Five Years of No-Kill in Austin

What has the city learned about animal welfare, and how far does it have to go?

"...city's Animal Services Department, local nonprofits, and invested community stakeholders to work in tandem to create a framework that..."

Dec. 23, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Behold the Texas Miracle!

The Texas Miracle has a very mixed record on state prosperity

"...little wary of the term, Perry himself has recently taken to referring instead to the "Texas Model," elaborating, "I..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

HB 2 Ruling Reactions, Local Impact

Only one Austin abortion clinic survives HB 2

"...that allowed Texas’ abortion law, House Bill 2, to take effect, only one out of three surviving reproductive health..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

UPDATED: Abortion Regulations Trial Continues in Federal Court

Second day of testimony continues this afternoon

"...well-qualified doctors to provide Texas women with high-quality abortion care – and it hasn't been easy, she testified this..."

Oct. 22, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Page Two: The Long Scream

The endless Republican nightmare casts its shadow on health care reform

"...Let me take a personal moment here to thank those vigilant patriots,..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Column by Louis Black

No Real Alternative

In the name of "promoting childbirth," the state finds yet another way to deny health care to thousands of Texas women

"...FY 06 and FY 07 from distribution among established health-care providers – a group that includes Planned Parenthood –..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

C Sick

Eight years after the Chronicle's initial look in hepatitis C, Austin's music community is both better and worse

"...the cost of treatment was prohibitive. Too proud to take the help available or go through the attendant trials..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...sticking to traditional Democratic issues relating to jobs, health care, education, and a fair system of justice. The successful,..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...permutations. The following thoughts clarify what may have been taken out of context: that there is a split in..."

June 21, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...share with you regarding "Something Stinks" (Sept. 14), I take seriously my sworn obligations to maintain the confidentiality of..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Column

The Watson Way

Mayor Kirk Watson talks about challenges for austin during his next term.

"...and we need to make sure the financing is taken care of -- to the Convention Center and Convention..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Divine Intervention

What Price Salvation?

"...What would you sacrifice for financial security? Managed care restrictions, technology advancements, and increased competition have forced health..."

March 12, 1999 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Postmarks

Don't Dissolve District

"...with a water supply company that has a financial stake in selling water from the Aquifer has gathered petitions..."

May 1, 1998 Column

about AIDS

Twelve Practical Steps for Taking Life-Supporting Action in the Face of Life-Threatening Disease

"...Eat a balanced, varied diet based of nutrient-dense foods. Take care of your body's need for protein and calories...."

March 28, 1997 Column

Guidelines for Positive Living

"...Eat a balanced, varied diet based on nutrient-dense foods. Take care of your body's need for protein and calories...."

Dec. 22, 1995 Column

I’ve Got Issues

Mournful, doleful, hopeful Austin comedy finds empathy in the edges

"...Collins, who also wrote this woeful, dolefully humorous take on mankind’s endless struggle to overcome the banal but..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Debunking Five Anti-Choice Lies This Session

No wonder why repro rights groups are using the mantra “Lies Into Laws”

"...opportunity to restrict your constitutionally protected right to abortion care. Lawmakers are doubling down on outright lies and misinformation..."

April 24, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Next Austin Bust

Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?

"...bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care? And if we don't, is somebody else caring on..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Luv Doc: A Few Thousand Words

Even a few thousand words from a fake doctor are not enough to fix years and years of dysfunction

"...I'm writing to you in hope that you will..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

The Duality of Southwest Key

An East Austin nonprofit in the immigration debate

"...As part of that policy, children, including infants, were taken from their parents and placed in shelters or foster..."

June 29, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Red River Clubs Grapple With Downtown Homelessness

Beggars, hustlers, and dealers make you wonder how Downtown music keeps from going under

"...McNeely holds a stake in Eastside punk club Hotel Vegas, and has lived..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Out of Her Cage

Micah Magee explores a Texan's teen pregnancy in Petting Zoo

"...a dog, and working on the side, it just takes ages...."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Amy Gentry

Abortion Services Restored at South Austin Planned Parenthood

Doctor now has admitting privileges, as required by HB2

"...decidedly bleak for women in need of legal abortion care, but today there's a bit of good news for..."

Nov. 22, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Where's Your Evidence?

Advances in forensic science have made physical evidence increasingly crucial in criminal justice – but the practice of preserving and maintaining that evidence is often underfunded, poorly managed, or just plain sloppy

"...DNA must be stored, and directed a group of stakeholders to come up with guidelines and best practices for..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

This Is PiL

Sex Pistol and PiL frontman John Lydon, by God.

"...people that were really of any value.... Now it's taken me, what, 35 years to achieve this? I always..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Quarrel With the Status Quo

Charlie Baird on criminal justice, equity, and the Travis County D.A.

"...bench. And I emailed her repeatedly about the 24/7 [intake] program, and I talked to her about my pretrial..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Medicaid and the Lege: Throw 'Em in the Street?

'Dropping out of Medicaid' may not be so easy for Texas

"...election campaign, no single topic blazed hotter than health care, as Republicans stoked voter fury with talk of "death..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Joseph Stack Manifesto

Reprint of pilot's suicide note

"...year and debate the state of the “terrible health care problem”. It’s clear they see no crisis as long..."

Feb. 18, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Managing Disease – or Money?

State's latest strategy for mental health care looks like rationing

"...– that only homicide brought him adequate mental health care – aren't lost on Joe Lovelace, executive director of..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Stranded

Karen Bernstein's 'Are the Kids Alright?' examines the state of mental health care in Texas

"...the assistance of his meds (assuming he remembers to take them) – segues into independent adulthood or ... fill..."

July 9, 2004 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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