Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...VP’s VP: Have you seen the picture of him holding a pig and smiling ear..."

Aug. 9, 2024 News Feature

Texas GOP's Book Bans Are the First Step in Anti-Public Education Crusade

Banning books (for Jesus!)

"...weird and wonderful ways. Stephanie Erlewine has four of them, the oldest being Mia, 14, and Ani, 12...."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Local and National Gifts for the Politically Minded

Goodwill to all and coal for a few

"...Who says the News desk can't deliver some holiday peace and goodwill..."

Dec. 2, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

The School Board Shuffle

Geronimo Rodriguez named AISD Board prez after Kendall Pace resigns

"...Twelve hours after Kendall Pace resigned from the Austin Independent School Dis­trict's Board of Trustees, her former..."

May 25, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

With the Grain

How Austin kitchens are beginning to love gluten

"...In the past decade, wheat-free lifestyles have become more mainstream, with..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Playback: Barracuda on the Block

"...at a real concert," offers Jason McNeely, leaning against the red brick exterior of his new Seventh Street venue...."

Dec. 11, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Introducing the New Official Beer of Austin

ATX has a brewed awakening

"...in its craft beer-loving infancy – let's call that the early Nineties – Shiner Bock was the perfect bottle..."

May 15, 2015 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Lege Lines: The Score

How the 83rd did on water infrastructure, the budget, education, the environment, and transportation

"...Since January, the News staff has been covering a range of legislative..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Brandon Watson

Off the Record

Prime real estate: Patricia Vonne and the historic opening week for Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater

"...A week after its soft opening, the first act to grace Austin City Limits Live at..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Round five for the Cactus Cafe and the Texas Union board: The gloves come off

"...Forsaking the Song, Part 5..."

March 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Fire at AFD

Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr leads a department flaming with labor, race, and gender politics

"...her office. Apart from books and binders, memorabilia line the bookshelf – plaques, accolades, and a squadron of toy..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Everything Under the Sun(set)

The Sunset Advisory Commission looks toward the 81st legislative session

"...At the final presession meeting of the Sunset Advisory Commission last..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...Readers may want to reference "The Big Picture Map" to locate Town Lake Corridor development..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Are We Sucking the Trinity Dry?

Hays County residents call for creation of conservation district

"...Conventional enviro wisdom holds that the problem with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is..."

Oct. 14, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Home Stretch

Texans should have a visceral sense of what's at stake in Bush vs. Kerry

"...in Texas, we can thank our lucky stars that the national party presidential campaigns have largely written us off...."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Column by Michael King

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 Hightower Lowdown

John Ashcroft goes on an imperious jihad; King George throws away our Constitution; and corporate greedheads profit from censorship.

"...But neither Superman nor true conservatives would go around intruding into..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

The media fails to report Alan Greenspan's pro-corporate zealotry; greedy doctors make for bad medicine; and subliminal advertising makes its way into books.

"...Like some voodoo sorcerer trying to foretell the future by studying a chicken's entrails, America's media establishment..."

Oct. 5, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Labor organizing is still necessary, George W. Bush scams us with his "tax cut," and Denver football fans revolt against corporate stadiums.

"...Organize, Organize, Organize There's a bumper sticker that sums up the meaning of..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Year That Wasn't

"...Political Moments1. Thomas Henderson's Run for Council Gets Short-Circuited. The former Cowboys star and East Austin gadfly was disqualified..."

Jan. 5, 2001 News Feature

Salt of the Earth

Local activists remember Cesar Chavez on the seventh anniversary of his death.

"...was a hero to some and a pain in the ass to others. Not everyone in Austin liked or..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Paul Ciavarri

A Day at the Races

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

"...snoring sound you hear is coming out of local voters, at least four out of five of whom will..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The ACM Machine

Assistant City Managers Outlive Rumors of Their Demise

"...Immediately following the election of the new "green" council, City Hall buzzed..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Off the Desk:

"...For the past month, former city councilmember Brigid Shea has been..."

Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature

The Education of Max Nofziger

From Flower to Power

"...In the far northwestern corner of Ohio, nearest to Detroit, amidst..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...Austin: The recovery blossoms into the second boom. The first half..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Fantasy Electionball

Leave it to the Democrats to make everything @#$% complicated

"...Do you think you really know Texas politics? Then try your hand at predicting how many delegates each..."

Feb. 26, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Hoping for an Electoral College Miracle

Capitol demos planned for Monday EC voting session

"...The Texas State Capitol will be awash with rallies Monday..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Letters at 3AM

The numbers tell a different story than the pundits: The next election will again be the Democrats' to lose if party members don't learn to talk plainly and with respect to people who are different culturally, and are uneducated, left out, or left behind

"...The gab doesn't jibe with the numbers. The numbers don't..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...The earliest poll closing of the day occurred at Pease..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

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