Human Rights Complaint Filed Against State Senate

Three former Senate staffers have filed suit for discriminatory firing.

"...On Jan. 24, former Senate Media Services director Katherine Staat..."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Fallout From the Lege's War on Reproductive Rights

Texas waits on the full impact of legislative cuts

"...When the Legislature called sine die in late May, Texas' reproductive health providers – still grappling with the effects..."

June 23, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Human Rights Are Indivisible

International Human Rights Day activities in Austin strung together workers' rights, social services, and Texas' awful death penalty.

"...Austin's celebration last week of International Human Rights Day, Dec. 10,..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Column by Michael King

A Change in Direction for the Texas Civil Rights Project

New leadership doesn't sit well with the old guard

"...This spring, the board of trustees for the Texas Civil Rights Project, a community lawyering organization known for..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Notes on Kamp: Culture Shift

Too many people are finding themselves caught up in the criminal justice system

"...Hiring ordinance, it was a much-needed corrective to the discrimination people with criminal records face. It was, however, also..."

April 1, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap

Future of Hill Country waits on Authority's decisions on water plan

"...and understanding, that we might make good and godly decisions that will bless our customers and this organization, LCRA."..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Supreme Court Weighs in on Fetal Burial Law

Indiana law upheld, Texas suit to move ahead

"...Amid the growing number of abortion bans throughout the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court recently..."

June 14, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...If any moment captured the underlying conflict leading into the 85th Texas Legislature, it came on..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

On The Lege

Knocking Out Hate

"...knockout. Loralei Gilliam, executive director of the American Family Association of Texas, was in a hearing room at the..."

March 19, 1999 News Column

On the Lege

Texas and Sudan: In or Out?

"...A sticky political question has emerged in Gov. Rick Perry's endorsement of legislation..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

On the Lege

Chips on the Table

"...House Public Health Committee members who last week approved legislation that would establish a Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)..."

April 9, 1999 News Column

Planned Parenthood Sues Texas Over Medicaid Exclusion

The provider claims the state is breaking federal law

"...Planned Parenthood has filed suit against the state of Texas over its decision to exclude the reproductive health provider..."

Nov. 23, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

City to Review LGBT Rights Performance

CM Riley wants Austin to be equality leader

"...Austin may lead Texas in supporting LGBT rights, but City Council wants the..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature by Brandon Watson

TCRP Hands TYC Mom Civil Rights Nod

Texas Civil Rights Project awards abuse-case whistle-blower.

"...to go away. But Genger Galloway, mother of former Texas Youth Commission inmate Joseph, has now been named as..."

Oct. 22, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Texas Families Sue State Over Ban on Health Care for Trans Youth

ACLU says C U in court

"...With weeks to go before Texas' ban on gender affirming medical care for minors goes..."

July 21, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

On the Record: Bittersweet Charges

In the end, the facts about the Planned Parenthood case don't really matter to the Texas GOP

"...It's a win for justice when false accusations are absolved, but it's even sweeter when those throwing..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News by Mary Tuma

Ignore the Flaws – the Death Penalty Must Continue On

Despite possible errors here and elsewhere, Perry stands firm on capital punishment

"...On Dec. 15, the New Jersey state senate voted overwhelmingly..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sounding the Alarm on Texas' Nursing Home System

25% of the state's 1,200 long-term care centers have been cited for serious standard deficiencies

"...a 90-year-old resident of a nursing home had accused one of its employees of abuse. The woman said that..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Texas Wants to Bury Your Fetus, Pt. 2

It's déjà vu all over again in the fight for reproductive rights

"...Texas women, the state continues to be obsessed with your..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Environs Agreeing on Air

"...It's hard to find issues on which environmentalists and the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

Council Candidates in District 6 and 10 Diverge on Police, Housing, Land Use

Race(s) to the West

"...6 in the city's far northwest – including the portion of Austin that lies in Williamson County – contains..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

On the Record: Sexism and the City

Council should get serious about gender equality

"..."Put your big-girl panties on." "Don't worry your pretty little head about that." "Women..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News by Mary Tuma

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..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Another State Assault on Women's Health Care

New state rule targets Planned Parenthood, cuts almost 200,000 women from basic health care

"...Last Thursday, Feb. 23, Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Tom Suehs approved..."

March 2, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

On The Lege

Hijacked

"...Rep. Ron Wilson's bid to keep Robert Mueller airport open for..."

May 28, 1999 News Column

Advocates Call on City, County to Protect Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 Outbreak

Education, health, housing, justice addressed by list of demands

"...a large group of local social justice and advocacy organizations are calling on city and county leaders to step..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Anti-Choice Grifter’s Mischief Costs Texas Taxpayers $1.6M

State asks for its money back after Round Rock-based anti-abortion group fritters away women's health funds

"...Texas' woefully terrible decision to grant its precious women's health..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Jumping the Shark on Women's Health

For the sake of anti-abortion politics, the governor and the Legislature turned their backs on women's health care – with disastrous consequences. Is there any way to fix this mess?

"...a friendly crowd at the Source for Women, a Houston anti-abortion "pregnancy resource" center, Gov. Rick Perry announced his..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Senate Passes Forced Abortion Counseling Bill

SB 2234: A "dangerous expansion of state power"

"...It’s paternalistic, it’s anti-choice, it’s a bill by the Texas Senate...."

May 3, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Who's Texas?

The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers

"...year that when he was growing up in West Texas, he was sometimes called a "good minority" -- the..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

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