After DEI Cuts, This Sixth-Gen Austinite Is Losing Access to UT

“It feels like Jim Crow”

"...her family was enslaved just a few miles east of the city, in the cotton farming town of Webberville...."

April 5, 2024 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Collateral Damage

Assessing the cost of service for minority veterans

"...Evidence of homelessness is easy to come by in Austin –..."

July 17, 2015 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Culture Flash

A dozen NEA grants, an Austinite for State Artist, and Austin High takes state

"...• Congratulations to the following 12 Central Texas arts groups that have just been awarded 2011 grants..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...With me, it happened at the age of 21, during my senior year at the University of..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Domestic Bliss

As gays and lesbians gain acceptance in society, more and more companies are offering health care benefits to their employees' domestic partners.

"...met in Arlington when they were both in high school, but they didn't know each other well. They were..."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

Getting Outside the Box

Will City Council decide to give job applicants with criminal records a "fair chance"?

"...the positive. The internship you spent getting your boss coffee gets described as "provided vital support to core members..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

From Prisoner to Reformer

A Q&A with 'Orange Is the New Black' author Piper Kerman

"...for the Council on At-Risk Youth. Since the publication of her bestselling prison memoir, which led to the popular..."

May 9, 2014 News Post by Amy Smith

Less Is Still Less

A session budgetary snapshot reflects some progress, dim prospects

"...budget headlines have been dominated by the potential effects of proposed cuts to public education. Those numbers hit Austin..."

March 4, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

After the 'Watch,' What?

Alumni of AMOA's 'New Art in Austin' talk about the exhibition's impact on their careers

"...year marks the third time that the Austin Museum of Art has curated an exhibition of "New Art in..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Arts Feature by Rachel Cook

Naked City

Chamber releases results of AISD parent satisfaction survey; Larry Faulkner threatens disciplinary action against University of Texas staff members who join sick-out; Log Cabin Republicans happy with strides made in GOP party; Mary Cheney has made several visits to Austin; Green Party secures a spot on the statewide ballot; Libertarian Party presidential candidate Harry Browne comes to Austin.

"...School doesn't start until Monday, but AISD has already gotten..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

UT's Brackenridge Tract: Speculating on Speculation

What will become of these coveted 345 acres where Lake Austin Boulevard meets Enfield Road?

"...benefactor George Washington Brack­en­ridge donated 500 acres to the University of Texas in 1917, his plan was to make..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

Warrior Voices

With a Spanish-language production of The Vagina Monologues, Austin Latinas are making themselves heard

"...(The identities and personal details of some interviewees have been altered at their request.)..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Pray Tell

'The Education of Shelby Knox'

"...Shelby Knox is a budding politician, a show-off, and a sincere Christian hell-bent on questioning authority in..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Austin Elders: Meet Guitarist and Defense Attorney Bobby Earl Smith

From professional musician to professional defender of musicians

"...Some of Bobby Earl Smith’s first Austin memories are chasing fireflies,..."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Oscar Rodriguez

Book Review: I Came As a Shadow by John Thompson

Coach's autobiography is a tale of U.S. sports and U.S. history

"...UT-Austin’s athletic program is currently undergoing one of its periodic convulsions, the dismissal and replacement of 4-year..."

March 3, 2021 Sports Post by Michael King

SXSW Taps ConsenSys Founder Joseph Lubin for 2019 Keynote

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency track programming comes into focus

"...for the annual March gathering is a reliable indicator of what’s next in tech; given today’s announcement’s heavy emphasis..."

Oct. 9, 2018 SXSW Post by Bonny Chu

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...world and at the same time to be aware of how brief an instant modernity has been with us;..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

Sometimes Rumble, Sometimes Tumble

Joe Lansdale may be Texas' bloody answer to Mark Twain

"...would become while staying ever close to his East Texas roots...."

June 26, 2009 Books Feature by Joe O'Connell

Another 'Special Session'

Political series returns to PBS in February.

"...We knew something good had to come out of the Lege's return, aside from a bunch of dead..."

Jan. 24, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Classical Revival at the Blanton

The Art of the Deal

"...So what's all this about the University of Texas being a slow, confused bureaucracy? When UT..."

Aug. 25, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

The University of Texas announces the finalists for the design of its new art museum (after rejecting the original design as too modern) and everyone on the list, with few minor exceptions, hews closely to the classical or neo-classical tradition.

"...One of them used to live in the Governor's Mansion, and..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

KMFA's Residency Program Gives Composers the Keys to the Station

Recapping Clarice Assad's booked-up week of improvisation in Austin

"...Enthusiastically participating in a series of rhythmic exercises, 37 restless second-graders from Blackshear Elementary School..."

July 7, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

Austin Scientists Focus on Helping AI Do Good

Weighing the pros, cons, and concerns of humanity's future overlords

"...has the potential to revolutionize many industries, and Austin, Texas, is emerging as a hub for AI innovation. The..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Review: “The Other Thing Is”

Malcolm Bucknall's sentimental, humorous, chimeric portraits

"...The historic practice of creating art about anthropomorphic animals works to elucidate our..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Arts Post by Meher Qazilbash

In Memoriam: Ishmael Soto

Groundbreaking Latino artist and teacher has passed

"...his 60-year career, art was more than a means of self-expression for Ishmael Soto. It was a connection to..."

March 8, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Photo Ops

Visiting Austin? You're going to want to take some pictures.

"...don't have the photographic evidence? Here are a few of our favorite photo ops...."

Dec. 26, 2016 Chronolog Post by Kimberley Jones

News Ticker: August 26

All the news that's fit to blog

"...Hilderbran risks an audit, and Dan Patrick receives an education. Publicity is on the News Ticker...."

Aug. 26, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Au Revoir, Les Enterns

Go back to school with the 'Chronicle' interns

"...down memory lane, let The Austin Chronicle intern class of 2013 guide you through an academic adventure...."

Aug. 24, 2012 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

High Tech Meets High Art in UT's CAET Initiative

New center teaches art students technical and computer skills

"...The technological explosion of the 21st century has profoundly effected our lives, inundating..."

Feb. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Committee Finds Grounds For Hall Impeachment

Regent accused of Bill Powers witch hunt

"...The civil war involving the University of Texas' leadership took a turn on May 12..."

May 16, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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