'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our recommendations for the March 2 primaries

"...heroic biography and a strong history of advocacy for workers and the poor; but she began the campaign with..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...Union 1091, representing Capital Metro's bus drivers and maintenance workers, have voted overwhelmingly against accepting the final contract offer..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...from entering into or honoring economic-development agreements for any project where the money would go to the developer rather..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature

On the Lege: A $156 Million Disaster

The Accenture scheme blows up in the state's face

"...delicate function of human services by replacing 2,900 state workers with privately operated call centers. The call centers were..."

March 23, 2007 News Column

Neighbors vs. Neighbors

A profile of the Central Texas struggle over Alcoa Rockdale and its plans for expansionAlcoa announces new "voluntary" emissions reductions.

"...its work on the boilers was simply a "betterment project": "routine maintenance" to restore the system to its original..."

July 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...up to $34,700 each in funds for regional mobility projects next year. To receive funding, proposed transportation projects must:..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Braying for Plutonium

The U.S. Dept. of Energy visits Amarillo in search of friendly site for manufacturing nuclear warheads.

"...as finalists: Carlsbad, N.M., near the Waste Isolation Pilot Project; Los Alamos, N.M., where the bomb was born; the..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by William M. Adler

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Committee, and others all spoke in favor of this project and the desperate need to provide housing for students..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...made by almost every anti-Villas letter writer that "this project will bring 700 cars into the neighborhood and only..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...the Balkans, where I've been working on a photo project in Kosova and Macedonia. Just before I left the..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...due to this union constitution. Read the United Steel Workers Constitution, Section II "Objects," number 2, where it states,..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...plan, said Mayor Kirk Watson, "raises the bar for projects in Austin and ... sets up a model for..."

Oct. 16, 1998 News Feature

GOP Bill Would Nullify Austin Anti-Discrimination Ordinances

Cities could be sued over progressive employment laws

"...interests – one that mandates rest breaks for construction workers and another that delays when employers can conduct criminal..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Republican Bill Would Nullify Austin Anti-Discrimination Ordinances

Cities could be sued over progressive employment laws

"...interests – one that mandates rest breaks for construction workers and another that delays when employers can conduct criminal..."

March 17, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...The oral history project is a small piece of Delgado's work as the..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Never-Ending (Crime) Story

Although their case has hit a dead end, prosecutors of the yogurt shop murders say they're determined to find the 'unknown suspect' – and then to retry Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen

"...Indeed, defense lawyers argue that the new DNA evidence proves not..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...I was disappointed to read that two of the projects mentioned as "coming soon" were actually awarded by AIPP..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...too "whiny" (that most horrible of sins) ["Postmarks: In Defense of the SIMS Foundation," April 5]. If not, he..."

April 19, 2002 Column

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Gore vs. Bush vs. Nader vs. Ventura vs. Hernandez vs. Simone, approximately.

"...we are talking to Vignette in hopes that their project might complement our own, but we have not taken..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Column

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Apology Demanded

"...approve funding for a $500,000 consulting contract on the project for (Lowell) Lebermann - the senator's employer at Miller..."

June 13, 1997 Column

Let Them Eat Cake

The Return of Tax Giveaways

"...a 55% freebie on new property taxes for capital-intensive projects, primarily chip fabrication plants with a potential value in..."

May 5, 1995 News Feature by Alex de Marban

The Off Beat: South by South Protest

Official fest flooded with grassroots organizing and anti-SX showcases

"...that she would not be participating. “SXSW is platforming defense contractors including Raytheon subsidiaries as well as the U.S...."

March 22, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

The Future of Austin’s Crime Lab

The backlog of DNA evidence is moving, but is it shrinking?

"...criminal cases, creating substantial holdups for district prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, survivors of sexual assault and other crimes, and..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Tiki Tatsu-ya Raises the Bar to Islander Heaven

The Aikawa Brothers debut a worldclass venue of storied wonders

"...a Pearl Diver, his eyes are awash with the projections of polychrome light dancing on the intricately carved floor-to-ceiling..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...amount 75% by 2020 and 90% by 2040. The project calls not only for increases in recycling and the..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature

Double Jeopardy

A long-ago marijuana conviction gets a library staffer fired and raises questions about city employment policies and the war on drugs

"...on drugs, and with punitive employment policies wielded against workers and applicants despite their performance or promise. He says..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...grass behind her apartment at the Rosewood Courts housing project, where she was known and feared by residents and..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...by indigenous residents and produced by the Chiapas Media Project -- will be shown in two upcoming screenings. The..."

April 9, 1999 News Feature

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The Sweet Science

"...Barton Springs salamander. The most controversial part of the project requires replacing the underwater pebble beach in the western..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Column

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Alita: Battle Angel to squeeze in a surprise new project: Red 11, a semi-autobiographical-but-very-made-up story of an indie filmmaker..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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