WNBA: The "We Got Next" Generation

The Revolution Is Being Televised... and Sponsored by Nike

"...The point guard hurls a 3/4-court missile. Play becomes frantic as the clock erases the cruel, churning..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...corporate-backed group with ties to the right-wing Koch Brothers network that drafts "model policy" for member legislators to use..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

In Your Facebook

Do social networking sites strengthen communities or the class divide?

"...it's not because the concept or the technology is new. It's not that far from J.C.R. Licklider's 1968 vision..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Naked City

"...last week. Doggett announced more than $5 million in new federal funding for Austin transportation projects -- including $375,000..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Big Crapshoot

Tracking South by Southwest

"...as is the reality that the majority of acts playing the conference walk away virtually empty-handed. Like any other..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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Our readers talk back.

"...look at KUT's financial doings ["KUT by the Numbers," News, Jan. 20], I've been wondering how the powers that..."

March 24, 2006 Column

Hitting the Pavement

Building SH 130 is still being considered in terms of costs, routes, and whether it will be a toll road.

"...on I-35 is our No. 1 policy problem, with national implications in the NAFTA era...."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Show Must Go On

"...At 9:15am Friday, Oct. 30, 1998, the Austin Music Network met its newest fate -- and its most promising..."

Nov. 6, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

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Short Shrift

"...and far For us to hear The music they play Until the break of day Musicians from distant lands..."

April 3, 1998 Column

Patroling the CMT Highway

Junior Brown's Success on Country Music Television

"...But, unlike their radio counterparts, the major country video networks seem at least willing to try new things, which..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Music Feature

Beto O'Rourke's Long, Hot Road to the Texas Primary

We report from the 2020 Democratic campaign trail on whether all the blue, sweat, and beers are worth it

"...For the evening, and for the international press corps stuffed into a TSU gym – the..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hornucopia

UT avoids what would have been devastating home loss to Baylor

"...was a typical final score in the Big 12's new outdoor arena league...."

Oct. 26, 2012 Sports Column by Michael Corcoran

TV Eye

Stephen Harrigan cozies up to Shakespeare for a Texas tragedy

"...Set in 1840s Texas, King of Texas is the newest in the stable of original dramas and the 12th..."

May 31, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...man for whom it was named with a pioneer newscaster Edward R. Murrow. What a lame brain. That is..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

No Purchase Necessary

Does Napster, the MP3-sharing software program that has spawned several lawsuits and been banned at universities across the nation, mean the end of music as we know it?

"...1984, and a case involving a popular but controversial new technology was just heating up before the Supreme Court...."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

A View From the Cheap Seats

"...where it stayed for nearly a month. Now Raitt plays the main stage at the Lilith Fair...."

Feb. 19, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Weird Bands From Texas

"...When Butthole Surfers drummer King Coffey made his New Year's resolution to start a record label at the..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Summer of Laugh

This Year, Austin Comics Got Really Hot

"...much of it in exotic lands, such as Montreal, New York City, and the lovely but underrated Rock Island,..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Brandon Cash Says He's a Clown. His Critics Say He's a Bigot. Will His Customers Keep Coming Back?

The show must (?) go on

"...misogynist, and Islamophobic responses to online reviews for his then-new Rainey Street bar. Cash expounded on how dissatisfied customers..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Lee Ackerley

Sanctuary Cities and the Ways We Fight for Human Rights

When community matters more than the law

"...– a so-called "sanctuary policy" introduced by the county's new sheriff, Sally Hernandez. That same morning, Gov. Greg Abbott..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Victoria Rossi

Hip-Hop on the Verge

Austin finally cemented a scene, but who will break out nationally?

"...Months before becoming only the second local rapper to play the Austin City Limits Music Festival – 2008 –..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Enforcing the 'Double Standard'

Major college sports insanity is entrenched at UT-Austin

"...The recent article by Amy Smith ("Then There's This:..."

Sept. 27, 2013 News Feature by Tom Palaima

'The NFL Beat': Angelo Gets the Axe and More

NFL notes and analysis

"...One of the most notable axes to fall as nonplayoff teams begin to do some early spring cleaning within..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Electric Skaterland

Austin births a Roller Derby renaissance

"...Midway through the Women's Flat Track Derby Association's 2009 national championship title bout on Nov. 15, Vicious Van Go..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dueling Banjos

Is old-time music Austin's next big thing?

"...sitting near a corner of the dance floor and playing banjos, fiddles, and other instruments associated with Appalachian folk..."

March 30, 2007 Music Feature by Mark Rubin

TV Eye

Here at last, here at last:'The Boondocks' on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim

"...comes to the small screen thanks to the Cartoon Network. No, this isn't a new iteration of The Beverly..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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Our readers talk back.

"...Re: "Business as Usual at the LCRA" [News, Feb. 25]. The quote by Bill McCann of the..."

March 4, 2005 Column

The Secret History of Tuna

Tuna isn't the only Texas town with which actor-writers Jaston Williams and Joe Sears can be closely identified. Austin has played a significant role in the development of their town, and in return Sears and Williams have changed the face of the capital city.

"...these two theatre artists have received their greatest attention: playing Broadway, appearing on network talk shows, starring in their..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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Our readers talk back.

"...I have begun to see the Chronicle in a new light since the events of September 11. While most..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...today. "For the first time in my life I knew I had to put my faith somewhere. I'm not..."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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