Doing Sports the Craig Way

Mike Butts profiles sports stats man and voice of the Texas Longhorns, broadcaster Craig Way, of KVET's Sports Day and Fox Sports Southwest's High School Extra Live.

"...the word "ass" on the air. And while his recall of details of games played decades ago inspires hours..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Features Feature by Mike Butts

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...in Austin, though that's a too-small percentage of the total number of trips taken or miles traveled. Like many..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Adventures in Can-Kicking

Austin ISD approves 2010 budget, avoids tax fight

"...with 86,000 students enrolled in the district and a total budget of almost a billion dollars, these weren't exactly..."

Aug. 24, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

What's Historic?

Latest arguments over historic zoning sound like déjà vu

"...– have passed muster each year, for a current total of about 270 historic residential properties. What caught the..."

Feb. 26, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

To Build a Courthouse

Current civil courthouse leaves a lot to be desired

"...designing what is needed to answer the need." He recalls a Brooklyn courtroom effectively converted into a central office..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: In Memoriam

On the wars that never end all wars

"...400,000 Americans, and we wouldn't meet the Civil War total, by accumulation, until Vietnam. It was not for lack..."

May 30, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...of the rates; we're not the lowest of the total tax bill because we have higher appraised values of..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Reefer Roundup: 4/22/11

It's baaaaack!

"...his second go-round with this bill) to impose a total ban on Salvia divinorum, a member of the sage..."

April 22, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

CSI: Travis County

Why Is the Medical Examiner's Office so screwed up?

"...profusely, moaning, and in tears [from the] pain," Burson recalled. "I crawled into [the hospital] bed with him, and..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Do You Feel Safe? A Chronicle Questionnaire

Test your patriotism with our attempt at Total Information Awareness.

"...a brand-spanking new Dept. of Homeland Security bringing us "Total Information Awareness," to be "crisis-managed" by the unrepentant Contra-conspirator..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature

Postmarks

"...to this article is that 12 years ago the total county budget was $79 million. This year's budget is..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Column

Page Two

Travis County Bond Propositions

"...construction at the county's Del Valle jail. Voters may recall approving $67.7 million four years ago for the first..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Column by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Consultants Given Lucrative City Contracts Without Council Approval

City paid friends of City Hall top brass $300,000 through subcontracting scheme

"...he created them." Four CMs tell us they don't recall, specifically, a conversation about compensation for Huffman and Canales,..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Have Love Will Travel with the Sonics

Guitarist Larry Parypa woke up 50 years later a punk godfather

"...handled litigated claim files for an insurance company. The total opposite of playing music. We all lived normal lives..."

June 12, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Long Vindication

After 35 years and a lengthy sentence for robbery, Ronnie Barrs remains determined to prove his innocence

"...store "kind of just stood where they were," Yura recalled. "They were all shocked."..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...net on the wall holding up stuffed animals," Chambers recalled. She was also impressed by the animals (in addition..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Texas," and it is also a song I first recall hearing in Ohio, giving me immense pride in my..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Column

Postmarks

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival is not sexist; the city/Bradley settlement bodes poorly for Barton Springs; golf courses pay their way; and more reader mail.

"...then given a numerical value. Each restaurant's points are totaled, and the highest-scoring restaurants for each city are invited...."

March 24, 2000 Column

The Information Junkie

"...the word, doorways to the Web's vast database. I recall reading of an index site like this, I forget..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Record reviews Reissues

"...new reggae releases -- good and bad. I can't recall any album in the past few years that's quite..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...and not especially well told, the picture is not totally without charm: Two young anglers, their lines idle in..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Fisk) has an unexpected reunion with her well-meaning but totally unreliable father (Mayron's thirtysomething cohort, Horton) that pits her..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Fantastic Fest Review: Barbarians

English dinner party drama goes straight to darkest hell

"...with a banal discourse on Encino Man and the total inability of anyone to recall Brendan Fraser’s name. That’s..."

Oct. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

We Have an Issue: Animal House

This week’s cover story profiles Austin musicians and their pets sheltering together

"...love felt more important than in this moment of near-total isolation." David's been zipping around town for weeks now,..."

May 8, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Point Austin: Help the Hungry

Give thanks, give money, raise your voice

"...with direct aid for immediate need. It's also worth recalling that this aid is historically part of the farm..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Barnburner: A Hot Time in Shreveport Saturday Night

Aggies refuse to lose

"...week against Ole Miss, with 30 points and 481 total yards, the A&M defense made the difference in that..."

Oct. 15, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

The Great $100 Lottery Scam

Texas Lottery pursues bearers of 'previously paid' but forgotten scratch-off tickets

"...that it was their ticket and that they don't recall cashing it in back in 2010...."

June 8, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Poster Perfect

How Mondo is revolutionizing film art-vertising

"...Recall, if you will, the movie posters that informed your..."

July 8, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Off the Record

Counting down 2008 in lists and casting the first ballot for the annual Chronicle Music Poll

"...839 shows (177 of them sellouts), nearly doubling its total from last year, thanks in part to the company's..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Eastside Memorial It Is

"...asking for the public to send in suggestions. A total of 618 submissions were sent in, with 206 different..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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