Opinion: A Plea for Red Flag Laws

Emma Bribiescas Mancha-Sumners lost her niece in a homicide last year. She believes stronger gun laws could have saved her niece’s life.

"...On March 10, the Texas Senate is holding its Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety meeting. This..."

March 6, 2020 Column by Emma Bribiescas Mancha-Sumners

Opinion: LCRA’s Water Marketing Ambitions Could Lower the Colorado River Below Austin

Environmental activist Rusty Middleton raises concerns over a groundwater pumping plan

"...a few examples cited by a House Natural Resources Committee Interim Report where groundwater extraction has brought about conflict..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Column by Rusty Middleton

APD Weed Arrests Decline, but Racial Disparities Remain

Of the 86 people jailed, 41 were Hispanic, 31 were African American, and 14 were Caucasian

"...of those offenders were eligible, under the department's cite-and-release guidelines, to be simply ticketed; 63 of the 86 arrests..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Council, Community Urge APD to Halt Marijuana Arrests

Activists claim strategy unfairly impacts minorities, wastes resources

"...citizens, community leaders, and members of City Council's Judicial Committee exactly what they didn't want to hear: "Marijuana is..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

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

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

"...spend money on, but even their "Conserv­a­tive Texas Budget" guidelines allow for an 8% increase in the new biennium...."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Austin ISD Still Stymied by Confederate Names

A school by any other name ...

"...trustees who observed the process, praised the way the committee went about its work and the rubric it produced;..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A New Era for the Travis County Democratic Party

After years of infighting and a tumultuous election in March, the TCDP must now proceed as one

"...alleging that GNI's Jovita Pardo used an unregistered political committee to attack his candidacy on behalf of Wynne. Pardo..."

June 15, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Austin’s Fallout Theater Phoenixes up from The New Movement Ashes

New bosses, different from the old bosses, herald a fresh start

"...maybe about to take a turn. So a transition committee was put in place. And, really, getting that together..."

May 8, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

County Courts-at-Law Nos. 3 & 5: Now We’ve Got Bad Blood

Defense attorneys eye Hohengarten, Lipscombe on county benches

"...indigent defense (income as a percentage of federal poverty guidelines) raised from 125% to 150%...."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Express Yourself? Texas Senate Committee Considers Free Speech on College Campuses

Wednesday hearing begins lengthy process

"...A Texas Senate committee met Wednesday to begin efforts to assess the state..."

Feb. 1, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

A Process for the Indigent

No more “locked up for being poor”?

"...The City Manager's Office has been working on guidelines to help judges determine when a person is indigent,..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

City Offers Arts Venue Aid ASAP

Cultural Arts Division's Art Space Assistance Program will award $200,000 in grants to creatives in need this summer

"...communities, and women. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of public and private sector leaders in real estate,..."

June 30, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Getting Help for Art Venues ASAP

June 29 meeting tells artists how to tap $200K in space aid

"...communities, and women. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of public and private sector leaders in real estate,..."

June 27, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Bathroom Bill Flushed to Senate

Despite 21 hours of testimony, SB 6 goes to chamber floor

"...the child told members of the state’s Senate Affairs Committee a few minutes before 9pm...."

March 8, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Questions of Church-State Separation at Dell Seton Medical Center

Do the hospital’s ties to the Catholic church and limits on women’s reproductive health care compromise Dell Med students' training?

"...have made IUD post-delivery a priority. The medical organization's Committee on Obstetric Practice strongly recommends doctors offer a LARC..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Elgin Agrarian Community Promises Co-op Living on the Blackland Prairie

“It’s like an urban twist on traditional farming.”

"...a down payment once ground is broken. The steering committee of subscribers that's currently organizing the co-op will later..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Headlines

"...City Council continued budget work sessions and committee meetings this week, with the next regular meeting scheduled..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature

Battle of the Bathroom Bigots

Austin's "bathroom bill" aims to protect rather than demonize trans residents

"...resign from his post after the school district approved guidelines protecting trans students...."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Will Austin Applicants Get a "Fair Chance"?

Proposed ordinance would require businesses consider job applicants with criminal histories

"...the proposal was the topic of multiple Economic Development Committee meetings.)..."

March 25, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

News Roundup: Police Firings, Uber Conspirings

Police union accuses Acevedo of retaliation

"...to honesty, insubordination, neglect of duty, and the department's guidelines for secondary employment. The grievance stems from Police Chief..."

Jan. 25, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

News Roundup: Cams, Carnage, & Climate

Zimmerman sides with Abbott over Adler

"...Hall. It's Item 6 on the Zimmerman-chaired Public Safety Committee agenda, which also includes CMs Ora Houston (D1), Greg..."

Nov. 30, 2015 News Post

Summer Fun: No Pressure; No Diamonds

Learning the facets of the AAA hotel inspector's trade

"...to collect information for the auto club's elite Five-Diamond Committee to consider presenting its ultimate award...."

July 17, 2015 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

Privatize, privatize, dance to the music

"...Troxclair's leadership, actually appeared to make progress toward some guidelines to govern not just this deal, but economic incentive..."

May 15, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

High Stress at EMS

ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...options. Mory's audit determined that ATCEMS maintained no "standardized guidelines" for reviewing these types of calls, which were taking..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Bill of the Week

Rep. Molly White wants to protect Texas from the UN's sustainability agenda

"...United Nations document from 1992, laying out broad, voluntary guidelines for countries to move toward more sustainable policies. Alternatively,..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Pioneers or Settlers?

Balancing renewables and affordability at AE

"...with the task of translating stakeholder input into viable guidelines for meeting climate plan goals and updating AE's generation..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

SBOE: No Scholars Need Apply

SBOE members nominated several unqualified panelists to a social studies textbook review committee.

"...several unqualified panelists to a social studies textbook review committee. The committee recommends books to the board, which then..."

July 25, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Headlines

"...as AISD trustees vote on divided recommendations from a sub-committee on teacher contracts. At-large Trustee Tamala Barksdale proposes reinstating..."

Feb. 21, 2014 News Feature

Pleasure With the Payne

38th annual local theatre awards ceremony tonight

"...and conflict of interest have been leveled at the committee that selects the nominees, and the winners dismissed as..."

Nov. 5, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

From Runways to Sidewalks

The Mueller neighborhood at midcourse

"...mid-Nineties, a 16-person group, including Krivoniak, charged with creating guidelines for the site after Austinites voted to move the..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

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