black

YCT Gives Roundtable Low Score

Young Conservatives pick endorsement fight with GOP establishment

"...reflected in its leadership. First up is former solicitor general Julie Parsley who, as Perry's appointee to the Public..."

April 13, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Abbott vs. Women

Texas attorney general challenges fed decision in funding flap over women’s health care

"..."two-stage phase-out period" for the Women's Health Program, Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit against U.S. Health and..."

March 23, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Abbott Maps Meet Minority Opposition

AG throws oppressive interim maps into the ring to meet Feb. 6 deadline

"...attempt to save the April 3 primary date, Attorney General Greg Abbott has drawn a series of new interim..."

Feb. 10, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Christmas Comes Early for Texas State

General Land Office gives the gift that keeps on giving

"...Big Bend National Park is being transferred from the General Land Office to the Texas State University System to..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Updated Wildfire Relief Information

Updated Wednesday, September 7, 1:14pm

"...cooperative of local churches, set up hotlines and relief funds on Sunday, featuring convenient buttons on its website. Hotlines:..."

Sept. 7, 2011 News Post by Anne Harris

Moving Pictures

Twenty years on, more than two dozen filmmakers pay tribute to Slacker and a city in transition

"...combined. Brilliant, genius, and an utterly unique way of funding the Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund, which more than a..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Riding the Pinwheel

The GOP redraws the map of Texas – brazenly sidestepping most of the state's newest voters

"...fair deal from the Obama administration, the state Attor­ney General's Office went straight to the Washington, D.C., court for..."

Aug. 26, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Dis-Harmony From the Right

Austin ISD gets caught in right-wing fight over Turkish programs

"...session allowing charter schools to use the Permanent School Fund to guarantee their bonds, much like regular independent school..."

July 15, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Police Group at Odds Over Property Deal

Should APA board have asked members to decide on a building purchase?

"...the bylaws also require the APA to comply with generally accepted accounting principles, which would require a detailed report..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

City Hall Hustle: Down the Long Road to SMDs

Council takes another step toward districting ... and other stuff

"...F1, what with its dubious comptroller estimates, obtuse state funding mechanisms, and classist tribal hatreds, the shopworn issues surrounding..."

June 17, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Show Them the Need

The great GOP wave breaks on the realities of the actual cost of government

"...new taxes and 2) no tapping the Rainy Day Fund to cover future spending, the Lege adopted a budget..."

June 10, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Save Our Schools!

Texans advance on Capitol in bid to preserve public schools

"...across the state to tell legislators that cutting school funding is a terrible idea. "For those of us that..."

March 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Neighborhoods, Schools, and Budgets

Austin ISD's looming financial crisis is a statewide story

"...It's a simple equation: From funding to testing to staffing levels to the punitive school..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Big Wounds, Small Comforts

The early lessons of a backlash election

"...an inefficient, inequitable, but politically disguisable way of raising funds...."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Women's Health Care in Political Jeopardy ... Again

Senator wants to reinvent the wheel on women's health care

"...In a July 23 letter to Attorney General Greg Abbott, Deuell writes that 12 Planned Par­ent­hood entities..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

City Announces 'Multimodal' Bond Package

Package notable less for its contents than for how it came to be

"...go." Voters will know exactly what the bonds would fund – with many specific projects listed by name, mode,..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

ACC Board Elections: Meet the Candidates

The candidates on taxing districts, remedial boot camps, and student culture

"...attorney for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund). Place 4 incumbent Jeffrey Kyle Richard is unchallenged. Thumbnail..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Pecan Street Project Unveils Smart Grid Solutions

Report highlights path toward clean energy future

"...the business model," said PSP President Roger Duncan, former general manager of Austin Energy. "I don't see other utilities..."

April 2, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Back to School

Carstarphen and Austin ISD trustees wrestle over priorities, budget, and power

"...representing teachers and staff, has proposed tapping the unallocated "fund balance" (reserve funds) – predicted to stand at $128..."

March 5, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Developing Stories: East Riverside: The Road Ahead

Let's capture the value – and federal funds

"...underlie successful transit-oriented development. (Density bonuses are the only funding mechanism explored in the master plan, and they're insufficient..."

March 5, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Reclaiming Education: Hoping for Sanity at the SBOE

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

"...The seven-member bloc of religious and political fundamentalists on the board of 15 has been held only..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Three Days of What?

Sen. Watson breaks down the parts of Gov. Perry's special session call

"...1, the transportation bill, has grown. The Proposition 12 general obligation bonds (which will also require a new rider..."

June 27, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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