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"...a merchant who currently runs Caffe Venezia, at 1799 University Avenue. John's involvement with the University Avenue Association led..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

The National Texan?

The Texan Yanks Its Liberal Roots

"...Anyone who attended the University of Texas in previous decades will no doubt remember..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Students Protest UT's Ties to Accenture

CFO denies relationship

"...Sophia Poitier, philosophy senior and University work-study employee, was among the speakers at the rally...."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

And Then There Were Two

UT takes "third party" option off table for Cactus Cafe

"...First up, option one, "by which the university enters into a contract with an external third party..."

April 22, 2010 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

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"...communication, real quality differences existed between some of our university transfer courses, especially in the sciences, and the University..."

March 22, 2002 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...where he stands. He also favors housing the homeless, unions and jobs, and abhors "bloodthirsty crooked police, the war..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Workers of the World, United in Time

UT Lecturer Anne Lewis on her new doc, A Strike and an Uprising (in Texas)

"...would ever happen was "counterintuitive," she said, as the unions of the time were concentrating on white men for..."

May 4, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Building Austin

As the city grows, is it being cavalier about the well-being of the laborers who are assembling Austin's new face?

"...as a "right to work" state, it's hostile toward unions...."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Behold the Texas Miracle!

The Texas Miracle has a very mixed record on state prosperity

"...environment." There's the formula, plus "right-to-work" ("for less," the unions like to add), currently high on the GOP pop-charts...."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

The AggreGAYtor: March 14

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• Rather than passing civil unions laws such that some dour guy in a collar..."

March 14, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The AggreGAYtor: January 25

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...red ribbon in Long’s side braid, Bosma huffed, “Look, unions are grody biotches. I know that gay marriage is..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Oaxaca Conflict Flares Back Up

Political tension resurfaces in southern Mexican state

"...up to the surface. On Tuesday, May 1, labor unions marched through the streets of Oaxaca City in honor..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...have wanted it to be more than that. The University of Texas turned out to be a great success,..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The People vs. Mike Sheffield

The new APD oversight agreement is a first for Austin -- but will it do what it's supposed to do?

"...quickly; the nation's top expert on police oversight systems, University of Nebraska professor Sam Walker, told the POFG that..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

PAC by Popular Demand

Critics Say ALLC's Reforms Won't Stem the Tide of Big Money

"...provision which prohibits "expenditures by corporations, associations, and labor unions for the purpose of supporting or opposing a ballot..."

Oct. 31, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Letter from Edinburgh

Secession, Scottish style - Texas, it ain't

"...dueling campaigns. Civil society organizations such as non-profits, trade unions, universities and community groups have all have hosted public..."

Sept. 17, 2014 News Post by Akwugo Emejulu

Naked City

"...a rezoning ordinance) to allow redevelopment of the Concordia University campus site along I-35 – allowing the school to..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature

MLK All the Way

Over 10,000 folks came out to manifest Dr. King's vision

"...crisp Austin day, which began at 9am at the University of Texas' MLK statue. Once amassed, the parade began,..."

Jan. 22, 2013 News Post by Kate X Messer

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...345-acre swath of West Austin land owned by the University of Texas. Various stakeholders, including representatives from Cooper, Robertson..."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature

Endorsements

"...board. McGuffee, a computer science professor at St. Edwards University whom the Chronicle endorsed when he ran in 2000,..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Jain told the crowd that student governments at the University of Michigan and Wheaton College have passed resolutions in..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Author by Author

Notable Folks in Their Own Write

"..."where corporations go to `reengineer,' free from the labor unions, tight regulation, and tax burdens of traditional downtowns."..."

May 1, 1998 Books Feature

Opinion: Brené Brown – Join Our Union and Take Another Principled Stand

Union organizers argue the UT administration remains beholden to a political leadership that regularly dismisses students' and workers' concerns

"...other administrators refused to meet with us and the university is back to in-person teaching – with no requirement..."

March 4, 2022 Column by Sol Weiner

Election Ticker: Marching Toward 2020

The latest from the local campaign trails

"...the support of the climate activist Sunrise Move­ment and University Democrats. (The UDems also endorsed Tzintzún Ramirez for senate,..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

HD 50: Will Dem Split Enable GOP?

Front-runners emerge in the race to replace Strama

"...there. That became apparent on Sept. 18, when the University of Texas Democrats and the Central Austin Democrats held..."

Oct. 4, 2013 News Feature by Christopher Hooks

More Cactus Thorns

More questions than answers on the fate of the Cactus

"...merit pay pool for faculty and staff, mandated by University of Texas President Bill Powers. Then, when the administration..."

May 7, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...the vote. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1973. Professional milestones..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature

Endorsements

"...board. McGuffee, a computer science professor at St. Edwards University whom the Chronicle endorsed when he ran in 2000,..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...2, which seeks to ban same-sex marriage and civil unions in Texas. Mayor Pro Tem Danny Thomas told In..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature

That's Entertainment!

Gang of Four bassist Dave Allen: 'We've still definitely got it'

"...phone from London. Regardless, the quartet of onetime Leeds University art students – Allen, guitarist Andy Gill, vocalist Jon..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

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