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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...authority duplexes. – Cheryl Smith Beyond City Limits• The Republican Party has stepped up efforts to have its onetime..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature

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"...think that it will not affect you? Go to www.austintollparty.com and read for yourself what we are about. Think..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Column

Point Austin: Vote Your Brain

In a crazy political year, the choices for sane voters should be obvious

"...embarrassment. It's hard to comprehend that a major political party should have nominated a candidate so intellectually, emotionally, and..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Column by Michael King

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"...have been diluted to satisfy the appetite of the Republican beast. The battle next goes to the Texas Senate,..."

July 11, 2003 Column

The De-Railers

RR Commission Challengers Say the Office Is Off-Track

"...board. The three challengers seeking to unseat the incumbent Republican, Carole Keeton Rylander, say changes are needed at the..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature by Karl Pallmeyer

Written in Blood

Timid moderates join fringe Republicans in push to pass suicidal state budget

"...my surprise when I saw Charles Krauthammer referring to Republican House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan's 10-year federal budget..."

April 15, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Chronicle' Endorsements

March 4 primary election

"...consider the admittedly thin ballot for the Travis Co. Republican primary but found no one we could unreservedly support.)..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Remember the Angle

Familiar Props and Tired Stories at the Alamo

"...reality when he said, "The difference between Democrats and Republicans in this election is very stark, very wide," nor..."

Nov. 8, 1996 News Column by Chris Walters

Bully Agenda

"...Dear Editor, "Republicans Vow to 'Re-Fund the Police' by Seizing Local Control”..."

June 7, 2021 Postmarks

Page Two: Gutbucket Politics

The deadly consequences of following Bush's instincts

"...it never was, nor should it have been). The Republican victories in the past few elections would see the..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Column by Louis Black

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Democratic and Republican Primaries, March 7

"...influence is strongest. Although we sometimes make recommendations in Republican races, we have opted not to do so this..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature

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"...that characterization. I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican, and I find little to admire in either political..."

July 27, 2001 Column

Election Ticker: Are We There Yet?

The latest – and last! – news from the campaign trail before Election Day

"...coarse, for which she's already taken flak from pearl-clutching Republicans.) – M.C.M. Flip the House ... and Senate?..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Constable Says Politics Drove Recall of Warrants

Pre-election antics get off to a roaring start

"...However, Ballesteros, who ran on a platform of a "flexible payment plan" in 2008, claims that..."

Aug. 19, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Scary Monsters

Election season raises the specter of undead ideologies and devilish strategies

"...desert. More than being born out of political ideology, party politics, or sense of national destiny, it is constructed..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...week, as the Demo­cratic Nation­al Committee national and state party leadership holds its fall meeting here, Sept. 10-12. In..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature

Convention Displayed Republicans' Cynicism

"...Dear Editor, Bush and the Republicans put on quite a show the past week, and..."

Sept. 8, 2004 Postmarks

The House Adjourns to Oklahoma

The House Dems may be losing the legislative wars, but they're finally winning the PR battle.

"...they vow to stay until the state and national Republican leadership agrees to desist in its aggressive determination to..."

May 16, 2003 News Column by Michael King

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Off the Desk

"...It's a new political season, and local Republicans are ready to rumble. But right now it's not..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

James Talarico and David Alcorta Lay Out Progressive Agendas for HD 50

Two Dems running, 'cross the line

"...face off against Victor Johnson, running unopposed in the Republican primary...."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The AggreGAYtor: June 4

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Texas Republicans give a little log cabin realness, GOProud goes down,..."

June 4, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Think the Ghost of George Wallace Is Long Gone? Think Again

Revisiting Paul Stekler's 'Settin' the Woods on Fire'

"..."Forty four years ago, a third-party candidate running on what many believed to be a..."

Oct. 7, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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Democratic and Republican Primaries, March 7

"...Libertarian and Green parties select their November candidates in party conventions, not primaries, and thus are not addressed here...."

March 3, 2006 News Feature

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"...Alaska and not Arkansas. We do have one (a Republican senator), but his name is Hutchinson, often confused with..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Column

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...In the final week of this election cycle, the Republican Party is running two campaigns, as The Atlantic’s Anne..."

Nov. 1, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...OMG GOP: Some highlights of the new Republican Party of Texas platform: Joe Biden is "acting president,"..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature

Bell Rings for Kinky in Agriculture Race

Former Dem governor hopeful endorses man that helped him lose in '06

"...US congressman has apparently endorsed Kinky Friedman in his party's primary run off for agriculture commissioner...."

May 7, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Shot Across the Bow

GOP releases it's 2010 party platform.

"...ground, however. And fast. If the recently released GOP party platform provides a keen eye into the beliefs of..."

June 25, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...of Teachers President Linda Bridges on the determination of Republican leaders to change the sources of school funding without..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Austin at Large: People, Read the Zoom!

Don't make me leave the house to deliver some sense to y'all in times like these

"...which is basically an offshoot of the Travis County Republican Party. "Want to reinstate the public camping ban? Click..."

April 17, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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