Separating Fact From Fiction in the Texas Rangers’ Bloody History

Traveling exhibit reexamines border killings

"...Two hundred years after the founding of the Texas Rangers, educational nonprofit Refusing to..."

Feb. 2, 2023 News Post by Joelle DiPaolo

TribFest Recap: Liz Cheney Chooses To Go Out the Hard Way

Scion of power learns the limits of 21st century politics

"...Cheney has, or had, a political career because her father had one, but she didn’t get elected to office..."

Sept. 25, 2022 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

From the Archives: Organizing Outside the System – Deborah Shaffer and The Wobblies

Our 1981 interview with the filmmaker behind the classic doc

"...The history of union activism in America has rarely been..."

May 3, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The LBJ Presidential Library at 50

For five decades, the LBJ Library & Museum has been not only keeping history but also making history

"...on any lists of iconic local landmarks. It isn't the most monumental structure in the city or the grandest,..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Headlines / Quote of the Week

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

Aug. 20, 2021 News Feature

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...When the discipline under discussion is dance, it's the nature of..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

The Way Home

Zach Theatre gives Robert Schenkkan's All the Way its Texas premiere on LBJ's home turf

"...When All the Way opened at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in July..."

April 10, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Copland and Mexico'

Five-day concert series highlights this composer and orchestral music south of the border

"...The name "Aaron Copland" conjures misty Appalachian valleys and broad..."

March 21, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Graduating, With Honors

Local awards are nice, but Austin artists are being recognized nationally all the time now

"...As I contemplate the Austin Critics Table Awards hitting the 20-year mark –..."

June 1, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Unraveling Shakespeare's Life

Dr. James Shapiro tackles the Bard one slice at a time

"...Whether or not you believe William Shakespeare really wrote all..."

March 23, 2012 Books Post by Robert Faires

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Oct. 28-Nov. 4

"...For more details and events, see Community Listings. Thursday28..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Column

Viva la Vida

The 26th annual Día de los Muertos celebration has a new twist this year

"...Mexic-Arte Museum has always been at the forefront of local Día de los Muertos celebrations, staging..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Res Publica

Matters of the public, Dec. 11-17

"...HOLIDAY PARTY LGBT-friendly businesses are welcome to join in the fun. 7pm. Sheraton Hotel, 701 E. 11th. $50 ($45,..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

TV Eye

Race, Class, and War

"...think Ken Burns hates Mexicans. No, hating Mexicans or other Latinos would mean giving them some amount of thought..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "President Bush has been wrong at every step..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

Texas Arts Exchange: CultureCon 2006

The Texas Commission on the Arts' latest biennial conference draws together artists and arts professionals to discuss ways to integrate the arts more fully into the lives of our communities

"...The 21st century has yet to prove itself a golden..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week"This ruling will hasten the end of DeLay's white-collar..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Articulations

Choreographer Allison Orr pops up on the National Geographic Channel, and Ballet East and UT professor Bion Tsang are honored

"...Austin choreographer Allison Orr pops up in the darndest places. These days you can catch her on..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the week: "We also ensured that millions of Texans would..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Mixed Farewell to ACC's Fonté

ACC President Richard Fonté steps down and reflects on his administration and its discontents

"...President Richard Fonté, it also isn't difficult to find the sound of relief that the Fonté era will soon..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

The college's president will depart a year ahead of schedule

"...As previously promised, the Austin Community College president, Dr. Richard Fonté, will be..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...Quote of the Week: "Bush is the greatest threat to life on..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Sense of Place

The focus on regional studies at Southwest Texas State University pays off with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

"...Two years ago, Mark Busby was looking forward to the day his Center for the Study of..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Postscripts

What were the big literary news stories in the region for 1999?

"...The standards of what constitutes the news shifted, perhaps imperceptibly,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

Why has the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $50,000 to Southwest Texas State University, with the possibility of awarding the university $5 million more.

"...attempt to encourage Americans "to explore local history, rediscover their roots and learn how their 'sense of place' influences..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

Neighborhood Watch

"...ideas from "living in a place and talking with the people." The two films she'll screen at the Alamo..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Groovin' on Gellar

Monica Lewinsky, Monica Schlewinsky

"...Lewsinsky and Barbara Walters not that long ago. In the opening skit she played Mrs. Lewinsky-Clinton in the year..."

May 14, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

An Eye for History

"...The year is 1958. The place: La Californie, Pablo Picasso's..."

April 23, 1999 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

SWTSU: The Party's Over

"...Known in the 1980s as "the party school," SWTSU has grown up...."

May 22, 1998 Books Feature

Food-O-File

"...Because one of my main interests is the concept of food as an expression of culture, I'm..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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