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"...they couldn't attend school and those who were experiencing poverty and lack of resources suffered the most. But let's..."

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"...Texas Paying Extremists to Bus Migrants: The Southern Poverty Law Center reported this week that a contractor for..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...out a star-studded lineup including Bob Dylan, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Maren Morris, and Mavis Staples at the..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

Closing the COVID Gap at AISD

Post-pandemic, not enough students can read well. How do we get out of this ditch?

"...subjects like math and science, is dependent on reading. Research also shows literacy is associated with better health outcomes,..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Film Review: Stormy

Doc explores life in the eye of Hurricane Trump

"...of abuse before though, too – growing up in poverty in Baton Rouge gave her the motivation to get..."

March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

Unionized Nurses Say Ascension Is Cutting Corners in Labor and Delivery

They say hospital chain exploiting market dominance

"...the last decade, most in census tracts with higher poverty rates than the surrounding county...."

March 1, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin ISD Reduces Budget Deficit by Half

Meanwhile, special ed students are still struggling

"...a point from previous meetings – that students experiencing poverty, including SPED kids, are doing worse across the board...."

March 1, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...Glazer will also chat with Samantha Bee, Pamela Adlon,..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

Opinion: Cap Metro Must Safeguard No-Cost Transit for Unhoused Austinites

Adding security guards to transit centers and bus routes will increase stigmatization of the poor

"...unhoused Austinites, and instead of funding the criminalization of poverty through one of the city’s most important services, Cap..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Column by Barry Jones

Austin ISD Celebrates Hiring of New Superintendent

And worries about slow progress in reading, math

"...and math. Second, those efforts should prioritize students experiencing poverty since they have lower performance across all racial groups...."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...virtually all of them people of color living in poverty...."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Slamdance Interview: Chris Jericho Takes The Death Tour

Wrestling GOAT on his new role as documentarian

"...Inuit communities in the Northern Provinces, places besieged by poverty and isolation, communities plagued by violence and suicide, ignored..."

Jan. 21, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Three Years After the January 6 Insurrection, What’s Changed in Central Texas?

Locals have pleaded guilty, but conspiracy theories still reign

"...County man, according to an investigation by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The group has been particularly active on..."

Jan. 6, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

South of Austin, White Supremacist Groups Are Flourishing

Patriot Front manager identified in Hays County

"...for white supremacist activity. A new investigation by Southern Poverty Law Center found the area is stomping ground to..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature by Jordan Buckley

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 22-28

"...was a central life goal. She grew up in poverty and sometimes suffered from depression, but worked hard to..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

American Fiction

Cord Jefferson's literary comedy lets the Black middle class shine

"...Directed by: Cord Jefferson. Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Sterling..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Rod Machen

American Fiction, American Reality

Cord Jefferson is putting the Black middle class back on the screen

"...Cosby Show. Instead, Black stories are often restricted to poverty, incarceration, crime, or a disease of the week on..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: We Need to Break the Barriers for Texans With Old Records

Maggie Luna, an Austin resident and mom of three, writes about her experience in the Texas prison system and how a rehabilitation center changed her life

"...opportunity, holding families and communities in cycles of "post-conviction poverty."..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Column by Maggie Luna

Hundreds of Thousands Denied Medicaid and Food Assistance in Texas

It's a department of dysfunction, and it isn’t getting better

"...applicants must show they live far below the federal poverty line. They are disproportionately Hispanic and Black. [inset-1-left]..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Point Austin: Vouchers, Borders, and Critical (White) Race Theory

Gov. Abbott does his damnedest to block the Texas future

"...According to the Austin research group Every Texan, if only 5% of current students..."

Nov. 21, 2023 News Post by Michael King

"Finally I Sang": Progressive Cumbia Fires Up Como Las Movies’ Full-Length Debut

Como Las Singles finds Nelson Valente Aguilar in the driver’s seat

"..."My upbringing was marked by poverty."..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

AFF Review: American Fiction

Uproarious erudite comedy gives the Black middle class a voice

"...Throw in squeamishness around issues of race in this country, and filmmaker Cord Jefferson has created..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Rod Machen

The Burial

Courtroom drama saved from legal tedium by Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones

"...to a big corporation, but instead of a tidy transaction, there’s a ... contract dispute! Convincing personal-injury attorney Gary..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Rod Machen

Review: Alchemy Theatre's Pipeline

Weak choices undermine the hard-hitting angst that drives this play

"...But Omari is in danger of expulsion and legal action after assaulting a teacher who he believes singled him..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 8-14

"...TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Raised in poverty, Taurus-born Eva Perón became a charismatic politician and actor..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Where Are Local Shares of the National Opioid Settlement Going?

Directing drug addiction dollars in Austin and Travis County

"...drug users, as addiction often overlaps with homelessness and poverty. The road map also urges officials to address the..."

Sept. 8, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Council Approves Operator for First Trauma Recovery Center in Texas

Safety > punishment

"...When City Council voted in 2020 to reallocate funding from the Austin..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Once Upon a Time in Uganda

The true, crazy story of Wakaliwood

"...an American actor who ended up in Wakaligo, a poverty-stricken neighborhood outside of the Ugandan capital city of Kampala...."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 30 - July 6

"...I reject their insistence that our personal tales are distractions from our spiritual work. Virgo author A. S. Byatt..."

June 30, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Planned Parenthood Marks Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision

A year without Roe

"...Considering how people of color and people experiencing poverty are disproportionately hurt by the state abortion ban, Hernández..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Ali Juell

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