Texas Task Force That Reviews Pregnancy-Related Deaths Losing Advocate Role

When state withheld death data, advocate pushed back

"...against Beto O’Rourke, the state of Texas decided to delay publication of a report on pregnancy-related deaths...."

March 15, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Four Decades of Austin Chronicle Halloween Mask Covers

"...2007: Phantom of the DevelOpera While the Chronicle Halloween cover mask..."

Oct. 24, 2022 Photo Gallery

Jesse Sublett's Latest True-Crime Book Takes on the Last Gangster in Austin

The rise and fall of the Junkyard King

"...as Austin's district attorney, the man who went after Tom DeLay, he was an impossibly young district attorney who..."

June 10, 2022 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Austin at Large: The Pleasure Is Not Ours, Sir

If GOP bad boys like Chip Roy dislike Austin so much, why not just leave us alone?

"...of Austin and Travis County, as we did when Tom DeLay began the GOP gerrymandering tradition in 2003, rather..."

Sept. 17, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Work Matters

A look back at some of our most impactful reporting

"...how a (white, reactionary) minority of Texans – remember Tom DeLay? – maintains its illegitimate and undemocratic authority over..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Once Again, Redistricting Looms in Texas

Republicans hold all the power to draw new lines, but there's more attention on the process than ever before

"...depredations of gerrymandering for two decades now, ever since Tom DeLay – remember him? Dancing With the Stars? –..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

In Memoriam: Jan Reid

Remembering the legendary author and Texas Monthly writer

"...they were robbed and Reid was shot in the stomach, with the bullet tearing through him and lodging near..."

Sept. 21, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin at Large: A Pre-November Pep Talk

Reasons for optimism as we ride this circus train into Election Station

"...which should finally wipe away the last vestiges of Tom DeLay's 2003 re-redistricting gerrymanders. Any Democrat who flips a..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Opinion: History Says Now Is the Time to Invest in Transit

Transformative projects like the San Antonio Riverwalk and UT Tower were forged during troubled times

"...Ground was broken on both Mansfield Dam and Tom Miller Dam in 1938, at the height of the..."

June 26, 2020 Column by Chito Vela

10 Austin Acts to Catch at Free Week 2020

Free Week bands you’ll be hearing more about in the coming 12 months

"...jerking his head to the side. Such functional outlandishness epitomizes the tandem of Dosier and Juli Keller, who exchange..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Texas Dems Set Their Eyes on the 2020 Prize

Their goal: Flip the state House of Representatives

"...the GOP House takeover begat the abusive reign of Tom DeLay, Tom Craddick, Rick Perry, Greg Abbott, the tea..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines

"...in the Sand: Congressional Redistricting and the Downfall of Tom DeLay, recounted in detail the baroque history of DeLay's..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature

Texas, D.C. Dems Raise Funds and the Roof at Johnson-Jordan Dinner

DNC chair: "Opportunity everywhere" in "largest battleground state"

"...doubt that Texas is IN PLAY in 2020, let Tom Perez and Gilberto Hinojosa clarify your mind. The chairs..."

Oct. 6, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Julián Castro, Women of Color, and Texas 2020

The path toward turning the state blue

"...2016, was also at TribFest with her GOP counterpart, Tom Emmer of Minnesota, in a panel that quickly devolved..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Money Matters, and the Senate

Can the Dems find (and fund) the candidate to beat Cornyn?

"...conglomerate. Money alone is never sufficient – that's why Tom DeLay and his successors so radically gerrymandered Texas to..."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Column by Michael King

TravCo "Gerrymandering"

"...enjoyed Michael King's essay on redistricting and mean ol' Tom DeLay ["Point Austin: The Victory of Tom DeLay," News,..."

July 8, 2019 Postmarks

Point Austin: The Victory of Tom DeLay

With redistricting ruling, SCOTUS says it’s OK to cheat to win

"...but over the weekend I found myself thinking of Tom DeLay. The occasion was the release of the Supreme..."

July 5, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: How to Suppress the Vote

With its latest lies, Texas GOP reminds us: This is all they’ve got

"...roadways and metal detectors at every entryway, and before Tom "The Hammer" DeLay followed Newt "Con­tract With America" Gingrich..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Column by Michael King

The Luv Doc’s Holiday Gift Guide

What you need is enough morphine to send you sweetly into that good night

"...with gas generators, concrete bunkers, or huge stockpiles of automatic weapons. What you need is enough morphine to send..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Point Austin: Giving Thanks

In the spirit of the season, a few celebrations

"...Kudos: The Austin Congressional districts – the legacy of Tom DeLay and Tom Craddick's anti-democratic redistricting that effectively disenfranchised..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Buck Wood on Dark Money

Campaign finance lawyer rejects Prop K claims

"...report," citing such defendants as former Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick, former U.S. House majority leader Tom DeLay, and..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Would You Like to Swap a Vowel?

City Council gets into its A-E-I-O-Us

"...Garcia." She urged her colleagues to vote affirmatively without delay, which would signal they are listening to members of..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Robert Plant Carries Fire

Ex-Austin deities sell out three nights at the Moody Theater

"...Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (“Lake Charles”), “channeling Tom Petty” (“Changed the Locks”), and three pulpit pounders from..."

Oct. 2, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Point Austin: The Art of the Possible

A few thoughts on Texas Democratic prospects

"...In the Congressional contests, hard-core gerrymandering dating back to Tom DeLay has made many of these districts untouchable, but..."

June 1, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Levitation Review: Slowdive, Survive, Mien

Shoegaze, synth wave, and a supergroup debut

"...the ambient make such extensive use of reverb and delay...."

April 29, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

A Good Time to Be Lawrence Wright

With new book God Save Texas, The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and his play Cleo at the Alley, Lawrence Wright is the man of the moment

"...and music are my two passions and both are bottomless. There's no way to get to the end. There's..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

Point Austin: Primary Afterthoughts

Waking up wondering if Texas will ever be purple

"...seats – carved out of Travis County first by Tom DeLay and then the broader Legislature's ongoing determination to..."

March 9, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Council: Visitors Welcome?

CodeNEXT, Visit Austin return to City Council

"...return on investment. In a letter to Council, CEO Tom Noonan cited a "return on investment" of $150 million..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Greg Abbott’s New Wrecking Crew

The governor's got a whole new office staff

"...picked former Senate Finance Committee chair and arch-budget slasher Tommy Williams as his senior adviser for fiscal affairs, a..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

APD Knew About Moldy Rape Kits Back in April

Moldy rape kits a problem for prosecution, defense, survivors

"...June 23 meeting, saying he was "disappointed" by the delay. "We all feel the stakeholders should have been notified..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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