From Georgetown to Austin, a March to Defend Democracy

Barber, O’Rourke hosting 27-mile trek to force action on voting rights

"...Montgomery, but it’s long enough to focus attention and activism on Texas’ proposed “election integrity” laws and the GOP’s..."

July 27, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: MUD Rising

Canyon Creek voting-rights lawsuit goes to the Supremes

"...the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review one Austin-based voting-rights case and rejected another, in a revealing coincidence of..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Column by Michael King

President Biden Rolls Out Supreme Court Reform in Austin

Biden marks 60 years since Civil Rights Act with new proposal

"...the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the landmark legislation championed by President Lyndon Baines..."

Aug. 2, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: 'No Bueno'

Court says the Lege still trampling on voting rights

"...stage confirmed, he has a real knack for saying exactly the wrong thing. The latest example was his response..."

Sept. 7, 2012 News Column by Michael King

DOJ Says No to Texas Maps

Feds reject GOP end run around courts for redistricting

"...passed by the Legislature this year comply with the Voting Rights Act of 1965...."

Sept. 19, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Behind Closed Doors

As the Feb. 6 redistricting deadline gets close, what cost unanimity?

"...the April 3 primary. But what will the minority voting rights groups want from those maps, and can they..."

Jan. 30, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

How the Filibuster Has Already Undermined Democracy

The recent attacks on reproductive rights reveal another reason to let the filibuster burn

"...rule that enables filibusters. Under Rule 22 – first enacted in 1917 – a minority of senators can indefinitely..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Michael King

How Are We Going to Vote?

While the U.S. moves toward voting by mail, Texas digs in its heels

"...Nearly everybody loves voting by mail. While only seven states currently enable universal..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark Updegrove

The Library's director from 2009 to 2017 on LBJ's evolving legacy

"...failures in Vietnam toward the landmark achievements in civil rights and social progress...."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Watson's 3/17 Speech Against Voter ID

Transcript of Austin senator's remarks

"...importantly, those who weren’t watching, those millions of legally voting Texans whose lives won’t be the same if this..."

March 18, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Painting by Numbers

Wherein we recall how we got here ... and contemplate the baleful map-drawing future

"...not even enough to break the quorum – the tactic used by the House Dems the last time Lone..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Maps, Balls, and Testifying

The testimony gets mighty strange at the re-redistricting trial.

"...("for partisan purposes only") they have intentionally diminished the voting influence of millions of black and Hispanic voters in..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

It Ain't Over Yet

City and Circle C Wait for Justice

"...city's recent annexations for allegedly violating the federal Minority Voting Rights Act. The alliance has been deemed unholy by..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35

The two candidates race to the left

"...in the current version that Doggett represents, violates the Voting Rights Act...."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...Your Ground" gun laws and measures that limit workers' rights and health care access. With Reaganomics icon Arthur Laffer..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: "We the People"

The meaning of the anniversaries of the Civil Rights Struggle

"...celebration and renewal of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches is not normally in the Chronicle's local coverage..."

March 13, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Stayed on Freedom

Considering the LBJ legacy

"...way to consider the legacy of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (initiated by John F. Kennedy; strengthened, lobbied through..."

April 11, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Riding the Pinwheel

The GOP redraws the map of Texas – brazenly sidestepping most of the state's newest voters

"...plan, in their U.S. congressional map they did in fact carve up Travis five ways. And the districts, as..."

Aug. 26, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Judges Rule: Map May Not Be Wise, But It's Legal

The federal judges rule in favor of the Texas congressional map -- even while admitting it may destroy the political hopes of minorities.

"...the plan inevitably had to diminish or dilute minority voting rights. "Whether the Texas Legislature has acted in the..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

The feds give their blessing to the new map, though the courts may still object

"...on Texas congressional redistricting, the U.S. Department of Justice contacted Texas Secretary of State Geoffrey Connor and the federal..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Block the Vote

If you can't beat 'em, disenfranchise 'em

"...of valid ID a legislature might allow if they actually wanted to encourage voting, one couldn't help but suspect..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Naked City

"...seats in the state's northern corners (see "Wheat, Chaff Intact in Sheriff's Race"), and Travis Co.'s three House Dems..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Young Protesters Score Small Wins in Fight for Democracy

Hungry for the vote

"...the Senate to take up the Freedom to Vote Act and a January meeting scheduled with staffers for President..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Marching for Democracy, From Georgetown to Austin

Refusing to take even one step back

"...Moral March for Democracy hope to accomplish through direct action to create a path forward for protecting Texans' and..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Supremes v. Texas

The future of U.S. politics may become, "Vote for Show, Map for Dough"

"...were "slanted Democratic" – indeed, by party preference and voting patterns, they were precisely the opposite – but that..."

March 10, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Dems Dig In for a Long Stay in D.C.

Quorum-breakers hone message, try to dodge COVID

"...Texas goes, the nation goes" when it comes to voting rights...."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Point Austin: A Moment of Celebration

It's a long road, but we can walk it together

"...fight yet another round in defense of Texas women's rights to basic health care (not simply the Consti­tutional right..."

June 28, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Where Do the Queers Go from Here?

Texas LGBTQ civil rights activists face a wild ride forward

"...of the federal marriage ban. How do these events impact the movement for LGBTQ equality? Find out now at..."

June 26, 2013 Qmmunity Post

SCOTUS: Back to the Redistricting Drawing Board

State, local politicians respond to latest shifts on the maps

"...SCOTUS ruling does two things: One, it punts the actual map down to the San Antonio panel; And two,..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Supremes Turn Down Perry and Dewhurst

The Texas Supreme Court rejects Perry and Dewhurst's request for a writ of mandamus against the fugitive Senate Democrats.

"...Dewhurst, also disappointed that the court had taken no action against the "Texas 11," said he would ask the..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Column by Michael King

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