District 48 Candidates

"...Community activities: Austin/Travis County Indigent Health Care Task Force, former vice-chair; Austin Junior League,..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...of Women Voters of the Austin Area forum on indigent health care, blamed the low numbers on legislators' narrow-minded..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Feature

Paying Doctor

Federal Insurance Program Could Aid Texas' Youth

"...often public hospital districts, who absorb the costs of indigent care. In 1995, these providers offered to fund a..."

Dec. 26, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Hand-to-Mouthville

Health and Legal Services for Musicians

"...is magnified. Traditionally a time of year when being indigent actually strikes a sympathetic chord with the more fortunate,..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Postscripts

Shuttle Carnage Looms

"...make it an annual event, the proceeds going to indigent musicians. None of these Einsteins stops to think that..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Column

GRIDLOCK'd

"...shift locations overnight like Saharan sand dunes. Our byzantine, indigent health-care system seems a logical enough subject for the..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Pushing Priorities

Councilmembers Lay Down Their Cards

"...and $1.5 million in federal Disproportionate Fund monies for indigent care that was not counted by city staff in..."

Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

1995-96 City Budget: Health Care Relief Comes Painfully

"...risk of providing care for many of the city's indigent patients who fall outside the city's clinic system...."

Aug. 18, 1995 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Sitting Down With Your Senator

Sarah Eckhardt goes deep on democracy, womanhood, and our era

"...putting money – local property tax dollars – toward indigent health care in the knowledge that it will cost..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 18-24

"...shack in the North Carolina woods. I was too indigent to buy a car or bicycle, so I walked..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 30 - September 5

"...didn’t earn enough money to pay taxes. I was indigent. Fortunately, social programs provided me with food and some..."

Aug. 30, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Travis County Tests Program to Provide Legal Defense at Bail Hearings

Stakeholders agree growing Counsel at First Appearance critical

"...For one, they are less likely to be booked..."

May 3, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Travis County Judicial System Prepares for Enforcement (or Not) of SB 4

Judges are urged not to deport people

"...Travis County Commissioners Court, which examined the state of indigent defense...."

March 29, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

APD Reveals More of Its Plans for City-Run Bail Hearings

Behind-the-scenes plans coming into view

"...Service, the local nonprofit that provides defense attorneys to indigent clients, told us. "Based on what we know, this..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD Has Been Quietly Planning for the City to Run Its Own Bail Hearings for Arrestees

Why? They say for efficiency’s sake

"...Service, the local nonprofit that provides defense attorneys to indigent clients. “Stakeholders and local elected officials are moving in..."

Sept. 28, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

You Have a Right to Counsel. So Why Doesn’t Travis County Allow Attorneys at Bail Hearings?

Get out of jail free $10K

"...correct that Geoff Burkhart is no longer with Texas Indigent Defense Commission; he is now executive director of Texas..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 2-8

"...destiny is an example. As an adult, I was indigent for 18 years – the most starving artist of..."

June 2, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Dale Carter Sings The Song of the Cicada

AFF documentary explores the life of a Texas mortician

"...is with Harris County, to handle cremations for the indigent poor: at his estimate, he handles 30 to 40..."

Nov. 1, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One Woman’s Battle for Justice After a Cop’s Reckless Driving Killed Her Partner

One moment destroyed Pam Watts' life and created an activist

"...Marcos and Lockhart, winning a string of victories for indigent defense, police accountability, and criminal justice reform. Mano Amiga..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Nearly a Dozen Contested Races on the Election Docket

Judging the judges

"...rare challenge to an incumbent, Chantal Eldridge, who represented indigent clients as a criminal defense attorney for many years..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

EMS Staffing Shortage Nears Crisis Point

Ongoing staffing shortage worsens with Omicron surge

"...administrative staff – like community health paramedics who serve indigent clients throughout the city – to run ambulance calls;..."

Jan. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Southeast of Austin, an Unarmed Immigrant's Killing Galvanizes a Quest for Justice

Why did Adil Dghoughi die?

"...helped establish a revolving fund that provides bail for indigent arrestees, so they don't languish in the Hays County..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council and Advocates Balk at New Municipal Court Security Force

Would a proposed a stand-alone City Marshal Office be unmarshaled?

"...Most of the defendants appearing before the court are indigent; many of TFDP's clients have cases there, and Johnson..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

An Opioid Epidemic Within a Pandemic

Advocates demand greater county, city support amidst spike in overdose deaths

"...publicly funded clinic in Austin that offers methadone for indigent residents, but the demand exceeds capacity, meaning the waiting..."

Sept. 10, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

At A Time

"...the inhumane policy on the border. He runs an indigent health care clinic in East Austin. He knows all..."

July 2, 2020 Postmarks

A Question of Compassion for Travis County's Family Violence Court

A woman alleged rape. The man she accused went free. Should his attorney run our court?

"...As a "daughter of immigrants and an attorney for indigent clients," Chen Kercher told the Chronicle via email, she..."

June 19, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

New Findings Shed Light on Oakwood Chapel Burials

Remains at city's oldest cemetery were exhumed, studied, and now await reinterment

"...unmarked graves in areas reserved in earlier times for indigent burials and as the segregated "colored grounds." The chapel..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines

"...$4.3 million in first-year matching funds for the Texas Indigent Defense Commission grant to support public defenders...."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature

How Much Reform Is Enough in the Travis County District Attorney Race?

Incumbent D.A. Margaret Moore faces challengers from the left

"...she found it too difficult to request payment from indigent clients), and moved to the County Attorney's Office, where..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Judge Chantal Eldridge Under Fire in Rape Case

D.A. seeks judge's recusal in sexual assault case awaiting sentencing

"...exchange student who lived with Eldridge accused the former indigent-defense attorney of sexual assault, but that case remained dormant..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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