Telling War Stories

National Book Award winner and SWT professor Tim O'Brien is real. He's blunt. But he's also, according to Chronicle editor Sarah Hepola, responsible for her hangover.

"...is associated with Southwest Texas State's M.F.A. creative writing program, where he currently holds the distinguished Mitte Chair, a..."

April 28, 2000 Books Feature by Sarah Hepola

Land Lock

from east to west, land use a hot topic

"...Not only did they fail to reach an agreement on the land options, but Bradley leveled..."

March 24, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

The Brain Behind Cyc

Doug Lenat discusses artificial intelligence and its increasing presence in the next century.

"...-- the result of which is a disembodied computer program named "Cyc" (as in en-cyc-lopedia). What Lenat is trying..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Such true-life stories also get immersive in the XR program and in such experiences as 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre,..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...play in this film based on a real-life rehabilitation program and featuring a cast that includes formerly incarcerated actors...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Preschool Funding Loophole has Tax Dollars Going to Religious Schools. Who Benefits?

Private school partnerships boost district enrollment

"...school tuition. But that's already happening, through a little-discussed program that some call a "loophole" or "gaming the system."..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Austin Scientists Focus on Helping AI Do Good

Weighing the pros, cons, and concerns of humanity's future overlords

"...I decided to reach out to Cogniac, SparkCognition, May Mobility, Persado, and CogniTensor..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

City Seeks to Break the Rich, White "Historic" Mold

Applicants wanted for equity-focused preservation workgroup

"...Austin's historic preservation program, which includes tools for recognizing anything from a single..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Council Recap: Hey, Remember That Thing We Asked You to Do?

City Council revisits resilience hubs and Rainey Street density

"...study in contrasts – more than 1,000 Downtown apartments reaching ever closer to the sky on Rainey Street, and..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: Live Music Preservation Fund Pays 73 Venues

Ongoing funding under Phase 2 to begin in March.

"...$20,000 payments accompanied the emergency funding phase of the program, which closed Jan. 11. The first stage accounts for..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

As Eviction Crisis Looms, Local Leaders Ramp Up Relief

Help is on the way?

"...announced the Relief of Emergency Needs for Tenants (RENT) program, a $1.2 million pilot program to provide just such..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Jose Benjamin Montaño

AISD Releases Plans for School Closures and Consolidations

12 campuses impacted as district grapples with declining enrollment

"...inequities in the district among three broad categories: “people,” “programs,” and “places” which include actions aimed at increasing the..."

Sept. 5, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Texas Senate Education Committee Advances Its Own School Finance Plan

SB 4 would essentially gut the House version of the bill

"...difference for any minimum funding requirements a district cannot reach through local revenues. The bill provides “transition funding” for..."

May 1, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

AFS Moves Forward With Bloomberg Support

New program to help society grow through training, support

"...few friends watching movies, to running studio space, grant programs, and its own cinema, Austin Film Society has seen..."

Aug. 30, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

You Be the Judge

Sex, lies, and politics in the 331st District Court

"...he was also naked, then began to have sex. Reached in Brazil, the man, now 27, told the Statesman..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

How DPS's Occupation of a Border Town May Have Crippled Its Economy

Rio Grande City sees a marked decline in sales and tourism

"...radiator during the area's broiling summers – temperatures often reach 110 degrees...."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Mayor’s Omnibus Resolution: Actualization Is Hard

Moving into Phase II

"...Garcia of the past year's efforts. "And the pilot program for the Red River Cultural District was a win..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

News Roundup: Reports, Rappers and (Dis)Enfranchisement

Government may or may not be a farce

"...of the reproductive health provider from the Women's Health Program, there were 35% fewer claims for long-acting, reversible contraceptives..."

Feb. 22, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Moving Mountains

Turk and Christy Pipkin are keeping busy changing the world

"...2011 erupted, which led the Pipkins to create a program of Texan reforestation they dubbed "Replant the Park." Since..."

June 12, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Capital Idea

How Josh Baer helps people 'quit their jobs' to join the bustling hive at Capital Factory

"...City; Washington, D.C.; and most certainly Austin. They're mentorship programs, meet-up facilities, and co-working spaces designed to help small..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Working 'The Corner'

Neighbors and officials plan one more effort to save the neighborhood around 12th and Chicon

"...and even after Weed & Seed burned out (the program was eliminated earlier this year), that's still true. "The..."

July 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Headlines

"...move City Council elections to Novem­ber. The confusion also reached the Travis County Com­mis­sion­­ers Court, which declined to act..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar treads lightly on the UT apparel design program and carries a big measuring tape ...

"...didn't always love what was being taught in the program, but then again, it wasn't my program – and..."

April 29, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Canada Model

Author Paul Tough on education innovator Geoffrey Canada

"...take this comprehensive approach, combining educational support and social programs, to try to meet all the needs that kids..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...Reaching Out to Austin's Homeless On Saturday, Nov. 15, kicking..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature

The New M.O. at City Hall

City Manager Marc Ott opens up on his new job, his new city, and his philosophy of governance

"...in Michigan; at Harvard University, he graduated from the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Shape of Things to Come

What will the arts in Austin look like in 10 years? CreateAustin has a good idea – in fact, it has 10.

"...from now and to map out how we might reach that place. Cultural infrastructure, arts education, social support for..."

March 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Developing Stories: Where Are They Now?

The latest on this year's big digs

"...21, the city stepped forward with a proposed new program, the Congress Avenue Retail Retention and Enhancement Fund, which..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...by AISD to redesign the high schools, and the program aims to pair high school students with mentors, who..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature

Lear Jaunt

Matthew Radford explains how a professional British actor wound up playing Lear in a Central Texas barn

"...the barn. Shakespeare at Winedale, the UT English department program that has been mounting Shakespearean plays in a 19th-century..."

July 28, 2006 Arts Feature by Clayton Maxwell

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