Summer Fun: Kids These Days

Summer Fun continues with Nina on the Texas State Capitol

"...refresh my memories from those school days and head over to the pink dome to take a tour of..."

May 14, 2013 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

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Our readers talk back.

"...Endorsement Is Evil..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Column

Two Questions for Nader Supporter

"...15] in which she states "History tells us that movements alone can win progressive reforms, pressuring even Nixon's administration..."

Oct. 20, 2004 Postmarks

Texas' Draconian Abortion Restrictions Likely to Face Court Challenge

Amid clouds and darkness, Texans get ready to fight for choice

"...before sine die to protest the 87th Texas Legislature's aggressive assault on reproductive rights. The reminder is certainly –..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Will D.A. Garza Be Removed From Office Over Handling of Drug Cases, Nonexistent Abortion Crimes?

Petitioner hopes so, legal experts say it’s unlikely

"...A petition to remove Travis County District Attorney José Garza moved one step..."

April 26, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas Maternal Mortality Task Force Hasn’t Counted Abortion Death Cases for 10 Years

Committee members discovered longtime omission this year

"...Across the country, maternal mortality review committees are tasked with analyzing pregnancy-related deaths and reporting..."

March 22, 2024 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Abbott Signed Medicaid for New Moms Into Law, but It Might Not Happen Anyway

Gears of bureaucracy turn slowly (and sometimes not at all)

"...the highest in the nation. So in the first legislative session after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Democrats..."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

We Have an Issue: Last Week to Vote in the Austin Music Poll (Plus Some Exciting News About the Austin Music Awards)

Tickets are now on sale, and a pretty stellar performer lineup is announced

"...couple of the nominees, Kinseli Baricuatro and Marcus Bell, via their fun, free-association Q&A...."

Jan. 27, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...the Only One for Me, John-lene: This week Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick appointed only one Democrat, Sen. John Whitmire,..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature

Texas’ Largest Independent Abortion Provider Needs Help Getting to New Mexico

They face a mess of restrictive laws and fake callers

"...by Whole Woman's Health – Texas' largest independent abortion provider – staff are carefully boxing medical equipment, patients who..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Didn't She Almost Have It All? After more than 11 years on City..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature

In Austin, Nancy Pelosi Says She Sees No Chance of Pro-Choice Legislation Passing Current U.S. Senate

Pelosi: “I wish I could be more optimistic”

"...Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s last visit to Austin at the start of September coincided with..."

March 24, 2022 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Democratic Frontrunner Bernie Sanders Energizes Crowd at Austin Rally

Sanders voices “absolute confidence” his campaign will win Texas

"...Austin residents joined Democratic presidential frontrunner Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at Vic Mathias (formerly Auditorium) Shores Sunday (Feb. 23)..."

Feb. 24, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Headlines

"...No regular City Council meeting this week, although members received an update briefing on CodeNEXT Wednesday afternoon ("zoning and..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Feature

'Chipping Away': A Texas Abortion Rights Timeline

"...U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 decision in the Texas case Roe v. Wade, which confirmed that the "right to privacy"..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"..."It's not the size [of the development]. Like they say, 'It's the economy, stupid,' in politics?..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature

Women's Fundamental Right In Danger

"...already afraid of losing abortion rights should reconsider recent events as a wake-up call. I agree with your writer..."

April 27, 2007 Postmarks

On the Lege

Tired arguments and middle-aged men set anti-woman agenda

"...In the world of family-planning and reproductive rights, it's been business as usual at the 80th..."

April 20, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week "Riding a bike is a privilege, not a right, and ... we must pay for..."

Aug. 4, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Half a million expected at D.C. march in April

"...Pro-choice activists in Texas and across the nation are hard at..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Our readers talk back.

"...I see the Chronicle's crusade in the Dec. 5 cover story as a slap in the face to good..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Column

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Dropping the Mike Ramos Murder Case: After a Travis County jury deadlocked last year over whether Austin police..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature

Next Stop for HB 2 – The Supreme Court?

Legal experts eye Texas law as the most likely abortion case to make it to the high court

"...month, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a devastating blow to already beleaguered Texas abortion providers. In a..."

June 26, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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Our readers talk back.

"...in health texts for Texas high school students stifles objectivity among adolescents and teenagers facing the challenges of sexual..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Column

After a Fashion

Phew! We're glad that's over. SXSW is gone and things are beginning to get back to normal. Your Style Avatar has some parting thoughts about Courtney Love and looks (fashion) forward to some upcoming events.

"...THE DATE BOOK I was fortunate to attend a very stylish opening at the Oswald Gallery two weeks ago,..."

April 5, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Anti-Queer Laws Just Keep Coming at the Texas Legislature

Out of the closet, into the woods

"...From singling out transgender athletes at state universities to attempts at defunding public libraries that host drag..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

The “Aid and Abet” Abortion Era Begins

Texas' "trigger law" banning abortion takes effect

"...Most Texans have been deprived their reproductive rights since at least September..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Ken Paxton’s Lawyers Keep Flubbing, but He Might Not Appear Anyway

Leaving the state for an abortion is on the line

"...Attorney General Ken Paxton, who literally ran away to avoid being served a subpoena earlier this week, may have..."

Sept. 29, 2022 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Texans Can't Divorce While Pregnant, Can Use IVF for Now

Divorce, fertility, and Dobbs: What's up?

"...constitutional protections for abortion care. "Dobbs introduced an unprecedented level of chaos across the country," Rupali Sharma, senior counsel..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

On Punk Rock, and the Passing of Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington

LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Community Radio

"...Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington, the lawyer, lawmaker, and advocate who successfully argued Roe v. Wade in front of..."

Jan. 1, 2022 News Post by Kimberley Jones

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