Mr. Woods Goes to Washington

UT grad student John Woods has a few ideas about reasonable gun control

"...effectively – by talking, face to face, with Congressional leaders about reasonable gun control...."

Dec. 28, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Orchidometer, polystyrene cups, Liz Taylor, etc.

"...In the first move toward phasing out part of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's (D-California) "Green the Capitol" program, polystyrene..."

April 1, 2011 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...In the first move toward phasing out part of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's (D-California) "Green the Capitol" program, polystyrene..."

March 18, 2011 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

No California Love, No I Heart NY

More from the GOP uncivil war

"...to see how the fringe right responds to House Minority Leader John Boehner (who would have been her boss..."

Nov. 3, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Merritt Versus the Caucus

Two caucus meetings produce three press conferences as GOP turns on committee chair

"...Room. They finished before the Dems, so Republican Caucus Leader Larry Taylor, R-League City, got the first draft of..."

May 24, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM

Obama's bank policy is good for bankers and reckless for us

"...Speaking for his party with straight-faced hypocrisy, Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky objected to Obama's budget..."

April 10, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

We may come to regret there are so few intelligent conservative voices making themselves heard

"...stuff" (The New York Times, March 1, p.WK1). House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, preening for the 2012..."

March 27, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

On the Lege: Itty Bitty Steps

Minority Dems savor a few budget victories, and other news from the Capitol

"...from the House comes at a time when Senate leaders are trying to build support for a new privatization..."

April 6, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Letters at 3AM

Silence is not an option, if our Constitution is ever again to rise from the paper on which it was written

"...op-ed on Dec. 23, 2005 (p.21), Tom Daschle, Senate minority leader at the time of the resolution, documents that..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Naked City

Happenings

"...personalities, including Spanish President José Maria Aznar, U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and U.S. Sen. John Kerry. Workshops,..."

July 4, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...by Henry Cisneros -- has been nominated by Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., to serve on the new..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

War Drums

"...media coverage suggests -- and that the House GOP leadership will control the timing and procedure on any resolution...."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Postmodern P.I.

"...And he was also the brother of the Senate minority leader. It was an only-in-Boston situation. And then the..."

June 11, 1999 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Coach's Corner

"...finally nipped back. The late Everett Dirksen, the grandiloquent minority leader from Illinois, once observed something about money. "A..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Sterling Lands' New Mission

Sterling Lands II and the Eastside Social Action Coalition fight for equity in Austin's public schools.

"...the conviction that the district is failing to educate minority children, and that something must be done, immediately (see..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

On The Lege

The GOP Senate tightens the screws on the absent Texas 11.

"...the Dems have called a "poll tax" imposed on minority senators by their Anglo colleagues -- Democratic Caucus Chair..."

Aug. 22, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Rights and Consequences

The Redistricting trial pits "partisan gerrymandering" against the Voting Rights Act.

"...a transparent attempt to make it more difficult for minority voters to reach the polls. "If a Republican banker..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Supremes Turn Down Perry and Dewhurst

The Texas Supreme Court rejects Perry and Dewhurst's request for a writ of mandamus against the fugitive Senate Democrats.

"...between the two-thirds rule and the voting rights of minority Texans, especially since all but one of the senators..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Needs More Color

Progressive Papers Grapple With Chronic Complaint

"...the city, the voices that aren't represented, and yet minority writers are underrepresented in AAN and alternative papers, as..."

Nov. 28, 1997 News Feature by Lee Nichols

May 12 Municipal Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...jobs remains a major city priority, and under Leffingwell's leadership, the city has done that while maintaining our commitment..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature

How the Filibuster Has Already Undermined Democracy

The recent attacks on reproductive rights reveal another reason to let the filibuster burn

"...Rule 22 – first enacted in 1917 – a minority of senators can indefinitely obstruct the majority from taking..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Michael King

Painting by Numbers

Wherein we recall how we got here ... and contemplate the baleful map-drawing future

"...session of the Lege – an almost completely powerless minority of the 150-member body. It's not even enough to..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...council appointed only one Hispanic to the HRC. Hispanic leadership demanded more representation. The council put the matter on..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...than many can afford, especially many members of Austin's minority communities, but we don't know the individual stories of..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

The Future's So Bright ...

Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?

"...high school -- they are a part of the leadership equation in our communities and in our nation," he..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Unlikely Allies

Eastsiders and Suburbanites Unite to Fight City

"...CRAP organizer Linda Curtis and Black Citizens Task Force leader Dorothy Turner were named by several Eastsiders as instigating..."

Nov. 7, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

The Single-Member Situation

Movement afoot – once again – to ask voters to endorse City Council districts

"...This arrangement was specifically a response to complaints that minority citizens were not fairly represented on City Council, which..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Shifting Gears

New Board, Boss, Budget in Store for AISD

"...the board's most pressing matter - finding a new leader. The early buy-out of Superintendent Jim Fox's contract guarantees..."

April 17, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

First Things First

Paradise by UT's Stadium Lights

"...Maxey, who complains that UT's priorities are woefully misplaced. Minority applications at Texas colleges are falling fast in the..."

May 2, 1997 News Column by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Postmarks

The Sweet Science

"...knowledge limited to the antics of a very small minority's (read: Tyson, King, Spinks) stupid antics, and the occasional..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Column

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