Council: Knocked Down and Drug Out

City Council, on into the 12th round

"...release internal documentation on the implementation of its de-escalation policy – one of 10 points they feel he should..."

May 18, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

What Drug Test?

City mulling policy rewrite after EMS asst. chief eschews standard procedure

"...chief of staff did not submit to a post-collision drug and alcohol test, as members of the rank and..."

May 11, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Governor: An Embarrassment of ... Well, Embarrassments

Valdez, White run-off in a battle of long shots

"...He clarified that he's pro-choice when in comes to policy but personally anti-abortion, and he recently resigned as an..."

May 11, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Sheryl Cole and Chito Vela: The Prize Fight

All eyes on the Democratic primary run-off in House District 46

"...Ortiz Jr., D-Cor­pus Christi, needed a legal advisor and policy chief. And so from 2007 to 2011, Vela got..."

May 4, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

State’s Teen Pregnancy Booklet Riddled With Anti-Choice Propaganda

Pregnant minors in foster care given medically inaccurate literature

"...deserve better than this,” writes Alexa Garcia-Ditta, communications and policy initiatives director at NARAL Pro-Choice Texas. “Informing pregnant minors..."

April 19, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Why Aren’t UT Students Getting Rape Kits?

The numbers don't add up

"...they must go through an online training course covering drug and alcohol use. Mosteller suggests the university look into..."

March 30, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Gringo

Long-delayed stoner comedy is a little stale.

"...the job (the company apparently has no workplace dating policy), they’re screwing someone like the trusting Harold Soyinka (Oyelowo),..."

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

“We Build Bridges, Not Walls”

Council Members target companies building border wall

"...on the City of Austin, and to develop a policy requiring companies doing business with the city to disclose..."

Feb. 1, 2018 News Post by Michael King

Austin's First Cannabis Oil Dispensary Is Ready to Grow

Compassionate Cultivation prepares to serve epilepsy patients

"...known as Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. He's tried various medications, including drug trials, over the years to quell its symptoms. "It's..."

Dec. 1, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

During Austin Visit, A.G. Jeff Sessions Rehashes Immigration Myths

Activists protest Sessions and the DOJ's "racist" agenda

"...pursuit of what really is an extreme open borders policy,” said the A.G. “Think about it: Police may be..."

Oct. 23, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

How DPS's Occupation of a Border Town May Have Crippled Its Economy

Rio Grande City sees a marked decline in sales and tourism

"...big parking lot. One thing they're looking for is drugs. The area has a notorious, decades-long reputation for narco-trafficking...."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Ten Sentences About Austin You Should Only Ever Say Under Your Breath

You can think it … just don't say it

"...I don’t support legalization, because marijuana is a gateway drug.”..."

Aug. 23, 2017 Chronolog Post by Richard Whittaker

Firefighters and City Can't Strike a Deal

At an impasse yet again over collective bargaining

"...to an agreement on wages, overtime, or transferability, a policy that allows firefighters who can't serve on a truck..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Texas' Marijuana Policy May Be Progressing Quicker Than Expected

Texas' marijuana policy may be progressing quicker than anyone realizes

"...cannabidiol (CBD) only by intractable epileptics who've had the drug prescribed by their own doctors. Texas' "low THC, high..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Braden Maccke

The Luv Doc: Soberingly Preggo

Pot, like most drugs, is pretty fucking wonderful when used recreationally

"...I recently found out I am pregnant – six..."

April 21, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Point Austin: Cold as ICE

For Trump, ICE, and Abbott, tyranny and dishonesty go hand-in-hand

"...retribution for official ICE annoyance at the change in policy of the Travis County Sheriff's Office under new Sheriff..."

March 24, 2017 News Column by Michael King

So How Fucked Are We, Exactly?

SXSW Interactive’s Tech Under Trump panels investigate

"...being the demographic most likely to be affected by policy changes made during the Trump Era. Do kids still..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Johnny Holden

Sanctuary Cities and the Ways We Fight for Human Rights

When community matters more than the law

"...inmates to federal immigration authorities – a so-called "sanctuary policy" introduced by the county's new sheriff, Sally Hernandez. That..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Victoria Rossi

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...partisan legislation on one side, a pragmatic approach to policy built upon bipartisanship on the other. The irony is..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Five Years of No-Kill in Austin

What has the city learned about animal welfare, and how far does it have to go?

"...credit that the city still holds today. Before the policy was instituted, the city's live outcome rate – that..."

Dec. 23, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Chronicle Endorsements: Travis County

Endorsements for district attorney, county sheriff, judges, constables, and more

"...(We're also a fan of her intention to create policy that would allow defense attorneys to present evidence before..."

Oct. 21, 2016 News Feature

Rundberg Rising

How do you keep improving a neighborhood after $1 million in grant money runs out?

"...to turn the tide in an area ignored by policymakers for decades, and dismissed by many Austinites as "up..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Two Candidates in Search of a Presidency

And an electorate looking for comic book superheroes

"...Self-mythologized rant poetics – long run-on sentences, fueled by drugs, or drugs and alcohol, littered with garish modern American..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Teaching Truthiness

Activists, lawmakers call on State Board of Education to reject racist Mexican-American textbook

"...nations "has been increasingly tied up with an illegal drug trade."..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Maternal Mortality Rate Soars

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

"...at least partly to blame. Researchers with the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP), a UT-Austin based multiyear study tracking..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Cop Disciplined for Celebrating Killing on Comments Board

17-year veteran and APA board member receives 3-day suspension

"...are glad to hear that the high school dropout drug using, neighborhood terrorizing, naked guy will never scare anybody..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Cop Disciplined for Celebrating David Joseph's Death on Comments Board

17-year veteran and APA board member receives 3-day suspension

"...are glad to hear that the high school dropout drug using, neighborhood terrorizing, naked guy will never scare anybody..."

Aug. 18, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Catching Up to Science

New federal guidelines reverse trend in medication abortions

"...and patients to adhere to outdated U.S. Food and Drug Admini­stra­tion labeling when administering mifepristone (which is taken together..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Hightower Report: Why Doesn't Congress Do What the People Want and Need?

Hightower asks an age-old question about Congress

"...is dismayed and disgusted by the flagrant greed of drugmakers that are shamefully zooming the prices of medicines into..."

April 22, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

Notes on Kamp: Everybody Loses

Council considers bad, outdated regs for Uber and Lyft

"...when considering whether someone gets a permit. However, a drug possession conviction will get you banned for seven years,..."

April 8, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

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