Bill of the Week: The War on the War of Northern Aggression

Mutual respect for those who fought for the North and South shall rise again

"...many Texans, such as Gov. Sam Hous­ton, who opposed secession. Most relevant today, the name suggests that the state's..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Local Highlights at Trib Fest

Mayor Steve Adler, Lance Armstrong among those representing Austin

"...1:45pm: Texas vs. the Feds Expect the dreaded s-word (secession) to come up when the Travis County House delegation's..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Feature

Soccer Watch

"...of the week comes from Catalonia, where a Monday secession vote in the regional parliament appears to have set..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Confederate Statue Report Released

UT task force recommends taking action

"...fellow Texans to cooperate with the federal government, renounce secession, and allow freed slaves to vote.”..."

Aug. 10, 2015 News Post by Mac McCann

Texas Republicans, Defiant as Always

Why the GOP isn't listening to you: They don't have to

"...in Alabama to Rick Perry and his talk of secession in the 2010 primary. It's a battle Abbott understands..."

July 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Marriage American Catholic Style

American Catholic church celebrates marriage equality

"...the church," says Mathias. The church traces its apostolic secession to the late 1800s over the issue of Papal..."

July 3, 2015 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...on his namesake fountain honors the South's fight for secession: "To the men and women of the Confederacy, who..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Lege Lines

Refusing Medicaid, tax cuts abound, marijuana bill, and more

"...to accept Medicaid expansion to the Lone Star State's secession from Mexico. On March 2, in a press conference..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

From Holyrood to South Austin

St. Ed's film students chronicle the Scottish independence vote

"...divide in the electorate, with the heaviest support for secession in the Northerly cities of Dundee and Aberdeen. But..."

Sept. 18, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Plantation at Comal Bluff

Sneed House ruins tell a story beneath and behind modern Austin

"...Civil War. Sebron was a delegate to the Texas Secession Convention, which decided the state of Texas should secede..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

Statewide Candidate Filings Trickle In

A slight attendance dip and only a couple of traffic hiccups in event's second year

"...Kilgore (real name, and also his sole policy – secession from the U.S.), and Tea Party favorite and sometime..."

Nov. 22, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

News Ticker: September 12

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• According to The Daily Beast, the hottest trend..."

Sept. 12, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Smitherman: It's Always The Quiet Ones

AG candidate flies to the far religious right

"...attorney general, he has suddenly morphed into an anti-sex, pro-secession radical. Who'da thunk?..."

Sept. 3, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Much Heat, Some Light at Forum on APD Shooting

APD Chief Art Acevedo comes under sharp questioning at town hall forum

"...to use "unity" – including even the notion of "secession" – to put an end to injustice. The concluding..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Much Heat, Some Light at Eastside Forum on APD Shooting

APD's Art Acevedo faced sharp questions Thursday night

"...to use “unity” – including even the notion of “secession” – to put an end to injustice. The concluding..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Welcome to the Madhouse

The Keller day care fiasco and the madness of crowds

"...and others, cries of treason and impeachment, calls for secession and armed revolt – even crazed accusations that the..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Column by Michael King

FronteraFest 2013

Performance jamboree's 20th brings back old faves and welcomes new stars

"...6). We're especially intrigued by Rainey's, set in a post-secession Texas being invaded by the Mexican army, with Rick..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Quote of the Week

"...U.S., a counter to a petition asking for Texas' secession from the union (see "Headlines")..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Column

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...(Better Off Without ‘Em: A Northern Manifesto for Southern Secession) Stephen Tobolowsky (The Dangerous Animals Club) Jeffrey Toobin (The..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Point Austin: Rick Rolled

Doesn't anybody remember the Rick Perry campaign?

"...Come on home, Rick, and meditate on secession, and retirement. Them Yankees just don't understand you...."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Read Local!

Recent recommended reads

"...post-economic collapse" novel Revolution World on a new Texas secession from the Union...."

May 27, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips

Texas avoided much of the devastation of the Civil War, but not all of it

"...German free thinkers who opposed slavery. Gillespie County rejected secession by a vote of 400 to 17. In Kendall..."

April 22, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The 'Obamacare' Scare

GOP employs national playbook in Travis County House races

"...gone mad. First Gov. Rick Perry mused publicly about secession, now Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is running a Repeal..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Doggett: Keep School Funds in Schools

Perry demands right to gut Texas education funding

"...the Tenth Amendment (should we be breaking out those secession signs again?) So while Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst called..."

Aug. 5, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: By Vote or by Violence

How will naysayers and protesters 'take back the country'? And from whom?

"...end of this period was, of course, marked by secession and the terrible and bloody Civil War that followed...."

July 30, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Point Austin: We're All Flakes Here

It's not the sideshow candidates who should worry Texas voters

"...watching Perry outflanked from the right. He toys with secession, Medina counters with "interposition and nullification" – a states'..."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Re-Dunking the Tea Bag

Looking back on our first Medina mention

"...a year. Ten months later, Perry has dabbled with secession, smeared Hutchison as a Washington insider without naming her,..."

Feb. 8, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 9 State Stories

"...3) TEA, ANYONE? The secession question took center stage when Gov. Rick Perry, toying..."

Jan. 1, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Top 9 Austin Weirdnesses

"...TEXAS TEA-TIME Rick Perry panders to loonies and ponders secession...."

Jan. 1, 2010 News Feature

Point Austin: Angels Wanna Wear Our Red Shoes

If GOP dominoes refuse to fall, maybe the Dems can take advantage

"...Tea Party voters for months, just this side of secession, and is now bragging about a supposed "balanced state..."

Nov. 27, 2009 News Column by Michael King

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