Total Utility

The pain and politics of raising electric rates as a means of controlling our destiny

"...Pro Tem Sheryl Cole. Spelman and Cole were fresh off re-election victories; Spelman managed to avoid a run-off in..."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Keller's Lawyer Shifts Blame

Judge Sharon Keller's attorney says Michael Richard's lawyers are to blame for his execution

"...they failed to do their jobs correctly in defense of executed inmate Michael Richard...."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...Qote of the Week "Our culture typically acknowledges people for qualities..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature

Will Women Have a Voice at the New Women's Hospital?

Issues of choice and midwifery still perplex women using Brack's hospital-within-a-hospital.

"...even if their livelihoods are threatened by the loss of hospital privileges. Fortunately, theirs is a profession -- one..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

ACLU Threatens Paxton With Lawsuit After Dell Children’s Exodus

Investigation of gender-affirming care may be unconstitutional

"...Hospital is keeping tight-lipped about what caused the loss of its entire Adolescent Medicine clinic on May 12...."

May 19, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "I thought this was the Year of..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature

WilCo Court Fight

Suit claims commissioners gutted constable's budget after it had already been adopted, in order to transfer mental-health duties from constable's precinct to sheriff's office

"...from Griffin's Precinct 1 to the Williamson Co. Sheriff's Office. According to Griffin's high-profile counsel – a team that..."

July 14, 2006 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Naked City

Breaking stories from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "You've heard of financing schemes that have..."

April 23, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Harangued in Huntsville

Officers from the Office of the Inspector General arrest a political activist for asking a question. There, now don't you feel safer?

"...be arrested -- especially for asking a question. Yet officers from the Office of the Inspector General -- the..."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin Stories

"...Slusher, much maligned during the Stratus debate, spent much of the past week promoting his idea to establish a..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Postmarks

We Get What We Want

"...it should be) then ratings drop and so do profits. How do we change that?..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Column

Queer Eye-Featured Clinic Investigated for Fraud

Missing half a mil

"...enjoyed their moment in the spotlight. A glowing Elle profile described the profound work CTAHI was doing in the..."

April 7, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors

How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin

"...Austin has an established agreement with the city of Galveston to receive evacuees by bus during times of..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Made in Texas

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales: Should Texas have seen this coming?

"...shame, sir?" Everyone's acting all shocked that U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was accused by his former deputy James..."

May 18, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...in. I want him out before he even thinks of being in."..."

Jan. 15, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Say howdy to the 75th session of the Texas Legislature. State lawmakers opened their biannual run..."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature

Bill Banning Law Enforcement From Contracting With Reality Television Clears Texas House

“Policing is not entertainment.”

"...is not entertainment," Talarico said. "In the tragic murder of Javier Ambler, we saw what happens when law enforcement..."

April 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas Voting Rights Groups, Voters Sue Gov. Abbott Over Order Closing Ballot Delivery Sites

One location per county is unconstitutional, suit argues

"...The Texas League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), League of Women Voters..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

State Admin Law Judges Departing in Droves

State admin law judges departing in droves

"...In the wake of last spring's firing of Administrative Law Judge Hunter Burk­hal­ter..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

More Trouble for Medical Board and SOAH

Dr. Van Boven sues TMB staff and hearings agency hemorrhages

"...fallout continues at the Texas Med­ic­al Board and State Office of Admini­strat­ive Hearings, in the aftermath of the legal..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Chronicle Endorsements

Recommendations for the run-off

"...The Chronicle's Editorial Board is made up of seven people. That's namely our News staff, Editor Kimberley..."

May 11, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Keller Keeps Her Robes, for Now

Special judge says Keller's conduct in execution case doesn't warrant removal

"...According to State District Judge David Berchelmann, Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller should not be..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Waiter, There's a Lawyer in My Soup

Austin attorney blasted for trying to extract money from several restaurants

"...unsuccessful bid for a seat on the Texas Court of Appeals three years ago...."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature by Amy Smith

Porn Busters!

Investigators run roughshod over rights in hunt for cybersex offenders

"...On June 9, 2004, Javier Perez's dream of becoming a college math professor came to an abrupt..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Revolving Door Lets Craddick Allies In

"First thing we do, get rid of the lawyers. Then appoint our own."

"...In the wake of a speakership that even his onetime allies have described..."

May 26, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

An Underground Effort to Recall APA's Sheffield

Anonymous cops accuse the union head of falling down on the job

"...Last month, copies of a yellow trifold brochure proclaiming, "It's YOUR Association: Take..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Who You Gonna Call?

Small Texas towns look to Austin and Washington to jump-start economic development

"...project. So he ran through a long, withering gauntlet of government loan programs and came up short. "You wade..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

George W. Bush is named as a defendant in Texas Funeral Services Commission whistleblower Eliza May's lawsuit against the state.

"...to intervene improperly" in the state funeral agency's investigation of SCI. It also claims his actions are an abuse..."

April 21, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Ain't Misbehavin'

"...wasn't fun to watch any more. She was talking, of course, about the mellowing of a political climate that..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

Criminal Justice Advocates and Officials at Odds Over Pandemic Precautions

Campaigning by another name

"...The coronavirus crisis has evoked a range of ideas over how best to respond to changing circumstances..."

March 18, 2020 News Post by Michael King

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