The History of an Investigation

A History of the Mala Sangre OCDETF Investigation

"...1997: Stan Knee becomes chief of the Austin Police Department...."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature

Attorney General, or Witchfinder General?

Can’t get a straight answer from Attorney General Michael Mukasey as to whether waterboarding is torture or not? Just ask the UT History faculty!

"...waterboarding is torture or not? Just ask the UT History faculty! In case you’re currently dwelling under a rock,..."

Feb. 4, 2008 News Post by Matt Martinez

Bad Blood

Did the Austin Police Department Shut Down an Investigation of Its Own Cops?

"...Austin Police Department officer Stan Farris sits in his lawyer's office and..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Hey, who put a vegetarian in my aquifer?

"...Hale is the chairman of the Art and Art History Department. There is no Art History Department, which is..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Column

Count Her In

For 30 years, article by article, Denise Schmandt-Besserat has built an ironclad case to explain a mystery that foiled archeologists, anthropologists, and philosophers for hundreds of years.

"...to the younger generation in two children's books, The History of Counting, which just hit bookstores this fall, and..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Books Feature by Ada Calhoun

How to Celebrate Austin Museum Day 2020

In person and virtual events abound on the city' annual free museum day

"...Museum Day, citizen, that free celebration of art, culture, history, music, nature, and science – with local bastions of..."

Sept. 15, 2020 Arts Post

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...Texas, see the statues as an important piece of history and "not a matter of opinion," according to spokesperson..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Tatum Report Depicts Bleak Conditions for Accountability at APD

Is meaningful reform to address bias, bigotry “aspirational at best”?

"...the specific allegations of bigotry that rocked Austin Police Department leadership in late 2019 could not be corroborated, the..."

April 22, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Engagement

UT's new Visual Arts Center connects its art department with the world

"...of Texas Art Building for most of its 47-year history. As with a number of campus buildings of the..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The World as He Knows It

H.W. Brands? The Age of Gold is just the latest in a long line of well-crafted history.

"...books). These writers carry the stories and lessons of history far beyond the classroom -- and forever give the..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Books Feature by Tim Walker

Eastside Vibes: Come Experience the Culture

Celebrations, food joints, & moves to make on the Eastside this summer

"...Despite gentrification, Austin’s rich cultural history still exists east of Highway 35 – a place..."

May 24, 2017 Chronolog Post by Montinique Monroe

Changeling

Clint Eastwood directs Angelina Jolie in this Depression-era-set mystery/thriller/proto-feminist drama based on a true incident.

"...Based on actual events from the always entertainingly sordid history of the City of Angels, this period mystery/thriller/proto-feminist battle..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Color of Fire

The Austin Fire Department is making another attempt at staff diversity – will it do any better this time?

"...actually related to legitimate matters in the Austin Fire Department. Over the testy objections (public and private) of Leffingwell..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Three Canyons

The Southwest Edge of Texas Hill Country -- Home to Lost Maples and Garner State Park -- Is Rich in Both Beauty and History

"...At this point, so the natural history books tell us, the Hill Country was more elevated..."

May 18, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

Barbecue and Good Ol' Boys

A promotions scandal suggests the good ol' boy network is alive and well at DPS.

"...police officers who are said to run the Texas Department of Public Safety, both behind the scenes and out..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Tracking the MACC

A Brief History of Austin's Latino Cultural Center

"...seems a good time to review its long, hard history and the passion that has kept it alive...."

June 12, 1998 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Wind

"...loss by a U.S. team in the contest's 140-year history. Will Parker (Modine) is a sailor whose life-long dream..."

Sept. 18, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

"...of late) decided to jump ship in the reality department and run this flounder onto the rocks so thoroughly...."

Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chronicle Photographers Share the Stories Behind Their Most Arresting Images of 2020

John Anderson, Jana Birchum, and David Brendan Hall documenting Austin history

"...On May 30, the streets outside the Austin Police Department erupted with protests spurred by the killing of George..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature

'If We're Back Anyway ...'

Lawmakers start wondering how much of the special session agenda is a blank slate

"...deal that the lost Sunset bills and the Texas Department of Transportation bonds will be in there, but it's..."

June 17, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Plethora of Riches: How Richard Samuel Turned an Art Gallery Into a Community Center

RichesArt launches annual Black History Month exhibit with new philanthropic initiative

"...Feb. 3, the gallery opened its third annual Black History Month exhibit, “American History: Elevate,” which displays the work..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Carys Anderson

Filmmaker and Film-Educator Paul Stekler Says Goodbye to UT

As he delivers his final class, the former head of UT-Austin's Department of Radio-Television-Film gives a commencement speech looking back on a career without a plan

"...as my time at the University of Texas' Radio-Television-Film Department comes to a close, I thought I'd write my..."

May 6, 2022 Screens Feature by Paul Stekler

City Ordered to Pay Developer for Historic Montopolis Negro School Property

The high cost of history

"...and, in 2018, passed a resolution authorizing the Law Department to seize the land by eminent domain after it..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

Dance Repertory Theatre's 2019 Fall for Dance

In works ranging from tender to tense, the student dancers in the UT Department of Theatre & Dance embodied the spirit of "I can do anything"

"...all of them students in the University of Texas Department of Theatre & Dance, were tearing up the stage..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

"Up + Up: 2015 Senior Art Exhibition"

This UT student group show is surprisingly tame

"...guide, one can guess at the attitudes of the department toward conceptually geared art, which is found packed in..."

March 13, 2015 Arts Review by Seth Orion Schwaiger

S.W.A.T.

"...as ex-Navy SEAL-turned-S.W.A.T.ter Jim Street, who butts heads with department brass when he and his partner (Renner) disobey orders..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark A. Lawrence

The Library's current director takes a historian's view

"...in Vietnam and The Vietnam War: A Concise International History. And for several years, he’s taught an undergraduate course..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Robert Faires' Top 10 Works That Spoke to Me About 2020

Throughout 2020, performances and books seemed to contain messages about the year – its trials, its traumas, and its echoes in history

"...year – its trials, its traumas, its echoes in history. Here are some I can still hear...."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

APD Racism Report: "These Are Some Real Cultural Issues"

Third-party probe leaves charges made against top brass unconfirmed

"...the specific allegations of bigotry that rocked Austin Police Department leadership in late 2019 could not be corroborated, the..."

April 17, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Clash of the Titans

A messy assemblage of mythic odds and ends, Clash of the Titans takes a nosedive off Mount Olympus.

"...as it does to cram all manner of Greek history into its overstuffed 118-minute running time, but at least..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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