Lege Lines: Eric Johnson Prevails Over Racist Confederate Plaque

No more Confederate nonsense, Empower Texans gets a pass, and the first-ever LGBTQ Caucus

"...Gov. Dan Patrick. Both sought to project an image of bipartisanship after a strong Democratic showing in the 2018..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Abortion Providers Sue to Block Texas Fetal Burial Rule

CRR: Unconstitutional rule imposes cost burden, abortion stigma

"...The Center for Reproductive Rights, representing a group of abortion..."

Dec. 12, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

DVDanger: Dog Eat Dog

Paul Schrader is the old dog learning new tricks

"...Paul Schrader pulls out his phone and flips through the photos. He stops at one image: the aging director,..."

Nov. 13, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Lawmakers Continue Anti-Abortion Witch Hunt

State Affairs hearing takes on fetal tissue research

"...Texas lawmakers continued their anti-abortion witch hunt on Thursday morning under the guise..."

April 28, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

First Look: Fork & Vine

Fine dining on West Anderson

"...living in North Shoal Creek, but as a veteran of downtown kitchens (Hickory Street, Bess Bistro), he lamented his..."

Jan. 5, 2015 Food Post by Adrienne White

DVDanger: 'Unit 7'

Spanish cop drama is a short, sharp, sweet shock

"...When did police procedurals get so bloated? They used to be models of efficiency. I guess it..."

Sept. 1, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Cliff Diving

The practice of government by self-extortion

"...In another three weeks, we may all be ready to jump..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Who Needs a Dragon Tattoo?

Taylor Stevens continues the renaissance of ass-kicking heroines in The Innocent

"...Most often when we quote Joan Didion's observation, "We tell ourselves..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Arts Feature by Sarah Smith

Politics Gift Guide

Deck the halls – or get decked – with these last-minute suggestions from the News staff

"...Dreading spending the holiday season with those relatives who get their worldview..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Big Tex Budget Blues

The money debate begins: 'Every Texan for himself' vs. 'All in this together'

"...In his State of the State address to the Legislature last week, Gov...."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Taxi Lotto No Go?

Urban Transportation Commission searching for new system for approving taxi franchises

"..."Look at Miss America," says Mariam Nwoko, president of the United Cab Drivers Association. It's Tuesday evening, and..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Capitol Chronicle

The Lege battle over ethics covers a multitude of sins -- and hidden agendas.

"...-- actually early Monday morning on June 2, after the House suspended its rule requiring new business to be..."

June 6, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Austin At Large: Backseat Driver

Karen Rae resigns from Cap Metro

"...We've been told that a professional should give three weeks' notice when moving on. Any..."

Feb. 1, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Citizens Not Invited

The Dems and Repubs posture over redistricting, while the rest of us just look on.

"...During the past few weeks, while you've been patriotically devoted to..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

TDHCA announces its latest tax credit allocations for low-income housing under unusual scrutiny, but critics of the agency find few improvements or surprises.

"...In the weeks prior to this year's allocation of low-income housing..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Coach's Corner

Coach goes to the Harvey Penick Invitational, an LPGA golf tourney. But he doesn't learn anything.

"...The hour is early.It's muggy and hot. There's no time..."

May 12, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Qmmunity: Queer Comedy Pipeline

Ivy Le talks the impact of Tongue in Cheek, a queer comedy open mic providing fertile ground for Austin's LGBTQ comics

"...strange situation faced Ivy Le and Aira Juliet at the start of 2022. Their desire to produce a live..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by James Scott

What Chronicle Music Writers Are Reading This Summer

Recent musical reads on Lucinda Williams, Sinéad O'Connor, and more

"...Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoirby Lucinda Williams Crown,..."

June 30, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Lifelong Student Fennec Finds a Home in House Music

The multi-credentialed producer who wrote an admissions essay on Girl Talk

"...Fennec's first time at East Sixth Street's BLK Vinyl. The 32-year-old producer – musically aliased after the smallest species..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Rodriguez Attacks Casar Over Homelessness Policy

Dems condemn political ad’s “Republican-style” tactics

"...A political advertisement mailed to voters by the Eddie For Texas Congressional campaign has prompted backlash among..."

Jan. 29, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin City Council Proclaims Oct. 26 Intersex Awareness Day

Activist Alicia Roth Weigel discusses intersex rights, says I eXYst

"...Yesterday, on October 17, 2019 – for the first time in Austin’s history – the City Council..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Alicia Roth Weigel

ATX Television Fest Heads to Letterkenny

"You were talking with your pals the other day ..."

"...Welcome to Letterkenny, pop. 5,000. The residents include hicks (farmers), skids (meth head rave kids),..."

June 7, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Joel Hodgson on MST30K

Reflecting on 30 years on the Satellite of Love

"...It was supposed to be just another public access show. But Mystery Science Theater 3000 was..."

Oct. 31, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

How J.A. Bayona Made a Real Jurassic World

Director explains how his dinos are leaving the park behind

"...Is there space for heart, emotion, and insight in the modern,..."

June 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bart Layton on Secrets, Lies, and American Animals

How the documentarian turned true crime tropes on their heads

"...Some documentarians find their next film through hours of painstaking research. When Bart..."

June 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Endorsements

Recommendations for the county, state, and country

"...The Chronicle editorial board offers the following endorsements to registered..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Shot Caller's Vivid Look at Crime and Punishment

Local director Ric Roman Waugh offers a brutal look at the penal system

"...Ric Roman Waugh has stories about prisons. Like the lifer so hardwired by solitary confinement that, even when..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Meet Austin’s Funk Prodigy D-Madness

Blind purveyor of soul, hip-hop, and reggae takes us behind the curtain

"...be sentimental about it. It's fine. I take no offense. I am blind. That's pure and simple."..."

July 28, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

25 Bars That Define Austin

Dives, lounges, and saloons that are raising the bar

"...It's difficult to think of a city more defined by its bars than Austin,..."

July 21, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Fast, Cheap, and in Control

Cost-of-living increases are making local artists do more with less

"...basic equation: Rapidly escalating rents plus sharp increases in the costs of living and of making art plus decrease..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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