Partisan Races

Looking at the statewide, legislative, and county ballot

"...on state operations once more. His rival, state Sen. Ken Paxton, would probably be too busy with his own..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

There's little about this return trip to Middle-earth that feels "unexpected" or fresh.

"...McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Graham McTavish, Ken Stott, Stephen Hunter, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nominees for Independent Spirit Awards Announced

Matthew McConaughey's golden run continues

"...Middle of Nowhere WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Ava DuVernay PRODUCERS: Howard Barish, Paul Garnes..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Lege: The GOP Wave Recedes

Locally, nothing changed

"...County House incumbents – Naishtat and fellow Dems Donna Howard, Dawnna Dukes, Eddie Rod­riguez, and Mark Stra­ma, plus Repub­lic­an..."

Nov. 9, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Primary Prospects

A rundown of primary election battles shaping up

"...HD 48 D: Donna Howard*; R: Robert Thomas; L: Joe Edgar..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dem Candidates Make Beeline for the Bench

Civil district court judgeships will likely be secured in the March primary

"...Ronnie Earle, former Mayor Roy Butler, state Reps. Donna Howard and Elliott Naishtat, and former Texas Supreme Court Justice..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Nov. 4 Election Results

"...(R)130,745 (35.0%)4,035,683 (52.9%) J.R. Molina (D)219,368 (58.7%)3,336,944 (43.8%) Dave Howard (L)23,553 (6.3%)249,921 (3.3%)   COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE..."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature

Nov. 4 Joint General and Special Elections

Travis Co. Sample Ballot

"...Dave Howard (L) Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature

March 7 Primaries

"...the ballot, Rider and Brown have withdrawn and endorse Howard)..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature

October Previews

"...Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Monica Calhoun, Melissa DeSousa...."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Screamlines

"...the seedy Tex). The odds are evened up when weekend survivalist Benny (Ken Foree) enters the picture, armed to..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Two APD Officers Indicted for Murder in 2019 Shooting of Mauris DeSilva

Death led to calls for better mental health crisis response

"...himself with a knife. In that case, DeSilva was taken into custody and hospitalized without incident. In May 2019,..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Election Coverage: The Texas Lege: A Tight Squeeze

Texas Dems put incumbents through the wringer

"...The sailing wasn't so smooth for Ken Paxton; the indicted (and confessed!) felon held on to..."

Nov. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Constitutional Carry This Session? Not Likely.

Permitless carry could strip away already limited regulations

"...laws and support for two bills, Austin Rep. Donna Howard's HB 631, which would bulk up firearm safety education,..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Texas Book Festival Announces Full Lineup

From R.L. Stine to Reza Aslan, 225-plus converge on the Capitol

"...more, from Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings. There are plenty of other familiar names on..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Gavel Hunt Is Go

GOP eats its own in House speaker struggle

"...was pretty clear: The Republican Party of Texas had taken the House, and was going to pick the new..."

Nov. 12, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

And Taylor Makes 106

Speaker Straus makes tactical gains in race to be speaker again

"...Isett Jim Jackson Delwin Jones James "Jim" Keffer Carol Kent Tracy King Tim Kleinschmidt Lois Kolkhorst Edmund Kuempel Jodie..."

June 6, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

SBOE: Out With the Old Weaknesses, In With the New

The State Board of Education has accomplished one step forward for science – and possibly two steps back

"...absent. Predictably, Austin's two reps on the board – Ken Mercer of San Antonio and Cynthia Dunbar of Rich­mond..."

April 3, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Risk Immersion

Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance

"...by SaulPaul. A life story told through hip-hop and spoken word...."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Tuna Does Vegas, Fathers and Song Inc./Pearl Productions Inc./Howard & Kaffaty Inc. Production, Musical..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Vampire Vouchers Rise Again!

'Virtual' or 'Pilot' – Lege begins the biennial campaign to siphon money from public schools

"...authored by Rep. Linda Harper-Brown, R-Irving, and co-author Rep. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney. ("Re-emerged" is perhaps more precise, since some..."

March 25, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Chartered Well ... and Badly

The experience of charter schools is mixed, at best

"...reads, "Home of the hardest working students in Austin." Ken Loyd, an African-American teacher with long, tidy dreadlocks, is..."

April 4, 2003 News Feature

Page Two

Leaving us no time to catch our breaths after the Austin City Limits, Pecan Street, and Cinematexas festivals, our little city is graced next with the Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and Austin Film Festival, unofficially kicked off by a screening (co-sponsored by the Austin Film Society) of Jonathan Demme's new film, The Truth About Charlie.

"...In Ken Lieck's column ("Dancing About Architecture," p.59), he quotes some..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column by Louis Black

The Story of Davy

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum devotes a summer film series to that immortal coonskin cap-wearer, Davy Crockett.

"...forget. In addition to the continued murmurings about Ron Howard's upcoming adaptation of the storied San Antonio battle (rumored..."

June 7, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Articulations

Memorializing The Public Domain Theatre Company, 1993-2001

"...particular company adequately. The Public Domain Theatre Company has taken its final bow. Official notice came in a postcard..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

"We'll Always Have 807 Congress"

The Raging of the Elements, or Indoor Theatre in Austin -- Al Fresco

"...Night after night, while preparing for our opening production, Howard Barker's scathing and brilliant Scenes From an Execution, we..."

June 25, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Texas Platters

Jimmy Lafave

"...Fight Songs, their fourth full-length release, is chock-full of Ken Bethea's slinky guitar leads, Rhett Miller's sly and witty..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature

Postmarks

Libertarians Say No to Doggett

"...Robert "Rock" Howard..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Column

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...paper), the author admits to never having met or spoken to George Strait, choosing to assemble this entire bio..."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

Termagant Homosexuals...

"...Ken Kennedy Kennedy Calls Off Muses Note to the Editor:..."

May 23, 1997 Column

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