Travis County Revisits Creating Public Defenders’ Office

Legal panel ponders questions pondered many times before

"...Monday night’s “conversation” about the possibility of creating a Travis County Public Defenders’ Office, the myriad stakeholders still want..."

April 16, 2019 News Post by Michael King

The Other Dean

Nixon's bane in Austin tonight

"...While the Howard Dean Campaign Bus is swinging through town for the Netroots..."

July 17, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Travis Co. Delegation: Progress Report

Local legislators fill us in on their work this session

"...Wentworth, SD 25: As the only Republican in the Travis Co. delegation, Went­worth – whose San Antonio district includes..."

May 15, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

GOP Takes Travis Seat in House Rout

Bolton loses while Howard squeaks by

"...The most shocking result in Travis County was the defeat of two-term House District 47..."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Dean of Texas Songwriters

Townes Van Zandt Dead at 52

"...on New Year's Day when Townes Van Zandt, the dean of Texas songwriters, passed away at his home in..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Talking Travis: Elliott Naishtat

District 49 rep shows the value of experience

"...under his belt, Rep. Elliott Naishtat is arguably the dean of the Travis County House delegation. Watching him on..."

May 15, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Ciola's Italian-American Restaurant

Lakeside dining 2002: by boat or by car, bring your appetite

"...Ciola's makes you feel right at home. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Louis Prima on the sound system create..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

A Lie of the Mind

A long yet insightful look into families where love and kindness are rare

"...Among several good performances, Travis and Melanie Dean (who are married) stand out as..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Naked City

Progressives organize, train, and rally to turn Texas blue

"...of local candidates, headlined by erstwhile presidential hopeful Howard Dean, rallied a crowd of about 800 to quit complaining..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Oleanna

Watching actors Travis Dean and Amy Hopper engage in bitter confrontations during the Disciples of Melpomene production of David Mamet's Oleanna brings home again the terrible difficulty we humans have in understanding each other and making ourselves understood.

"...Watching actors Travis Dean and Amy Hopper engage in this bitter confrontation..."

May 4, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Celluloid Icons

The larger-than-life John Milius and the enigmatic, introverted Harry Dean Stanton come into focus

"...The careers of John Milius and Harry Dean Stanton have intersected on two occasions – Dillinger and..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Down at the Jinn Mill

Austin's dirigo group prepare to premiere the best new play one could wish for

"...cast," says McBride. "It really is. You want names? Travis and Melanie Dean. Meredith McCall. Robert Pierson. Joel Gross..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

March 4 Election Results

The latest primary news

"...thundersleet may make for a long night in the Travis County races. Although polling locations will be open until..."

March 4, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

Austin @ Large: While Elephants Sleep

The breakdown of the Travis Co. primary vote suggests interesting possibilities come November

"...are pretty stubborn. A few short years ago, when Travis Co. gaily followed the rest of the state in..."

March 19, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Capital T Theatre's Year of the Rooster

Behind the black comedy of Eric Dufault's cockfighting play is a stunning indictment of hypermasculinity

"...packed house with spectators hanging from the rafters, and Travis Dean's fight choreography plays viciously in such an intimate..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The Night Alive

Hyde Park Theatre captures five lonely Dubliners in all their broken humanity in Conor McPherson's drama

"...of Dublin into which the characters often venture. Even Travis Dean's fight choreography is subtle enough not to recognize..."

July 17, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Fool for Love

The relationship of the doomed duo in Fool for Love gets explosive in Capital T's production

"...successfully emulates characteristics of his father, the Old Man (Travis Dean), who, though he spends much of the play..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia

Different Stages captures the small-town feel in Preston Jones' Texas drama, but the play's age is showing

"...by Skip Johnson's crusty Red, Tim Mateer's ever-thirsty Skip, Travis Dean's desperate L.D., or Donald Owen's alternately blustery and..."

April 11, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Up in the Old Hotel

The delights of Refraction Arts Project's 'Up in the Old Hotel' are many, but the creators seem to assume that you already know a lot about 'New Yorker' writer Joseph Mitchell

"...which are big, broad, and theatrical – most notably Travis Dean as the manic and maniacally inspired Gould –..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

The Middle of the Night

With its isolated farmhouse and unseen menace, The Middle of the Night may look like a conventional thriller, but playwright Lowell Bartholomee refuses to play by the rules, creating an offbeat drama that keeps us perpetually off-balance by playing against our expectations.

"...of the crotchety old-man whims of her father -- Travis Dean, gruff with bluster as he tries to rule..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death

A vague performance at the center of the Public Domain Theatre Company's production of Edward Bond's Bingo diminishes the impact of Bond's play, but does not eclipse it. It feels relevant right here, right now.

"...give, with little time for what he may need. Travis Dean's Ben Jonson is a comically drunken creation, verbose..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

B. Iden Payne Award Nominations, 1999-2000

"...Deanna Shoemaker, The Butcher's Daughter..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Tis the Filing Season

Progressives can breathe a sigh of relief – Sen. Bernie Sanders officially filed

"...slack times for state candidates and campaign operatives in Travis County, with few contested primaries on tap. But a..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Dell Med School Debate Over Use of Funds Continues

Fred Lewis won’t quit HEALTH fight with Travis County

"...A group of local activists calling itself HEALTH for Travis County issued a report describing the medical school as..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Fire Down Below

"...Felix Enriquez Alcala. Starring: Steven Seagal, Marg Helgenberger, Harry Dean Stanton and Kris Kristofferson. Steven Seagal strikes me as..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Futrell Refutes Maxey

City manager backs Spears campaign's version of foreclosure stats

"...11th letter to the Chief Operating Officer of the Travis County Tax Office and copied to me, Professor Wilson..."

Jan. 2, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

TDH: 9/23/11

November spawned a monster: Split council keeps May vote

"...go forward with a May contest, despite warnings from Travis County clerk Dana Debeauvoir it would be “far less..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

When You Know What It Is You're Doing

"...dive right in. In this VORTEX Repertory Company production, Travis Dean is a nuanced Macbeth who captures almost all..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

Eddie Rodriguez Ends Senate Campaign

"I have decided to forego the run-off for Senate …"

"...state Senate, conceding the SD 14 race to former Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt...."

July 27, 2020 News Post by Michael King

House Committees Announced

Straus keeps Dems in chairs but Travis delegation suffers

"...That said, Travis County got screwed on the leadership posts. Welcome to..."

Feb. 9, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    11 »