The Plantation at Comal Bluff

Sneed House ruins tell a story beneath and behind modern Austin

"...in Austin then, as it was in all of Texas, and Sneed was a slaveowner, which came in handy..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

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Keep Off Barton Creek

"...put it, "all native Texans know" Mirabeau Lamar was Texas' first president. I guess I'll have to toss out..."

July 18, 1997 Column

Happenings

Oct. 25-31

"...50 YEARS OF THE WARFARE STATE Join nationally syndicated columnist and author Norman Solomon for..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...Thanks for posting the article on the cemetery ["In Memoriam," News, May 27], it gives me moral..."

June 3, 2005 Column

I’ll Be Here to Lay Down Beside You

An Austin widower’s take on coping with loss

"...It’s 9am on a Thursday at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, in the northwest of the city. Apart from Don,..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Features Feature by Jonah Lemm

Fetal Burial Trial Ends with Unanswered Questions

Judge Ezra voices concern over women's access to health care under SB 8

"...her Imam to bury the remains at a Catholic cemetery. The distress among patients over the policy was so..."

July 20, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Death of Ben Brownlee

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

"...journal, and made the short walk to Rockdale's city cemetery, less than a mile from his mother's Northeast Rockdale..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Among Those Buried ...

"...Dear Editor, Thanks for posting the article on the cemetery ["In Memoriam," News, May 27], it gives me moral..."

May 31, 2005 Postmarks

How Austin Is Marking the Centennial of Women Winning the Vote

In 1920, women won the right to vote. In 2020, Austin is marking that victory in various ways. Here’s how.

"...the biggest – is that Tennessee becomes the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, meaning U.S. women have..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Texas fun is heating up with grape stomps, outlaw festivals, and rodeos

"...For the 394 wineries in Texas, the 2018 crop is looking like a banner year..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Civics 101

"...CEMETERY STAKE­HOLDER MEETING Share input for the city of Austin..."

June 7, 2013 News Column

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Fall is full of fairs and fests

"...Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. More than a fashion statement, the collection speaks to women’s roles in American society..."

Oct. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Hill Country Militia

Grassroots homesteaders tighten ranks to fight urban encroachment

"...around San Antonio are slowly being revived inside the Texas Department of Transportation...."

June 27, 2008 News Feature by Greg Harman

A Walking Contradiction

Exploring the legacy of one of Austin's great, unsung singer-songwriters, Blaze Foley

"...willing to take on institutions and make strong political statements that really reflected his beliefs. He didn't pull any..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Houston Restaurant Weeks, Perseid Meteor Shower, and more

"...musicians and rising stars to “The Blues Capital of Texas.” This year’s two-day festival brings Rob Roy Parnell, Trudy..."

Aug. 10, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...colorful border town and tells the story of early Texas...."

May 31, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...tale of the headless horseman circulated the plains of Texas in the days when the shadows were young. Storytellers..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...That's an Order: Mayor Steve Adler and Travis County..."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Feature

Kermit the Therapy Dog Wants to Talk About Your Funeral

This grief counselor wears a collar

"...first certified therapy dog working in funeral services in Texas, is making death easier to talk about for everyone..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Features Feature by Katarina Brown

The AggreGAYtor: August 7

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...members will receive their own memorial at the Congressional Cemetery...."

Aug. 7, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

The City Needs Gravediggers, Too

PARD's long, hot summer with interment services

"...staff in place, it could end up violating the Texas Health and Safety Code Sec. 713.011, which requires municipalities..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

An Austin Original

Celebrating the Life of Otto Hofmann,1918-2001

"...the freshly mown prairie grass in this small, country cemetery, I recall my late friend's words about his childhood..."

June 8, 2001 Features Feature by Robyn Turner

Dying on the Cheap

"...can do without. Embalming is not required by the state, the feds, or anybody else. Nor is a casket...."

March 28, 1997 News Feature

Fetal Burial Rule May Flout Constitutional Limits

Will the state's latest abortion restriction survive a constitutional challenge?

"...In a packed room at the Department of State Health Services building on West 49th Street last Thursday,..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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Our readers talk back.

"...now, and never has been, employed by DynCorp as stated by Mr. King in his article regarding Stan Knee..."

June 23, 2006 Column

Shaped By The Past

"...The paucity of public land in Texas has its roots in the days of the Republic...."

April 16, 1999 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: December Travel Roundup

Central Texas holiday lights, digital Dealey Plaza, and more

"...online guide is a fascinating look at one of Texas’ most historic sites...."

Dec. 4, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: September Travel Updates

Go the social distance

"...The Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight Ranch State Historic Site joined the Texas Historical Commission’s list of..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Buried in Scandal

SCI and the Money Trail

"...Public Justice, SCI's PAC pumped just over $113,000 into statewide and legislative races between 1996 and 1998, and 75%..."

March 26, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Miller's Tale

Swinging across the century with Ernie Mae Miller, 'a little blues, a little bawdy'

"...Prairie View Co-eds, the black, all-girl swing band from Texas that toured nationally during World War II. Miller's index..."

July 6, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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