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"...feels like blow after blow, this is – sort of – good news. Texas already has the most extreme..."

May 30, 2025 News Feature

Solitary at 11, Dead at 16: One Kid’s Path to Adult Prison

Texas may pass a bill that would put more teenagers in prison with adults

"...Paris, Texas, is on Main Street, which is also U.S. Highway 271. The ceilings are corrugated steel, the walls..."

May 23, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...years in jail, and nearly seven years being accused of a murder for which the best evidence was cell..."

May 2, 2025 News Feature

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"...by the Texas Legislature are mostly to blame, city officials said, but projected declines in overall property values throughout..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature

City May Face Trial Over APD “Culture of Impunity” in Misconduct Investigations

Federal judge sides with plaintiffs in key pre-trial rulings

"...over a fatal police shooting can take the city of Austin itself to trial, based on allegations that the..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...will be alarmed to learn that a new species of sunflower has been discovered in the Big Bend National..."

March 7, 2025 News Feature

Asylum Seeker in Texas Faces Deportation After Complying as Witness

With no criminal history, Trump order requires his prosecution

"...speaks at a podium. The judge interrupts with a question. The interpreter grips the edge of her desk like..."

Feb. 27, 2025 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...There are plenty of reasons to love Austin and the enormous, unique state..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

Point Austin: Death March of the Barbarians

The emperor has no clothes, no wisdom, and no moral center

"...How else to explain the visible levels of corruption, mendacity, thuggishness, and spectacular incompetence currently on display..."

Feb. 3, 2025 News Post by Michael King

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...then Trump pardoned the Jan. 6 rioters, pulled out of the Paris climate accord, declared the government will only..."

Jan. 24, 2025 News Feature

Texas Continues Sending People to the Execution Chamber, Innocent or Not

Year-end report focuses on inmates with innocence claims

"...like Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton project an image of being tough on crime, but they’re also tough on..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...President Jimmy Carter died this week at the age of 100. He was the only Democratic president to win..."

Jan. 3, 2025 News Feature

UT Expert Remains “Bullish” on U.S. Democracy as Trump Heads to the White House

Professor says unity can be worse than polarization

"...Duterte’s regime violently repressed its citizenry in the name of a war on drugs and silenced much of the..."

Dec. 6, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

The Right-Wingification of UT

Texas targets liberal enemies within one of the top U.S. schools

"...Chris Rufo stood before an audience of 50 at the University of Texas in a dark..."

Nov. 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Endorsements for the November 2024 General Election

Mayor, City Council, propositions, and more endorsements from our editorial board

"...Board provides the following endorsements to Democrats in advance of early voting (Monday, October 21, through Friday, November 1)..."

Oct. 18, 2024 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...before it gets better,” the District’s general manager, Tim Loftus, said. “And it’s anyone’s guess as to when that..."

Oct. 11, 2024 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun

"...Tree time. The southeast corner of Texas illustrates the old saying that you can’t see..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...in decades,” hitting more than 3,600 Hezbollah-linked targets. On Tuesday, Iran, which backs Hezbollah, killed eight Israeli soldiers in..."

Oct. 4, 2024 News Feature

As City Starts Opening Secret Police Misconduct File, New Contract Could Seal It Back Up

Meanwhile, lawsuit reveals more ways city keeps info secret

"...Just as city and Austin Police Department officials move to slowly open up the police misconduct..."

Sept. 27, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council District 4 Rematch Finds Candidates Still Split on Housing Policy

On other issues, including policing, they mostly agree

"...who had just stepped down to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. Vela pulled off an impressive feat..."

Sept. 20, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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"...Suing Over Outsider Money: Austin mayoral candidate Doug Greco is suing the..."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...his home. Now Avelino Medel II is suing the department, arguing the officer who shot him used excessive force..."

Aug. 30, 2024 News Feature

Most of Austin’s Police Oversight Investigators Are Former Law Enforcement. Advocates Fear They Can’t Be Impartial.

Civilian oversight pro: Ex-cops investigating cops is common

"...to argue against the notion that Austin has one of the strongest civilian police oversight systems the city has..."

Aug. 23, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...VP’s VP: Have you seen the picture of him holding a pig and smiling ear to ear?..."

Aug. 9, 2024 News Feature

Tuberculosis Has Broken Out in Texas Prison System

Advocates and families say there are dozens of active cases

"...The Texas Department of Criminal Justice acknowledges that tuberculosis has broken out..."

July 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas’ Secret Supplier of Execution Drugs Is Accused of Enabling Drug Dealing

Death penalty critics call it a “pill mill”

"...Texas prison system’s method for acquiring pentobarbital – the substance it uses to execute death row inmates – has..."

July 19, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Dictator, Dictate: President Joe Biden can order the assassination of the six conservative members of the Supreme Court and..."

July 5, 2024 News Feature

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"...County jury deadlocked last year over whether Austin police officer Christopher Taylor’s killing of Michael Ramos constituted murder, prosecutors..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...a new, Austin-focused podcast? City Cast, a nationwide network of daily local news podcasts, officially launched in Austin Tuesday...."

June 14, 2024 News Feature

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Chain Sold to Sony Pictures Entertainment

Hollywood studio pledges to keep the Drafthouse model going

"...solely by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and will become part of the new Sony Pictures Experiences division...."

June 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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