Tackling Texas Truisms

Filmmaker Don Howard and the Texas Documentary Tour

"...photograph byMarlene Hanlin Local documentary filmmaker Don Howard doesn't look..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Attorneys of Inmate Scheduled to Die Say He’s Not a Danger in Prison

In jail fight used to get execution, “he never threw a punch”

"...The attorneys representing death row inmates often have limited options by..."

April 18, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Opinion: Right-Wing Extremists Need Leftist Blood to Function

The right wants faculty and students to fall in line, writes a UT grad student. There’s an alternative.

"...of medieval references. So, on the one hand, the right wing would approve of what I study. On the..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Column by Maggie Hawkins

The Texas Tribune Is Unionizing

After last summer's layoffs, staff is organizing for stability

"...Just under six months after the Texas Tribune weathered its first-ever round of layoffs, staff announced..."

Jan. 24, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Fear, Anxiety for Texas Trans Kids Under GOP Attack

Republicans' moral panic leads to real panic for marginalized kids

"...Despite a temporary halt to politically motivated child abuse investigations of families with trans..."

April 22, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

Travis County Jail Population Continues to Drop

COVID-19 accelerates the trend, despite Abbott’s pushback

"...criminal justice officials felt fairly successful in their efforts to reduce the overall jail population and to provide personal..."

April 7, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Follow the Money, Find Beer-to-Go’s Largest Opponents

Time is the latest hurdle in the Texas Craft Beer legislation saga

"...If you’d rather live your life instead of hate-reading and groaning through the fourth installment..."

April 9, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Historic Agreement Reached on Craft Beer-to-Go Bills

Texas Craft Brewers & Beer Alliance of Texas finally work together

"...tulip glass of hazy IPA, pouting about their inability to sell beer-to-go from their own taprooms. And rightly so!..."

Feb. 14, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

South Indian and East Texas Cuisine Come Together at Puli-Ra

Chef Deepa Shridhar revamps her model but stays true to her vision

"...supper clubs. After a fruitful food truck residency at Texas Keeper Cider, she discontinued daily service in October 2018,..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Food Feature by Alex Detmar

Tacos of Texas Takes Cultural Exploration to the Screen

Episodes feature one taco and one Texas city

"...the iconic tacos of the state – Austin, San Antonio, El Paso, Brownsville, Houston, Corpus Christi, and Dallas. Tacos..."

July 27, 2018 Food Feature by Nina Hernandez

Austin's First Cannabis Oil Dispensary Is Ready to Grow

Compassionate Cultivation prepares to serve epilepsy patients

"...tried various medications, including drug trials, over the years to quell its symptoms. "It's like having lightning storms in..."

Dec. 1, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Despite State's Opposition, Judge Grants Abortion to Undocumented Minor Held "Hostage"

Texas “must not become a sanctuary state for abortions,” says A.G.

"...Held "hostage" by the Trump administration, an undocumented Texas minor seeking abortion has finally been granted her constitutional..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Does Texas Really Need a Special Session

Save for the sunset bill, does Texas really need a special session?

"...the state Legislature's upcoming special session, lawmakers have taken to sporting their team's respective badges. On one end, a..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Anti-Choice Group to Receive $1.6 Million Health Grant

More taxpayer dollars for Carol Everett's the Heidi Group

"...month that weighed the state health department’s proposed rule to bury or cremate fetal tissue (also known as: conservative..."

Aug. 15, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

More to the Story

Advocates work to change the conversation around human trafficking

"...She was living under bridges in San Antonio, Texas, the past year of her life a haze..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Getting to Know Robert Morrow

Newly elected GOP county chair causing a Republican revolt

"...Editor's Note: This story has been updated to note a..."

March 8, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Supreme Court to Hear Texas Abortion Case This Week

HB 2 oral arguments start Wednesday

"...the U.S. Supreme Court, where the most pivotal abortion rights case in more than two decades will be heard..."

March 1, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

TDCJ Fails to Protect Prisoners From Extreme Heat

At least 14 have died since 2007

"...In 2010, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Risk Management Division reminded employees..."

April 23, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: Texas Goes Through With Wilson Execution

Supreme Court declines to intervene in case of man with IQ of 61

"...Rick Perry and the U.S. Supreme Court declined yesterday to intervene, clearing the way for Wilson's execution last night...."

Aug. 8, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Banks Gets Life

But is he guilty?

"...More than three decades after he was sent to death row, Delma Banks, Jr. has agreed to accept..."

Aug. 7, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Birth of Texas Independent Movement

"...Dear Editor, The state of Texas came into existence with bold..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Postmarks

Opinion: A 21st Century Texas Lament

A native Texan reflects on what it formerly meant to be a proud Texan and how that badge of honor has been sullied by our current set of elected officials

"...I don’t wear no Stetson But I’m willin’ to bet son I’m as big a Texan as you..."

April 4, 2025 Column by John Langmore

The UT Grads Who Helped Moana 2 Take to the Seas

How Hei Hei became the mascot for all those finishing touches

"...responsibility, as it means dealing with iconic characters dear to audiences’ hearts. For Trisha Hanley, that meant taking gentle..."

Nov. 26, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Lege Preview: Are School Vouchers a Shoo-In?

House Dems (and rural Republicans) ready to rally for public education

"...Gina Hinojosa, Central Austin's voice on education in the Texas House, has two children in Austin ISD schools. "My..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council Recap: A Not-Just-Symbolic Promise to Lift Up Black Austin

Apologies and remedies for a long legacy of oppression

"...the city has played and may still be playing to disenfranchise Black Austinites – from the city’s founding in..."

March 5, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Local Lawyers and Activists Come to the Aid of Protesters

A look at life after the arrests

"...said George Lobb, one of the 30 or so attorneys who make up the Austin Lawyers Guild, which has..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Paxton Bans State Employees From Donating Pay to Planned Parenthood

But they can still donate to an anti-choice group

"...damage the bill would inflict but also – due to its vague language – other unforeseen consequences...."

Jan. 13, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Judge Blocks Texas Abortion Ban

A preliminary injunction hearing is set for Sept. 14

"...Yeakel has placed a short-term halt on an upcoming Texas law that would have banned women from accessing dilation..."

Aug. 31, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Bills Grant Texas Doctors Legal Cover to Mislead Pregnant Women

Is the Lege giving doctors a license to lie?

"...Twenty weeks into her pregnancy, Carole Wall and her husband discovered through..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Eagles Come Home to Roost

Three-hour documentary spawns an epic live tie-in

"...Platinum ego encases History of the Eagles, a three-hour rock doc (on Netflix..."

May 20, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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