Rebuild the Guild

Michael Yates and his fellow artisans bring new life to Austin's cadre of craft

"...than most people spend watching whatever's in their weekly Netflix queues...."

Oct. 7, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faces of Homelessness

Another Downtown attempt to find answers

"...are, the more citizens will be relying on social safety-net organizations such as Caritas, the Salvation Army, and the..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Marc Savlov

VMU Saves Lives?

Can you build a sense of community - and safer housing - with vertical mixed use?

"...The incident occurred at Villas on Sixth, a mixed-use project with deeply affordable apartments developed by the city of..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...in universal health care systems in England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Spain, New Zealand, Australia, Japan,..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Column

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...grass behind her apartment at the Rosewood Courts housing project, where she was known and feared by residents and..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Public Notice

Public Notice says, "Keep cool this summer and volunteer for a local public service organization.

"...three big events this hot, sizzling pre-summer weekend are Project Transitions Texas Swing, the Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby of..."

June 2, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Texas Maternal Mortality Rate Soars

Local health department examining deaths: Is the Lege to blame?

"...also the sustained destruction of the women's health care safety net, which includes the removal of providers like Planned..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

What Does Austin’s Explosive Growth Mean for Capital Metro?

Big changes are coming, but it’s not clear yet what they will be

"...replacement in 2020. It's effectively the partner document to Project Connect, the multi-agency long-term plan for transport in Central..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Donya Stockton Isn’t Going Anywhere Near Hell in That Handbasket

The Austin clubland mover-and-shaker weaves much to the imagination

"...Donya Stockton, co-owner of Austin’s Beerland and Rio Rita..."

April 4, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

State Health Care Numbers Plunge Again

Clients served drops 77%

"...state. According to research from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project at UT-Austin, 76 clinics have closed as a result..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...for July. TWC spokeswoman Ann Hatchitt called it "a safety net" that the state will use to supplement the..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature

Don't Lose Your Day Job

Texas unemployment insurance paints a dismal picture.

"...Budget and Policy Priorities, and the National Employment Law Project. "Failing the Unemployed" graded the 50 states on five..."

March 22, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks

Gore vs. Bush vs. Nader vs. Ventura vs. Hernandez vs. Simone, approximately.

"...Waller Creek near both Rainey Street and the proposed Vignette headquarters, for use as our offices and a community..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Column

Two Turntables and a Microphone

Austin's DJ Culture

"...they think electronica labels, but with Coffey's Drain side project, Berlin's To Roccoco Rot, and gone-to-Los Angeles locals the..."

May 29, 1998 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Beat the Clock

Rediscovering the Danger in Theatre Under the Gun

"...But there aren't many opportunities to fly with no safety net when you are a writer. No one sits..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Eugenics Controversy Looms Over Natal Conference at UT’s AT&T Center

Speakers decry low birth rates, while some promote pseudoscience

"...AT&T Hotel and Conference Center. Speakers include advocates for genetic selection and pseudoscience attempting to legitimize racism...."

March 21, 2025 News Feature by Lucciana Choueiry

For Patients With Opioid Use Disorders, the B-Team Offers Help

Dell Seton Medical Center’s “Buprenorphine Team” and its innovative approach to addiction

"...abscesses and infections spread by dirty needles. As the safety-net hospital in Travis County, it sees a number of..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Dell Medical Is Bringing Health Care to the Homeless

UT school forms a street team

"...director of global health at Dell Med, is the project director for the mobile care team, which extends the..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...experiment in building new lives after falling through the safety net in Community First, A Home for the Homeless...."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Top 100 Austin Albums of 2017

Top 10s? Feh! Multiply that by 10 – locally.

"...always, "Oh gosh, that was number 11." No such safety net exists with this Top 100 list, so we..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

What Happens When Texas Blocks Planned Parenthood? Abortions Rise.

Study: Lege's family planning cuts led to an increase in abortion

"...Packham’s work: Last year, the UT-based Texas Policy Evaluation Project found that in East Texas’ Gregg County, abortion rose..."

July 12, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Questions of Church-State Separation at Dell Seton Medical Center

Do the hospital’s ties to the Catholic church and limits on women’s reproductive health care compromise Dell Med students' training?

"...2016 study by the UT-Austin based Texas Policy Eval­u­a­tion Project in the New England Journal of Medicine. There was..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Imagine Universal Income

It's easy if you try

"...That’s the provocative question posed by the Universal Income Project, whose founders spoke Wednesday afternoon at SXSW Eco. Jim..."

Oct. 13, 2016 News Post by Robyn Ross

Sym the Prole

A radical takes on the practical in the fight against HIV stigma

"...Texas' medical safety net was another surprise. Portland manages to simply insure..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by David Estlund

Texas Family Planning (Still) Costs More, Serves Fewer Women

State serves 77% fewer women in 2013

"...state. According to research from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project at UT, 76 clinics have closed as a result..."

Nov. 19, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

One Man's SXSW ... Times 4

Our intrepid correspondent wanders through all four Festivals – and lives to write about it

"...As corporations pull in their tendrils and the social safety net collapses, artists have rarely been in more peril...."

March 29, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas' Attack on Planned Parenthood Leaves Women's Health in Its Wake

Article by UT researchers paints grim picture

"...based on the work of the Texas Policy Evaluation Project in UT's Population Research Center, which is conducting a..."

Sept. 26, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Rick Rolled

Doesn't anybody remember the Rick Perry campaign?

"...for advocating abolition of as much of the social safety net as possible, including the minimum wage – but..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Column by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Do You Feel Lucky, PHHS?

Council committee takes next step in reorganizing social service funding

"...that can fit into 'transition out of poverty' or 'safety net' or 'problem prevention' [priorities initially defined by council]...."

May 27, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The War on Women's Health

To attack Planned Parenthood, lawmakers undermine health care ... and promote more abortions

"...that would have on the larger women's health care network – and this year, with a GOP supermajority at..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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