Medicaid and the Lege: Throw 'Em in the Street?

'Dropping out of Medicaid' may not be so easy for Texas

"...In the fires of the fall election campaign, no single topic..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fighting the New Civil War

"...Editor, You are known as a “cost center” to the corporations that control our government(s). Now is the time..."

Oct. 13, 2010 Postmarks

Off the Record

Commemorating the 20-year anniversary of the Saxon Pub and talking business with Kalu James and ME Television

"..."We're known for catching 'em on the way up and..."

June 11, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Hightower Report

Watch Out for Superweeds; and Let's Try Good Government

"...Watch Out for Superweeds..."

May 28, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Off the Record

Mixed signals: KUT takes over the Cactus Cafe, Pachanga owns Fiesta Gardens

"...During his workshop at the Niños Rock Pachanga stage on Saturday, David Garza outlined..."

May 28, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Hightower Report

Billion Dollar Tax Loophole; and Oil Spill Blame Game

"...Then I remember: Oh yeah – it has a horde..."

May 21, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

ACC Board Elections: Meet the Candidates

The candidates on taxing districts, remedial boot camps, and student culture

"...Elections for three seats on the Austin Community College board of trustees are coming up..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Revolution Will Be Tweeted

Harnessing social media's potential for political change

"...Last May, Mona Kasra visited Iran for the first time since leaving her native country nine years..."

March 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Amy Smith

What the Puck?

A Yankee sport finds an unlikely home in Central Texas

"...transplant Craig Knapp's mind as a feature-length film covering the growth of hockey in the South quickly narrowed its..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Mark Fagan

Media Watch: 'Statesman' Off the Market

After entering final negotiations to sell the paper, Cox Newspapers walks away from the table

"...Cox Newspapers was in the final stages of negotiations to sell the Austin American-Statesman..."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Hightower Report

Wall Street and Washington: Here We Go Again; and J.P. Morgan Creates Jobs With Bailout Money

"...Wall Street and Washington: Here We Go Again..."

April 24, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Fighting the Green Fight

A roundup of this session's environmental legislation

"...This is the fourth Lege session Luke Metzger, legislative director for Environ­ment..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Shoot the Messenger!

VA tries to fire whistle-blower doctor

"...The Brain Imaging and Recovery Laboratory, launched in January, would..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

Taking Back the House

Texas Democrats say this could be their November

"...Five seats. That's what it would take for the Texas Democratic Party to take back the Texas House..."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Death Penalty in Practice

"...The needles are charged and ready...."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature by Michael King

Dems in Austin: Taking the Next Step

The State Convention looks ahead to November

"...Convention, San Antonio Sen. Leticia Van de Putte told the party's 2008 assembly she had known every delegate by..."

June 13, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AFS Essential's Torn From the Motherland: Films From the African Diaspora

Oct. 23-Nov. 20

"...In 586BC, the Israelis were expelled from their homeland by the Babylonians..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Wondering About Sam Baker and the 'Chronicle's Review

"...new album, Pretty World [“Texas Platters,” Music, Aug. 10], states, “one can't help but wonder if he's living in..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Postmarks

Weathering the Storm

The Austin Lightning look to gain a foothold in Austin as soccer is primed for the national spotlight

"...A soccer ball slices through the steamy June sky at Bohls Park near downtown Pflugerville...."

June 22, 2007 Sports Feature by Joe O'Connell

How Many Times Can We Pretend We Don't See?

"...Dear Editor, The Texas budget surplus is estimated to be at least..."

May 25, 2007 Postmarks

On the Lege

Rose, Dukes rewarded for standing with Craddick

"...Patrick Rose learned of his promotion to chairman of the House Human Services Committee, the Dripping Springs Democrat followed..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

The Hightower Report

Public utility watchdogs keep close eye on corporate executives' parties; become a head honcho and get rewarded for not producing

"...to know that our public utility watchdogs are on the job – performing such essential regulatory tasks as quaffing..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Some Bars Cross the Smoking Line

A few local proprietors have publicly broken rank and thrown their support in favor of the proposed full smoking ban

"...As the May 7 city election approaches, more of Austin's bar..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Ballad of Joe Hill

Get up, stand up – stand up for your rights

"...It's March 2003, approximately a week before the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Bruce Springsteen &..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Feeding the Film

Sixteen-hour days, hundreds of hungry crew members, remote locations, tight facilities, and tough competition: Two local caterers go to the movies

"...Ask anyone associated with food service, and they'll tell you that catering a culinary event is one..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Food Feature by Mick Vann

We Need Intelligent Discussion

"...he complains of a lack of intelligent discourse within the "Postmarks" section even as he himself is offering simplistic..."

June 4, 2004 Postmarks

The Figures Do Lie

The Statesman finds a cops-and-race story that just isn't there

"...On the public relations front, last week was a bad one..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The GOP's Inaugurama

"...now, Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst were duly inaugurated Tuesday, just after noon, to the accompaniment..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

War by the (Text)book

The State Board of Education's first public hearing on social studies textbooks confirmed that, underneath the thin cloak of bureaucratic civility, an ideological battle is raging over whose story the textbooks should tell.

"...The State Board of Education's first public hearing on social..."

July 26, 2002 News Feature by Michael May

The Johnson Treatment

It's been a dozen years since Robert Caro's previous book about Johnson, and now he's back, this time with Master of the Senate, an exhaustive and exhausting examination of the United States Senate during the years of Johnson's time there.

"...The first volume of Robert Caro's protracted meditation on the..."

May 3, 2002 Books Feature by Dick Holland

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