To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...move forward on a plan to expand and redesign the Neal W. Kocurek Austin Convention Center, along with additional..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Death Watch: State Seeks Death Date for Rodney Reed

Defense attorneys fire back, ask court to strike state’s motion

"...District Attorney Bryan Goertz and Texas Assistant Attorney General Matthew Ottoway filed a motion on July 12 to set..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Austin Women Dispelling Stigma and Moving Mental Health Issues Forward

From Sheriff Sally Hernandez to state Rep. Celia Israel, local women are changing the conversation

"...When Karen Ranus lost her mother to a terminal brain tumor, casseroles baked by her..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

One Helluva Queer Adventure: 50-State Story Tour

I'm From Driftwood celebrates 10th anniversary with local exhibit

"...Ten years ago, the I’m From Driftwood crew hit the road with a..."

May 21, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

The Mayor's State of the City Is … Mixed

Adler touts city initiatives, decries “shadow” of state backlash

"...Mayor Steve Adler delivered a mixed but certainly subdued “State of the City” address Wednesday night at City Hall...."

April 18, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Sarah Eckhardt's State of the County Address Features Brags and Worries

The state of Travis County is strong, but challenges remain

"...Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt began her "State of the County" address in lighthearted fashion, looking backward..."

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Dell Medical School Team Unveils Plans to Reinvent Austin State Hospital

Rising from the ashes of the aging mental hospital

"...The campaign to transform the historic, haunted, and exhausted Austin..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sex and the Senate

What will it take to curb sexual harassment at the Texas State Capitol?

"...Not more than two days into the 86th Texas Legislature, the 150-member House of Representatives approved..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Future May Finally Be Brightening for Texas Film Incentives

The sequel to film rebates?

"...The Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP for not..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rep. Celia Israel on the 86th Texas Legislature

“Pandering to 3% of the electorate is not in anyone's best interest”

"...Transportation, prevailed in a January 2014 special election for the northern Travis County district. She’s served on the House..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Rep. Vikki Goodwin on the 86th Texas Legislature

“I worry when people talk about property tax caps [and not] where the revenue is going to come from instead”

"...Dallas and my parents were always very involved in the community. My mom served on the Dallas school board..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Sheryl Cole and Chito Vela: The Prize Fight

All eyes on the Democratic primary run-off in House District 46

"...The March Democratic primary election in House District 46 came..."

May 4, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Road-Tripping for the 2017 Texas Biennial

To curate this edition of the contemporary art survey, Leslie Moody Castro took an epic road trip across the Lone Star State

"...Leslie Moody Castro's mission was to put the "Texas" back in the Texas Biennial...."

Sept. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Lege Lines: Think of the Children

Can the Lege fix Child Protective Services?

"...If there's a lesson never learned, it's that Texas has a..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Texas Hammer: Public School Budget

Steal from the rich and give to the – well, not the kids

"...Robin Hood. That's the nice name for how Texas takes a big chunk..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Texas Hammer: Grab Bag

More Austin bashing from our state lawmakers

"...The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in favor of same-sex marriage..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Lege Lines: Left in the Dark

Who knew about the ICE raids this weekend? Not your state reps.

"...In the absence of information, confusion tends to reign. As reports..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: A New Path for State House Dems

The promise of new Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner

"...When Chris Turner took to the dais in the Speaker's Press Room after Gov. Greg..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Questions of Church-State Separation at Dell Seton Medical Center

Do the hospital’s ties to the Catholic church and limits on women’s reproductive health care compromise Dell Med students' training?

"...Street near Red River, passersby have grown accustomed to the parking cones, forklifts, and sounds of rapid construction. But..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Deep in the Heart of Texas Political Scandals

Crimes, carousing, and contravention from the Capitol grounds

"...Legislators are people, too. They like to smoke, drink, gamble – some launder money...."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Texas Publishes State-Mandated Anti-Choice "Propaganda" Booklet

Updated pamphlet still rife with medical errors, health advocates say

"...Despite thousands of objections from the medical community and pro-choice advocates, the Texas Department of..."

Dec. 7, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Beside the Point: Still Waiting for the Punch Line

Awarding an anti-choice, nonmedical group a million-dollar state health contract is nothing short of absurdist comedy

"...weeks ago I attended comedian Lewis Black's show at the Paramount Theatre. His acerbic, finger-waving, politically charged act didn't..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Column by Mary Tuma

Starving the Beast

Doc exposes big money on campus

"...”Whither higher education in America,” asks Steve Mims’ latest foray..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Death Watch: The Quality of State Killings

Why is the TDCJ so reluctant to test death drugs?

"...Friday's news that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed Jeffery Wood's execution..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Most Dangerous Man in Austin?

Cody Wilson's day-to-day life is pretty routine. But the product he's selling threatens to make gun control laws obsolete.

"...There's no sign on the walls outside of Cody Wilson's..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

State and Local Elections

No new taxes!

"...State Constitutional Amendment Results..."

Nov. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: DuPont State Forest

How a Texas governor tried to help save a forest in North Carolina

"...North Carolina, about an hour south of Asheville, DuPont State Recreational Forest is an island of public land with..."

Oct. 28, 2015 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Post-Marriage Equality Fight

Same-sex couples mount fight to ensure accurate birth, death certficiates

"...When Nicole Dimetman and Cleopatra De Leon welcomed their baby girl in March, only Dimetman's name was allowed..."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: The Machinery of Death

Supreme Court quibbles about drugs and avoids the larger ethical issue

"...One dismal exception to welcome recent rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court was its majority opinion in Glossip..."

July 10, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Next Stop for HB 2 – The Supreme Court?

Legal experts eye Texas law as the most likely abortion case to make it to the high court

"...Earlier this month, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a devastating blow..."

June 26, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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