Point Austin: Trials of Our Would-Be Rulers Highlight the Limits of American Justice

In Trump and Paxton trials, the rules don’t apply

"...actual claim to that distinction is tenuous, he has managed to confound press and public for decades with the..."

April 19, 2024 News Post by Michael King

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 5-11

"...they have wanted for a long time but never managed to get for themselves. It’s possible you will serenade..."

April 5, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...Wallace remembers being scared as he sat in Gardner Betts. But the county..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Ascension Seton Nurses Confront Managers Who Refuse to Meet With Them

Ascension calls the move "antics"

"...the two managers, Dan Kewley, director of cardiovascular intensive care services, and Julie Zessin, director of acute care: “In..."

Aug. 31, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...riff of penultimate song “Echo, Bravo,” one fan somehow managed to crowd surf while festivalgoers cheered. Finally, as the..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 3-9

"...of a creative twist you could do but haven't managed yet. Behind door #3 is a clue that might..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

New Mayor and Council Take Office; No Coup Attempted

Peaceful transition of local power

"...and her de facto campaign manager, with whom she managed to plan a nice wedding while running for reelection...."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

One Afghan Family’s Journey to Safety in Texas

From Kabul to Austin

"...already living in the U.S. and a man who managed to get admitted to the U.S. despite having no..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin Film Festival Selection The Other Fellow Looks at Life Being Named James Bond

The names are Bond. James Bond.

"...false name. Once I'd figured that out, and I managed to find the real James Bonds on there, the..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Rod Machen

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...in East Austin. Of course, that growth was not managed in a way that allowed the Black and Latinx..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Front Steps Slips and Falls

As the nonprofit that runs the ARCH falls apart, the city's rush to replace it frustrates providers

"...12 full-time employees. Front Steps, on the other hand, managed millions of dollars from its city contracts alone, and..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget

Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?

"...election, Cronk beamed as he described Austin's years of careful fiscal management, ample cash reserves to safeguard its creditworthiness..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Neighbors With and Without Homes Collide at Roy Guerrero Park

“But then where?”

"...Montopolis' eastern edge. That site is now Camp Esperanza, managed by The Other Ones Foundation; nobody plays the same..."

July 15, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

Abortion Resources in Texas and Beyond

Services, financial assistance, contraception, counseling, and more

"...Aid Access Virtual care and prescriptions. aidaccess.org..."

July 1, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Austin at Large: Look What We Made Them Do

So, why do these creeps care so much about other people’s abortions, anyway?

"...can safely assume are spurious if not downright disturbing, care about this issue, this saga, this storyline, this great..."

May 6, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Abortion Resources for Texans and Beyond

From counseling to contraception to legal services, here are your options

"...Aid Access Virtual care and prescriptions. aidaccess.org..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature

From the Archives: Organizing Outside the System – Deborah Shaffer and The Wobblies

Our 1981 interview with the filmmaker behind the classic doc

"...of former Wobblies, they put together a pilot and managed a grant from the [National Endowment for the Humanities]...."

May 3, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Supreme Court Throws Out Final Senate Bill 8 Challenge

Paving the road to the end

"...be for anyone in this region to get abortion care. Texans deserve better."..."

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Top Austin Headlines of 2021: Abortion? No! Frivolous Lawsuits? Sure!

September 1: SB 8 goes into effect, prohibiting abortion care after embryonic cardiac activity can be detected (around six weeks)

"...civil suits against anyone who "aids or abets" abortion care, with a $10,000 bounty for successful plaintiffs...."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

A Rhythmic Ray of Light: Austin Community College's Hip-Hop Production Instructor Ray LaManna

From prisoner to professor, he wants to change people's lives

"...felony robbery for a sentence of 65 years, lawyers managed to whittle down his prison time to a five-year..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Cannabusiness Leaders Explain Their Paths to Green Gold

The Texas Hemp Harvest Festival is upon us

"...machinery that we build and develop ourselves. We're so careful with our extraction methods."..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Work Matters

A look back at some of our most impactful reporting

"...former colleague Robert Bryce, who'd covered George W. Bush's career as governor and as a presidential candidate, filed a..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Health Care for More Last week the U.S. Department of Health..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Feature

APD's Early Warning System for Reckless and Aggressive Officers Is Broken. Is It Worth Fixing?

Falling into the GAP

"...Wellness Div­is­ion, which coordinates both mental and physical health care for officers...."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Change of Plans Provides a New Home for the Unhoused

Northbridge Shelter opens

"...to enroll in case management services provided by Family Elder­care, as are those at the Southbridge shelter that opened..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...really embarrassed and frankly I can't believe that they've managed to get away with it for this long." [inset-1-right]..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Bento Picnic: Everything in Its Right Place

Leanne Valenti’s Japanese homecooking venue exceeds the sum of its parts

"...during the event, too, so the guests are taken care of."..."

June 11, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Fumbling, Bumbling Letdown of the 87th Legislature

Sine dead

"...literally the only thing the Red Texas ruling class cares about. Remember, a bunch of these folks will be..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?

“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”

"..."decoupling" programs and functions that don't need to be managed by APD. The two largest of these are the..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Unlikely Allies Unite to Beat Up on "Strong Mayor" Plan

Democracy, now?

"...Nevertheless, APR campaign manager Jim Wick, who also managed Mayor Steve Adler's two successful campaigns, is still optimistic:..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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