The Moriarty File

The former manager of the Austin Clean Water Program files suit against the city, claiming defamation

"...Moriarty, fired from his role as program manager of the Austin Clean Water Program, has sued city leaders, claiming..."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

With God on Their Side: The KKK Stops By

Lawsuit filed after city separates Klan from counterprotesters and excludes certain media

"...Klansmen breezed into town this past weekend to stake their claim on the Free Speech Plaza at City Hall...."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Diana Welch

Who's the Hog in This Circle C Water Fight?

Fight between golf course and LCRA shows it's not easy being green

"...The first cool day of fall saw Chip Gist, general..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Day the Music Died

Austin Music Network's on-air life winds down, as another network AMPs up

"...Who knew the faux-shamanism of Jim Morrison would prove instructive to City..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

House Gives Perry the Finger

House Bills 2 and 3 die; it's back to square one

"...After a bizarre, yet thrilling, set of circumstances turned the special session on its ear Tuesday, Gov. Rick Perry..."

July 29, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

AMD and the Edwards Aquifer

SOS says mitigation offers aren't enough

"...bribing, and guilt-tripping major employers to stay out of the Barton Springs watershed could suffer a big upset if..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Election, the Baby, and the Bathwater

Heflin challenge could reverberate statewide

"...By the time the Lunar New Year rolls in early next..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Biscoe Defends the M.E.

A response to the Rev. Sterling Lands' charges of coroner misconduct

"...Travis Co. Judge Sam Biscoe on Monday announced the end to a monthlong county investigation into allegations that..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Future Is Now

Local fiscal policy enters its Cold War era

"...That's what Council Member Brewster McCracken asked when the City Council got the first of this year's budget..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: The Smoke Unclears

Further adventures in symbolism – and unintended consequences – at City Hall

"...thought I would never again have to write about the smoking ordinance. But now that, finally, more than a..."

June 11, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Long View

John Graves' 'Myself and Strangers' finds the 83-year-old looking back at his past and into his future

"...Forty-six years ago and change, in the winter of 1957, John Graves paddled the Brazos for..."

April 30, 2004 Books Feature by Steve Moore

The Rest of the Races

Anti-Soifer site comes down, Hidalgo Co. turnout goes up, and Williamson Co. (as usual) veers right

"...and neighbors in Williamson Co., who – even by the local Republican standards – are deluged with unattractive choices..."

March 5, 2004 News Feature

Kucinich: Creating the Voice for Peace

The Ohio congressman's all-star presidential campaign barnstorms through Austin.

"...bringing those two to D.C. to sing duets at the inauguration. Among many other tunes, the headliners delivered an..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Texas in the Title

"...Chart Position: none This tightly packed amalgam of blues, Southern soul, and funk finds Gilmer, Texas-born guitar great Freddie..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Redistricting Lands in the Feds' Hands

Texas Democrats make their case in court and at the Dept. of Justice

"..."If the Republicans succeed in what they're trying to do, there..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Closing the Books

A UT editor says he lost his job at the Center for Mexican American Studies for complaining about administrative malfeasance.

"...a nice, tidy office in a fifth-floor corner of the University of Texas' West Mall office building, the home..."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hills Are Alive

The Hill Country is teaming with Austin songwriters.

"...Bar & Grill in Spicewood, about nine miles past the junction of RR 620 and Highway 71, the regulars..."

May 9, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Tort Deform at the House

Tort reform climbs the mountain -- and then gets pushed back down.

"...If you missed last week's tort reform sessions in the Texas House, the members had a special treat for..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

The Custody Battle at Brackenridge

Seton's plan to build its own pediatrics facility throws a monkey wrench into the proposed hospital district.

"...The afternoon of Oct. 29 was not one of Patricia..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin @ Large: Out Into the DAMP

The Downtown Mobility Plan has critics from both the right and left, and that could be its undoing.

"...this interesting, because O'Malley's opt-out clears a path to the statehouse for Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, daughter of..."

June 14, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Breaking Down the Barricades

Aussie songstress Kasey Chambers becomes Austin's darling.

"...America had ever heard of singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers, despite the fact she's something of a phenomenon in her homeland..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Who Owns the Ancestors?

Excavations near Victoria promise a scientific gold mine, but possible objections from Native American leaders leave the project's fate uncertain.

"...discoveries at a site near Victoria, about 100 miles southeast of Austin, could make the small coastal plains town..."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Excerpt From The Lecturer's Tale

"...In The Lecturer's Tale, "mild-mannered liberal pluralist" Nelson Humboldt appears to..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Books Feature

The Lizards of Aus

'Never an Adult Moment' With Austin's Veteran Bluegrass Pranksters

"...There're a lot worse things a group of middle-aged men..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Excerpt From A Twist at the End

"...The following passage follows William Sydney Porter -- later known..."

April 7, 2000 Books Feature

The Loyal Lieutenants

Bush Applies Litmus Test of Allegiance in Choosing Inner Circle

"...Forget "compassionate conservatism." While you're at it, toss the "reformer with results." Education, taxes, welfare reform -- none..."

March 17, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Least of These

UT professor Horace Newcomb reflects on the segregation South on the release of his friend and colleague Paul Stekler's documentary George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire.

"...Sometime in the fall of 1963 a psychology professor fell into step..."

March 10, 2000 Features Feature by Horace Newcomb

A Day at the Races

Primary races start heating up in nearby counties, across Texas, and around the nation.

"...of five of whom will be too busy washing their socks to come to the polls for the March..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Price of War

"...a Longhorn Partners Pipeline public affairs consultant, believes that the real conflict surrounding the operation of the Longhorn pipeline..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Mike Jasper

On the Pork Trail

Noel Coward once declared that "Any part of the piggy / Is quite all right with me" but we found five pork dishes at Austin restaurants that are more alright than others.

"...Any Part of the PiggyAny part of the piggy..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

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