Postmarks

Everybody talk about: pop music, aquifer protection, police presence, even doggie do and doggie don't.

"...I'd like to say that I am a single 26-year-old male who does enjoy the occasional drink at few..."

May 18, 2001 Column

What? 1998's Over?

Nine Tv Faces We'll Miss

"...1. Phil Leeds (1916-1998). At the age of 82, Leeds was going strong..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

For Trans Texans, One Bill Forward, Two Bills Back

Texas has filed the most anti-LGBTQIA bills in the nation this year

"...Wed­nes­day, April 28, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 1646 by Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, which seeks to classify..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Qmmunity: 2020's Biggest Queer and Trans Stories

Looking back on a rollercoaster of a year

"...that made us go "WTF?" mixed with some "(ಥ ﹏ ಥ)" – because as James reminded me, sometimes "some..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Budget Wins at the Capitol

The Texas Lege finally funds public education

"...education. The omnibus budget bill (House Bill 1) includes $6.5 billion more for public schools, and another $5.1 billion..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Qmmunity

A new year to be queer-er

"...age or the current political climate and the looming 86th Texas legislative session (which starts Tuesday, Jan. 8!), but..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Money for Nothing

Despite unprecedented taxpayer investment, state-funded CPCs deliver few services

"...little support at the nation's highest court. On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a California law..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Top 10 Austin Breweries

Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer

"...continues to get great gas mileage out of their 2016 Great American Beer Festival Best Large Brewpub award from..."

June 23, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

A Legislative Session Just for Dan Patrick

How much can go wrong in 30 days?

"...Yet that respite was brief. Just a few days..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Texas Hammer: The Bathroom Bill

It's not about protecting women and children

"...in GOP Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, who filed Senate Bill 6 on Jan. 5. (The Senate Affairs Com­mit­tee pushed the..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Point Austin: Through the Lege Looking-Glass

Alice's tea party was never as mad as the Lege this session

"...government – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick compared Senate Bill 6, his heroic Defense of the Toilet Stalls, to the..."

March 10, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...Last week's Council meeting (Dec. 15) featured the final..."

Dec. 23, 2016 News Feature

News Roundup: Roe, Council, and Complaints

The abortion debate continues; Council gets ready

"...Dukes, who revealed her personal abortion story last year,..."

Jan. 26, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Top 10 State Stories

Obamacare provoked, a star was born, and the Tea Party kept on steeping.

"...6) BACK TO BASICS State lawmakers have talked a big..."

Jan. 3, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines

The Michael Morton Act, airport screening, business tax cuts, and more

"...On April 11, the chamber unanimously passed Senate Bill 1611, the "Michael Morton Act," by Sens. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston,..."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Perry's Pride: Not So Special Tally

Perry always declares victory, even when he loses

"...2, releasing the actual funds for public education; SB 6, replacing the textbook allotment and the technology allotment with..."

July 8, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

By the Numbers: Awful vs. Horrific

Schools and public health funding left hanging

"...Republicans can be persuaded to release more of the $6 billion Rainy Day Fund, the headline numbers are locked..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Can you feel it? Pride is coming.

"...themselves in glory on behalf of Texas school children. HB 1323 dies 11 bills out," according to a recent..."

May 22, 2009 Column by Ash Bell

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Baxter) to Moses (Charlton Heston) in The Ten Commandments (1956)..."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Comptroller says numbers don't add up, Perry accuses her of campaigning

"...2007 Legislature to increase taxes by as much as $2.6 billion. The comptroller – a gubernatorial candidate who is..."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the Week"Let me be perfectly clear: I oppose HJR 6. It is unnecessary and doesn't even do the one..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happening from Austin and beyond

"...Council Member Raul Alvarez and people from the Saltillo neighborhood want to make certain that Capital Metro land in..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Death of Ben Brownlee

A Rockdale teenager's suicide raises questions about official protections for gay and transgendered kids

"...39% of LGBT students reported being physically harassed and 64% reported feeling unsafe at school because of their sexual..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...stretch of the controversial pipeline running under South Austin neighborhoods. Longhorn's attorneys, with the Dallas office of Jenkens &..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

High Tech vs. High Touch

The midwifery debate is not new in Austin -- a Chronicle reprint from June 18, 1993

"...to the Texas Department of Health, some 100,000 women (31.6% of all pregnancies) received late or no prenatal care..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

"...now-famously-bankrupt Agillion, as co-chairman (with Peter Zandan) of the 360 Summit (for more on Seton, see p.18). Barnett, also..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Turn Out the Lights ...

The Lege Has Barely Begun, and the Official Accountants Say We're Broke

"...have been all about President George W. Bush's proposed $1.6 trillion tax cut, designed to return a boiled chicken..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Sitting in Limbo

Upholding Tradition

"...is preparing to bring forth the city's first-ever Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND), a Smart Growth-ish incentive tool passed by..."

May 7, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Naked City

Chasing Gary, Part 2

"...Annex 4,600 acres and what do you get? In the City..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Feature

At Close Range

The Men Behind the Texas Militia Myth

"...Colt AR-15 -- a weapon modeled after the military-issue M-16 that can shoot accurately from up to 600 yards..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

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