Mental Health Care Meltdown

The mental health care system for Austin and Travis County is increasingly overwhelmed, with no relief in sight.

"...Austin Police Department mental health officers Art Fortune, Joel Pridgeon, and Sgt. Jeff Hampton can't..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...Off the Desk..."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

To Your Health

"...book, As Sick as It Gets: The Shocking Reality of America's Healthcare, at a forum hosted by the Austin..."

June 21, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

"...March 12 primary, according to the Travis County Clerk's Office. As of Tuesday, 8,600 Democrats and 4,534 Republicans had..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

On the Lege

Christian Sabotage?

"...Accusations of racism and homophobia reached a boiling point in the..."

Feb. 26, 1999 News Column

The Damage Done by SB 4

Court records reveal impact of the "show me your papers" bill on immigrant lives

"...his phone to ensure ICE hadn't snatched up any of his family members. In the weeks following February's U.S...."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Quote of the Week "Texans expect relatively little from state government,..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature

News 8 at 5

Can Austin's little news station that could survive the grim reapers at Time Warner?

"...Sitting in his office, shortly after first coffee, News 8 Austin news director..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week: "Everybody has the right to run for..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Day Trips

The Devil's Rope Museum in McLean chronicles the closing of the Great American Plain with barbed wire.

"...The Devil's Rope Museum, in the Texas Panhandle town of McLean, tells the story of one..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Med-Mal Down, Doctor Shortage Up?

Tort reform was supposed to cure our ills. It hasn't worked.

"...According to the Texas Medical Association, the 2003 tort reforms they pushed so..."

Oct. 21, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

What Now? What Next?

With clinics already closing, Texas' extreme abortion restrictions head to the courts

"...A day before the Texas Senate debated and ultimately passed House Bill 2, the..."

July 26, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "There's a movie, a little-known movie called..."

June 8, 2007 News Feature

This Ain't No Picnic: Minutemen on Patrol

The sinister legions of the 'Drug Cartel' have little to fear from the latest incarnation of border hysteria. As for the rest of us ...

"...On the first of October, if you wanted to contact the Texas Minutemen..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Diana Welch

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week"In the White House that hero-worshipped the president,..."

Oct. 14, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week: "I just don't think people like Ricky..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "You're an FBI agent, and you're following..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Born to be Reviled

Interstate 35's worst stretch is also its most politically organized -- and that's a problem for TxDOT.

"...the Bat Cave. Instead, they're found in a squat Texas Dept. of Transportation office building, stacked with dozens of..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...lawsuit against Freeport-McMoRan, few people thought he had much of a chance recovering any compensation for the toll the..."

June 28, 1996 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Letter to the editor of The Austin Chronicle, The Austin Police Department is very..."

July 23, 2004 Column

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...run before the public hearings. The gross or so of items on today's (Thursday) agenda includes: delaying enactment of..."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...In case anyone was worried, there'll be no shortage of lawyers at the Save Our Springs Alliance during the..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature

Shall We Bike?

Local bike advocates pedal optimistically uphill

"..."Bicycles are an efficient and inexpensive mode of transportation which, with increased use, could reduce dependency on..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

News Roundup: Love and Lawmakers

Marry, Marry, Quite Contrary

"...Abbott and his not-so-merry men call for a protection of "religious objectors" (i.e. conservative government officials); a Council member..."

June 29, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

TYC: Will the Lege Drain the Gulag?

State government starts long, protracted, and expensive era of oversight, litigation, and structural changes to discredited agency

"...been devoted to reforming the battered, scandal-plagued, and discredited Texas Youth Commission. But as the relevant reform and financing..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...Lawyers for Longhorn Pipeline and the city of Austin head to court this morning (Thursday) to hash..."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Another Reason to Vote

"...Dear Editor, The justice for Texas’ 3rd Court of Appeals, Place 5, is up for..."

Feb. 14, 2024 Postmarks

Vaccine or Ventilator? You Decide

As COVID-19 surges, the unvaxxed overwhelm Austin hospitals – again

"...were available in hospitals in and around Austin as of Monday, Aug. 2, for more than 2.3 million Central..."

Aug. 6, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Don’t Book ’em, Danno: DPS Backs Off on Pot Busts

State troopers take cite-and-release stance amid continued hemp-law fallout

"...Texas marijuana users who are caught with under a quarter..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

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