The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...the 10-1 candidates and districts, hoping to provide some sense of the overall campaign landscape (Note: updated May 12)...."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: A Bridge Too Far

Doggett and Castro face off in a battle imposed by the GOP

"...Among the Castro observers last week were former state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos (who's both worked for and tangled with..."

July 15, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

"...– Former Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, now a state senator, on why he prefers the Lege to City Hall..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature

TV Eye

A Look Back

"...on Top of the World" (1993); "Untitled" (1986); "Sixth Sense" (1985); "Luminaire" (1985)...."

April 28, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Republican Ben Bentzin, who lost a challenge to state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos in 2002, has said he'll run for..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Feature

The T.A.B. Timeline

Reviewing the major events in the ongoing controversy of T.A.B. expenditures during last fall's campaigns

"...Texas, including the Austin area, where Democratic contenders -- Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, Rep. Ann Kitchen, James Sylvester, and Patrick..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...Both the Senate and House Committees on Criminal Jurisprudence heard testimony March..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...the murders. In 1996 Marino, already serving a life sentence for robbery, began a letter-writing campaign confessing to the..."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...buildings, parks, city buses, and the like. Former State Sen. Jerry Patterson, now running for land commissioner and author..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature

Talking Trash

A huge garbage dump in northeast Travis County causes a stink with its neighbors.

"...comfortable Walnut Place home. Neither has her neighbor, Joyce Thoresen, or Harris Branch resident Joyce Best. The three women..."

May 17, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Breaking the Chain

Troubling questions persist in the Rodney Reed / Stacey Stites murder case.

"...habeas corpus appeal of 34-year-old Rodney Reed, convicted and sentenced to death in 1998 for the 1996 murder of..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Margin of Error

Some Texas high schools may be violating the "top 10%" law, which guarantees admission to UT and other Texas colleges and universities, by exaggerating the number of students in the top 10% of their graduating classes.

"...State Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos (D-Austin), who authored the bill with state..."

April 21, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

Light Headed?

What Commuters Want

"...smaller number, 562 to be exact -- but statistically representative and all that, were surveyed as part of the..."

July 23, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...and found none other than a former aide to Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos and a Hidalgo County lobbyist-to-be "engaged in..."

May 2, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...the I-35/Ben White interchange into Williamson Creek. Seven TxDOT representatives and a legislative aide to State Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos..."

Feb. 7, 1997 News Feature

Project Connect’s Paxton Problem

As new cost estimate and timeline are revealed, the project faces potential delays from the A.G. and a lawsuit

"...– including Travis County Commissioner Margaret Gómez, former state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, and burger restaurant Dirty Martin’s – filed..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Democratic Party Kick-Off

"...Sen. Kirk Watson embraces the crowd..."

July 21, 2014 Photo Gallery

Brown Makes It Official

Former Dem County Chair Announces Run for Judge

"...Democratic cats” of Travis County – and ended by presenting the candidate with a signature 10-gallon hat like Hightower’s..."

June 8, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Looking for a School Chief

AISD zigzags its way to a new superintendent

"...crap," bluntly responds Education Austin President Louis Malfaro, who represents the teacher and staff union. "You could run a..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...Co. outlier), chooses the races where we have a consensus opinion, and offers our endorsements for our readers' consideration...."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...Co. outlier), chooses the races where we have a consensus opinion, and offers our endorsements for our readers' consideration...."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...Co. outlier), chooses the races where we have a consensus opinion, and offers our endorsements for our readers' consideration...."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...legally required judicial warrants. Bush also demanded that the Senate reauthorize the PATRIOT Act unamended; if the law is..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...has reached the floor of this House." – Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, on a bill that would grant the..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Traffic Report

Rail rolls forward, but toll roads encounter slowing

"...to seek voter approval before it can build a passenger rail system, a legacy of the agency's bad old..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Partisan bulldogs rule the roost on the House-Senate conference committee aiming to reconcile the two chambers' competing..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Decent People Pay Taxes

"...legislators addressed the rally, including Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, D-Austin, and Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso...."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

Naked City

News briefs from Austin and elsewhere.

"...U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone of Minnesota died in a plane crash..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

These letters spell highway violence, the environment, and a lost bracelet.

"...construction, improvements to rail crossings, and the construction of passenger stations. The study estimated ridership at 8,000 per day,..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Column

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...If there's one thing that almost everyone can agree..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

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