Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's Recalls the Moment Her Band Topped the Charts in 1981

Austin born and raised, Valentine and the girls reigned with Beauty & the Beat – as excerpted from her new memoir All I Ever Wanted

"...and the Beat was mixed, mastered, and finished. All of the Go-Go's assembled for a listening session at the..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Kathy Valentine

UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance's In the Red and Brown Water

Multiple storytelling modes make Tarell Alvin McCraney's complex play operate as both theatre and ritual

"...In the Red and Brown Water delivers. The style of the play is so different from conventional Western storytelling..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Opinion – Now or Never: Hold the Superintendent Accountable to Communities of Color

The search for a new AISD superintendent is a critical opportunity to rethink priorities

"...opportunity to hold superintendents accountable for decisions impacting communities of color. Prior to COVID-19, the Austin Independent School District..."

May 8, 2020 Column by Danielle C.H. Wright

AFS and UT Press Celebrate the Legacy of CinemaTexas

Notes on cinema history

"...doesn't come from nowhere. Its seeds were planted in CinemaTexas, the film programming unit of UT's Department of Radio-Television-Film...."

Feb. 23, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Stormwater Quality Control: The State of a Young Art

"...Highway engineers use two general types of controls to protect streams, lakes, and aquifers from development-associated..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Feature

Real Guns, Cardboard Guns in Texas Schools

Firearms groups plan "murder-in" as gun man hides at St. Ed's

"...Update: The emergency shelter in place at St. Edward's University has ended, according to the university's Facebook page. "APD..."

Dec. 9, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Even Post-COVID, A-F School Ranking System Should Get an F

We should take this moment to evaluate the utility of the A-F system as a whole, as it does not sufficiently capture the nuance of the work being done in our schools

"...first-day photos and school supplies shopping, a big part of the back-to-school season here in Texas has been the..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Column by Rolf Straubhaar

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Jumping to Conclusions: Texas foster care monitors say there is strong evidence that..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature

The Life and Death of Schools

Educational warrior Diane Ravitch takes on the "school reform" movement

"...On the subject of public education, Diane Ravitch may be America's most important..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hays County’s Overwhelmed Jail System in Dire Shape, Advocates Say

Some inmates are waiting years to see their day in court

"...The first time Hays County Jail officials rushed Melvin Nicholas to the hospital was Feb. 18,..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

What Follows Five Years of Failure at Mendez Middle School?

Making the grade

"...Two weeks ago, when the Texas Education Agency released district and campus scores as part..."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Student Housing, Decades of Biological Research Up in the Air

Bracken­ridge Tract Task Force recommends removing or relocating student housing and lab west of campus

"...Last Friday, the UT System Board of Reg­ents heard the findings of the Bracken­ridge..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

Kirk Watson Resigns From Texas Senate

Headed to Houston, the ex-mayor and senator reflects on his legacy

"...was reflective with the local press corps at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 18, after the news broke..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Man of the Hour

Superintendent Pat Forgione discusses his goals for AISD in a Q&A interview with reporter Kevin Fullerton.

"...status that has been foisted on the new chief of Austin's public schools, Dr. Pat Forgione, who for the..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Cowboys vs. Hippies: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Subtext

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre reflects Austin's culture in 1974

"...A dead armadillo in the middle of the highway. One of the first images in 1974's..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council of..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Is Memory Hijacking Texas' Justice System?

Eyewitness identification methods based on false assumptions about memory are putting innocent people behind bars

"...Edwin Colfax, the director of state reform campaigns for nonprofit the Justice Project, broke..."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'First Rock-Star President' Tours Texas, Opening Acts Suck

Bill Clinton spoke at UT as part of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. Big whoop.

"...in our country, someone with, oh, say 35 years of experience actually working for change within the political system..."

Feb. 28, 2008 News Post by Matt Martinez

Opinion: Texas Schools’ Drug Policies Aren’t Working

Schools are contributing to the school-to-prison pipeline by continuing to use drug education that has been proven to be harmful

"...she will forever have a criminal record. The education system is at the root of the problem, and the..."

July 9, 2021 Column by Dhiya Dhandapani

Signs of Optimism at Troubled Crime Lab

Continued efforts aim to right past wrongdoings at the DNA lab

"...Police Department discovered a mold-like substance growing on 849 of their backlogged kits in April. But the crime lab..."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

A Brief History of School Desegregation

"...v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court establishes the doctrine of "separate but equal," helping to promote segregationist laws and..."

June 10, 2005 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...I-35 between Cesar Chavez and Fourth streets as part of the city’s cap-and-stitch program...."

March 15, 2024 News Feature

Texas Maternal Mortality Rate Soars

Local health department examining deaths: Is the Lege to blame?

"...back-to-back studies showing unusual jumps in maternal deaths in Texas are drawing concern over women's health, and moving the..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

SXSW Eco and TribFest: Festivals for the Rest of Y'all

Sate your inner policy wonk at these two fall favorites

"...for their festival pleasures. Some crave the communal solitude of the cinema. But when policy wonks want to get..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The State of Perry's Smile

Governor proposes less for arts, more for big business

"...opportunist, an unstoppable advocate for big business, and out of touch with economic reality. But before yesterday's State of..."

Feb. 9, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Defending the Innocent in Texas

The Texas Center for Actual Innocence is open for business at the UT Law School

"...Five years ago, when UT School of Law professor Bill Allison received a call from the..."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Council Approves Operator for First Trauma Recovery Center in Texas

Safety > punishment

"...to opening the first ever trauma recovery center in Texas – a resource that can be key to reducing..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas Still Leads Nation in Executions

New death sentences continue to decline & exonerations keep coming

"...Only nine new death sentences were handed out in Texas this year, a 76% decline since 2002, according to..."

Dec. 18, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Panel Targets Roots of Wrongful Convictions

Recommendations on improving witness identification and evidence testing head to the Lege

"...did not commit), was tasked with considering the causes of wrongful conviction and making recommendations to avoid future miscarriages..."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...and students gathered at City Hall on Thursday. Organizer of the protest, Zainab Haider, said they wanted to see..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature

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