Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Summer travel opportunities and news from all over Texas

"...sculpture of a man’s head that once belonged to King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The Roman bust had resided..."

June 2, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

We Got Gators in Austin. Now What?

Fearsome invaders or frightened longtime residents facing displacement?

"...Alberto Garnica Jr., a Travis County game warden, arrived one day in early December at..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Death Watch: A Future Danger?

Texas' death chamber is only heating up

"...UPDATE: On Jan. 17 Collin County stayed Kosoul Chanthakoummane’s execution until July 19. Jason Clark,..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

News Roundup: MLK, Eric Holder, and Abortion

A.G. announces end to "asset forfeiture"; NARAL gives Texas an "F"

"...of "asset forfeiture," pro-choice advocates NARAL find Texas severely lacking, and more...."

Jan. 19, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

The Making of an Endorsement

"...empty City Hall, doing a taping with the Mayor shaking hands urging people to vote against Proposition 2. ......"

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...they could not confirm that such raids are indeed taking place. But immigrant advocates, including PODER and the Texas..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

"...the city concerning the church's proposed construction of a parking garage. The lawsuit concerned the designed size of the..."

June 7, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Promised Land

Wildly ahistorical Danish epic adds an intriguing level of court intrigue and class aspiration to a familiar plot.

"...in the Danish royal army during the reign of King Frederik V. In 1755, von Kahlen declared to the..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Local Lawyers and Activists Come to the Aid of Protesters

A look at life after the arrests

"...is arrested for a misdemeanor, it usually takes the county attorney's office at least two months to evaluate the..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...out the charges against ALEC at the Downtown protest. "Hijacking the legislative process to serve corporate interests and right-wing..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin Police Consider Community Reforms

After a year spent making headlines APD prioritizes policing equity

"...sets, creating an Officer Discretionary Index (an algebraic equation looking at the proportion of officer-initiated stops of individuals grouped..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Lege Lines

It's a mad rush at the Lege before sine die

"...Rep. Phil King, R-Weatherford, made another failed attempt to wrest control of..."

May 10, 2013 News Column by Richard Whittaker

A Fetus Is a Fetus, or Is It?

Will AG buy Texas District and County Attorneys Association's claim that changes in law, instituted by legislators during the last two legislative sessions, mean doctors who perform some abortions are now eligible to face capital murder charges and possibly a death sentence?

"...The way the Texas District and County Attorneys Association sees it, doctors who perform late-term abortions..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...Also, Mr. May spent three paragraphs talking about Dr. Francis Beckwith, saying he was a Christian..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Column

Southern Destroyer

Barry Hannah at 60, in Oxford, and on why -- despite the energy drinks -- he's not feeling up to saving American fiction right this very minute

"...They built the Lafayette County Courthouse in 1840, but it was scorched along with..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

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"...Dear Michael [King]:..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Column

Texas Platters

Jimmy Lafave

"...4 stars -- Christopher Hess GERRY VAN KING..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature

Further Reflections

"...-- Brakhage's films were mostly silent. Lots of adoring talking heads attest to Brakhage's status in the pantheon of..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

March Primary Election Coverage Live Blog

Texas primary first out the starting gate

"...- and on a cliffhanger, no less, with Travis County Commissioners Court Pct. 4 incumbent Margaret Gómez nudging just..."

March 1, 2022 News Post by the News Staff

Record Turnout in Run-Off Election Pushes Democratic Party Toward Change

State and local races show the blue getting bluer

"...the big turnout numbers both statewide and in Travis County included a sizeable faction of left-leaning voters who put..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Kick off 2019 with some Texas travel

"...Mason County Livestock Show and Expo Jan. 4-5, Mason, www.fb.com/masonstockshowexpo..."

Dec. 29, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Port Mansfield

Tiny village on the Texas coast in South Texas is a fisherman's paradise

"...was called Redfish Landing. As part of the sprawling King Ranch, it was a not-so-secret saltwater fishing hole protected..."

May 20, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Playback – Sike Fest: Levitation Canceled

Levitation 2016, a bitter pill for all

"...negative to generate website clicks from the timid masses checking back to see if the forecast has improved. Or..."

May 6, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Notes on Kamp: Unfinished Business

Departing D.A. should exonerate the Kellers

"...As Travis County District Attorney Rose­mary Lehmberg's term comes to a close,..."

March 11, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories

"...shows up dead behind a Dumpster near a Bastrop County building. Four-year APD veteran VonTrey Clark becomes a person..."

Jan. 1, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The AggreGAYtor: January 10

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• The fine folks in Utah County don’t cotton to fancy-pants conservative bloggers who support marriage..."

Jan. 10, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Peace Through Pie

A sweet honoring of Martin Luther King

"...a communitywide pie social to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday: Shock and Awe...."

Jan. 15, 2010 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

Naked City

"...my colleagues on the Senate floor join me in thanking you and your friends and family for being with..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature

Day Trips

"...on the beach of what was to become Calhoun County. The French explorer may have named the area at..."

June 2, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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"...imagine our surprise and dismay when we read Michael King's sloppy and misleading "Naked City" "exposé" of what's happening..."

May 12, 2006 Column

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