Lege Roundup

Dust settles in Speaker race

"...there following yesterday's re-election of Tom Craddick as House speaker. The Texas blogosphere is filled with righteous anger and..."

Jan. 10, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

On the Lege

Opening day of the special legislative session featured more plot lines than a MASH episode.

"...• House Speaker Tom Craddick turned the floor over to Sharp, who..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...own to move on, then I am in that race, no ifs, ands, or buts."..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

News and happening from Austin and beyond

"...as a possible Perry opponent in next year's gubernatorial race. "Our goal as a state should be to insure..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Eric Opiela withdrew his challenge in the District 35 race against Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles, who won the South Texas..."

Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Has the Bleeding Stopped?

The House races may mark the roots of a Dem revival

"...as of Wednesday. As expected, the contested state Senate races were noncompetitive, but as the Dems crowed, as of..."

Nov. 5, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Austin attorney Ed Shack, previously an adviser to Republican Speaker Tom Craddick and the Texans for a Republican Majority..."

March 26, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Capitol Chronicle

Chapter Two: The Re-Redistricting Hearings Produce Much Heat, Little Light

"...Mike Villarreal and Ruth Jones McClendon) refused their assignments-in-exile (Speaker Tom Craddick had assigned Raymond and McClendon to Lubbock..."

July 4, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Adiós! Don't Let the Door ...

A Quick Roundup of the Best and the Worst of the 78th Lege

"...Very late in the session, Speaker Tom Craddick decided state-university tuition must be completely deregulated..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature

God Votes Right

The Texas Republicans Gather in Dallas to Pray

"...require GOP state representatives to nominate the next House Speaker in partisan caucus, in order to ensure (in the..."

June 14, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...will be a run-off election June 1 in two races for the ACC Board. Some Chronicle readers may be..."

May 24, 2002 Column

Articulations

The Austin Arts Commission defuses a community controversy by restarting the process of selecting public art for the soon-to-be-expanded George Washington Carver Museum and Library.

"..."Don't let the process make you a prisoner," one speaker said. "To have our story told by others ......"

Feb. 15, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Flinging the R-Word

Angry Crowd Calls Council and Enviros Racists

"...innuendo against his current opponent in the Place 6 race, Willie Lewis. Rather than address the entertainment center issue,..."

May 16, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Realtors gave Ronney Reynolds the nod in the mayor's race, while Becky Motal, Manuel Zuniga,and Eric Mitchell picked up..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...openly gay newcomer to the Place 6 city council race, Eric Lee Samson, says he was compelled to jump..."

March 28, 1997 News Feature

Public Downsizing

Reynolds Wants Public To Lay Off

"...input, they think the proposal could foster organization, allowing speakers certainty about their speaking time...."

Sept. 13, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Volleyball, Dalí, and Feminists Rule This Week’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture for the work-week socializer

"...is the only good anime. Figures that a Death Race-style bonanza featuring sci-fi shenanigans makes for the anime-hater’s exception...."

Jan. 10, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Abbott Says School Vouchers Are Coming, Rural Republicans Don’t Seem Convinced

A Guv can dream, can’t he?

"...180-page bill that could be made public by Friday. Speaker Dade Phelan, in remarks to reporters last week, also..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Will Expanding SCOTUS Help Fix Post-Roe Texas?

Casar takes on the Supremes

"..."And it would just be a race to the bottom, where eventually the court has 67..."

June 16, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Prefiling for the Next Lege: The Good, Bad, and MAGA

It's just a bill …

"...House Speaker Dade Phelan and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will likely..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Texas Tribune Festival Brings Star Power to Politics

TribFest resumes in person in Downtown Austin Sept. 22-24

"...When TribFest first started to roll out its 2022 speakers and programs a few months back, one could be..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

New Districts Set the Stage for the Politics of the 2020s

The city and state begin to show their work

"...It's one thing to pretend to be race-blind when simply rebalancing a fixed number of voters and..."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Julián Castro, Women of Color, and Texas 2020

The path toward turning the state blue

"...Whether she knew it or not, that's what Madam Speaker conveyed when she told her crowd at the Paramount..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

News Roundup: Smoke and Fire

Arsonists, burn bans, and heated arguments

"...is also suspected of trying to gain access to Speaker Joe Straus's official apartments before the fire. – Richard..."

Aug. 17, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Time for PRIDE

It's time to gear up for Austin PRIDE 2013 because this year is a doozy

"...and starring none other than the infamous Peaches who graced us with her presence at Austin PRIDE last year...."

Aug. 21, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Candice Gallion

Headlines

"...$29.3 million to cover costs from Novem­ber's Formula One race, even though her office is still calculating how much..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Feature

The AggreGAYtor: November 8

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...made merry as the nation’s first lesbian state house speaker...."

Nov. 8, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Downballot Details: A Bag of Run-offs

In the downballot races, the GOP has more to consider

"...voting July 23-27) to reconsider a small number of races not decided in May's first round. Aside from the..."

July 20, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Local Kids Play Make Games

Middle-schoolers get honored for making video-games

"...high for me. Every finalist, every winner, every guest speaker, and a few organizers got several rounds of cheers...."

May 18, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Point Austin: Shameless

Perry's dismal campaign finds a worthy successor

"...that at all. He first decided to quit the race after the debacle in Iowa, then undecided (reportedly after..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Column by Michael King

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