Texas Lege Preview: GOP Attacks on Local Control Are Limited, So Far

But local leaders fear Lege attempts to kill Project Connect

"...beginning, so far there have been few attacks on “local control” from state lawmakers – that is, the ability..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas Anti-Choice Legislation Continues to Damage Health Care and Undermine Local Control

As GOP postures with SB 22, women’s health care pays the price

"...the abortion industry with "sweetheart" deals even though no local taxpayer dollars flow to abortion care – the Lege..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Republicans Vow to “Re-Fund the Police” by Seizing Local Control

State grabs power to dictate local public safety budgets

"...1900, the two leading measures this session to target localities that "defund the police" – that not only strike..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: Local Control Now in Chains

State clamps down on cities' right to govern themselves

"...assessment – the Republican majority appears determined to limit local authority as much as possible, in favor of retaining..."

April 26, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Lege Bills Target Local Planned Parenthood Office

Latest attack rooted in faulty logic

"...or their affiliates. The Senate, cherry-picking how it values local control, sped through Georgetown Sen. Charles Schwertner's SB 4,..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Chili Dog Fest Caps SXSW Local Style

Impressive lineup of musicians to benefit Central Texas Food Bank

"...the Chili Dog Fest serves as a gathering for local musicians and service industry pros to hang out with..."

March 15, 2018 Music Post by Mark Fagan

Rally Austin Lends Empire Control Room Team $2.2 Million to Buy Garage, Expand

Iconic Venue Fund consolidates two-part club’s ownership

"...Rally Austin inked a deal with Empire Control Room & Garage operators Heard Entertainment this week that..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Fast, Cheap, and in Control

Cost-of-living increases are making local artists do more with less

"...on offer this season from the Rude Mechs and Local Opera, Local Artists? Or Revel Unclassified, a series of..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Opinion: One Year Later, Local Leaders Must Be Bold Despite “Death Star” Law

A San Marcos city council member urges localities to push back on anti-democratic forces and address their communities’ urgent needs

"...“Death Star” law, sweeping state legislation crafted to paralyze local governments by introducing extreme uncertainty about what they can..."

July 5, 2024 Column by Alyssa Garza

Austin Updates COVID Protocols Amid Abbott's Tightening Grip on Local Authorities' Powers

Local and state officials wrestle over mask mandates, again

"...Following several relatively uneventful months in COVID-19 sparring between local and state officials, Austin and state leadership are once..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Local Gaming News

New Releases, LeetUps, networking, and more

"...No mass layoffs from local gaming studios! That's not really news, but it is..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Local Games on the Horizon

Releases to purchase, look forward to, and KickStart

"...Can't keep up with all the local games to buy, support, and/or anticipate? Me neither, but..."

July 23, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Local, State Health Leaders Try to Keep Up with COVID-19

Six known cases in Travis County but actual number likely higher

"...With federal leadership still halting at best, state and local officials have doubled down in the last few days..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

Local Games for Your Mobile Devices

Lowlander II and Flipping Legend keep your phones busy

"...to grace their monitors, two noteworthy mobile games from local developers were released onto digital stores...."

June 26, 2017 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Local Highlights at Trib Fest

Mayor Steve Adler, Lance Armstrong among those representing Austin

"...Adler and Corpus Christi Mayor Nelda Martinez will represent local control over rideshare policy, while conservative legislators set out..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Feature

Faster Than Sound: Empire Control Room Owners Purchase Longtime Location

Seventh Street venue takes charge of its live music destiny

"...year ago, the fate of Seventh Street stronghold Empire Control Room & Garage hung in the balance...."

Aug. 23, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Latest on the Local Actions and Reactions to COVID-19

Health officials feel wary but ready

"...nationally wrought by the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, local officials and healthcare providers are conveying a sense of..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Gun Control Costs Lives

"...capital punishment (and oppose access to sex education, birth control, and STD screenings) calling themselves pro-life, but then veers..."

July 9, 2013 Postmarks

Control

Gretchen Phillips admits she wasn’t Just Comforting that girl

"...Once local, she co-founded the punk-concept, art-damaged spectacle Meat Joy, launching..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Music Feature by Cindy Widner

Local K-12 Educators Look at Ways to Start the School Year as COVID-19 Looms

Put on your thinking cap

"...first, the state took a hands-off approach, deferring to local officials. In June, Texas Education Agency officials required the..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Aaricka Washington

Spinning Out of Control?

Business Is Booming

"...prohibition (which was endorsed in an editorial by the local daily) is far too punitive and stands absolutely no..."

Feb. 12, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Damage Control at Shelter Raises More Dander

Animal shelter saga continues in Williamson County

"...at the Williamson Co. Regional Animal Shelter, county and local officials now are being questioned about their attempts to..."

July 27, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Does Austin Need Its Own Air Control Bureau?

"...is to establish its own bureau of air quality control, as the city of Houston has done under Mayor..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Takes on Walgreens in National Birth-Control Battle

McCracken leads charge against 'moral objections' prescription refusals

"...its patients' access to safe, legal, and prescribed birth control and emergency contraception. A council decree states that Walgreens,..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Local Critters Struggle Through Wet Weather

Austin, Hill Country's animals getting hammered by rains, other harsh conditions

"...warns against thinking this rain has solved all the local wildlife's problems, however. "Two or three years ago, we..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Why Local Farms Matter

Lucia Sewing-Cole of Good Apple on how to be a more ethical food consumer

"...As an Austin native, buying locally has been ingrained in me since childhood. To me,..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Column by Lucia Sewing-Cole

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...the album spins readymade for The Voice, where the local caught his first big break. – Thomas Fawcett The Bad..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

New, Local Music We’re Listening to

Ladi Earth, Danilo, Aaron Stephens, and more recommended sounds

"...delivery and impressive chops. An exposé of his vocal control, "So In Love," ascends his sweet tenor to a..."

July 30, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Austin-Made Romantic Horror The Carnivores Questions What It Is to Lose Control

Love bites in Caleb Johnson's strange examination of relationships

"...plans. However, this weekend it streams alongside two other local films (John Valley's Pizzagate satire Duncan and the Sundance-selected..."

April 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Local Students Face an Open-Ended Spring Break

School's out for ...

"...cancellation of in-person classes following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendation against gatherings of 10 or more..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

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