Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...announced Tuesday, March 1, a return to Stage 3 of the area's COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines, and suggested the area..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...addressing Austin's housing affordability and supply. For our recap of Council's Nov. 30 work session covering CMs' respective ideas,..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature

Bill Paxton’s Lost Film Ties Together UT, Bob Fosse, and William S. Burroughs

Cut up, chopped and screwed: The long path to Taking Tiger Mountain Revisited

"...1973 when a kid called Tom Huckabee first met Bill Paxton. They were both students at Richmond College in..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Texas Hammer: Grab Bag

More Austin bashing from our state lawmakers

"...The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in favor of same-sex marriage in 2015 sparked a religious freedom craze..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Beside the Point: Absence of Evidence Is Evidence of Ignorance

As we become submerged in factless policy-making, a request to return to reason

"...In May 2010, the Texas State Board of Education dramatically revised curriculum standards for..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Reproductive Rights

'Choose Life' – and Defund Women's Health Care

"...With a host of problematic issues vying for lawmakers' attention this session, Gov...."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Carving Up Texas

A Preview of Redistricting at the Lege

"...says state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, "the 181 of us in the Legislature are by far the most..."

Feb. 9, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...ACLU Fights Abbott's Immigration Bill: Gov. Greg Abbott traveled to Brownsville this week to..."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature

How Texas Wreaked Havoc on One Man's Journey to Citizenship

Living the American nightmare

"...realize he would spend months incarcerated. His limited knowledge of the process came from his nephew's experience a few..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

The 13 Hours That Changed Texas in Shouting Down Midnight

Shouting Down Midnight stands by Wendy Davis during her filibuster

"...If you were there, the title of Gretchen Stoeltje's documentary needs no explanation. If you weren't,..."

March 18, 2022 Screens Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Legal Dangers Loom Large for Texas Abortion Care

Unless courts act, six-week ban takes effect Sept. 1

"...The founder and president of Whole Woman’s Health is talking about the latest attempt..."

Aug. 23, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Lege Ticker: Someone Has to Pay the Post-Storm Electric Bill

The price is right?

"...Though spring has sprung throughout Texas, Winter Storm Uri continues to do damage at the..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lege Lines: "Texas Plan" Hits Home

School finance heads to the House floor

"...School district officials across Texas got their first look at how House..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Religious Refusal Bill Prepped to Grant Texans License to Discriminate

"Sincerely held" nonsense at the Senate

"...Committee on State Affairs sent a sweeping religious refusal bill to the full Senate Monday evening, March 25, after..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The State of Trans Health Care

Gender affirming care in Austin is improving. But by how much? And how far must it still go?

"...empower the transgender community at a time when LGBTQ rights were still unsupported by the general population. This was..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

What's the Fix for Texas' Voter ID Law?

"Time is short" to implement a replacement for discriminatory photo ID requirement

"...Voter ID in Texas violates the Voting Rights Act, and the state must..."

July 29, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Making the Best of a Bad Voter ID Bill

Dems hope to turn a lemon into lemonade

"...respect, the 82nd Legislature will not be a repeat of the 81st. One clear example: voter ID, the issue..."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...War on Abortion Rights: The Center for Reproductive Rights has filed a federal..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature

Qmmunity: Anti-Trans Bill Starts Moving With Quorum Restored

Plus, queer film fest aGLIFF kicks off hybrid festival and more queer events

"...Don't call it a comeback. Almost immediately after the Texas Legislature established a quorum last week following the return..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Women's Health Advocates Brace for "Perfect Storm" at Texas Legislature

Republican lawmakers racing to further restrict abortion access

"...A month before the 87th Texas Legislature gaveled in, Republican lawmakers were already working on..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Republicans Vow to Repeal Ordinance

"...mandating private employees receive compensation when they're sick, that Texas GOP legislators, on their continued hypocritical crusade against local..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Top 10 Quotes of the Week

Notable quotables of 2012

"...1) "The gap between what was expected of [Gov. Rick Perry] and what he delivered ... makes..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature

The Death of Ben Brownlee

A Rockdale teenager's suicide raises questions about official protections for gay and transgendered kids

"...Karen Johle arrived home from work on the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 18, her youngest son, 13-year-old Christopher Brownlee..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...There are plenty of reasons to love Austin and the enormous, unique state..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

Texas Lege Preview: The End for Operation Lone Star?

Trump changes things, but border is still in focus for Texas GOP

"...years, could the 2025 legislative session mark the beginning of the end for Operation Lone Star? Gov. Greg Abbott’s..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Benton Graham

The New Democratic Fight for the Future in Texas, USA

Documentarian Andrew Morgan on the ground in the 2022 election

"...In new documentary Texas, USA, there's a scene in which then-Austin City Council..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Screens Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas GOP Still Set on Sending Vigilantes to the Border

Frightening border bills haven't passed yet, but might in special session

"...From Gov. Greg Abbott's multibillion-dollar Operation Lone Star to explicit recommendations from the Attorney..."

June 2, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Silver Linings at the Lege: Texas Moms to Get 12 Months of Free Health Care

And other good news from this legislative session

"...As is always the case in the Texas Legislature, some of the best news out of this..."

June 2, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Louisiana SCOTUS Case Déjà Vu for Texas Abortion Providers

Conservative 5th Circuit ignores Whole Woman's precedent

"...on its docket this term – touching on LGBTQ rights, immigration, and Obamacare – which could have years of..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Rare Wins for Workers' Rights at the Texas Lege

Cities win against local preemption bills

"...From the outset of the 86th Texas Legis­lature, Republican lawmakers, backed by Abbott..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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