Crisis at the Rape Crisis Center

Has Idealism Become the Victim of Financial Reality?

"...hunched over his desk at the Austin Rape Crisis Center (ARCC). He was rewriting a grant request for funding..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Millions for Propaganda ... Nothing for Women's Health

Texas heavily underwrites anti-abortion centers, while slashing reproductive care

"...right, a basket full of free pocket-size Bibles and Christ-centered booklets; to your left, as you enter Austin LifeCare,..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: Tools for Lege Watching

Considering Texas' future – a few things to keep in mind

"...never to reach the floor. Texas has never lacked for enough laws, but in matters of civil and human..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Column by Michael King

After a Decade of Decline in Teen Parents, Support Services Brace for Rising Demand

It takes a village

"...Villarreal was introduced to Cathy Smith, a case manager for the Tandem Teen Prenatal & Parenting Program. In that..."

Dec. 23, 2022 News Feature by Sara Hutchinson

Revving Up for Slow Times

How local entrepreneurs plan to weather the recession

"...The consensus advice: Get out in front of it, before it rolls over you...."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Local Resources for Human Trafficking Victims

"...Allies Against Slavery Leads advocacy, education, and activism initiatives in the community. www.alliesagainstslavery.org..."

June 19, 2015 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...on just such a "technicality" in 1999.Headlines• Early voting for the state constitutional amendments, Travis Co. bonds, and various..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature

AISD Students Fare Well in NAEP Results

Austin fourth- and eighth-graders out-performed the nation in math and peer urban districts in reading

"...was great in Austin ISD last week, after the National Center for Education Statistics announced that Austin students outperformed..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Man of the Hour

Superintendent Pat Forgione discusses his goals for AISD in a Q&A interview with reporter Kevin Fullerton.

"...the new chief of Austin's public schools, Dr. Pat Forgione, who for the past two months has been hogging..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...County Republicans, some understandable disappointment but also a sympathy for the type of negative campaign which I was the..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature

Bringing the Group to the Vision

As Pat Forgione prepares to say farewell, he looks back on his AISD decade

"...an interview with Austin Independent School District Super­intendent Pat Forgione is surprisingly difficult. Not because he's a recluse: Anyone..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "I think it's unfortunate that neither the governor nor his staff spoke to..."

June 22, 2007 News Feature

Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform

"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet

"...to send Gov. Greg Abbott the largest funding boost for the state's public schools in more than a decade...."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...According to the British Office for National Statistics, in England and Wales, the birth rate..."

July 29, 2016 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Where Are They? T.e.a. Doesn't Know

"...number of students whom schools report have discontinued their education without graduating. Those students are then subtracted from the..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Forgione on the Stand

"...Austin ISD could be the poster child for what's wrong with the current school-finance system in the..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Report: Teen Birthrate Rose in 2006

First such rise since 1991

"...According to the Centers for Disease Con­trol and Prevention's National Center for Health..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Leave No Child Behind

In a an excerpt from their new book, Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose expose Bush's No Child Left Behind policy as an educational Enron.

"...this idea come from -- that everybody deserves free education? ... It's like free groceries. It comes from Moscow...."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Midwives on the Move

Local midwives pressure hospitals to continue midwifery programs.

"...Faced with service cancellations at Brack and Seton Medical Center, local midwives and their supporters worry that Austin women..."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Just Say No!

Rick Perry's approach to sex education has helped Texas boost its teen pregnancy rate

"...During an interview before a live audience in the KLRU studio in 2010,..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Political Realist

An Interview With Ben Barnes

"...is a perennial punching bag of the GOP, the former Texas House speaker and lieutenant governor didn't achieve his..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

The State of Trans Health Care

Gender affirming care in Austin is improving. But by how much? And how far must it still go?

"...years had passed since Ellen DeGen­eres lost her job for coming out on prime-time television. Laverne Cox wouldn't star..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Beside the Point: Failing Our Teachers

Why won't we fund our schools?

"...Before anyone gets up in arms, this isn't a "manual..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Amplify Austin 2015: Mental Healing

Bringing action to mental health awareness

"...For some people, the term “mental illness” is just a..."

March 4, 2015 News Post by Tamar Price

Behold the Texas Miracle!

The Texas Miracle has a very mixed record on state prosperity

"...decade, the term was popularized on the stump in former Gov. Rick Perry's ill-fated 2012 presidential campaign, where its..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...end of 2007, according to new prison and jail statistics released Dec. 11 by the Department of Justice's Bureau..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...by the folks out in Voter Land as paying for sick poor people. But a "health care district" is..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Contradictions Exposed

"...Kurt Standiford recommends Edgar Cayce as "great reading", and he accuses..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

Fighting Sexual Assault

Amid growing national momentum, UT-Austin takes steps to protect incoming students

"...the first report of the new White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault, released April 29..."

May 16, 2014 News Feature by Jessica Luther

High Stress at EMS

ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...his fiancée Stephanie Cunningham to leave Austin's EMS system for what he'd determined was a better, more progressive opportunity..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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