'Tis the Filing Season

Progressives can breathe a sigh of relief – Sen. Bernie Sanders officially filed

"...candidates and campaign operatives in Travis County, with few contested primaries on tap. But a flurry of last-minute filings..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Syrian Refugees Allowed in Texas

State will take in 21 people

"...In recent weeks, America's anti-immigrant rhetoric has shifted emphasis from one false conflation ("immigrant equals Mexican equals..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Political Collateral From Colorado Springs

Trump, Cruz, and Huckabee seek to distance shooter's motivations from discredited video

"...people at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood may have created an opportunity for Republicans to differentiate themselves from the..."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tempers Flare as AISD Board Tackles Confederate Legacy

Name change issue punted to the board's policy committee

"...explained, it's not that simple, but "people are more interested in results than process."..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: The Undoing of Due Process

Why Republicans, Constitutionalists, Libertarians, and committed pro-lifers should oppose Gov. Abbott's attack on Planned Parenthood

"...of theirs probably first shown in 1896. According to disputed film legend, at early showings of the film audiences..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Column by Louis Black

DVDanger: We Are Still Here

A more mature take on horror

"...Ted Geoghegan's feature debut as a director is a tribute..."

Oct. 13, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story

An Austin woman confronts Internet cruelty with compassion

"...Directed by: Sara Hirsh Bordo...."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Texas-Tied GOP Candidates Race for Debate Spot

GOP primary candidates prioritize Aug. 6 debate invite

"...in an average of five national polls will be invited to attend the debate. With 16 names in contention,..."

July 17, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Entourage

In this feature spin on the HBO show, it's still boys beings bros, only the screen is bigger

"...Directed by: Doug Ellin. Starring: Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Jerry..."

June 5, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Brand New Ancients and Hold Your Own

UK poet-rapper screams in both prose and meter

"...fact, narrative poem "Brand New Ancients," winner of the coveted Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry, was..."

May 29, 2015 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Jade Helm and Tinfoil Hats

Abbott, Cruz, Jade Helm, and the death of the sane GOP

"...Not a legitimate complaint: That these will be secret United Nations troops coming to kill all the men, kidnap..."

May 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Marriage

An ancient institution created by a bunch of slave-owning, genital-mutilating, agrarian polygamists

"...smart and self-assured to buy into an ancient institution created by a bunch of slave-owning, genital-mutilating, agrarian polygamists primarily..."

May 1, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

The AggreGAYtor: April 24

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...A majority of U.S. senators voted for assistance to queer youth, but the measure failed...."

April 24, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Moontower Comedy Fest: Comics to Watch

Because we know funny

"...cigar and scotch, the Blue Collar Comedian has been nominated for Grammy Awards and toured across the country for..."

April 16, 2015 Events Post by Tamar Price

Border Violations

What happened to the thousands of unaccompanied children who crossed the U.S. border last year?

"...happening next door; we have to rely on the United Nations to explain what's going on in our neighboring..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

The AggreGAYtor: March 24

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Ted Cruz has lots of interesting ideas for running our..."

March 24, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

SXSW Film Review: The Boy

Portrait of a Serial Killer as a Young Boy sums it up

"...doubt by the end of The Boy that 9-year-old Ted Henley (Jarod Breeze) is a certifiable psychopath who, barring..."

March 18, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The AggreGAYtor: March 6

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Norman Spack has a TED Talk on his experience working with trans teens...."

March 6, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...Hangman "is definitely the most successful thing he's ever directed, and having Jeremy Sisto producing definitely raises it to..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 State Stories

The 10 stories that defined politics in Texas in 2014

"...bulk of the nation's caseload after two nurses were infected while treating the state's sole fatality, Thomas Eric Duncan...."

Jan. 2, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Education Stories

The year in local education

"...1) ECONOMICS 101 Judge John Dietz issued his long-awaited ruling on the state's school finance system, deeming it..."

Jan. 2, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD & ACC: Low Turnout rules

The AISD and ACC boards take shape

"...so low that the winners and losers were scarcely separated by double digits – votes, not percentages...."

Dec. 19, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hightower Report

GOP doubles down on fear and loathing of Latino immigrants

"...you good Americans from those illegal hordes of diseased, drug-connected Hispanics and Ebola-carrying Islamic terrorists who're coming across that..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

AISD: One for the Money

"...District 1: Edmund "Ted" Gordon, David "D" Thompson District 6: Paul Saldaña, Kate..."

Dec. 5, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Responds to Obama's Immigration Order

Dems applaud, while GOP bemoans death of the Republic

"...Barack Obama has been called the deporter-in-chief, with more undocumented foreign migrants formally removed than under his predecessor, President..."

Nov. 20, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Race-Based Voting?

Some candidates say names, race influenced election

"...all three races with more than two candidates were expected to go to run-offs: In District 1, the smart..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The State of Texas: "Pro-life, Pro-guns, Anti-Obama"

"...ebullient. The entire roster of statewide officeholders and newly elected was present (except for new Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick,..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Election Night: November 4, 2014

"...voting returns at the Travis County Democratic Party/Texas Democratic Party-hosted election night party at the historic Driskill hotel...."

Nov. 5, 2014 Photo Gallery

Election Night Live

Up-to-the-minute midterm coverage

"...he's still not a shoo-in. None of the three wanted to seem to prematurely claim victory, but each remained..."

Nov. 5, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

How Much for a Trustee Seat?

Local and outside money moving into AISD races

"...spinoff, Leadership for Educational Equity – a national PAC connected to the charter movement and attacks on professional educators..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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