The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...the community to pull together to save the pride of the Eastside might have been a turning point for..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Two APD Officers Indicted for Murder in 2019 Shooting of Mauris DeSilva

Death led to calls for better mental health crisis response

"...Travis County grand jury has indicted two Austin police officers for first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Mauris..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is Chapter 5, Part 1 of a serialized history of Austin punk by veteran writer..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Oral History of Austin Beerworks

How the local brewery became the heir to the aluminum throne

"...has doubled their production capacity in only five years of operation while simultaneously debuting their much-anticipated taproom that features..."

March 10, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

The Tools of the Trade

Southwest Texas State's Jazz Program

"...where your particular timeline begins, with the first syncopation of the blues form, with Ragtime, with King Oliver, or..."

June 13, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Questions of Church-State Separation at Dell Seton Medical Center

Do the hospital’s ties to the Catholic church and limits on women’s reproductive health care compromise Dell Med students' training?

"...grown accustomed to the parking cones, forklifts, and sounds of rapid construction. But in Feb­ru­ary, that clatter should end,..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Education of a Lifetime

A look at UT's Performing Arts Center and the process by which they bring the biggest names in jazz to Austin.

"...midnight, long after UT's Bass Concert Hall had turned off all the lights and gone to bed. Except, down..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

'Out of Bounds': AusChronSports

Sports? In the 'Chronicle'? Yep.

"...with friends, etc. But sports is a big part of my life. Here at the Chronicle we love sports..."

Dec. 17, 2011 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

None of the Hits, All of the Time

Austin's Real "Alternative," KVRX

"...to show you the bathroom." Inside the small closet of a loo is evidence of fresh graffiti. "I just..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

Cyrus Gray Hasn’t Been Convicted of a Crime, but He Spent Years in Jail

Now he is an advocate for the rights of the accused

"...slow, measured steps. It was Jan. 2, the beginning of a new year, and he had joined the family..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

An Amarillo State of Mind

The Plutonium Circus Comes to Town

"...George Whittenburg Ratliff is not the kind of guy you would peg for one of the most..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...obvious for years that high-speed rail would be a quality-of-life boost for Texans and Amtrak has recently made progress..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature

Out of the Shadows

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

"...There are a lot of things of which I'm probably more informed by what..."

July 25, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The State of Trans Health Care

Gender affirming care in Austin is improving. But by how much? And how far must it still go?

"...Trans­gen­der Ordinance Initiative. (Today, it's the Transgender Education Network of Texas.) It formed in part to lobby for the..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Science of Injustice

Capital murder case highlights Texas courts' resistance to physical evidence

"...Jan. 2, 1999, Daniel Raglind was searching a section of the Sam Houston National Forest with his son Todd..."

Aug. 19, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Out of the Boomers' Shadow

David Bucci, Playwright for Today's Young Theatre Haters

"...little bits and re-arrange them so they make fun of themselves. -- Tiller, Kid Carnivore..."

July 19, 1996 Arts Feature

Knowledge Is Power as Nursing Homes Combat COVID-19

There’s a lot we don’t know about the pandemics’s toll in care centers, but what we do know is bad

"...pandemic in the U.S. dawned with the tragic story of Life Care Center, a nursing home outside Seattle where..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Citywide Talent - Meet the Finalists of Citywide 86'd

Four young cooks compete in the finals tonight

"...After several months of qualifying rounds, the four finalists in Uchiko's Citywide 86'd..."

June 17, 2013 Food Post by Carly Yansak

Country of Exiles?

Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life

"...by William Leach..."

July 9, 1999 Books Review

Of Thee I Sing (and Dance)

The musical is America's gift to theatre, and here's the local state of the union

"...founded? After all, musical theatre, like jazz, is one of America's contributions to world culture. And having recently noted..."

July 20, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Whirled of Sound

Tracking down Rob Halverson and Robinson Ear's Little Whirled of Sound.

"...Rob Halverson is something of a mad scientist. Positioned in front of a digital..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Trial of APD Officer Will Be One of the Most Consequential in Austin History

Here’s what it could mean for our city and for how law enforcement is held accountable

"...One of the most consequential trials in Austin history began this..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Top 10 Local Sports Moments

"...10) Rick Perry made it an entire year of going for light jogs without shooting anything I believe..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Sports Feature by Eric Sollenberger

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...The Texas State Board of Education, a perennial hotbed of right-wing ideology and clownery,..."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Wall of Words

Artist Drew Riley on the power of Transgender Day of Visibility

"...Local artist Drew Riley – known for her Gender Portraits..."

March 30, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Drew Riley

Texas Monthly's Taco Editor on the Past, Present, & Future of the American Taco

Q&A with José R. Ralat, the man with one of the most envied titles in town

"...José R. Ralat has maybe one of the most enviable jobs in Texas – Taco Editor..."

April 22, 2020 Food Post by Lina Fisher

Eye of the Media Storm

On the block, the Statesman fiddles while the industry burns

"...From his office atop the Bat Cave, the Austin American-Statesman's lakefront headquarters,..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...The short unhappy life of Sophia Chante King came to a sudden end a..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Points of Departure

The Viewpoints Invade Austin

"...The Viewpoints are a theatrical tool. And a philosophy of movement. And an aesthetic vehicle. And a series of..."

May 8, 1998 Arts Feature by Danielle McClelland

The Gates of the Alamo Reviewed

Mark Busby reviews Stephen Harrigan's The Gates of the Alamo.

"...The Gates of the Alamo: A Novelby Stephen Harrigan..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature by Mark Busby

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