Texas' Marijuana Policy May Be Progressing Quicker Than Expected

Texas' marijuana policy may be progressing quicker than anyone realizes

"...January, Texas will be the largest state in the union without a policy providing for safe, regulated commercial production..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Braden Maccke

APD’s Social Media Monitoring Efforts Face Crackdowns

Facebook denies access to third-party companies

"...Sept. 4, 2015). Since, the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) of Northern California has conducted an investigation into the..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by John Anderson

Jeff Nichols' Intimate Portrait of a Marriage in Loving

Austin-based director on the pivotal civil rights case that inspired his film

"...Or rather, the American Civil Liberties Union did. Nichols described the Lovings themselves as "apolitical. ......"

Nov. 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Filmmaker Keith Maitland on Tackling Tower

Innovative doc animates the UT Tower Massacre

"...read these people's reports: 'I started in the students' union, and then I ran across the West Mall; I..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Big Henry's Grooves Antone's

Antone's new vinyl annex, Scoot Inn's new look, Jackie Venson's new late-night TV fan, and new (bad) ideas for ACL Fest signage

"...I show up to packing heat? Texas has no specific restriction barring guns from concerts, but it's a felony..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Council Takes Action on Municipal Court Reform

City has 90 days to evaluate how it handles indigent defendants

"...the Texas Fair Defense Project, the American Civil Liberties Union, Texas Appleseed, the Equal Justice Center, and UT Law's..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

What in Our House?

Theatrical perversity in Chicago: the Austin connection

"...portrait of Cox as a man drawn to a specific type of intense, emotionally and physically violent theatrical work..."

July 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Playback: RSD in ATX

Record Store Day local exclusives, and out-of-the-way wax emporiums that may carry them

"...to start out with people on a mission for specific exclusives," admits Monsees. "Later, though, it just becomes a..."

April 15, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Officer Who Killed Teen Fired

Joseph family's attorney calls the decision a "good first step"

"...Feb. 16 press conference put on by the local union. "The outcome will be the same without further staffing..."

March 25, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Sixth Street Showdown

Downtown is growing, and with that growth come rising tensions between police, partiers, and activists

"...arrests in an accurate manner. Casaday accuses the activists specifically of antagonizing and routinely interfering with the work of..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Senators Hold Meeting to Reaffirm Anti-LGBT Discrimination

State Affairs Committee hearing used as anti-LGBT soapbox

"...“This testimony is long on theory and short on specifics. Please give us specific names,” so we have “ammo”..."

Feb. 17, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Page Two: The Undoing of Due Process

Why Republicans, Constitutionalists, Libertarians, and committed pro-lifers should oppose Gov. Abbott's attack on Planned Parenthood

"...that their love for the Constitution is greater than specific issue-orientated politics...."

Oct. 23, 2015 Column by Louis Black

The Next Bush in Line

Split opinions on George P. Bush as “Latino Leader”

"...The specific occasion is an invitation only reception honoring Bush at..."

March 30, 2015 News Post by Michael King

News Roundup: Water Flows Downhill

WTP 4 opens, ACLU sues Obama, and Brown awaits his fate

"...the city should have tied the construction schedule to specific future demand levels. But Mayor Lee Leffingwell (who endorsed..."

Dec. 22, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

House Arrest

APD brass decided they had a problem with Officer Jermaine Hopkins – so they assigned him to stay-at-home duty until they could figure out what to do with him. That was a really bad idea.

"...a result of the incident; not for the detaining, specifically, but for the way he handled subsequent coaching, seemingly..."

Dec. 19, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Civics 101

Duty now for the future

"...detained. A reception will follow the discussion. 5-9pm. Texas Union Building, Santa Rita Suite 3.502, 2400 Guadalupe. www.fb.com/UTLLILAS...."

Sept. 5, 2014 News Column

A Cold Day at Whole Foods

Nationwide petition demands reinstatement of fired worker

"...Organizing Com­mittee of Chicago (a retail and food workers union) and UltraViolet, which describes itself as a "rapidly growing..."

Feb. 21, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Chicago Whole Foods Protest Reaches Austin

Nationwide petition demands reinstatement of fired worker

"...Organizing Committee of Chicago (a retail and food workers union), and UltraViolet, which describes itself as a “rapidly growing..."

Feb. 17, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Cornering the Market

With its second location, Wheatsville expands its cooperative mission

"...governed democratically (one member/one vote), and exist to meet specific needs of their members – such as housing, textbooks,..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Lawsuit Filed Against HB 2

Reproductive rights groups take state abortion restrictions to court

"...Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Texas, on behalf of more..."

Sept. 27, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Letters at 3AM: An Arbitrary Nation, Part 1

We are governed today by an arbitrary legal hodgepodge

"...media. Requests that DNI [Director of National Intelligence] publish specific requirements for personnel with access to classified information, to..."

April 19, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Austin's Third Coast Coffee Roasters Provide a Very Human Bean

Taste buds, pleased; central nervous systems, awake; all systems go

"...right now, two machines at once, requires a very specific level of focus and concentration," says company manager Clay..."

Feb. 14, 2013 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Malaise and Methodology

Ann Cvetkovich crafts a radical approach to considering depression

"...to which Cvetkovich adds a couple of mental self-taunts specific to her project: "This isn't scholarship," and "You're a..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

Labor: Playing Defense

"...undocumented immigrants who might be among them, although it specifically excludes workers seeking "professional or clerical work" (better not..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Laurie Anderson: 'Dirtday!'

A chance to see this shapeshifting performance artist spin stories up close

"...a metanarrative about a fearful, post-9/11 State of the Union...."

Sept. 21, 2012 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

Farewell to Allan

Eastside parents watch AISD and IDEA dismantle their neighborhood school

"...since the charter operator requires all students to wear grade-specific, color-coded uniforms...."

June 1, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cap Metro Adopts High Tech Timetables

Smartphones conquer the bus stops

"...to a website that gives arrival times for that specific stop and information for the next stop. If a..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Katie Tomasino

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...The Texas-specific Lone Star States sidebar has been axed this year..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

QueerBomb/Pride Roundtable: Extended Remix

QueerBomb and Austin Pride meet for a roundtable

"...these upcoming celebrations, what does community mean to you specifically with regard to gay politics/gay celebration/LGBTQ togetherness?..."

June 3, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Public Ed's Future Hangs in Balance

It's Teacher Appreciation Week, but you'd never know it at the Lege

"...the situation has not been lost on statewide teachers' union Texas AFT, which issued a satirical press release May..."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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