Having Your Baby

The anti-choice "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" are spending taxpayer funds on misinformation, scare tactics – or nothing

"...doesn't know where to turn for advice or for information on her available options. "You can have the baby,"..."

Aug. 4, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bad Blood

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

"...Much of the information in Young's Mala Sangre Summary came from sources Farris..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Mum's the Word

Blind Oversight

"...anyone's "eyes and ears" because it doesn't get enough information to do its job, and then can't pass along..."

March 12, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

The Silence of the Dan

The AG Keeps a Lid on It

"...we wanted," Hirschi says. "We felt we needed that information to make an informed decision on a major bill."..."

Aug. 25, 1995 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Just Watch the Livestock

Texas schools' sex ed favors 'don't ask, don't tell ... and keep 'em ignorant'

"...the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund, seeking documents and information related to the district's sexuality-education program, Pruitt wrote in..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...The city of Austin's Communications & Public Information Office is, among other things, in charge of the..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...actual abuse. "Overzealous parents and therapists who wanted more information," he said. "I think [they were pushing the kids]..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Common Law

It's the new year – check your credit history

"...theft. Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information to commit fraud (such as opening credit cards in..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Column by Luke Ellis

The Common Law

Checking your credit history

"...Identity theft generally occurs when someone uses your personal information to commit fraud (such as opening credit cards in..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Column by Carl Barry

The Common Law

Checking your credit history

"...Identity theft generally occurs when someone uses your personal information to commit fraud (such as opening credit cards in..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Column by Carl Barry

W.'s Paper Chase

Bush attempts to have his state papers declared federal property.

"...someone could take legal action under the Texas Public Information Act for failure of the Bush Library to provide..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Naked City

Despite a recent chastening by the Texas Legislature, the scandal-plaguedTexas Department of Housing and Community Affairs is stonewalling on an open records request by a nonprofit developers' group.

"...housing agency's staff determined that TACDC's request asked for information exempted from public disclosure and appealed the matter to..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

Some Florida voters disqualified as ex-felons by misused Texas Department of Public Safety information

"...in 1998 the state of Florida hired an Atlanta-based information company, DBT Online (since merged into ChoicePoint Inc.), at..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Justice

Book on Texas' Death Row Presents Just the Facts

"...idea to publish this public record, Crawford compiled the information in Huntsville from the files of the Texas Dept...."

Oct. 20, 2000 News Feature by Dick Holland

Fanning the Flames

Did TV News Reports Jeopardize Out Youth Austin's Partnership With AISD?

"...at every Austin high school will soon hand out information on a gay and lesbian support group to any..."

March 24, 2000 News Feature by Suzy Spencer

Media Bills Chill

Reporters Get the Cold Shoulder From Legislators

"...other interests that may be concerned with freedom of information (which, when you get right down to it, is..."

Aug. 15, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Postcards from the Fringe

Guerilla Media Collective Searches For the D.I.Y. Truth

"...parts, aiming to reach into the next wave of information distribution on a grand lark. Herein lies the message..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Brad King

The Journey of a Gun

Gun traveled circuitous path to Kevin Brown's hands

"...call from his friend Wesley Smith. Smith, who wanted information about an Eastside drug dealer known as "Icy Mike,"..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

An Honest Ballot

A look at what you're actually going to be voting on

"...a) to provide online access to public information, which for the most part is alreadyavailable, by creating..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

The Common Law

How does HIPAA affect nonprofit organizations?

"...The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act was passed by Congress in..."

July 23, 2004 Column by Luke Ellis

Letters at 3AM

Weapons of Mass Deception

"...Department of Homeland Security will include an Office of Information Awareness, employing a system that is being called Total..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Austin Struggles to Adjust as SB 4 Takes Its Toll on Immigrants

"We are not safer as a community when victims are running away from us rather than coming to us."

"...unsolved. "We know there are people out there with information that are not talking to us. It has an..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Naked City

The AG says the federal law doesn't make public info private

"...in part, to ensure the privacy of individual medical information doesn't necessarily pre-empt the state's Public Information Act. At..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Seton's Secrets

Seton HMO comes under fire for failing to report data that could be helpful to consumers.

"...date in district court with the Texas Health Care Information Council (THCIC), an agency that measures the performance of..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Climbing the Family Tree

Virginia Wood finds that with the help of U.S. census records, finding the roots of her family is possible.

"...for their young sons afterward. That missing piece of information nagged at me for months until a helpful family..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Features Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Looks Matter

City Contractor Learns Appearance Is Everything

"...the city council's purview. Awash in allegations of insider information and criticism of the city's request for proposals (RFP)..."

March 13, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Peeling Back De Layers

The Latest Budget Shell Game

"...director and management layers in several departments such as Information Systems, Small and Minority Business Resources, Water and Wastewater,..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

To Inform and Serve

"...of these jobs involve valuable services, such as providing information to the press and educating the public on city..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Attorney General Reverses, Says City Can Maintain Secret Police Files

Records will not be released to the Chronicle

"...In June, shortly after the Chronicle filed a Public Information Request for an Austin police officer’s full personnel file..."

Oct. 19, 2023 News Post 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

"...there, emails obtained by the Chronicle through a public information request show that the Austin Police Department has been..."

Sept. 28, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

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