From Tokyo to Austin

The Japanese argument for the TPP and bullet trains

"...to the shinkansen, the island nation's legendary bullet train system. A shinkansen is officially classified as late if it..."

Aug. 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: Jail, Traffic, & Politics

Video visitation under fire, again; traffic experiments

"...for jails gets criticized; Council tries to fix traffic; UT names presidential finalist; and more...."

March 30, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Gun Carry Bills Advance

Campus carry and open carry bills advance to full Senate

"...prior silence on each issue shouldn't reflect her opinions but rather indicate her intent to preside over the hearing...."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Wiis on the Bus

How the Wii Remote and simulated games are changing the way we learn

"...a different view of battle to, say, Call of Duty: a deceptively simple online game in which players are..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Not Another Teen Movie

UT grad Catherine Hardwicke and Thirteen

"...mind soapy movie-of-the-weeks endlessly rerunning on a women's channel, but that stigma just might be changing with Thirteen. Critics..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

"...Daniel) to design and build State Highway 130. Former UT provost Mark Yudof has inked his deal to come..."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Trains! Tunnels! Billions! Austin Gets First Look at Proposed Transit Plan

Next steps: public input, May Council vote, November election

"...transit in Austin - with light rail in the Lamar/Guadalupe/South Congress corridor and along East Riverside to the airport,..."

March 6, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

"Up + Up: 2015 Senior Art Exhibition"

This UT student group show is surprisingly tame

"...of artists that are visually punching above their weight, but the show is surprisingly tame for a student exhibition...."

March 13, 2015 Arts Review by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Headlines

"...for today's (Aug. 8) meeting, including hearings on the South Lamar Planned Unit Development (aka the "Taco PUD") and..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature

Lege Lines

Rick Perry calls a second special session

"...NOT IF, BUT WHEN..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Team Risk

UT students create a safe place for their classmates to make daring new stage work

"...Courtney Sale will tell you flat-out that the reason she's in Austin is the Cohen..."

March 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and

"...soon go before City Council for a final vote. But before that happens, the mayor is hosting a public..."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Feature

Guns'N'Campuses

Introducing concealed firearms bill, Rep. Driver glosses over number of grad and mature students

"...a week after the Senate Criminal Justice committee voted out their "bring a gun to work" bill, the lege..."

March 30, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Short news items from Austin, the region, and the world

"...The prosecution rested its case in the Michael Scott yogurt shop..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Bare-Bones Blanton

The economic downturn hits the world of art museums, including UT's Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art.

"...and the world of museums, it's not surprising that UT's Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art last month laid..."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Articulations

The Blanton Museum of Art gets an architect (for the second time), and the Paramount and State theatres move a step closer to partnership.

"...week for two of the city's big arts projects. UT took a step forward in its drive to build..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Naked City

"...Edited by Audrey Duff, with contributions this week by Roseana Auten, Nelson England and Chris..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Gondolas to the Rescue?

Austin considers long-shot urban cable system

"...The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority is considering a detour from its usual business of..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Caleb Pritchard

Ike's Lessons

Galveston's land-use decisions exposed by storm's wrath

"...Here's the dirty little secret about Galveston's two most devastating storms: Long before the 1900..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Tom Curtis

ACC Board of Trustees Candidates Are Thinking About Affordability

Candidates discuss priorities for Austin’s community college system

"...me, and try your hand at college for a minute.’ It changed my life.”..."

Oct. 11, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin State Hospital Reopens This Summer

Texas overhauls psychiatric system aiming to free up jails

"...people with mental illness away from the criminal justice system...."

May 31, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...back to the border with a hard-line immigration stance, but also suggested Texas’ abortion laws are too extreme. She..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature

Opinion: History Says Now Is the Time to Invest in Transit

Transformative projects like the San Antonio Riverwalk and UT Tower were forged during troubled times

"...rail along North Lamar/Guadalupe/Congress/Riverside and investments in popular bus routes citywide, has been highly praised. The Austin City Council..."

June 26, 2020 Column by Chito Vela

AISD's "School Changes" Process Places Equity Front and Center

“Historically, this is a very racist city, and unfortunately, this school district is a part of that system"

"...Austin Indepen­dent School District's "School Changes" process, parents turned out in force at Burnet Middle School in North Austin..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The World Is Watching J. Quinton Johnson

The UT alumnus left Austin to be in "the room where it happens": in Hamilton on Broadway

"...a Broadway show – not one he'd be seeing but one he was in – Johnson treated each photo..."

April 7, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

News Roundup: Anti-Choice Work Is Never Done

Ken Paxton is an anti-abortnik

"...In this week's News Roundup: The legal system hates Ken Paxton and Ken Paxton hates Planned Parenthood;..."

Oct. 12, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Headlines

"...At a Wednesday press conference, Council members reacted with outrage and mockery. See "Daily News," for more...."

May 15, 2015 News Feature

Headlines

"...meets today (March 26) with a relatively light agenda but a few items that figure to raise some dust:..."

March 27, 2015 News Feature

Lege Lines: Guns, Islamophobia, & Budget Cuts

The Lege takes on guns, Islamophobia, and sets the draft budget

"...Schizophrenic messages are coming out of the Legislature about open carry. Lt. Gov. Dan..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Candidate Filings for AISD, ACC Seats

A last-minute deluge of candidates

"...teacher P. Kevin Bryant, local minister David "D" Thompson, UT African and African Diaspora Studies Dept. chair Edmund T...."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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