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July 16, 2021 News Feature
After 40 Years of Hard Labor, Joe Gunn Steps Down
The longtime AFL-CIO leader ends a chapter of Texas labor history
"...Joe D. Gunn stepped down from the presidency of the Texas AFL-CIO last week, his name -- just..."
Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Michael King
Local Lawyers and Activists Come to the Aid of Protesters
A look at life after the arrests
"...podium, so I guess that makes me the press secretary," said George Lobb, one of the 30 or so..."
Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
The Beto-Castro-Meter: A Tier of Their Own
Iowa is 23 weeks away, how are our 2020 presidential Texans doing?
"...up the Beto-Castro-Meter, both former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of El Paso and former U.S. housing secretary and San..."
Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Point Austin: Of Frogs and Children
Do what you can to defend imprisoned refugees
"...It's one of those moments in political history when pundits resort to..."
July 13, 2018 News Column by Michael King
AISD Takes Stock of Impending Layoffs
There's nothing pretty about budget cuts
"...There was little romance at the Austin ISD board of trustees' Valentine's Day work session. Instead, there was a..."
Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...When, and How?): On Thursday (8/6), Austin ISD board of trustees will discuss pushing the first day of school..."
Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature
Three More Casualties of Austin's Growth
A deadly accident in West Campus highlights the dangers of construction work in Texas
"...That was what a neighbor told the Austin American-Statesman about Wilson Joel Irias Cerritos, 30, and Jesus Angel..."
June 19, 2009 News Feature by Michael King
Faster Than Sound: The Musicians at the Center of UT's "Eyes of Texas" Debacle
Inside the Longhorn Band's first-ever Black student group, LHBlacks.
"...Musicians in the University of Texas Longhorn Band refer to the group internally as..."
Nov. 13, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Voice of Austin
"...Chronicle Editorial Staff, This letter comes at the request of Mike Clark-Madison in his denial of our request for..."
Sept. 30, 2020 Postmarks
Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming
'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more
"...fans salivating on title alone. In its last reveal of the 2011 fest lineup, SXSW announced Hobo as one..."
Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
Books of a Lifetime
Dawn Powell: A Biography
"...a 1942 review in The Nation. According to many of the New York literati of the Thirties and Forties,..."
Nov. 27, 1998 Books Feature
Williams Eyes Senate Run
Former secretary of state announces exploratory committee
"...Chronicle's own Amy Smith over a year ago, former Secretary of State Roger Williams is sniffing around a U.S...."
Dec. 12, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Too Many Voters, or Too Few? We'll Know by March!
Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir works with the Texas secretary of state to troubleshoot the “fleeing voter” problem
"...the Chronicle that she's pleased with the overall result of the first county election using its new electronic voting..."
Nov. 29, 2019 News Feature by Michael King
Voter Purge Leader David Whitley Resigns
Embattled SoS calls it quits after discriminatory voter purge
"...voter roll purge effort in January that targeted thousands of supposed non-citizen voters and led to three separate lawsuits..."
May 27, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma
UPDATE: Pressley Files Election Contest
CM Greg Casar responds to Laura Pressley filing
"...formal election contest to confirm or overturn the results of the Dec. 16 run-off against Council Member Greg Casar...."
Jan. 30, 2015 News Post by Michael King
Neil Requests Recount in HD48
GOPer trails Howard by 16 votes
"...It's official: Republican Dan Neil has filed a request with the..."
Nov. 23, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Long Shot
Timely political rom-com finds new common ground for opposites attracting each other
"...romantic comedy, a whole genre engined by the collision of kismet, conflict, and compromise that puts two people on..."
May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
David Whitley Back in Abbott’s Office With Promotion, Raise
Disgraced former secretary of state keeps failing upward
"...Speaking of which: Disgraced former Secretary of State David Whitley, fall..."
June 7, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma
David Whitley Apologizes for "Confusion" Wrought by Voter Purge List
Three lawsuits later, Texas secretary of state basically says "whoops"
"...In a letter to lawmakers, Texas Secretary of State David Whitley – facing major blowback after..."
Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma
Austin Resident Named in Texas Voter Purge Debacle, Files Suit
"They basically accused me of committing fraud"
"...When Austin resident Julieta Garibay learned Texas Secretary of State David Whitley had released an advisory that..."
Feb. 5, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma
Lege Lines: Texas GOP Tees up More Voter ID Nonsense
Secretary of State issues election advisory, ignites right-wing voter fraud frenzy
"...When newly appointed Texas Secretary of State David Whitley (until recently a top aide..."
Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma
Voter Empowerment?
Austin's ThinkVoting has an app for that
"...aggressive voter registration efforts this year, a record number of Texans – 14,025,441 – are registered to vote in..."
Oct. 23, 2014 News Post by Greg Harman
Recounting Recount
Laura Dern's outrageous "Kitty" Harris hits the mark.
"...car-wrecky fascination, the twistedly taut Katherine "Kitty" Harris, Fla's Secretary of State on TV...."
June 18, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer
Pressley Files Her Complaint
Accuses Travis County Clerk of state law violations
"...Pressley filed two formal complaints with the Texas Sec. of State, accusing Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir of criminal..."
Jan. 16, 2015 News Post by Michael King
'From Up Here'
Biznasty gets a bit drrrty and calls out a sistah that we love
"...They invoked just fury and codified the emotions many of us have been feeling in the past weeks following..."
Oct. 21, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera
Democrats and Abbott Settle in Voter Suppression/Fraud Case
Both sides claim victory
"...federal court alleging that Abbott was enforcing a provision of the Texas Election Code too tightly. The provision forbids..."
May 28, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols
Pressley Ups the Ante
Defeated Council candidate now claims “thousands” of uncertain votes
"...In her latest filing contesting the election of City Council Member Greg Casar, defeated District 4 candidate..."
March 11, 2015 News Post by Michael King
Voter Suppression Allegations in Harris County
Could CD 10 race be affected?
"...Assessor-Collector (and Voter Registrar) Paul Bettencourt is facing accusations of voter suppression by dragging his feet on processing voter..."
Oct. 23, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols
2020 Election Audit: No Fraud Found (Yet)
No widespread voting fraud found in initial phase of audit demanded by Trump
"...A state forensic audit of the November 2020 general election has..."
