Lege Wrap-Up

Miscellany

"...to social services – the biggest victim of the state's $10 billion shortfall. The new bill includes $37.8 billion..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature

Election Notes

Endorsements and dollars accumulate as campaigns hit stretch

"...virtually every endorsement to be had, from AFSCME (city employees' union) to the West Austin Democrats, and beyond. Challenger..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Local Civil Rights Hero Overton Dies

Activist helped desegregate Austin's schools

"...helped integrate during the Sixties – and later at Texas State Cemetery, where he was laid to rest among..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Then again, when you have a Texas Supreme Court in your pocket, you're always well-dressed. Gov...."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

AISD Salaries Up for Debate

With cost of living going up, teachers need a raise

"...$133 million of that is going straight to the state under recapture (see "AISD Proposes a Budget," April 29),..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Election News

"...Rebecca Bell-Metereau and Judy Jennings – filed for the State Board of Educa­tion Monday in the seats that include..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...open air with the people who have children in Texas public schools." – The well-known commie pinkos at the..."

March 5, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Making Ends Meet

The new AISD budget hurts, but less than in past years

"...Aug. 23, lacks controversy for several reasons. Last year, statewide cuts, combined with a particularly hard hit from the..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Austin at Large: A Strong-Mayor Sweet Spot?

Advocates throw some salt on the pleasant-tasting "pro-democracy" reform plan

"...in the country," at the vanguard of pushback against Texas' dismal legacy of voter suppression and disenfranchisement. The most..."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines

"...Amazon Elsewhere: Central Texas and Austin dodged a bullet-train this week with Amazon's..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature

Chronicle Endorsements

Recommendations for the county, state, and country

"...their ballots, and cast a vote in every race. Statewide Races..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Shortchanged

A lot of belt tightening and creative thinking make getting by with low dollars possible for AISD

"...a modern urban school district costs, how little the state puts in, and how much Texas pulls out, it's..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week "[To] the American-Statesman, what I said was, 'You earn the right to..."

Sept. 1, 2006 News Feature

Neighborly Concern

As the Texas film industry tries to keep up with New Mexico's and Louisiana's, the Lege approves an incentive program tall on talk but short on funding sources

"...case of good news and bad news for a Texas film industry seeking to at least slightly level the..."

June 3, 2005 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Texas Monthly..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column

Now Serving ... Time

Robert Conran sat down to dinner at Furr's, and walked out in handcuffs. After four years in prison on a shaky conviction, he's got a chance of parole -- then he faces deportation

"...is standing in the inmate visiting room of the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice's Segovia Unit prison, located just..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Wallet and Spirit

Sickbed Fortune

"...(the Express-News recently upped that figure by $55 million). Texas Monthly has listed him among the 100 richest people..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...standing-room-only crowds, a historical brokering of a regional Central Texas transit system – focused on rail, not roads –..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Postmarks

The Real Obscenity

"...In closing, I'll refer to your article, which stated that the retail outlets Gap and Brooks Brothers were..."

April 30, 1999 Column

1995-96 City Budget: Health Care Relief Comes Painfully

"...major issues: the Brackenridge/Seton merger; clinic staffing; and new state legislation that will force municipalities to implement managed care..."

Aug. 18, 1995 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Paid Sick Leave Fight Continues

Paxton, Texas Public Policy Foundation take effort to 3rd Court of Appeals

"...Conservative business interests – and the state of Texas – are continuing the fight against Austin's..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Paxton Stacks AG’s Office With Anti-LGBT Culture Warriors

AG hires opponents of church-state separation

"...doesn’t seem to be the game plan for the state’s top law enforcement officer...."

April 12, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Meet the Candidate: Gina Hinojosa

Hinojosa stands as the most high-profile establishment candidate among the HD 49 contenders

"...trustee for the badly paid, highly demanding post of state representative? For Hinojosa, it's just shifting battlefields in the..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: God Knows

Two recent Texas lessons about the relation between religion and freedom

"...borrowing from the Rev. Mitt Romney, who recently visited Texas to explain to us the relationship between religious belief..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...house the office in a neighborhood storefront. Potential real estate angels should call Lolita Slagle at 480-2110... -- S.E.M...."

Jan. 9, 1998 News Feature

Capitol Chronicle

Charity Ends at Home

"...list of the organizations rejected for participation in the State Employees Charitable Campaign was not available at press time,..."

April 13, 2001 News Column by Michael King

The Lay of the Land

Timing Is Everything

"...Growth, right? At that point when the entire Central Texas region panicked en masse about growth, downtown renewal ceased..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lifelong Loves

James White's Formula for Success

"...to the Broken Spoke, the last of the true Texas dance halls and damn sure proud of it. All..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Bill of the Week: The War on the War of Northern Aggression

Mutual respect for those who fought for the North and South shall rise again

"...three days after Martin Luther King Jr. Day, many state employees took the day off from work to honor..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...thing. Technically, Massachusetts, Kentucky and Pennsylvania are commonwealths, not states, but only state employees in Beantown insist on calling..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column

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