The Rent Rub

Working Poor Getting Stiffed on Housing Costs

"...and Bill Skeen, with son Billy, outside their Buckingham Estates home. photograph by Kevin Fullerton The South Austin duplex..."

Aug. 21, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Day Trips

"...for breakfast my mother would be feeding all the workers. It was like a harvest time meal with all..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Who's Minding the Clinics?

City/County Divided on Public Health

"...which the building now occupies. Two of the center's caseworkers, Hazel Wilson and Elaine Moreno, have been at their..."

May 1, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Freeport's Stronghold

Tax Dispute Puts West Texas Town in Financial Limbo

"...of per capita income. According to figures from the state comptroller's office, the average per capita income of Culberson..."

Oct. 3, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Postscripts

Professors... Aaaahh!

"...research for his own gain. She teaches at "Longhorn State University" in "Lamar," Texas. He'll be at Book People..."

June 13, 1997 Books Column

Clear-Cutting at Parks & Rec

Budget Pruning Kills Horticulture Unit

"...21,000 acres of parkland. "There were more than 20 workers doing then [in 1986] what four and a half..."

Aug. 30, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Dance Visionary Charles Santos Heads to NYC Life Cycles

"...One o'clock on a November afternoon. Workers are hanging Christmas decorations on the downtown streets. The..."

Nov. 24, 1995 Arts Feature

Progressive Populist

For Bleeding Hearts Everywhere...

"...to shift thousands of jobs to low-paid, Third World workers. Employment opportunities not shipped abroad are given to temporary..."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Column

Observer Journalists Won’t Go Down Without a Fight

They're rallying all the support they can get

"...news of the impending closure sent shockwaves through the state. Though it has ­suffered from a high level of..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by Abe Asher

A Question of Compassion for Travis County's Family Violence Court

A woman alleged rape. The man she accused went free. Should his attorney run our court?

"...Travis County's family violence court – tried to circumvent state rape shield laws. Now she's asking: Is Chen Kercher..."

June 19, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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