Fearing State Takeover, Austin ISD Plans to Replace Middle School Teachers

New staff planned for three poor-performance schools

"...Dobie, Webb, and Burnet received F’s when the state’s..."

May 16, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

City Council Contemplates $100 Million Homeless Spending Plan

About half would be to maintain current levels of service

"...apartments for stays that typically last 12-18 months), and $7.9 million to provide services at permanent supportive housing (PSH)..."

May 2, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...delivered the bad news to City Council on April 7 that a budget shortfall is approaching. The Austin Monitor..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature

Shannon & the Clams, Lola Kirke, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...Thursday 27, ACL Live..."

March 28, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

MAGA Moms and the Republican Resistance to School Vouchers

Make education public again

"...of their lives. And I believe in the family unit. And, absolutely, we should shut the border.”..."

March 21, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 7-13

"...absence in your life might actually be a fertile opportunity. An ostensible emptiness may be full of potential...."

March 7, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

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

Shopping for home

"...Though only a small fraction of the units that have been built since the policy took effect..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...announced for this year's celebration of visual creativity (March 7-15)...."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Six Months of HOME Permits Show Neighborhoods Aren’t Changing Much

Developers are planning smaller homes on smaller lots

"...159 HOME applications submitted between Feb. 5 and Aug. 7. Of those, 99 of the applications were approved. [inset-1-left]..."

Jan. 3, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...And Republicans want to resurrect their bathroom bill of 2017, to force trans people to use the opposite bathroom..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Siegel is facing off against Gary Bledsoe for the D7 Council seat (see p.22 for more) and Fernando de..."

Dec. 6, 2024 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

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

"...Preserve into being 50 years ago on Oct. 11, 1974 along with the Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida...."

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

Genre-Hopping Hustler Quentin Arispe Wants to Be in Every Room

The Past Lives’ theatrical lead singer takes on a party girl role on new solo LP, As Above, So Below

"...one part of Arispe’s latest solo venture. On Sept. 17, the Past Lives singer drops an indie rock-tinged second..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Austin Chronic: KOOP’s Sunday Reggae Lives On With Roots Train

After a quarter-century run, Jamaican Gold’s Art Baker passes the torch to Selector Dale

"...Austin, Sunday sounds like reggae. Since the Nineties, our community radio station, KOOP 91.7FM, has aired two hours of..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Plantations to Prison Farms: How Far Have We Come?

Texas’ tradition of forced labor lives on

"...On a 90-degree June day at Memorial Unit in Southeast Texas, the humidity makes the heat cling..."

June 14, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Spiders, Slams, and Other Shows Worth Seeing This Week

Dare to go out on a school night!

"...Monday 17 - Wednesday 19, Alamos Slaughter Lane, Lakeline, and Mueller..."

June 14, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Austin Chronic: Should I Throw Away My Marijuana in Fear of Fentanyl?

APD reassures there’s no evidence that contaminated marijuana is “prevalent in our community”

"...marijuana potentially contaminated with fentanyl is prevalent in our community,” APD’s media representative tells The Austin Chronic, although APD..."

May 17, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

In the Worst Moments of Austinites’ Lives, APD Victim Services Shows Up

Inside one of APD’s most-celebrated divisions

"...were dispatched to a suspected drowning call involving a 7-year-old child at an apartment complex in North Central Austin...."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Calls for Federal Hate Crime Investigation Follow Stabbing of Palestinian American in Austin

After Sunday’s statewide protest, a young man was attacked

"...attacked and stabbed by 36-year-old Bert James Baker around 7pm as he and his friends were leaving the protest...."

Feb. 6, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

How Driving Somebody From One Texas City to Another Can Turn Into a Prison Sentence

Rides from hell, thanks to Texas’ immigration law

"...human smuggling and spent three months in the Briscoe Unit – a Texas state prison. Perrow had just graduated..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...the country’s oldest Latino civil rights group, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), accused Abbott this week of..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature

Unpacking Emperor Jones’ Esoteric, Career-Launching Label Catalog

The late Craig Stewart released early works by the Mountain Goats and more

"...From 1995 until 2007, the late Craig Stewart ran the Austin-based record label..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Music Feature by Joe Gross

Breaking Down What the HOME Initiative’s Passing Means for Austin

Council approves HOME phase one, looks ahead to phase two

"...hours testifying at City Council's special called meeting, Dec. 7, Council finally adopted phase one of the HOME initiative...."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...Through our headphones, turntables, and car speakers, these are..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

As Council Works to Improve Affordability With HOME, How Will Displacement Factor In?

Research shows small lots boost affordability though concerns linger

"...ordinance, which Council will amend and approve tomorrow, Dec. 7, was conceived for a specific population – those who..."

Dec. 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

National Survey Finds Significant Support for Middle Income Housing, Smaller Lot Sizes

City Council aims to achieve both with HOME amendments

"...steam at the municipal and state level throughout the United States. The most popular policies are also the least..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council to Vote on HOME Amendments Increasing Housing Stock

Questions and concerns flagged ahead of Dec. 7 meeting

"...questions and concerns for staff ahead of the Dec. 7 meeting, where HOME is expected to be adopted...."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Prisoner With Cancer Received Delayed Treatment, Little Family Visitation, Then Died, Family Says

Tony Sendejo’s last days were painful, chaotic

"...they're well-known to prisoner support groups like Texas Prisons Community Advocates...."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Young Parents, UT Students Support Zoning Changes at Historic Meeting

The renting generations

"...At the first-ever joint meeting of the Planning Commission..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Get Ready for an Unprecedented Joint Meeting on Land Use Changes

City Council and Planning Commission meet Thursday

"...Members of the public will have the opportunity today, Oct. 26, to share their thoughts with City..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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