Greg Casar Enters the National Spotlight, and Brings His Grassroots Coalition With Him

New year, new rep

"...a deal where the GOP gets to balance the budget on the backs of the sick and the elderly."..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Dan Patrick Reveals His Wish List for the 88th Legislature

Property tax relief, gas plants, and border to gain from $27B surplus

"...in charge of its agenda, and co-chairs the Legislative Budget Board, which leads on how the state should spend..."

Dec. 5, 2022 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Leonor Will Never Die

Wildly creative Filipino romp finds spectral fun in Manila's film biz

"...newspaper ad, Leonor – once a successful screenwriter of low-budget Filipino action flicks in the Seventies and Eighties –..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Austin at Large: Don’t Go Away Mad, Just ...

If legislators want to break up with Austin, they should at least put their backs into it

"...Former state Rep. Ron Wilson, D-Hous­ton, who currently awaits sentencing for..."

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

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Gravy Train: As inflation swells the budget for Project Connect, the Austin Transit Partnership created to..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature

Andrew Bujalski Explores Disconnection in His Pandemic-Crafted Film

Touching from a distance in There There

"...to the use of heavily regulated bubbles on set. Big-budget movies are already pretty segregated on set, Bujalski noted,..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Preserving the Future of the Texas Memorial Museum

After years of neglect and underfunding, Austin’s only natural history museum reconsiders its role

"...Texas campus is an Art Deco building containing the state’s natural history. There are fossils discovered in Onion, Shoal,..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Arts Feature by Claire Stevens

Overdose Reversal Training Brings Supplies, Education to Texas State University

To serve and inject

"...lost their lives to fentanyl exposures in the United States?" Callie Crow asked the Texas State University Police Department..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Former AISD Educators Sweep District Trustee Races

Give a teacher a hand

"..."If it's gonna come down to finances in this state, it's much bigger than AISD. We have to organize..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Has Round Rock ISD Hit Rock Bottom?

Maybe not yet

"...now in the possession of officers with the United States Postal Inspection Service; he adds that he has identified..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Election Ticker: Money, Mayors, and Musgraves

Cash, beer, and Beto rule everything around us

"...the Oct. 18 debate hosted by KVUE and the Statesman – Anthony Bradshaw, Phil Brual, Celia Israel, Gary Spellman,..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...legal defeat two years ago (later upheld by a state appellate court) that effectively killed efforts to rewrite Austin's..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Why AISD Wants and Needs a $2.4 Billion Bond Program

Equity is not cheap

"...its projects have come in on time and on budget and people are happy with the outcomes. Promise made,..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Latest News From Austin Election Campaigns

District 5 and 8 candidate forums, Beto gets around, and so do local endorsements

"...new fire stations are delivered on time and on budget." Richard Smith is Ellis' inevitable conservative foil this time,..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Revelations: A Gen Z Writer Witnesses the Eternal Battle of an Iron Maiden Concert

Waving flags and fighting monsters with the hallowed NWOBHM troopers

"...to their latest album once – I can unauthoritatively state the three winding wanks (this is meant with love,..."

Sept. 14, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

Council Recap: No Deal on License Plate Readers

Decisions on surveillance program, Statesman PUD, and parkland dedication fees all postponed

"...a vote on allowing the Austin Police Department to reinstate use of its automated license plate reader program. The..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Chacon Still Can’t Seal the Deal for License Plate Readers

Privacy, justice advocates oppose surveillance program

"...a vote on allowing the Austin Police Department to reinstate use of its Automated License Plate Reader program...."

Sept. 3, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Homelessness and Mobility Top District 5 and 8 Issues

A southwest state of mind

"...Pro Tem Alison Alter), an attorney and aide to then-state Sen. Kirk Watson from 2015 to 2020, calls for..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

City Base Wage Jumps to $20/Hour for Next Fiscal Year

Council approves increase for city workers

"...to a $5 billion "all funds" fiscal year 2023 budget. The General Fund, which is where your sales and..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Hamstrung as Renters Face Crippling Costs

Ever-rising rent

"...Austin City Council's new budget for fiscal year 2023 (beginning Oct. 1) made several..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

Council Recap: Adopted FY23 Budget Puts More Cash in Everybody's Pockets

Still TBD: Impact of future public safety contracts

"...18, to a $5 billion all-funds fiscal year 2023 budget . The General Fund, which is where your sales..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Cheap Eats for Austin Students

From Huston-Tillotson to St. Ed's to UT and even Texas State

"...the University of Texas, Huston-Tillotson, St. Edward's, and Texas State. For the most part, all of the places mentioned..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Alex Jones’ Bankruptcy Gambit Fails to Stop Connecticut Trial

How much will the conspiracist owe families?

"...could continue to seek damages from Jones individually in state court, and so the trial is back on. "We're..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Most Rankings Per Column Inch

The city most likely to be a city most likely to be

"...the fourth best city in the country for real estate investment, and the sixth best place specifically for to..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Five Austin Filming Locations to Make You Feel Like a Star

Get your cameras out for the most memorable Austin movie moments

"...Austin films may not have begun with Richard Linklater's microbudget indie masterpiece, but it definitely opened the door for..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Everything’s a Priority Now

Council lines up its asks as a boom-time budget season nears its liturgical climax

"...for the haggling phase of the fiscal year 2023 budget season to begin in earnest, but begun it has...."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Uprooted Community at Congress Mobile Home Park Grieves for Neighbor, Neighborhood

Disposable residents in far South Austin

"...by Paydar Prop­erties, a multibillion-dollar La Jolla, Calif.-based real estate investment and management firm with a "specific focus on..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

Austin Punk Chronicles: "Hard, Fast & Unapologetic" – Raul's Shifts Into Fourth Gear

In the wake of the one-night debut of the Skunks and the Violators, Austin punk begins in earnest in Chapter 5, Part 2 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...When Joe Nick Patoski profiled them for the Austin American-Statesmen in September 1978, Sublett sneered, "People who know what..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

City Extends Contract With Kroll to Continue Austin Police Review

Phase C to examine APD complaint and grievance procedures

"...will focus on how APD complies with federal and state law and the department's "complaint and grievance procedures concerning..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Podcast the Myth: B.J. Novak Goes to Texas in Vengeance

The Office star explores the stories that Texas tells itself

"...of the situation by heading to the Lone Star State to record a true-crime podcast about these hicks...."

July 29, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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