Point Austin: On the Border and Elsewhere, Gov. Abbott Suffers the Little Children

Best governor in the nation? Depends on who you ask.

"...That year was not exactly a banner one for governors – nor for anybody, if you recall – but..."

July 21, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...on the opposition of the Texas Oil and Gas Association and the Texas Chemical Council to closing corporate tax..."

July 22, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...Last week, national columnist Bob Novak reported that Gov. Perry had resigned..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Letter at 3AM

Donating money to causes is fine and necessary, but it doesn't get you off the hook; active human energy is what generates change. Bite off a chunk of trouble for yourself. There is no hope or solution without you.

"...an ignorant citizenry – terrible trouble. "According to a National Governors Association report, four in 10 public school graduates..."

March 18, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

Is TEA Really Achieving?

Examining the latest Texas Education Agency claim of excellence

"...five key college and career readiness measures, Achieve, a national bipartisan organization, announced today. Which is great (although arguably..."

March 1, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...is considering switching to a new measuring system, the National Governors Association graduation rate compact. – R.W. Wrong Side..."

April 9, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association, and the U.S. Geological Survey, will be used to..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...to Austin's Homeless On Saturday, Nov. 15, kicking off National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Stand Down Austin –..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...other education news, the Center on Education Policy, a national nonprofit, looked at how high-stakes exit exams are affecting..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

Perry's Birther Flirtation

How Goodhair resurrected and abandoned a myth for electoral ends

"...telling is how quickly current and former conservative Republican governors did a rapid and unified "Dude! Not Cool!" As..."

Oct. 27, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Give Perry a Brain Scan

Governors who reject federal stimulus money need their heads examined

"...curtain on their "voter ID" bill, part of a national GOP crusade against virtually nonexistent fraudulent voting. This pointless..."

March 6, 2009 News Column by Michael King

City Says No to WTO

"...Democratic Executive Committee, King County (Seattle), Wash.; the Western Governors' Association; the National Association of Cities; the California Democratic..."

Nov. 26, 1999 News Feature by Cheryl Bishop

No California Love, No I Heart NY

More from the GOP uncivil war

"...has been seen as a split between the Republican Governors Association, several ranking members of which stumped for Hoffman,..."

Nov. 3, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Perry Goes Big-C Conservative

Governor endorses non-Republican in NY-23 Congressional race

"...the nuances of the internal politics of the Republican Governors Association (Barbour's the chair), but may not be a..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Perry Staying Put?

Has Gov. Perry given up on his rumored vice-presidential aspirations?

"...Perry to take over as chief of the Republican Governors Association next year. Now this could be seen as..."

Aug. 28, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Guv's Race Shuffle

White shifts to the governor's race, and the candidate lineup follows

"...White's shift also drew national attention. Calling the announcement "a game changer," Democratic Governors..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...but anticipate parliamentary moves to enable passage of this national Republican priority. See "House: Squeeze the (Dem) Voters" for..."

April 27, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...to OCEAN's authority, President Rudy Williams urged each neighborhood association within OCEAN (and others) to draft a resolution in..."

March 14, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Scott Glasgow. On the other hand, the Austin Police Association thinks the punishment was too severe – one of..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Claimed Space

Mexic-Arte blazed a trail in Texas by making a place for Mexican culture in a museum

"...sources of relevant, valuable information," according to the Ameri­can Association of Museums, a national advocacy organization for large and..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

UT Students Break Into E-Sports Through Longhorn Gaming

The university's independent organization gains notoriety in the competitive gaming world

"...back when it was part of the Texas eSports Association (now called Tespa and partnered with Blizzard Entertainment). Now,..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Screens Feature by Derek Udensi

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...supporting live music bookers and companies that bring in international and national talent to share their resources in a..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

Abbott Says Cinemas Can Reopen. Cinemas Say "No, Thanks."

AFS Cinema, Alamo, Violet Crown stress health over commerce

"...than the rule. There is no sign that any national chain will budge on the closures: even last week,..."

April 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What a Dump

What Does Gov. Bush Have Buried in West Texas?

"...In Washington, Wellstone called the dump part of a "national pattern of discrimination in the location of waste and..."

March 13, 1998 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

The Hightower Report

Make 'Em Shudder: Go Organic; and Rick Scott's Latest Fraud

"...joy, however. An outfit called the Mid America CropLife Association was in a full-tilt snit over this "first garden."..."

June 12, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Texas' Rickety Health Care System Heads for a Fiscal Cliff

As D.C. dollars dry up, millions of uninsured Texans see no signs of improvement

"...after the waiver's approval, however, that SCOTUS ruled in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius that while the..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Weed Watch

"...York Times and the Drug Reform Coordination Network newsletter, governors in Oklahoma, Kentucky, and California are either embarking on..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

The Executioner

"...each specifically excluded from the organic category by the National Organic Standards Board and should not have been included..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Column

Qmmunity: Sports, Balls, and Bills

"...On Monday the National Collegiate Athletic Association Board of Governors announced the board..."

April 16, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Point Austin: First, Do No Harm

The health of Texas women is sacrificed to the war on Planned Parenthood

"...Having written last week about Gov. Rick Perry's latest..."

May 4, 2012 News Column by Michael King

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