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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...treated for smoke inhalation. The station's third-floor studio and offices were not damaged, but the rest of the building..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature

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"...machine of the IRS, corporate banking, and the military/industrial complex could be better put to use in the production..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column

Welcome to Texasland

Bob Bullock's final monument to himself, the Texas State History Museum, won't have many historical documents, but it promises to be entertaining.

"...who was indicted in 1917 and thrown out of office in part for embezzling highway funds...."

June 23, 2000 News Feature by Bill Crawford

To Keep Teens Out of Jail, Travis County Pilots First of its Kind Program for Those Accused of Assaulting Caregivers

Kids in the program get resources to stabilize

"...Channing Neary, director of youth justice at the D.A.’s office, “In our current structure, it is the child who’s..."

Nov. 8, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Can Architecture Provide a Blueprint for Our Post-COVID Existence?

Forge Craft Architecture's COVID Companion is a field guide to the world of the Aftertimes

"...were adopted for the design of homes, apartment buildings, offices, pretty much everything, and as the century wore on..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Where the Sidewalks End

Austin's patchwork sidewalk system has a history – and just maybe a better future

"...sounds simple enough: Build a new mixed-use facility, apartment complex, or house, and a new stretch of pavement goes..."

July 11, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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"...the face of other, more serious charges against its officers. See Knee Won't Let Fishing Cops Off the Hook...."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...limits into the City Charter. I think if you research it you will find that:..."

April 12, 2002 Column

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"Alex Jones is to patriotism ... what hot dogs are to meat."

"...watch, listen, consider, and most importantly do their own research into what Alex and others are actually saying. The..."

July 21, 2000 Column

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Off the Desk:

"...16 TAAS exams at three Austin elementary schools. AISD research analyst Ricky Arredondo admitted tampering with the records two..."

April 9, 1999 News Feature

Wrapped and Ready

"...The Rugrats Movie climbing to the top of the box-office heap on its opening weekend and A Bug's Life..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Welfare Warfare

A Bill Is Born

"...to Families with Dependent Children. In Austin, the local offices of SER (the Spanish verb, "to be") -- a..."

Nov. 13, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

... In With the New

More on Upgrades for PCs

"...text up on one monitor and I'm doing Web research at the same time on the other without having..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Screens Feature by John Avignone

Wreckless Recs?

Garza's Affordability Strategy Slides Into Uselessness

"...low value compared to other jurisdictions is usually quite complex," note the authors of the report, as part of..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...can write themselves, other stories require detective work and research. Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey falls into the latter category..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...can write themselves, other stories require detective work and research. Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey falls into the latter category..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Council Puts Finishing Touches on New Budget

Every last dollar

"...city staff (except for summer youth employees). The Budget Office prices this out from $5.5 million to $10.4 million;..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Gay Place

'Tis the season to be prideful

"...and up only. Sun., June 3, noon-4pm. Krieg Softball Complex, 515 South Pleasant Valley. $35-50...."

June 1, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Rundberg Rising

How do you keep improving a neighborhood after $1 million in grant money runs out?

"...(For context, most Byrne recipients are tackling one apartment complex, or a single block.) It enveloped some of Austin's..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Way Home

Zach Theatre gives Robert Schenkkan's All the Way its Texas premiere on LBJ's home turf

"...the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Mass., and a box-office-busting Broadway engagement, both starring Bryan Cranston; and a run..."

April 10, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Smart Enough to Die

In 2002, the Supreme Court banned the death penalty for mentally retarded defendants. Still, Texas finds a way.

"...10-year-old who had survived his attack, and a police officer who had previously arrested him for burglary. He refused..."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Completing Communities'

A conversation with Kathie Tovo

"...in looking at our Families and Children [Task Force] research – families with kids will live in smaller spaces,..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Headlines

"...control tower. DMA Development Co. plans a four-story, multifamily complex for folks who have made it to 55 years..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Feature

Getting the Formula Just Right

Austin's Formula One track faces engineering hurdles

"...track "a 3½-mile driveway," but it's a little more complex than that. To create a surface safe for racing..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Theatre in the Round (Rock)

Penfold Theatre makes its entrance up north – where it's always wanted to be

"..."In the demographic research we did" – "we" being the Penfold triumvirate of..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Nov. 4 General Election

Early Voting Oct. 20-31

"...NORTH: Travis County Offices, 5501 Airport..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature

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"...62 after a heart attack. Since stepping down from office, he had practiced law; he ran again for mayor..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature

Building Utopia

After years of pipe dreams, politics, and planning, the new Mueller Neighborhood is rising at last

"...Place. Already under construction are a shopping center, apartments, offices, a 32-acre park, new streets, and native landscaping. The..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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"...unknown; other; other transport; and suicide. By extending a complex question into cyclist cliché, Goetz proposes that since motor..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Column

Eve of Destruction

Lawrence Wright on 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9 / 11'

"...Center and the Pentagon. Through countless interviews and tireless research, Wright weaves a fascinating tale that outlines the history..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Books Feature by Taylor Holland

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