Scott's Softer Tone

The strange thawing between TEA and AISD

"...Commission of Education Robert Scott and Austin ISD Superintendent Meria Carstarphen have scarcely..."

Nov. 9, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Scott Quitting Texas Education Agency

Controversial schools commissioner to leave July 2

"...a flutter, but not so today. Commissioner of Education Robert Scott – possibly Texas' most widely-known and controversial agency..."

May 1, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Scott's Challenge

Commissioner of Education tells critics to "bring it"

"...minutes. But when the normally more taciturn Education Commissioner Robert Scott says something noteworthy, it's usually been worth the..."

Oct. 14, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dianne Scott: Gatekeeper

Continental Club’s back door guardian and possessor of secrets

"...Steve Wertheimer owns the Continental Club, but Dianne Scott remains its face. After moving to Austin from upstate..."

July 16, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

C. Robert Cargill and Elijah Wood to Explore Serial Killer Ted Bundy in No Man of God

Film will delve into the killer's conversations with the FBI

"...Austin author and screenwriter C. Robert Cargill is heading into dark psychological territory for his..."

June 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pearce, Scott and HB3

Did commissioner of education ignore legislative intent of last session's accountability reforms?

"...When Commissioner of Education Robert Scott ordered the closure of Johnston High School, he..."

July 8, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Attack of the Drive-In: Scott Derrickson Opens Up About The Gorge

How his new action-romance mixes Kurosawa and Taylor Swift

"...If Scott Derrickson was booking a drive-in double bill of one..."

Feb. 13, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Live: Robert Glasper

One limb in jazz, others in hip-hop and modern R&B

"...“We’re gonna start off on some jazz shit,” said Robert Glasper about Monday night’s one-of-a-kind performance. As such, the..."

March 14, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

C. Robert Cargill Nominated for Clarke Award

Dr. Strange co-writer up for SF lit's biggest award

"...Austin novelist C. Robert Cargill has just been announced as one of the..."

May 2, 2018 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Dr. Robert Van Boven, the Whistleblower

Lakeway neurologist battles hospitals, officials, and the "culture of silence"

"...– on getting the opinion of another neurologist, Dr. Robert Van Boven, who had been present during some of..."

April 20, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Scott Locked Down

Michael Scott is convicted in the second yogurt shop murder trial.

"...handful of jurors told the grim fate of Michael Scott. Nevertheless, when District Judge Mike Lynch took the verdict..."

Sept. 27, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Scott Appeals Conviction in Yogurt Shop Case

A recent Supreme Court decision may undercut both verdicts

"...in court last week, when an attorney for Michael Scott (the second of two men convicted of the crime)..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

C. Robert Cargill’s Journey From Writing About Film to Making Blockbusters

Something sinister, something strange from Dr. Strange scribe

"...the pen moving, or the keyboard clacking. For C. Robert Cargill, it's the fear of standing still. "I don't..."

June 15, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Great Scott!

"Why Not?"

"...in whatever way while the clock ticked forward. With Scott's era at the Dobie coming to an end, I..."

April 16, 1999 Screens Feature

Q&A With Scott Crow

Anarchist and community organizer co-founded Common Ground Collective

"...early aftermath, when relief was still disparate and unorganized, Scott Crow traveled from Austin to New Orleans to look..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Waylon Cunningham

Experimental Response Cinema’s Scott Stark Bids Farewell to Austin

Our interview with the filmmaker and programmer

"...There are many pleasures to derive from French filmmaker Robert Bresson's seminal 1975 book, Notes on the Cinematographer, but..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Dred Scott, Revisited

The federal court decision on re-redistricting opens an old wound in Texas politics

"...that were eventually overruled, finally got to NAACP attorney Robert Notzon, who made his own automotive analogy to the..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Column by Michael King

J. Scott Brownlee's Requiem for Used Ignition Cap

J. Scott Brownlee's first full-length poetry collection brings him back to Llano, powerfully

"...J. Scott Brownlee may live in Philadelphia, but he's never far..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Robert Van Boven Remains in Limbo

Judge declines restraining order against Texas Medical Board

"...Dr. Robert Van Boven will have to wait a few more..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Bond Reduction for Robert Springsteen Denied

Judge says more extensive vetting of evidence needed

"...denied a bid to allow yogurt shop murder defendant Robert Springsteen to be released from jail pending retrial, concluding..."

June 22, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Robert Jensen Cancels Thanksgiving

"...By way of Scott Henson, we see the little culture warriors over at..."

Nov. 21, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

There Be Dragons

Roland Joffé wrote and directed this drama set during the Spanish Civil War in which one of the protagonists is Opus Dei founder Josemaría Escrivá.

"...by: Roland Joffé. Starring: Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Rodrigo Santoro, Golshifteh Farahani, Derek Jacobi and..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pearce Middle School to Close

School commissioner announces closure with little warning to district

"...has rocked Austin ISD staff and parents, School Commissioner Robert Scott has announced that Pearce Middle School will close..."

July 8, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Pearce Meeting Tonight

District seeks community input on saving school and debunks myth of Commissioner Scott's appeal

"...her first decision, which is to "respectively disagree" with Scott's decision and concentrate on a re-purposing plan...."

July 15, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Pearce Vote Monday

AISD confirms repurposing meeting to take place Aug. 3

"...it will be sent straight to Commissioner of Education Robert Scott. If he approves it in time, that means..."

July 29, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Meet the New Boss (Not the Big Boss)

Pearce Middle School community hears more from Carstarphen, but still in the dark about Commissioner Scott

"...If Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott was trying to make AISD Superintendent Meria Carstarphen's..."

July 16, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Welcome to the District, Meria Carstarphen

AISD Board President Mark Williams lays out the scale of the new superintendent's Pearce problems

"...the honeymoon is over.'" At least Commissioner of Education Robert Scott have waited a whole 24 hours before wrecking..."

July 14, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Prodigy

Childhood possession horror leaves us in two minds

"...by: Nicholas McCarthy. Starring: Taylor Schilling, Brittany Allen, Jackson Robert Scott, Colm Feore and Peter Mooney...."

Feb. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Pearce Repurposed: But For How Long?

Commissioner Scott decides not to remove the axe from East Austin school

"...Information Management System) number. That means that, after Commissioner Robert Scott ordered and approved a repurposing plan creating a..."

Aug. 25, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Fog of Repurposing

AISD board president fits saving Pearce Middle School into the bigger district plan

"...and not much more to implement. While Education Commissioner Robert Scott has agreed to waive the 25% teacher retention..."

Aug. 5, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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