The Common Law: Is My New Car a Lemon?

Shedding light on Texas' Lemon Law

"...I bought a new car a few months ago and it has lived in..."

March 6, 2015 Column by Luke Ellis

The Common Law

My car was wrecked – now what?

"...questions guide your actions: 1) Will your vehicle be repaired or is it totaled? and 2) Did the party..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Column by Brooks Schuelke

The Common Law

Mechanics' liens and repair shop repossession?

"...Cars – Mechanics' Liens and Repair Shop Repossession?..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Column by Luke Ellis

The Common Law

What happens when you have problems with the repair shop?

"...Cars – Car Repairs and the Law..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Column by Luke Ellis

Naked City

Nightclubs aren't the only things for which smoking will be banned

"...– one that outlaws smoke coming out of your car's tailpipe – is set to take effect today, Sept...."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Turn Off Your Sprinklers

Austin Water Utility issues urgent ban after contractor wrecks water main

"...urgent news: Don't water your yard or wash your car tonight...."

July 7, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice

This week's benefits and fundraisers are burning up, flying high, and a she thang.

"...that is Girlday and attend cool workshops like Videomaking, Car Repair, Zine Making, Bike Repair, Dating Safety, and I..."

May 19, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Restaurant Options to Pair With Smithville's Small-Town Charm

Things to do when you're out east of the big city

"...in a while, if there were guys who needed car repairs or whatever, they’d come out and make bricks..."

May 15, 2019 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Filmmaker Hospitalized

SXSW filmmaker Benh Zeitlin recovering after a major car accident

"...“Glory at Sea” crew had been in a terrible car accident on their way to the festival, and now..."

March 11, 2008 Screens Post by Spencer Parsons

We’ve Wrangled Up Some More Coffee For You

Five jolts of java you probably don’t want to miss

"...likely find in the waiting room of your neighborhood car-repair shop or the breakrooms of your more benighted workplaces..."

Dec. 14, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Public Notice

Public Notice is back to normal after the weight of post-SXSW malaise. See who's running and walking and biking and singing for good causes this week.

"...year, the fun and frolic (read: zine-making, bike and car repair, art, body image, women's health, etc.) will take..."

April 7, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

Love Being a Girl?

"...Martinez. The event will feature sessions about bike and car repair, video production, self defense, homophobia, racism, women in..."

May 14, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Played Out

After 14 Years, Capitol City Playhouse Is Evicted

"...-- provided another identity for the Warehouse District besides Car Repair Central. It confirmed the potential for other kinds..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Common Law

I don't want this car

"...I recently bought a car from a used-car dealer. The sticker on the car..."

April 16, 2004 Column by Luke Ellis

'An Independent Person'

A Conversation With Randi Shade

"...the work that I did to get the Go Repair! program, that was a new way to partner with..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Herbie: Fully Loaded

This deluxe retread is sort of annoying, but it’s so scrappy and persistent that it seems kind of cute in spite of itself.

"...into the cinematic equivalent of a talking Chevron collectible car – yes, Herbie has eyebrows now – and that’s..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Here Comes the Train

Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?

"...has come down, the next generation of rail still carries major metropolitan ambitions – and when one studies the..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Coming Home in the Dark

Brutal New Zealand revenge drama asks if monsters are made or just accidents

"...committed some unspeakable act, indicated only by an abandoned car and a flash of material. But as portrayed by..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Affordable Housing & the Promised Land

Proposition A and Austin's affordability predicament

"...to where I want to drive or park my car, and definitely not on that intersection, and especially not..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Austin Airport Back up to Speed

Post-flood repairs complete at ABIA, in time for Thanksgiving

"...was working with limited equipment as the FAA checked, repaired, and replaced systems. Normally, radar control for the region..."

Nov. 18, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: White Hats at the White Horse

The White Horse expands its empire – into nonprofits and a record label

"...Cameron, a program delivering free vocational training in automotive repair, carpentry, cosmetology, and hospitality to 12- to 15-year-olds. The..."

May 30, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Next New Neighborhood

City and residents plan a sustainable Colony Park

"...Dressed in yellow T-shirts and carrying clipboards, three UT students approached the house on Colony..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Yellow Bike Project Rolls Into New Home

Nonprofit collective adds community programs to its mission

"...You might remember Yellow Bike – in its original incarnation, the nonprofit collective patched up old bikes, painted them..."

April 30, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...When do computer repairmen become criminal investigators? It may seem like a strange..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature

Two-Wheeled Texas

Bikers' best bets on the highways and byways

"...home away from ROT. 1124 FM 969, 581-1015. www.coloradoriverrvpark.com. Oscar’s Food Store The nice folks at this folksy convenience..."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Angela Armstrong

The Common Law

Fred Sanford is my neighbor

"...My neighbor fixes up cars at his house, and, at any given time, he's..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Column by Luke Ellis

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...issues – anti-voucher, pro-public schools – as well as health-care, Social Security, energy independence, and veterans' issues, and he's..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...issues – anti-voucher, pro-public schools – as well as health-care, Social Security, energy independence, and veterans' issues, and he's..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...issues – anti-voucher, pro-public schools – as well as health-care, Social Security, energy independence, and veterans' issues, and he's..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

The Military-Petroleum Complex

The Second Iraq War and the cronies of state capitalism

"...particularly inflamed by the signs that the demonstrators were carrying that said "No war for oil." Bush said he'd..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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