In Push for Cheaper Student Housing, Fifth Time’s the Charm?

UT students won't stop asking administration for reasonable accommodations

"...For the fifth time in 13 months, UT-Austin's Student Government is begging university leadership to get on board with..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Austin at Large: Not Fixing What’s Broken

Abbott, Patrick engage in disingenuous property tax politics, while Texas suffers

"...What the state of Texas does, especially when the Legislature is in..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

"...to the point of releasing its draft environmental impact statement, or DEIS, for the 8-mile stretch of I-35 between..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bill of the Week: Should Businesses Get to Go Green or Avoid Guns?

A new bill would repeal anti-boycott legislation

"...First up for analysis is the anti-anti-boycott bill from state Rep. Jon Rosenthal, D-Hous­ton. The newly filed Freedom of..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

A New Council With New Energy Aims to Get City Hall Unstuck

Change is coming, but how much?

"...APD's recruitment and retention as it, like all other government agencies, struggles with staffing shortfalls. But all CMs we..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Doggett Brings $2 Million Home From D.C. to Combat Opioid Crisis

Doggett says it’s no panacea, but it’s progress

"...Samaritan laws, and also to direct some of the state’s unprecedented $33 billion budget surplus to help ease the..."

Jan. 17, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Texas Lege Preview: The Lege Has More Cash Than It Wants

Unprecedented $30 billion (and counting) surplus puts conservatives in a bind

"...solved with money (like the incompetence of multiple key state officials), but more money would go a long way..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Lege Preview: The Only Exception in Post-Roe Texas

Legislators wrangle over birth control, rape, and travel

"...likely be enforcement – the bill specifies that the state would not require a criminal conviction or forensic evidence...."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

New Mayor and Council Take Office; No Coup Attempted

Peaceful transition of local power

"...the 2021 attempt to seize control of the U.S. government, but the 2023 arrival of a new (sorta!) mayor..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...in Russia, dresses in otherworldly costumes and protests the government on the streets of Moscow. She stages radical performances..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Brings the Cosmos to Austin

Keynote brings unseen images from the James Webb telescope

"...• Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services Adrienne A. Harris in conversation..."

Jan. 10, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

One Afghan Family’s Journey to Safety in Texas

From Kabul to Austin

"...cases of folks who had affiliation with the U.S. government, such as translators for the Marines or contractors for..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Opinion: As a Transgender Person, I Am Afraid That Staying in Texas May Harm Me in the Future

Why does Texas attorney general Ken Paxton want to know about me?

"...The mental health benefits of gender affirmation cannot be overstated: I was a healthier and happier person due to..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Column by Kat Steele

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

New year, new rep

"...took office in 2015. This new form of local government was "imagined as the Council of change, equity, and..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

More Anti-LGBTQ BS From Ken Paxton

Why did the attorney general want a list of transgender Texans?

"...Newly elected state Rep. Lulu Flores, D-Austin, who will be joining the..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

TikTok Banned for State-issued Devices Over Espionage Threat

TikTok on the clock

"...and lip-syncing teens, as a threat from the Chinese government...."

Dec. 23, 2022 News Feature by Leena Alali

Local and National Gifts for the Politically Minded

Goodwill to all and coal for a few

"...it again: You just cannot go wrong with the State Preservation Board's annual collectible Capitol Christmas ornament! The 27-year-old..."

Dec. 2, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

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

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

It's just a bill …

"...action never stops in the capital of the Great State – less than a week after Election Day, prefiling..."

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

Feeding the Ukrainian Resistance With Varenyky and Mutual Aid

To Austin's Ukrainian community, the meaning of food has co-evolved with the war itself

"...the war; many other Ukrainians were in a kava-fueled state, on a mission...."

Nov. 25, 2022 Food Feature by John Besche

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...round of Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfers through the federal government, Gov. Greg Abbott announced last week. That's $1.4 billion..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature

Austin at Large: A Puddle You Can Drown In

Democracy survives another round, but we don’t know about Apesh*t’s mind

"...also where we can most effectively take over where state government is derelict. The last session showed us that..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Zigs as the Nation Zags and Dashes Dem Dreams

This is how it is now

"...It's now been 28 years since a Democrat won statewide office...."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lawmakers Ask for Federal Help to Stretch Texas School Bond Dollars

Hitting the ceiling

"...one thing you may not know: If the federal government doesn't raise the ceiling of the Texas Permanent School..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Madi Donham

Little Hope for Expanding Texas Medicaid in the Coming Year

Open enrollment begins

"...a big task. Texas is one of just 12 states that has not expanded Medicaid eligibility to all residents..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

As Both Writer and Editor, David Levithan Is at the Heart of the Explosion of Queer YA Literature

Young stories, queer voices at the Texas Book Festival

"...one hand, I don't particularly feel like supporting the state government in any way possible," he says. "On the..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by James Scott

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

Low Turnout, the Fight for Voting Rights, and More Election News

Keep marching on

"..."In many ways, we are still suffragettes," said state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, at the event. "We're still..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

The Common Law

Legitimate poll watcher or voting intimidation – where’s the line?

"...Closer to home, in Houston, in response to the state's decision (Republicans) to send a contingent of inspectors to..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Column by Luke Ellis

Hays D.A. Candidate Scrubs Suspected Coup Planner From His Timeline

Nothing to see here!

"...of scheming to illegally install Trump as head of state in the wake of Joe Biden's decisive electoral victory,..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Jordan Buckley

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