Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...The Texas Book Festival announced its 2012 slate today, featuring big..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

2000 Kids Summer Fun Guide

Listings

"...JORDAN BACHMAN PIONEER FARM For over 60 years, kids have spent their time reading and daydreaming of Laura..."

May 5, 2000 Features Feature

Naked City

Casey Foundation finds we measure near bottom in many child welfare categories

"...Texas ranks 37th out of 50 in a measure of..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Measuring the 'Miracle'

"...The "Snapshot" on Texas children is from the most recently available figures in..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature

Naked City

"...•The Republican Party of Texas hammered another nail in its 2008 coffin this week,..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Week "I don't think we have racial bias in Texas any more. … I simply believe you should be..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...made by the city Environmental Board, but the pipeline project appears to have already won the council's support. In..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

From 'Abstinence-Only' to Plan Z

Reproductive health care for young Texas women is limited, costly ... or nonexistent

"...The family couldn't afford private health insurance, but the kids were covered by the Medicaid Children's Health Insurance Program...."

Oct. 4, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Thousand-String Guitar

Austin gets the world jazzed about classical guitar

"...filler to occupy restless adolescents out of school. These kids are present, engaged with the material, determined to learn...."

June 18, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...each October. I was one of many New York kids who flew out for this year's event, and from..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

Shrinking Schools

While the suburbs sprawl, central city schools count their children – and their blessings

"...tiaras, fourth-graders blowing kisses, a jeep full of little kids spilling out over a hand-painted Leer es Poder sign...."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Grassroots Bakers Effect Change, One Cupcake at a Time

From suffrage to City Council races, flour power abounds

"...Milana Noueilaty, the leader of Bake Back Better Texas's Austin hub, was also compelled to join the cupcake..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Art or Parenting?

Four professional artists discuss how having kids has affected their careers and ways of working

"...about the cost of child care. As artists, they encounter unique experiences in the face of divided priorities...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...Austin Independent School Dis­trict to a table full of Texas Education Agency staffers who would deal directly with the..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Holiday Wish Lists 2005

Give 'til it helps: part one

"...in? No, Austin. We'll stick with you. We can count on you...."

Dec. 9, 2005 Features Feature by Anne Harris

Meet the New Neighbors

A fugitive sect of Mormon polygamists is building a home – and an end-time temple – in the West Texas town of Eldorado

"...The town of Eldorado, Texas, seat of Schleicher County, flanks State Highway 277, approximately..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

What's So Special?

Gov. Perry calls a special session, and pits property taxes against schoolchildren

"...the nature of political power and its exercise in Texas. Like it or not, we're about to receive a..."

April 23, 2004 News Column by Michael King

The Tools of the Trade

Southwest Texas State's Jazz Program

"...with King Oliver, or with the big bands of Count Basie and Duke Ellington), so its origins, lineage, and..."

June 13, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Getting Outside the Box

Will City Council decide to give job applicants with criminal records a "fair chance"?

"...of people caught up in the criminal justice system. Texas leads the nation in the number of incarcerated people,..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Barbara's Fire

Attorney, teacher, and veteran fighter for freedom, Barbara Hines retires from a career mentoring students

"...at the pitch of anti-immigrant sentiment that's swept the country over the last few years, a backlash powerfully emblematic..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Just Say No!

Rick Perry's approach to sex education has helped Texas boost its teen pregnancy rate

"...KLRU studio in 2010, Evan Smith, editor of the Texas Tribune, put his chin in his hand and asked..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

American Filmmaker

Chris Smith's American Movie depicts one man's passionate struggle to make a film.

"...Drafthouse on Wednesday, October 22, as part of the Texas Documentary Tour. Smith has been making movies since he..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Music List No. 3

Dead Meadow, Sad13, Cindy Wilson, Lizzo, Boogarins, and 494 others

"...singer/rapper Lizzo, B-52’s singer Cindy Wilson, and Sad13, pop project of Speedy Ortiz frontwoman Sadie Dupuis...."

Jan. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Postmarks

Readers are baffled by the Chronicle's "no endorsement" for the mayoral race.

"...21] was a good update on renewable energy in Texas and the potential that particularly wind energy holds. In..."

April 28, 2000 Column

Planting a Seed

Local schools see students not only eating all of their vegetables but growing them, too

"...relative who was a farmer or rancher, especially in Texas. There was no question of eating seasonally; it was..."

March 23, 2007 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...York City. The movie follows the meanderings of the Count's daughter, Nadja (Lowensohn), as she tries to cope with..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

SXSW Music: Third Whopping List

Another 547 acts booked for the 2015 Music Conference

"...Southwest, consider that this morning’s announcement of 547 acts accounts for just over a quarter of the bands, singers,..."

Jan. 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Changes in the Weather

As Burnt Orange cools down, UTFI heats up

"...was driving to the wrap party for The Cassidy Kids in 2005 when the tears started to flow. They..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Crackpot Crackdown

Joining a long East Texas tradition, Jackson County DA Bobby Bell has convicted 28 black people on drug charges via manufactured evidence and railroaded trials. One small-town exile, her family, and a few neighbors are finally fighting back.

"...Frederick "Rick" Patterson was born in the small Southeast Texas city of Edna, seat of Jackson Co. and just..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Making Reuse Mainstream

Austin needs a combo of government leadership, corporate responsibility, and individual commitment to meet reuse benchmarks

"...evidence of a successful reuse operation – Goodwill Central Texas keeps 81% of the donations it receives out of..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

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