Texas House: GOP Hangs On to a Whisker-Thin Majority

Dems come oh so close to rocking the House

"...election night bash at the Driskill Hotel were tracking presidential results, Travis County state House representatives and their campaign..."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

After a Fashion

Phew! We're glad that's over. SXSW is gone and things are beginning to get back to normal. Your Style Avatar has some parting thoughts about Courtney Love and looks (fashion) forward to some upcoming events.

"...in the demands department. From her perch at the Presidential Suite at the Four Seasons, the most famous rock..."

March 22, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Day Trips

The historic hotels of San Antonio.

"...the hotel only has 20 guest rooms and 17 suites. Rates run $145 to $475 per night. 800/642-3363 or..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Everything

What do Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, and Ocote Soul Sounds have in common? Prince, Maceo Parker, and Larry Harlow!

"...Cramped behind gear in a corner of the top-floor presidential suite at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel that same day,..."

June 13, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Ted Cruz Refuses to Endorse Donald Trump

Texas senator tosses matches (and himself) on RNC dumpster fire

"...boos rained down as he refused to endorse GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in..."

July 21, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Done and Dusted

Rick Perry suspends presidential campaign, endorses Gingrich

"...showing, Rick Perry has announced he is suspending his presidential campaign – and on his way out he jabs..."

Jan. 19, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Chronicle Music Awards

Austin Music Hall, Saturday, March 20, 2010

"...forms, and not all of them pay for the Presidential Suite at the Four Seasons. This Saturday at the..."

March 19, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

The Tao of Wu

Follow these instructions, hip-grass-hop-per

"...in the Staten Island projects to "staying in the Presidential Suite of the Chateau Marmont ... pounds of weed,..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Luv Doc Recommends: Riverboat Gamblers

Mohawk, Saturday, January 3, 2009

"...gift bags at the Academy Awards or with the Presidential Suite at the Waldorf. Damn! If only there were..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

After a Fashion

Phew! We're glad that's over. SXSW is gone and things are beginning to get back to normal. Your Style Avatar has some parting thoughts about Courtney Love and looks (fashion) forward to some upcoming events.

April 5, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...Pease Elementary School, where students voted in a mock presidential election. The vote was overwhelming: George W. Bush 46,..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

The Hightower Lowdown

Gifts for pets and corporate spies, and Michael Milken lobbies for a presidential pardon.

"...Clinton to give him a sugar plum of a presidential pardon, and he's been orchestrating a well-financed PR and..."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Column by Jim Hightower

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing Thursday night SXSW 09 talent

"...Coke, Freddie Mendoza, and Chris Maresh on Far East Suite fare ("Blue Pepper") and a perennial or five ("Perdido")...."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

From Courtney, With Love

Students of the World's globe-trotting founder wishes you were here

"...mom is Mary Spence, who worked on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign...."

July 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Meet the People Behind the Props With the Chronicle’s Virtual Election Forums

VIDEO: Local campaigns join News Editor Mike Clark-Madison to discuss what they’re supporting – or opposing – on the May 1 ballot

"...and other activities of homelessness – and on the suite of "democracy promotion" measures placed on the ballot by..."

April 9, 2021 News Feature

Headlines

"...include a Trib D.C. bureau chief and possibly "a presidential debate and a suite of other co-sponsored events." Jeff..."

Jan. 2, 2015 News Feature

The State of Texas: "Pro-life, Pro-guns, Anti-Obama"

"...Mandy Dealey was able to rent the Cattle Baron's suite for her own watch party, and not cramp their..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

What Now? What Next?

With clinics already closing, Texas' extreme abortion restrictions head to the courts

"...the cramped Senate press room and welcomed failed GOP presidential contender and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum. This is..."

July 26, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Calendar's on Fire!

Council takes up the contentious subject of the election date

"...also garners dramatically higher voter turnout, especially in a presidential election year...."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Lady Matador's Hotel: A Novel

In this beautifully written short novel, García revisits the theme of cultural identity that arises from the isolation and dislocation from one's homeland

"...suicide while his teenage mistress is in the honeymoon suite on the verge of giving birth to their child;..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Books Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, March 4-11

"...outside the city. Noon. UT campus, Texas Union, Sinclair Suite. Free. www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas...."

March 5, 2010 News Feature

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"...I exhumed my The Library of Congress Presents: Historic Presidential Speeches (1908-1993) sampler...."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Hightower Report

God and Oil Prices; Autocracy in Action

"...Exxon headquarters in Houston, management refers to the executive suite as "the god pod." But while the honchos of..."

May 23, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Off the Record

The sound of music at the 2008 SXSW Film Conference, Barack Obama boogies back to Texas with Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, and Bubble Recording sports a diamond

"...It wasn't the first time Benson performed for the presidential hopeful either. That honor came more than a year..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Culture Flash!

Austin museums want you, and Richard Buckley conducts in the Windy City

"...Museum Day, you can rectify that problem tout de suite – and for free! The Austin Museum Partnership, a..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Hightower Report

Bush keeps emphasizing the "shadow" in "shadow government" and Segway tries to push you off the sidewalk.

"...-- such is the prevailing ethos of today's executive suite...."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...petition, located right outside the Austin Cinemaker Co-op office (Suite 201, in the Guadalupe Studios complex, 1705 Guadalupe) and/or..."

May 3, 2002 Column

Bittersweet Ending

Notes From the Republican Revolution

"...its own room, but every room from the Neches Suite to the Waller Creek Terrace has the same tired..."

Nov. 6, 1998 News Feature