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Philanthropist and Texas Book Festival co-founder has died
"...an advocate for a host of other cultural and social causes, died Sunday morning after a long struggle with..."
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March 5, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Holy Rollers
Texas clergy demand a reversal of family planning cuts
"...stand on behalf of women who need support and social services...."
March 4, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson
Early Warning: The Lege is Coming!
Tribune Fest offers a taste of things to come
"...and higher education, race and immigration, health and human services, etc. NewsDesk sat in on a sampler of the..."
Sept. 26, 2012 News Post by Michael King
Point Austin: Perry's Magic Wand
The governor's cynical assault on Planned Parenthood is illegal and dishonest
"...was Rick Perry when the state funding for family-planning services was being slashed by two-thirds? He was cheering from..."
March 16, 2012 News Column by Michael King
Point Austin: Dick Brown's Hermit Crabs
The outcries of HURF should make Austinites hurl
"...should at least provide a list of which city services they want to eliminate along with the AE funds..."
Feb. 24, 2012 News Column by Michael King
Gay Place
Social action on fire!
"...the ones who walk or ride to boost AIDS services funding. Who is the first in line? While we..."
Oct. 7, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer
TDH: 5/23/11
Conflicting council views of social service process?
"...talk about the city's long-simmering realignment of contracts for social service providers. Staff's preliminary recommendations, presented at City Council's..."
May 23, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar
'Chronicle' Endorsements
May 14 City Council elections
"...the difficult and important question of revising the city's social service funding system, on new energy initiatives (the Pecan..."
April 29, 2011 News Feature
Point Austin: We Have Just Begun To Fight
The budget battles are only skirmishes in the long march toward democracy
"...senses, the final budget will extensively hollow out public services statewide and devastate many of the communities which, beyond..."
March 18, 2011 News Column by Michael King
This Way to the Big Top!
From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town
"...women to complete their pregnancies but provides no medical services whatsoever. Last session, lawmakers raised the program's budget by..."
Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
The 12th of Never
The dispute over one Eastside housing proposal reflects a larger Austin conflict
"...100 units, managed by Summit Housing Partners and local social-service org Caritas of Austin, would be set aside for..."
Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
City Hall Hustle: Anywhere but Here
Austin altruism in danger of homelessness once again
"...council consideration Dec. 9, Summit Housing Partners and local social service org Caritas would buy and rehabilitate the 100-unit..."
Dec. 3, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Grim History
Author traces Texas prison system from its roots in plantation slavery
"...law enforcement and criminal justice to manage this new social order that they had feared and fought against. The..."
Aug. 20, 2010 News Feature by Michael King
Nonprofits Not Impressed by Cap Metro Proposal
Cap Metro draws fire over proposal to start a nonprofit for low-income riders
"..."Not any of the social services agencies have bought into this," said D'Ann Johnson..."
Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, Oct. 8-15
"...CHARITY BASH Help support Capital Idea's educational services for families living in poverty. 7pm. Shiner's Saloon. $10...."
Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature
City Hall Hustle: Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Gale's farewell hymn closes the council year
"...public forum, the Dec. 16 Public Health and Human Services Subcommittee meeting, where she delivered the holiday standard. Whether..."
Dec. 26, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Page Two: Music of the Spheres
We cannot work together unless we can talk to each other
"...that Austin boasts both the SIMS Foundation (providing mental-health services for musicians) and the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians..."
June 20, 2008 Column by Louis Black
Point Austin: What's at Stake?
There will be blood
"...climate protection and resource conservation. On basic matters of social equity – e.g., affordability and social services – we..."
April 25, 2008 News Column by Michael King
District Eternity
As Ronnie Earle steps down, he looks back on his life's work
"...Earle persuaded Gov. Dolph Briscoe to create Project STAR (Social Transition and Readjustment), which used executive clemency to pardon..."
April 11, 2008 News Feature by Michael King
Developing Stories
More lessons from Seattle
"...Citizens use them to access a wealth of city services and information, from multiple departments. "People love them!" said..."
June 15, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor
Perry's Vaccination Order Raises Questions
Perry Orders HPV Vaccine
"...Jane Nelson, who chairs the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, asked Perry to rescind his executive order so..."
Feb. 5, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith
Public Benefits Privatization Update
Center for Public Policy Priorities reviews in new report how state's privatization of public benefits is going so far
"...Health and Human Services Commission spokeswoman Stephanie Goodman says the CPPP report is..."
Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves
The 'Chronicle' Is Right When I Agree With What It Says
"...in arguing that the open government amendment will starve social services [“Austin@Large," News, May 5]. The City's trickle-down economics..."
May 10, 2006 Postmarks
Halfway to Nowhere
As the Lege turns the corner, there's still plenty of time for trouble
"...governments that rely on property taxes to pay for services. Even the Texas Association of Business, one of the..."
April 1, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...Floyd AndersonSocialists' Triumph?Dear Editor,..."
March 18, 2005 Column
Iron Chef
By the time Caritas' Velda Melendez finally realized
that cooking could mean a career, she realized it also
meant 450 lunches five days a week – and not
just during the holidays
"...the ever-increasing need, Caritas has grown into a major social services agency with a budget of $4.3 million, a..."
Nov. 26, 2004 Food Feature by MM Pack
Election 2004 Updates
The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas,
updated daily
"...voting really does affect the kinds of programs and services Ridgetop can offer...."
Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature
Ju-on: The Grudge
Fear of what's lurking just out of sight is at the heart of this Japanese horror film.
"...of life, complete with characters (a young couple, a social services nurse, a gaggle of giggling schoolgirls) who exist..."
Sept. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Mission, Not Accomplished
The city's draft budget is on the table, and the cuts just keep on coming
"...she will "maintain current funding levels for public health services and social services" that remain in the General Fund..."
June 18, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Human Rights Are Indivisible
International Human Rights Day activities in Austin strung together workers' rights, social services, and Texas' awful death penalty.
"...of Jobs With Justice picketed the Health and Human Services Commission, distributing information about the state's determination to transfer..."
Dec. 19, 2003 News Column by Michael King
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