Naked City

Austin ISD adopts a new – and obviously important – student dress code

"...among the newly declared contraband items for Austin public schools, as AISD Superintendent Pat Forgione on Monday announced a..."

May 21, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Small Town Crime

John Hawkes hits the bottle and the case as a modern day detective on the trail for redemption

"...everyone knows everyone else, and the cop went to school with the high school baseball hero who now runs..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Education vs. Education Austin

School district suddenly goes wobbly on longstanding relationship with faculty-staff union

"...an unusual one by Texas standards. Out of 1,237 school districts, only 18 have a board policy regarding consultation..."

Feb. 17, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council Recap: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?

Two Southeast projects divide dais; APD’s state grants OK’d

"...City Council approved several state grants to the Austin Police Department in relatively short order that will provide additional..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin Bat Cave Panel Dissects the Blurring of Journalism and Activism

Black Lives Matter’s DeRay Mckesson talks with journalists

"...of Austin Bat Cave’s three-day journalism workshop for high school students...."

March 21, 2019 News Post by Lilli Hime

Dell Medical Is Bringing Health Care to the Homeless

UT school forms a street team

"...new federally funded mobile care team, UT-Austin's Dell Medical School, CommUnityCare, and Integral Care can deliver street medicine to..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

"Trans in Texas" Comes to HBO

HBO's Vice series returns to the Lone Star State to cover trans rights

"...which recently relocated to Austin for a more accepting school district...."

Aug. 23, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

News Roundup: Guns, Gays, and Gaffes

Austin: It's like a whole other country (from Texas)

"...banning open carry in light of recent legislation; a police officer receives recognition and an investigation; the Human Rights..."

Jan. 4, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Mardi Gras 2015: Local Gras and a Carnaval Comeback

Samba Police reassemble after 15-year hiatus

"...mid-Seventies, has been the highlight of the Austin Samba School’s programming for the last 10 years. This year Susanna..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

APD Rules Train Death Suicide

13-year old was apparent victim of bullying

"...Austin Police have released the identity of the 13-year old girl..."

April 30, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

More Bad Weather, More Closures

UPDATE: A fresh chilly blast means more lousy driving conditions

"...seeing many of the terrible road conditions and resultant school and government delays and closures again this morning...."

Jan. 28, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Case Still Open, Brown Still 'Prime Suspect'

APD still investigating Esme Barrera's murder

"...inside her rented cottage near the UT campus, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo says that Brown remains the prime..."

April 6, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Robin Schneider's Protest Arrest

Environmentalist busted for UT water protest

"...Government executive director John Bush were arrested by UT Police outside President Barack Obama's Austin speech. However, the big..."

Aug. 9, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

The Parlor family serves pizza by the slice at the Monarch, Zeale gets down with Grooveline Horns, and crunching numbers for South by Southwest

"...lobby tonight (Thursday, Jan. 14), with accompaniment from locals School Police and Pure Ecstasy. There's also a weekly Sunday..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Documentaries and the Cult of Personality

How documentarians pick a winner

"...for student-council president at New York’s prestigious Stuyvesant High School. The teacher in charge of the election, talking about..."

March 12, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

1-2-3-4!

Marky Ramone defends the Ramones, Phil Spector.

"...Ramones? MR: When we did Rock ‘N’ Roll High School, that put us almost into the mainstream. I don’t..."

Nov. 21, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Cop Who Killed Mike Ramos Wants Trial Moved to Deep-Red County

Supporters: judge’s ex-husband, Alex Jones-connected attorney

"...Ramos’ name became a rallying cry at protests for police reform...."

July 28, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...liar and claiming DPS had 14 officers inside the school building...."

June 24, 2022 News Feature

Council Gives Green Light to Convention Center, Scooter Riders

May 23 meeting tackles "Downtown puzzle," "micro-mobility"

"...to expand the Convention Center while preserving nearby Palm School, and new regulations on “micro-mobility devices” – such as..."

May 24, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Waving Sen. Norm Coleman's Freak Flag

"...“highly addictive” substance and that using pot makes our “schools and workplaces … more dangerous.” For Coleman, it seems,..."

June 27, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Writing Rawks!

Sitting in on Writing, Better.

"...– stuff learned from good writing teachers from grade school to graduate school...."

March 10, 2007 SXSW Post by Belinda Acosta

Drug War Czar Stumping in the Silver State

"...those named in the suit is Las Vegas Metro Police Dept. Lt. Stan Olsen who is part of the..."

Nov. 2, 2006 News Post by Jordan Smith

Fantastic Fest Review: First Love

Takashi Miike's bloody romance is all beating heart

"...can means different things. That boy you went to school with when you were young, who always was prince..."

Sept. 21, 2019 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

deEP end

deEP end

"...me turn dials back." The latest from local quartet School Police sounds more poppy than its previous LP. Circles..."

May 22, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Madden Pushes for Evacuee Reform

City of Austin opposes bill proposing closing schools when they are serving as an emergency shelter

"...against House Bill 727. This measure would "close a school campus used as an emergency evacuation shelter while the..."

March 11, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

It has begun: Breaking down the full South by Southwest band list and learning the secret handshake at the Austin Moose Lodge No. 1735

"...Saturday, followed by Lonesome Dave Fisher this Tuesday and School Police on Thursday, along with the Plutonium Farmers' experimental,..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Me and My Shadows

Who are the two new figures looming behind Speaker Tom Craddick?

"...the House, he served as lawyer for former Austin Police Department Assistant Chief Jimmy Chapman, when he was accused..."

May 28, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Death of Ben Brownlee

A Rockdale teenager's suicide raises questions about official protections for gay and transgendered kids

"...harassment lobbed at him by his fellow Rockdale High School students. School was tough for Ben, not academically –..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

When the Bough Breaks

In 1993, the Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center hired a teacher who proved to be a little 'rough' with the children. Now the church is being sued for ignoring alleged child abuse.

"...Lowry in the classroom. A terse letter from the school to the parents informed them that the change would..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Emily Pyle

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...8:45 on the morning of June 11, when a police officer's bullet entered her left armpit, punctured her left..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

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