Five Districts, No Representation?

With Travis split so many ways, it may not get representation at all

"...unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. But DeLay couldn't quite pull it off. He did chop up Travis County three ways –..."

June 10, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: How to Suppress the Vote

With its latest lies, Texas GOP reminds us: This is all they’ve got

"...for example, Glen Maxey's successful leadership on the passage of the Children's Health Insurance Program. Instead, virtually all of..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Judge Edith Jones on Race, Crime, and God's Vengeance

Civil rights group files complaint against 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge

"...rights groups, including one funded entirely by the government of Mexico, alleges that federal Judge Edith Jones has violated..."

June 7, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

T. Don Hutto: Lipstick on a Doberman

WilCo commissioners voted to renew the T. Don Hutto contract, apparently because it's good for children

"...renew a 2006 contract naming the county as administrator of the center (and Correc­tions Corporation of America as operator),..."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Border Security Expo

Immigrant rights activists and border security entrepreneurs mix it up in Austin

"...the Austin Convention Center featured border-minded speakers and demonstrations of the latest technology available to anyone with serious spying..."

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Andrea Grimes

Downtown Puzzle: Dell Seton’s Innovation Station

Goodbye to Brackenridge, hello to ...?

"...sleek, 517,000-square-foot Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas, which opened in May across the street. While..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Municipal Court May Move Northeast

Move authorization passed without comment at council meeting, but raised dust afterward

"...at St. John's and I-35, as the future site of a new municipal courthouse and Austin Police Department northeast..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

Capitol Chronicle

The fight over re-redistricting is a battle for the civil rights of minority Texans.

"...front (all the state's major dailies sang another chorus of "Yes, We Don't Need Redistricting"), Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Opposition to Immigrant Detention Centers Mounts

Georgia detention center, Texas' usual suspects in spotlight

"...15, after a weeklong, 105-mile march to protest treatment of detainees at the private, for-profit facility operated by Corrections..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Naked City

A verdict is expected this week in the federal case against the congressional remap

"...group on the plaintiffs' side and an all-white team of attorneys defending the state of Texas -- and continued,..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

No Bilingual Blueprint?

Forgione's new blueprint attracts critics who worry it will mean the end of the dual language program.

"..."I am sorry you feel left out of the process," he told one parent. "But I can't..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Michael May

La Raza: Waking the Sleeping Giant?

The National Council of La Raza looks to raise the U.S. Latino profile.

"...Along the carpeted aisles of the Latino Expo USA -- the midway attraction of..."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

AISD Goes Global

Johnston High School welcomes immigrant students and makes waves in the neighborhood

"...Michael Martinez walked to the United States from his native Mexico, enduring the cold nights..."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Here We Go Again

The redistricting case resumes: one more battle in a protracted war.

"...court will convene in Austin to consider the case of Walter Session et al. v. Rick Perry et al.,..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Eastside Community Organizations

"...for business, another for politics, another for pick-up games of basketball. Such is not the traditional norm on the..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature

A Diversity Disaster

"...the Austin Fire Department. I am currently the president of the “League of United Latin American Citizens” (LULAC) a..."

Sept. 26, 2020 Postmarks

Immigrant Detention Blues

Unknown number of immigrants languish in private detention center in Taylor; a small but growing group is working to make their situation public knowledge

"...in which members described repeated beatings at the hands of Israeli officials and health complications from gas attacks in..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Feature by Diana Welch

War by the (Text)book

The State Board of Education's first public hearing on social studies textbooks confirmed that, underneath the thin cloak of bureaucratic civility, an ideological battle is raging over whose story the textbooks should tell.

"...The State Board of Education's first public hearing on social studies textbooks, held..."

July 26, 2002 News Feature by Michael May

Donald Trump Rally in Dallas

"...GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump stopped off in Texas on Monday to address an estimated 15,000..."

Sept. 15, 2015 Photo Gallery

Naked City

"...Elise Guillot, Bryan Mealer, Amy Smith, and Jordan Smith. Off the Desk:..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Feature

Meanwhile, Back at the Salt Mines

"...While Austin Community College is bearing most of the local workforce development burden, other community groups and..."

June 6, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...yet another ambitious downtown plan. It includes the construction of a new City Hall facing Town Lake, the purchase..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

Judge to Irving

Will the Irving decision affect elections in Austin?

"...The heat wave got hotter on the long-simmering question of single-member districts last week, when a judge ordered the..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Lawsuits Flying as Abbott Curbs Ballot Boxes

Limiting ballot delivery to one location per county is unconstitutional, suit argues

"...The Texas League of United Latin American Citizens, League of Women Voters..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Austin, Texas Cities Promise Legal Fight Against SB 4

City Council to vote on SB 4 lawsuit resolution Thursday

"...Joined by advocacy groups, elected officials from Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and El Paso..."

May 16, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

NAACP and LULAC: Texas Education System Violates Federal Law

State board members say they're just whining

"...On Dec. 19, the Texas State Conference of the National Association for the Advance­ment of Colored People..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "The re-election of George W. Bush would..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

The feds give their blessing to the new map, though the courts may still object

"...On Friday, a few hours after the conclusion of the federal trial on Texas congressional redistricting, the U.S...."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...The Texas Municipal League is up in arms over "last-minute legislative trickery" involving..."

June 13, 2003 News Feature

April 3 Primary in Doubt

San Antonio panel sets Feb. 6 deadline for new maps – or else

"..."If we have no agreed set of maps by February 6, 2012, there will be no..."

Feb. 3, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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