Congress Wants to Look at David Whitley's Books

Investigation to look into Texas' voter list fiasco

"...The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has launched an..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Gonzales and the WMDs

US Rep. Waxman condemns former AG over intelligence abuses

"...It's not been a great week for former U.S. Attorney General, former Texas Secretary of State and former..."

Dec. 22, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Joaquin Castro and Lloyd Doggett Demand Voter Purge Documents

If state leaders have "nothing to hide, why wouldn't they turn those documents over?"

"...Calling state officials "Trumpettes" trying to avoid accountability and obstruct access to the truth, U.S. Reps. Lloyd Doggett,..."

June 14, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...to. Will the 86th Texas Legislat­ure be as horrific and hostile as its recent predecessors, or will it be..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

APD's Early Warning System for Reckless and Aggressive Officers Is Broken. Is It Worth Fixing?

Falling into the GAP

"...Relations between the Austin Police Department and the people it serves are strained by APD's long..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

House GOPs Jump Ship; Another Crosses Over

Kirk England gets some sense, announces switch to Democratic party; other changes afoot as well

"...Even though the House election isn't until next year, its membership is already..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Faith and Freedom

Samantha Smoot recounts her work with the Texas Freedom Network

"...in her small but comfortable office on West Sixth and talked to her about the TFN, her hopes for..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35

The two candidates race to the left

"...vote sink almost entirely within the Austin city limits, and Doggett – first elected as Austin's boy-wonder state senator..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

W.'s Paper Chase

Bush attempts to have his state papers declared federal property.

"...eyes of the world were on recounts in Florida and the never-ending U.S. presidential election, a convoy of trucks..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Reefer Madness

Even under a new administration, the nation's drug policy looks the same

"...administration drug czar Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, finally released the..."

May 14, 2010 News Column by Jordan Smith

Mr. Rose Goes to Washington

Dripping Springs state rep to give Congressional testimony on Pedernales Electric Cooperative

"...trip to the Capitol tomorrow. No, not the state house, the big kahuna in D.C...."

June 25, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dr. Robert Van Boven, the Whistleblower

Lakeway neurologist battles hospitals, officials, and the "culture of silence"

"...November of 2014, he noticed numbness in his arms and legs – from his elbows to his fingertips, from..."

April 20, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Weed Watch

Sensenbrenner aide gives bad, bullying legal advice ... and then vanishes

"...one hard-line drug warrior – Jay Apperson, a former U.S. attorney turned counsel for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Prog Blogs

The progressive bloggers are establishing a political agenda

"...progressive bloggers, as the Netroots Nation convention runs from Thurs­day (lots of "identity, issue, and regional caucuses") to Sunday..."

July 11, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Picking Up the TAB

The Travis Co. DA and the courts consider Texas Association of Business money spent during the fall campaign.

"...It's 1993, and Republicans are on the verge of attaining domination of..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Ken Paxton Puts the Brakes on Federal Inquiry Into Debunked Voter Fraud Claims

A.G. tells Congress to wait in line

"...office is flipping the bureaucratic bird to a congressional committee seeking to investigate the state's bungled attempt to purge..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...85th Texas Legislature, it came on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 5. In his dual role as lieutenant governor..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Lege Lines: Deliberately Discriminatory

Voter ID's future in Texas, without the DoJ

"...seems to be a winning argument. Yet that's what U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions did this week when he..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...five workers there begin to add up to excitement and new jobs." – President Bush, at a campaign "conversation"..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election

Our picks for the local, state, and national races you'll see on your ballot

"...of you using mail ballots – has already begun, and early voting starts earlier than ever. We'll still have..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Campfire Horror Story

How Carole Keeton Strayhorn and the state destroyed a healing camp for kids

"...at the entrance to the Woodside Trails Thera­peutic Camp and School. Inside the Chevy Suburb­ans were Texas Child Protective..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Correction Requested..."

July 4, 2003 Column

Shaming Girls in Crisis

Lawmakers seek to restrict 'bypass' abortions

"...Two bills pending at the Lege that seek to "reform" aspects of the judicial bypass law that allows a..."

May 2, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...Both the Senate and House Committees on Criminal Jurisprudence heard testimony March 25..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature

Media Watch: Radio Waves

Station chiefs turn to meters to gauge listening habits

"...The recent flurry of format changes and frequency juggling by local radio stations was only the..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Naked City

"...Bradley transferred assets to the [Lazarus Exempt] Trust ... and concealed his secret ownership interest in those assets with..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature

Reefer Madness

As questions about possible political improprieties dog White House Office of the National Drug Control Policy, agency head John Walters hits Austin in search of good PR

"...As questions about possible political improprieties dogged his agency in Washington,..."

July 27, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith

Abstinence Makes the Head Grow Softer

A new report finds that federally funded abstinence-only educations contains "false, misleading, or distorted information about reproductive health."

"...than four years, a report released this month by U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., reveals that the majority of..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...large organization will have its challenges, but the key question is whether an organization is able to address the..."

March 22, 2002 Column

Money for Nothing

The Texas record on "enterprise funds" is even worse than meets the eye

"...are plentiful but well-regulated, allocated through a sensible, transparent, and enforceable system of verifiable metrics?..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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