Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Get ready for summer with Texas beaches and Texas peaches

"...Peach season has begun. Fruit stands along U.S. Highway 290 between Johnson City and Fredericksburg are brimming..."

May 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Fort Lancaster was acquired by the state in 1965 and, after years of archeological exploration, hosts a very informative interpretive museum

"...on the old San Antonio to El Paso road outside of Sheffield, Texas, survives with the same kind of..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Lubbock Tornado Memorial, Lubbock

Monument commemorates havoc wreaked by two twisters in 1970

"...evening. At 8:30pm the first tornado developed over the east side of Lubbock. At 9:35pm a much larger F5..."

May 13, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Early Voting

Oct. 24 - Nov. 4

"...by either the Texas Dept. of Public Safety or U.S. government. No photo ID is required when voting by..."

Oct. 21, 2016 News Feature

Dec. 16 Run-Off Election

"...Early Voting: Dec. 1-12 Election Day: Tuesday, Dec. 16..."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Feature

Naked City

"...• Hillary Clinton upset Barack Obama and the media prognosticators in New Hampshire..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Waste Management Inc. -- two firms that could benefit substantially if the outgoing mayor's pet project (privatization of the..."

Feb. 7, 1997 News Feature

May 22 Party Primary Run-Offs

Early voting ends Friday, May 18

"...by either the Texas Dept. of Public Safety or U.S. government. No photo ID is required when voting by..."

May 11, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...marriage – got shot down Wednesday morning in the U.S. Senate. Forty-nine senators voted for the amendment, well short..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature

Cold Sweat

Where have all our black clubs gone?

"...too, listening to the piano gospel soul of native East Austinite Margaret Wright...."

June 13, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week"The time to kill a snake..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Neighbors relate their own housing crunches in response to last week's cover story.

"...meeting that ended in a walkout by neighborhood activists (East Cesar Chavez overlay) has reinforced my perception that although..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column

Taming the 12-Lane Monster

Task Force Finalizing Plan to Limit Environmental Damage From Aquifer Freeway

"...ATS wants to shoot traffic from this massive US 290/Loop 360 Interchange through Oak Hillphotograph by Jana Birchum Oak..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Titanic, turtle hatchlings, and Texas beaches after Harvey

"...The Padre Island National Seashore outside of Corpus Christi has one of the most active..."

June 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Taking a wine-tasting journey through Texas wineries

"...come a long way since commercial grapes were planted outside of Lubbock in 1974. For the first couple of..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...the rights of other members of that group." – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy in the majority opinion..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere.

"...live." – Gov. Rick Perry, in response to a question about returning gay veterans who might want the right..."

June 10, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Our readers talk back

"...worth remembering that no commuter rail start in the U.S. in recent memory has generated any transit-oriented development worth..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Column

The Redistricting Shuffle Commences

Doggett jumps into the new District 25, Barrientos is peeved; Congressional wannabes find themselves on the new Texas map.

"...seats. Locally, the clouds are beginning to form around U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett and state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, who..."

Oct. 31, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

General Election Info for Travis County

Early voting runs Oct. 24-Nov. 4

"...Travis County voters may vote at any "vote center"..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Feature

May 24 Primary Run-Off Elections

Early Voting May 16-20; Election Day Tue., May 24

"...for both. Locally, Dems will help pick nominees for U.S. Rep. for TX-21 (Chip Roy's district); Repub­licans will pick..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In 1989 I was making my living as a..."

May 10, 2002 Column

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...rare local shows is free-to-the-public, outdoors, and at the request of their hero, Joe Ely. (Waterloo Park, 6pm) --..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

All but Illegal

As the final provisions of HB 2 loom, Texas abortion clinics brace for closure

"...With about 75% of the population living outside those metro cities, and, according to the Department of..."

July 25, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...to pass a ghost of the original proposal on Tuesday. See "Capitol Chronicle," at right, and on p.18...."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

"...lung diseases, and active adults who work or exercise outside...."

June 20, 2003 Column

City Considers Partnership With Chip Manufacturing Giant

Council will vote Thursday on a $1 million tax deal

"...act last summer, meant to incentivize semiconductor manufacturing on U.S. soil. Crucially, that funding is tied to matching on..."

Sept. 20, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

What You Need and Where to Early Vote in the Nov. 2 Elections

Early Voting Oct. 18-29

"...Travis County voters may vote at any "vote center"..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Chronicle like I do every day at lunchtime on Thursdays at the gym, and lo and behold here is..."

July 25, 2003 Column

Naked City

Hays County development continues apace, squeezing out rural residents and exacerbating water-use problems.

"...west, and land surrounding Buda and Kyle on the east, are already immersed in a development boom, it's obvious..."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

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