Sadun Supports McLeroy ... Sort Of

Opponent of SBOE chairman says he deserves re-nomination

"...American-Statesman, UT math professor and potential State Board of Education candidate gives some backing – albeit limited – to..."

May 4, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

SBOE

Grabbing McLeroy's Chair

"...When El Paso Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, in a Senate confirmation hearing, scolded State Board of Education Chairman Don..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...out-of-court settlement last week, with Northwest Corridor real estate baron Bill Pohl agreeing to relinquish control of hundreds of..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What Your Senators Will Be Up To

Committee assignments, redistricting, and more

"...Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst announced committee assignments for the Senate last Friday. The senator who..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

sxswf: Even More 'Incendiary'

More from our Q&A with filmmakers Steve Mims and Joe Bailey Jr.

"...The death penalty case of Cameron Todd Willingham, executed in 2004 for the alleged arson..."

March 10, 2011 SXSW Post by Jordan Smith

Van Boven Fallout Continues

While appeals proceed, Baylor professor campaigns to save SOAH

"...The years-consuming litigation between Dr. Robert Van Boven and the Texas..."

Jan. 10, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Docket Is Full, but Judges Are Few

Federal judges see a jump in cases as court vacancies go unfilled

"...– the former Downtown club owners popped in March on money laundering and drug charges – there was one..."

July 27, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

LegeLines

UT Regents, education, gun control, and more

"...Lt. Gov. David Dew­hurst accused the regents of "character assassination." The surprising outburst from the normally taciturn Dewhurst came..."

Feb. 22, 2013 News Column

God's Gift to Forensic Science

Will Bradley remain chair of the Forensic Science Commission?

"...The Senate Nominations Committee has approved the interim appointment by Gov...."

March 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Voter Purge Leader David Whitley Resigns

Embattled SoS calls it quits after discriminatory voter purge

"...purge effort in January that targeted thousands of supposed non-citizen voters and led to three separate lawsuits from voting..."

May 27, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Austin’s Sole Federal District Judge May Be the Most Overburdened in America

The case of the missing judges

"...Federal district judges become suddenly very important when decisions with nationwide implications are in their hands. Say, when..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

LegeLines

School finance, evolution, secession, and more

"...On Feb. 11, the House Appropriations Committee voted unanimously to..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Column

McLeroy Gets a Dressing Down

SBOE chair called on the carpet

"...That was El Paso Sen. Eliot Shapleigh's none-too-subtle way of suggesting to State Board of Education Chair..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Transportation

TxDOT's Continuing Troubles

"...The simple fact: As Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, keeps trying to get people to notice, Texas..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...'no'." – Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, pulling the plug on HB 3, his own tax bill, in the wake..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Representation Matters

"...Dear Editor, Three days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Wilhelmina Delco became Austin’s..."

May 9, 2018 Postmarks

Naked City

"...Enron's Money Trail..."

Dec. 28, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

TPPF, Jim DeMint, Milton Friedman, and Me

Lunch and school choice with unholy free market triumvirate

"...If conservatives had invented love-ins, they would look a lot like..."

March 31, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...• If you were wondering about the sudden uptick in traffic in and around..."

March 18, 2011 News Feature

And They're Off!

Primary filings reveal a who's who of contenders

"...6pm Monday marked the first major landmark of the 2010 elections:..."

Jan. 8, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 State Stories

Budget cuts and wildfires left us a bit parched

"...wasn't just the record high temperatures. It was the half-billion dead trees, the shrinking lakes, the 3.5 million acres..."

Jan. 6, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

It's Hard to Use a Calculator with a Hoof

Dems count up 'at-large' delegates

"...Does ANYONE really understand how the Democrat's monstrously complicated Texas Two-Step..."

April 3, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Star Wars Day: Happy May the Fourth, And a Very Merry Revenge of the Fifth

One man's 35 year trip to a galaxy far, far away

"...and the rest of the world could wait weeks, months or in vain for films to arrive. Living in..."

May 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...that companies with real assets and sound balance sheets don't just go poof as the result of a little..."

June 2, 2006 News Feature

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