Plethora of Riches: How Richard Samuel Turned an Art Gallery Into a Community Center

RichesArt launches annual Black History Month exhibit with new philanthropic initiative

"...substantial source of income. Likening the structure to a “Robin Hood” scenario, the owner explains, “We do five, six..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Carys Anderson

Lights, Camera, Stupidity in Austin-Made Satire

Bryan Connolly's Make Popular Movies spoofs how films are (and aren't) made

"...whether it's a commercial or this crazy version of Robin Hood where you have to act against invisible robots."..."

March 31, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Why AISD Wants and Needs a $2.4 Billion Bond Program

Equity is not cheap

"...its revenue being sent to the state via recapture ("Robin Hood") for redistribution to less flush schools throughout Texas...."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

AISD Balances Its Books With What Robin Hood Left Behind

Everybody gets a raise, but 600 positions are getting cut

"...The recapture system, often called "Robin Hood," was instituted in 1993 after the state's wide..."

July 1, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

With “themesong” Video, Mobley Introduces Injustice-Fighting Masked Man Persona

Musician & filmmaker trekked to Johannesburg to shoot latest project

"...story – I knew I wanted to do a Robin Hood concept. The character that you meet in this..."

May 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Rookie Season

Behind the wheel of Rebel Rock Racing’s inaugural IMSA season

"..."It's not fun in the car," Robin Lidell, the team's manager/driver, explains. He may be talking..."

April 15, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

MSNBC Gets Behind the Story of Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets

New documentary talks to the people who bought Gamestop shares

"...increased unemployment, and the creation of an app called Robin Hood allowed people to invest in the stock market..."

April 8, 2022 Screens Post by Ikram Mohamed

City, County Pledge to Help AISD’s Recapture Struggle

As school funding in Austin is stretched paper-thin, officials say they'll push to secure more dollars

"...shortfalls. That inevitably means talking about recapture, the Texas "Robin Hood" law that requires property-wealthy districts to send their..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

AISD Teachers Keep Planning Time; Admin Layoffs Likely

7 of 8 just won’t do

"...(Austin is the largest contributor by far to the "Robin Hood" system enacted in 1993 after the existing school-finance..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Second SXSW Lineup Installment Adds Over 300 Acts

KT Tunstall, Shamir, Sunflower Bean, and Circuit Des Yeux highlight

"...Sweet Spirit, TC Superstar, Thee Unemployed, Van Mary, Warren Hood, Western Youth, and Whitney Rose...."

Dec. 8, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

AISD Copes With Post-COVID Life

With falling enrollment, budget woes, and “behavioral events” maybe the kids aren’t alright

"...Austin families have become accustomed to hearing, the state's "Robin Hood" school finance recapture system, instituted in 1993, makes..."

Nov. 26, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Austin Film Festival Announces First 10 Films

New films from Tilda Swinton, Steven Yeun, plus honorees added

"...directing careers of John Singleton (whose Boyz n the Hood she personally pitched to studios), Craig Brewer (Hustle and..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summertime

L.A. poetry slam never quite makes a full movie

"...he is currently attached to a live-action remake of Robin Hood. This career trajectory all makes sense while watching..."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

AISD Blocks Parent-Funded Posts at Upscale Schools

New equity formula ends PTA pay

"...have the 10% back [to the district], or a Robin Hood system, or something that had the ability for..."

May 28, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

SXSW Film Review: Alien On Stage

Classic horror and British pantomime delightfully mix

"...penned a far-more traditional Christmas pantomime the previous winter: Robin Hood. As the film initially explains, the British institution..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Faster Than Sound: Fat Tony Tales

Houston rapper plays sole release show in Austin

"...rooster at the beginning of the old Disney cartoon Robin Hood, or an African griot...."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List

What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise

"...date TBA MAD Productions – Steel Magnolias 4/02-11, canceled; Robin Hood summer 2020, canceled Penfold Theatre – Vincent 3/26-4/18,..."

March 24, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!

The McElroys’ hit RPG podcast-turned-comic earns its exclamation mark

"...train. What follows is Agatha Christie by way of Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Precocious boy detectives, fantasy wrestling..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Arts Review by Rosalind Faires

Summer Stock Austin's Haunted: A Ghost Story

This new musical by Allen Robertson and Damon Brown is darker than their usual fare, but there's light at the end

"...and the shoemakers they help, and the modern, gender-flipped Robin Hood and his merry band that filled the duo's..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

State Rep. Bucy Hosts Town Hall on Schools, Border Crisis

Freshman legislator praises bipartisan support for “Texas values”

"...raised revenue. The bill's adjustments to the state recapture ("Robin Hood") system will allow the two suburban districts to..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Megan Menchaca

Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform

"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet

"...reduce their recapture payments to the state under the "Robin Hood" funding redistribution system...."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Simply Amazing

"...to our own AISD! No wonder people call it Robin Hood. $672 million to the state, while $634 million..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Postmarks

Rep. Sheryl Cole on the 86th Texas Legislature

“We’ve always been on defense, and we’ve got to learn how to play offense”

"...So how do you tackle the inequity in the Robin Hood system?..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...makes a difference. Let's target some new money toward childhood literacy, toward high school success, toward teacher quality –..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Zach Theatre's Tortoise and Hare

This delightful, inspiring musical teaches us there's more to the story than the amazing race

"...Aesop has fables). Here, as in their takes on Robin Hood (Rob1n), "The Elves and the Shoemaker" (A Shoe..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

2018's Top 10 Quotes of the Week

"...6) "Robin Hood has become Captain Hook."– Austin ISD Trustee Ted..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Column

Robert Faires’ Top 10 Treasures in Theatre of 2018

It was a year in which theatre making the political personal left the deepest impressions

"...and Allen Robertson, with the new heist-flavored update of Robin Hood and the revived reboot of Aesop's amazing race..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Luv Doc: Dog-Sitting

This gig could go south in a really ugly way

"...I have been with my boyfriend since August. We..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...a statewide plan to address causes and symptoms of childhood trauma, including cross-system collaboration, prevention and treatment training, and..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

AISD Prepares to Slice the Apple

School district battles its budget monsters

"...recapture payments to the state. Commonly referred to as "Robin Hood," the recapture system takes local tax revenue from..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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