You Have a Right to Counsel. So Why Doesn’t Travis County Allow Attorneys at Bail Hearings?

Get out of jail free $10K

"...you are arrested in Austin this Friday, a lot of things will go how you'd expect: An officer will..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

State Redistricting Chairs Pretend They Don’t See Color

New maps respond to the growth among Texans of color by including fewer opportun­ity districts for Black and Hispanic Texans

"...As had been signaled even before the third(!) special session of the 87th Texas Legislature got..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...The Texas State Board of Education, a perennial hotbed of..."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Austin Public Health Reports First Case of Rubella Found in Travis County Since 1999

Local vaccination opt-outs bring immunity to an "unstable status"

"...release sent out on Jan. 16, Austin Public Health officials announced they are investigating a confirmed rubella case, the..."

Jan. 16, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Beto O'Rourke's Long, Hot Road to the Texas Primary

We report from the 2020 Democratic campaign trail on whether all the blue, sweat, and beers are worth it

"...They're out early, long before lunchtime, in the off-and-on rain,..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Legal Services Center's Assertion of Rights Work Gives a Voice to Victims

Advocates stand up for victims' rights

"...In 2017, the Texas Legal Services Center, a statewide nonprofit that fills..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Early Voting Numbers Are in for the Primary Run-offs

Early returns put Perri, Oliver neck and neck

"...The Office of the Secretary of State has released early..."

May 22, 2018 News Post by Kimberley Jones

County Punts Coyote Plan for 90 Days

City will take that time to present county with alternatives to Texas Wildlife Services

"...Travis County Commissioners had anticipated voting Tuesday on whether to renew..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Travis County to Comply With All ICE Detainers After 5th Circuit Ruling

Panel nixes lower court block on immigrant detention rule

"...The largely conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday..."

Sept. 26, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: On the Backs of Immigrants

In the war over "sanctuary," the victims are most vulnerable

"...In the wake of word out of the U.S. Department of..."

April 28, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Cost of Justice

Will voters want to pay for a new courthouse?

"...On November 3, Texas voters will go to the polls to consider seven state constitutional amendments, including the..."

July 10, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

This Is the Box We're In

Council doesn't have a budget, but they're cutting it nonetheless

"...It may be a while before the city of Austin has a budget...."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Laura Pressley: The Beat Goes On

Defeated candidate makes her case at Tres Amigos

"...About three dozen people gathered at Tres Amigos Sunday afternoon to hear defeated City..."

Feb. 16, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Then There's This: County Folds on Tax Fight

Commissioners kick can down the road by opting to study appraisal system

"...The great tax equity revolt of 2014 was fun while..."

June 13, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

All State Props Pass

Nine new amendments added to state constitution

"...The Texas Constitution may read more like a particularly dry..."

Nov. 5, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Then There's This: Ousting the Auditor

Susan Spataro's abrupt dismissal draws scorn and stirs speculation

"...Travis County Auditor Susan Spataro has until the end of the..."

Aug. 24, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

May 29 Primary Elections: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...The editorial board offers the following endorsements. We note hesitations..."

May 11, 2012 News Feature

From Baghdad to Bosque County

Democrat Dan Grant running for new Congressional District 25

"...Texas politics can often be a battlefield for democracy: That could be why..."

Oct. 20, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Reefer Madness: The Thin Green Line

Author Jonah Raskin explores the contradictions of life in Marijuanaland

"...The longtime countercultural icon – an early member of the..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Road Against Hate

The Hurtado murders measure the distance Austin and Texas must travel

"...The doorbell rang just before 7pm on April 18...."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Parliament of Experts

Did 'expert testimony' convict an innocent woman of murder?

"...Jan. 30, 2003, was supposed to be a day off for Victoria Gutierrez. Instead, the then-19-year-old Mexican immigrant was..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The 'Obamacare' Scare

GOP employs national playbook in Travis County House races

"...Did anyone mention to the Republican Party of Texas that President Barack Obama isn't..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Developing Stories: The State Eyes an Eastern Campus

And about that regional plan …?

"...A shining New Urbanist outpost: "a state-of-the-art, sustainable government campus that's among the best of its..."

May 15, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Drying on the Vine

Water shortage forces family farms into survival mode

"...Organic farms in the Austin area are wrapping up a devastating summer season...."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Controversial Sewage Case in State's Hands

TCEQ will decide proposal to dump treated effluent in creek

"...A contested case hearing between representatives of a Hays County subdivision and stakeholder opponents, including the..."

July 25, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

The Privatized Government

Sen. Hinojosa draws comparisons between private prisons and private wars - and why both are doomed to fail the state.

"...The Texas Youth Commission has had its share of scandals..."

Oct. 10, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Up From the Slime – Commissioners Push for Water Quality Rules

Interim county development rules leave everyone dissatisfied

"...It arose from the slimy, green algae tainting the once-clear waters of Lick..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Room at the Top?

Part I of the Chronicle's preview of the Nov. 5 general election

"...This is the first of three Chronicle thumbnail previews of the Nov...."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

If You Can't Stand the Heat ...

Republican Jill Warren is behind in the polls and going negative on her Democratic opponent Ann Kitchen, in the race for House District 48 in Travis County.

"...arrived and Austin had heard nary a peep from the campaigns of the only contested state legislative race in..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

The Spirit of 76th

The Presidential Card

"...Predictably, the governor's all-but-official presidential run cast a long shadow over..."

June 18, 1999 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

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