Team Risk

UT students create a safe place for their classmates to make daring new stage work

"...her master's degree in directing, she made a point of arranging her interview at the University of Texas Department..."

March 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips: Port Aransas’ South Jetty

Weekly newspaper is a wealth of information for locals and visitors alike

"...Dan Parker is a member of a rare breed – a native son of Port..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Paul Cruz to Step Down as Austin Schools Chief

Superintendent to join UT faculty after eventful AISD tenure

"...at the helm, Paul Cruz will resign as superintendent of the Austin Independent School District, per an announcement posted..."

Feb. 19, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Guneez Ibrahim Discusses Diversity, Leadership at Saturday’s TEDxUTAustin

"Diversity is often used as a checkmark, a quota"

"...For its 2019 conference “Origins of Tomorrow,” which takes place Saturday (April 6), the TEDxUTAustin..."

April 4, 2019 News Post by Alex Puente

UT: Major Arts Commissions Announced

Landmarks will get new mural, CoFA a Spanish-language opera

"...This time of year, most talk about the University of Texas concerns..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

UT Chancellor to President: Resign, Or I'll Fire You

War over UT leadership escalates into full blown bloodbath

"...The war over Bill Powers' tenure as president of the University of Texas at Austin may be reaching..."

July 8, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Blood on the Tracks

The ballad of Griff Luneburg and Cactus Cafe

"...anniversary this month. Griff Luneburg has run the intimate, Texas Union listening room for 28 of those years. He's..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Olympian, Pro Wrestler, All-Around Nice Guy

Standing on the shoulders of Mark Henry

"...6 feet 1 inch. 380 pounds. When Austin-based Olympic-weightlifter-turned-professional-wrestler Mark Henry enters the ring, announcers call him the..."

July 18, 2008 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

An Altar-nate View

Liven up the boo-ring Halloween season with Día de los Muertos celebrations

"...Although many cultures worldwide have some form of tribute or celebration to honor the dead, none can..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

New Bike City

In time for SXSW, Austin rolls out miles of new bike lanes and features

"...Southwest brings up to 150,000 people (most from out of town) to Central Austin. As crowds fill the streets..."

March 12, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

War and Pieces

Mayor's Book Club takes on Kevin Powers' 'The Yellow Birds'

"...in identity caused by war, and the difficult work of repairing them...."

April 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

ACL Preview: West 22nd Hooks ’Em at Their First ACL

UT-Austin student band on big breaks and next steps

"...With a name inspired by the wild streets of West Campus, West 22nd boasts the distinct honor of..."

Oct. 1, 2024 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

AISD Board Votes to Give Superintendent Broadened Authority

Resolution lets Cruz take "immediate action" on COVID-19 response

"...Austin ISD’s Board of Trustees has granted Superintendent Paul Cruz authority to take..."

March 14, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

ICE Raid in Austin?

Federal immigration agency rumored to be in town for roundup

"...raids are taking place around Austin. Immigrant Services Network of Austin is directing those affected to resources and fact..."

Feb. 2, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Then There's This: Through the Roof

Cost of living in Austin is 'Out of Reach' for most renters

"...A new national report on the cost of rent for working people confirms what most of us..."

March 23, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

A Big Word With a Small "A"

Sue Graze leads an organization that works to bring the visual arts to the entire Lone Star State. She talks with Rebecca Cohen about her first year directing the Texas Fine Arts Association.

"...Recently, I visited with Sue Graze, executive director of the Texas Fine Arts Association (TFAA). We met at..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Killer Green Information Environmental BBSs

BBS Basics

"...BBS is a computer - usually with a lot of memory - that has one or more phone lines..."

April 28, 1995 News Feature by R.U. Steinberg

Obama to Art Historian: My Bad

President apologizes to UT prof for "glib remark" in speech

"...Art historians of the nation, you can hold your heads high again...."

Feb. 20, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Leave No Child Behind

In a an excerpt from their new book, Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose expose Bush's No Child Left Behind policy as an educational Enron.

"...this idea come from -- that everybody deserves free education? ... It's like free groceries. It comes from Moscow...."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Louis Dubose

The Hero Returns

Vince Young carves out a second career at UT-Austin

"...If you need to find Vince Young on the University of Texas campus these days, don't go to Darrell..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Feature by Jessica Luther

The Dropout Problem

Not students, but teachers – AISD struggles to retain qualified educators

"...Two weeks before the first day of school in the Austin Independent School District, the halls..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Doomed to Repeat It?

Former Students, Profs, and Lawyers Remember

"...Sweatt waiting in a UT registration line photograph courtesy Texas Student Publications There's a former University of Texas Law..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Cristina Smith

Point Austin: The Powers That Be

The UT stalemate is one battle in an education war

"...by Oct. 1 or face possible dismissal by the University regents. The explicit reasons for Cigarroa's request were vague..."

July 11, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Just Say No!

Rick Perry's approach to sex education has helped Texas boost its teen pregnancy rate

"...in the KLRU studio in 2010, Evan Smith, editor of the Texas Tribune, put his chin in his hand..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Gagging Graglia

Can We Talk?

"...SOMEARTIST When the Rev. Jesse Jackson came to the University of Texas last semester, he urged the 5,000 gathered..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Just Watch the Livestock

Texas schools' sex ed favors 'don't ask, don't tell ... and keep 'em ignorant'

"...By 5pm on Oct. 31, 2007, Sid Pruitt, superintendent of the small Evant Independent School District (about 60 miles..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Study: Dropout Rates for Blacks Higher in Charters

A new UT study shows black high school students in Texas are three times more likely to drop out from a charter system

"...Think charter schools help minority students? Think again. A new University of..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Shared Vision

MM Pack reports on the combination of generosity and hard work that built the Institute of Hospitality & Culinary Arts at Travis High School.

"...During the last week in October, the brand-new Institute of Hospitality & Culinary Arts at Travis High School will..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Uncontrolled Experiments

AISD says charters and single-sex academies will lift all students' boats – and attacks any research that says otherwise

"...The mantra of the Austin Independent School District under Superintendent Meria Carstarphen..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege or Circus?

A lack of democracy turns education 'reform' into an unfunny joke

"...In an anti-climactic, last-ditch attempt to salvage what's left of another failed session on school finance, the Senate on..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

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