Court Halts Abbott's Depart­ment of Family and Protective Services Investigation Directive

"Abuse" directive hits a roadblock

"...Families with transgender children in Texas won a reprieve on Friday, March 11, after a..."

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

Opinion: Online Voter Registration Saves Money and Reduces Fraud. So Why Won’t Texas Allow It?

Travis County's voter registrar explains why online voter registration is good for business

"...What business spends millions of dollars on paper forms and postage, and hires thousands..."

March 31, 2023 Column by Bruce Elfant

2019 Sees Decline in Texas Executions

Still, concerns of the fairness and accuracy of the state's death penalty system remain

"...Even in Texas – the execution capital of the country – the..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Texas Targets DACA

Are Texas and Trump colluding to end DACA?

"...Following last year's ICE raids and the passage of Senate Bill 4, Liam Garcia considered moving away from..."

May 18, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

UT Health Austin Among First in Texas to Receive Pfizer Vaccine

But health officials issue dire warning about current transmission rates

"...On Tuesday, Dec. 15, the first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Austin were administered to..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

As Millions Demand Justice, Texas Prepares to Take Rodney Reed's Life

Looking back at a long road of injustice for the death row inmate

"...have ever imagined using the phrase, 'I just got off the phone with Kim Kardashian,'" said Bryce Benjet, lead..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas Maternal Mortality Rate Soars

Local health department examining deaths: Is the Lege to blame?

"...back-to-back studies showing unusual jumps in maternal deaths in Texas are drawing concern over women's health, and moving the..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Dems Vie to Oust Sid Miller, Take Back Texas Agriculture

Priorities include economic incentives for small farms, rural health care, and internet access

"...The candidates for Texas Agriculture Commissioner who aren't Sid Miller agree on one..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Death Watch: SCOTUS Hears Texas Spiritual-Advisor Case

A prayer for the dying

"...the arguments that led SCOTUS to cancel the execution of his client, John Henry Ramirez, two months earlier: Death..."

Nov. 12, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Drop in the Bucket: Disputed Fed Ed Funding Comes to Texas

Disputed fed ed funding comes to Texas

"...After a long fight, Texas looks likely to receive a delayed $830 million in..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Must Give Secret Police Records to the Chronicle, Texas A.G.’s Office Says

Come out, come out, wherever you are

"...The city of Austin must turn over internal police records that they..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Helping Women Helps Texas

Women's Health Program saves Texas money, says report

"...charged with looking at the annual savings and performance of the Women's Health Program, a Medicaid-waiver program created by..."

July 23, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The State of Texas Children

New report indicates things are looking good for Travis County's children in the areas of education and premature death, but also lays out some troubling stats on poverty.

"...looking good for Travis County's children in the areas of education and premature death but also lays out some..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Joe Straus, Voice of Moderation in Texas Legislature, Won't Seek Re-Election

House speaker doesn't rule out future run for governor

"...After months of contention with extremist Republicans Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt...."

Oct. 25, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Prevailing Wage Doesn't Always Prevail

Carpenters union says workers are getting stiffed on state project

"...Workers may not have many rights in Texas, but one big plus is that it is a..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council: Not Just STRs

Restore Rundberg, nondiscrimination also on the menu

"...banning the non-owner-occupied STRs by 2022, to the anger of a sizable, blue-clad, pro-STR 2 HomeAway faction that filled..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Fear & Loathing

Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine

"...If you live in Central Texas, chances are you have a coyote story to tell...."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Death Watch: Quiet on Death Row

Pandemic halts the sputtering execution machine

"...skewed the numbers but they're eye-popping nonetheless. In 2020, Texas – the leading practitioner of capital punishment in the..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

ACLU to State Health Department: Stop Hiding Abortion Data

ACLU of Texas sharply accused the state health department of shielding valuable statistics on the state's abortion rates from the public

"...Against the backdrop of a looming U.S. Supreme Court decision on Texas' abortion..."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Abbott Appoints Domestic Terrorism Task Force in El Paso's Wake

Thoughts, prayers, committees

"...calls for a special session – in the wake of the Aug. 3 anti-immigrant terrorist massacre in El Paso..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Fun and Games With Stratfor

APD and DPS collaborated with private 'geopolitical intelligence firm'

"...One of the murkier and more forbidding aspects of the post-9/11..."

March 7, 2014 News Feature by John Anderson

Farm to Table to Policy

Building an appetite for local food

"...to water, licensing and certification roadblocks, the complete lack of recognition for small farmers by the Texas Depart­ment of..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Feature by Katie Walsh

Public Notice: I-35 Cap(ital Express) and Stitch

Pondering the future of a road with so much baggage

"...massive deal: expanding and rebuilding I-35 through the heart of the city, all the way from Koenig Lane to..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Industry Celebrates as Delta-8 Stays Legal, but for How Long?

Cannabusinesses try to keep up with laws concerning the THC product

"...At the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Leander, a vending machine in..."

Nov. 12, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

All but Illegal

As the final provisions of HB 2 loom, Texas abortion clinics brace for closure

"...eyes, took turns recounting aloud their experiences fighting one of the most draconian abortion laws in the country. Roughly..."

July 25, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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

News Roundup: Storms, Season's Greetings, and Open Carry

Reminder: Open carry law takes effect Jan. 1

"...News Roundup, a grand jury declines to indict APD officer Robert Pfaff; destructive storms claim nearly a dozen lives..."

Dec. 29, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Death Watch: Two More Executions Will Make Three in Five Weeks

Executions accelerate in 2015

"...Texas has set a brisk pace for executions in 2015:..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Filling Potholes With Promises

"...eye to me and said, "Used to be that Texas could always pay for two things – roads and..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: The Score

How the 83rd did on water infrastructure, the budget, education, the environment, and transportation

"...January, the News staff has been covering a range of legislative issues of particular interest to Chronicle readers. As..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Brandon Watson

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