Then There's This: Do Kids Count?
State leaders don't walk the talk on children
"...CPPP's annual Kids Count report, released early this month, points to some..."
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Dec. 27, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith
Texas' Child Well-Being Report Card Mixed
Teens less likely to die since 2000, but infant mortality up
"...over time, or are things getting worse? A recent report, "KIDS COUNT: The State of Texas Children 2005," seeks..."
Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Coal's Body Count
"...power plants proposed for construction statewide, according to a report released last week. Tom "Smitty" Smith, director of Public..."
Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Count Me In
there's power in numbers with the census 2000 data.
"...census in 1990; the number of federal dollars Travis County lost as a result of that undercount; and the..."
Feb. 11, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Farmers Market Report: October 21st, 2012
It's Chile Verde Time!
"...Biscuits and Gravy with Country Style Breakfast Sausage. Add an egg if you like...."
Oct. 19, 2012 Food Post by Kate Thornberry
Naked City
Casey Foundation finds we measure near bottom in many child welfare categories
"...a measure of overall childhood well-being, in a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Kids Count, an..."
Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Naked City
"...R-San Antonio, until he dipped into his campaign's bank account and plopped down more than $20,000 to lease a..."
Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature
Headlines
"...James Richard "Ricky" Thompson has been charged with two counts of capital murder for the July 21 shooting deaths..."
July 31, 2009 News Feature
Behold the Texas Miracle!
The Texas Miracle has a very mixed record on state prosperity
"...student accomplishment due to the imposition of public school "accountability" measures and high-stakes, standardized testing inaugurated in the early..."
March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King
Measuring the 'Miracle'
"...the most recently available figures in the annual "Texas Kids Count," a national and state-by-state effort to track the..."
March 20, 2015 News Feature
The State of Texas Children
New report indicates things are looking good for Travis County's children in the areas of education and premature death, but also lays out some troubling stats on poverty.
"...A new report indicates things are looking good for Travis County's children..."
Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...• The annual Casey Foundation report on child welfare, "Kids Count," reported this week that..."
June 30, 2006 News Feature
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...• Plight of texas Kids A new report shows that Texas children were facing..."
July 31, 2009 News Feature
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
"...their home-based Oak Hill day care. Among the multiple counts were allegations that Danny had forcibly penetrated Christina with..."
March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Color of Justice
A drug bust in tiny Tulia, Texas opens up old racial wounds and raises questions about the veracity of the undercover cop-for-hire who orchestrated it all.
"...dusty highway from Lubbock to Amarillo, in a Panhandle county with more cows than people. The bust put tiny..."
July 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee
Here Today, There Tomorrow
Austin ISD Schools grapple with high student turnover
– and all its consequences
"...the more affluent the school, the more stable its kids. To compare only elementary schools: At Casis, an "exemplary"..."
March 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
Schools, Sprawl, and Citizenship
Vote begins on $520 million school bond package
"...in the outer suburbs. Increasingly, it follows that the kids who will suffer if suburban schools aren't built include..."
Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
Postmarks
Readers are baffled by the Chronicle's "no endorsement" for the mayoral
race.
"...goes to our 44 wholesale electric customers in 53 counties. We also have been buying 7.5 megawatts from a..."
April 28, 2000 Column
In the Name of Ann Richards
AISD's School for Young Women Leaders is a district showcase – does its glittering reputation hide a darker side for teachers and students?
"...Ann Richards was no saint. Talk to any veteran reporter and they'll pull out a story about the hard-drinking,..."
Aug. 30, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
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Readers take us (and each other) to task over mistaken identites and misguided ideas.
"...Count Down..."
Feb. 18, 2000 Column
Get Out the Bootstraps
Cause Texas Ain't Takin' Care of You No More
"...meet and to make a good life for their kids. And there's this perception that there's a whole group..."
June 13, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff
Who Killed Jim and Tina?
Why has the murder of two people in Kyle, Texas, eight months ago not led to a single arrest?
"...was ongoing. On Sept. 17, the Hays Free Press reported that the official autopsy – released by Hays County..."
Feb. 19, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Letters From the Women of SAFPF
A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited
"...inmate at the Ellen Halbert SAFPF unit in Burnet County, contacted Austin attorney Derek Howard to explore the prospect..."
Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...week, never met with the police, and closed a report as confirmed child abuse, with no substantiated data other..."
Dec. 17, 2004 Column
Postmarks
The libraries hit the books, and environmentalists speak out.
"...Library demand is high in our community. About 50,000 kids participate in youth sports each year. About 135,000 kids..."
Aug. 10, 2001 Column
Despite Disaster, Austin Leveled Up in the 2020 Census
Austin-Travis County was the only city-county pair in Texas to beat its 2010 census response rate
"...casting shadows over the 2020 census, Austin and Travis County showed up and got counted. On June 8, the..."
June 25, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Opening the Doors
As college access tightens, minority students and families, and educators, look for ways to help more students.
"...the presidency, yet still no one's sure whether our kids are more proficient at the three Rs, or if..."
Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
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Losing Our Lunch
"...Lay of the Land" [Vol.18, No.23], writer Mike Clark-Madison reports on the growth activity in downtown Austin. Smart? I..."
Feb. 12, 1999 Column
Postmarks Web Extra
Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks
"...liberals, at last uniting behind the president in our country's ongoing struggle against terrorists. Even though Bush's election was..."
Oct. 19, 2001 Column
University High
Community colleges are pushing "college credit" courses for high school students -- but the education is in doubt.
"...the same demands from colleges as their affluent, white counterparts. Students who've been college-bound since birth may find embedded..."
