Opinion: Regenerative Agriculture Can Save the Southwest

We can end drought by restoring soil and local water cycles

"...I worry because the Southwest faces two cruelties: The local water cycles are broken, and we are subject to..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Column by Elizabeth Heilman

Faster Than Sound: Austin Imprint Keeled Scales Partners With Polyvinyl Records

New joint office expands the local label landscape

"...orders for the 7-year-old endeavor, with Presley maintaining creative control...."

June 4, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Blood Goes Big, Free Week Contracts

In the ATX music news: punk poetics by local septet Blood, January’s Free Week dates, and the Live Music Fund’s first feedback

"...Before local punk troupe Blood transformed into a sevenpiece, a smaller..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Lege Lines: The Voters Speak, the Governor Listens

Abbott leaves the red-state red-meat back at the mansion

"...with his plan for 2.5% revenue growth caps on local government that can only be exceeded by voter approval,..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Sick Leave in Limbo

The waiting room

"...has been stalled for Darnell and the estimated 211,000 locals who could benefit. On Aug. 17, the state's 3rd..."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Chronicle Endorsements

Recommendations for the county, state, and country

"...progressive publication to vote for Scott Milder – a local public school activist who's against the bathroom bill and..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

The Texas Hammer: Ridesharing and TNCs

Need a ride? The Lege will take you for one.

"...and ... state lawmakers are always ready to sacrifice 'local control' to major business priorities, and ... state reps..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: It Ain’t Just About Trump

This week's marches begin a long and difficult resistance

"...for the rally proper. Saturday at noon is the local version (www.marchonaustin.com) of the national Women's March on Washington..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Workman Files to Repeal Fair Chance Hiring

Workman's HB 577 would undo Council's job applicant labor protection

"...a bill that would both prevent and roll back local Fair Chance Hiring measures, like the one passed this..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Page Two: Vote No on Prop 1

You mean the election already happened?

"...would spend close to 10 million dollars on a local campaign. Uber and Lyft were trying to buy a..."

May 13, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Point Austin: Welcome Back!

When the Lege is in town, we've learned to expect the worst

"...denouncing the "California-zation" of Texas – that is, some local communities are regulating single-use plastic bags, heritage trees, and..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Column by Michael King

'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...lion's share of endorsements from Demo­cratic public officials and local political organizations. He has a long history in the..."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature

What Happens Next?

As D.A. Rosemary Lehmberg serves her sentence, the county attorney takes on the civil lawsuit and the next steps

"...jail – the harshest sentence ever handed to a local defendant in a first-time DWI case, her attorney David..."

May 3, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Transportation: Spinning in Place

Thinking local on transpo taxes

"...House committees respectively. Rodriguez says he's working on a local-option transportation tax bill, similar to the one from last..."

March 4, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...Austin wants to test its limits on how much local control it has over interstate pipelines. City officials say..."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Spirit of Giving

A Special Christmas Wish List for the Local Media

"...Then again, if you somehow gained control of an unlimited budget along with the ability to..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Column by Chris Walters

Frayed Webbing

Local TV and the Internet: Not Exactly The News

"...And since the ostensible subject of this column is local news media, the Web attempts of local news providers..."

Aug. 16, 1996 News Column by Chris Walters

Reggaeton, Psych Rock, Brat-Pop, and More Crucial Concerts

Local shows worth your admission this week

"...Local reports of SXSW’s musical demise weren’t exaggerated, just egregiously..."

April 18, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Blues on the Green, Texas punk tales, and more recommended local shows

"...Local favorites Wild Child cap night two after reforming this..."

July 14, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Lemon Twigs, Trouble in the Streets, Enslaved, and more local shows worth the decibels

"...campgrounds stretched over 29 acres host late-night jams. Alongside local food and clothing vendors, the four days pack British..."

April 21, 2023 Music Column by Tim Stegall

Co-Op Conversions "Best Bet for Cultural Preservation"

Local businesses find strength in cooperation

"...Division hosted its first class on co-op conversion for local enterprises. [inset-1-right]..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Finally, COVID Relief Funds Coming to Austin Schools

District lays off evaluators, asks them to reapply

"...Board of Trustees on April 22, noting that although "local education agencies in more than 40 states have already..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Finally, COVID Relief Funds Coming to Austin Schools

$155 million to AISD, $11.2 billion statewide clear TEA logjam

"...Board of Trustees on April 22, noting that although “local education agencies in more than 40 states have already..."

April 30, 2021 News Post by Clara Ence Morse

Abbott Lifts COVID Rules: Will a Surge Follow?

Governor's move seen as premature, reckless by local leaders, businesses

"...earlier this week from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that states should not ease up now..."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Housing Advocates Demand Relief, Protections as Eviction Crisis Looms

A network of local housing organizations are calling on state leaders to craft a plan for preventing evictions amid the worst months of the COVID-19 pandemic

"...A network of local housing organizations are calling on state leaders to craft..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jose Benjamin Montaño

City Council Redirects APD Funds to Abortion Support Access

$250K to flow toward abortion support services

"...laws like SB 22, passed last year, further erode local government’s ability to contract with abortion providers and affiliates...."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Band and Venue Cancellations Adding Up Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Our updated list of music-industry cancellations and closures

"...and survive through the financial hit of losing the local ecosystem’s the single most lucrative week. One week later,..."

March 13, 2020 Music Post by The Music Staff

Faster Than Sound – Beerland & Beyond: The Year in Music News

Squeezing out the decade's end in local music headlines

"...The ensuing gamut of gossip and solidarity kicked off local music's defining 2019 uproar...."

Dec. 20, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Report: Austin Leads State in Reproductive Freedom

But best-in-Texas ranking highlights what still needs to be done

"...reproductive health access is hitting a bittersweet chord with local advocates, who are reminded that the city still has..."

Nov. 4, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Austin’s Food and Ag Lab: Keeping Your Meals Safe

Local ACC-backed start-up fights the good fight for food safety and more

"...listeriosis require hospital care," notes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "and about one in five people with..."

June 21, 2019 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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