Austin’s Animal Shelters Struggle to Uphold No-Kill Reputation in the Face of Overcrowding

How overcrowding and mismanagement of Austin Animal Center and Austin Pets Alive! have them struggling to keep up

"...APA! to take 3,000 animals a year, mostly for medical care, including 60 behavior dogs. In Novem­ber 2021, APA!..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

A Wary Campus Community Readies for COVID at UT

Gone to Texas ... for now

"...said Dr. Terrance Hines, the executive director and chief medical officer of University Health Services, in a media briefing..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Beth Sullivan

Opinion: Diversity and Equity in Times of Crisis

"...The unstated question: "Is improving relationships a necessity?" translates to "Is learning another language necessary?" Those with..."

May 15, 2020 Column by Jeff Hutchinson

This Is Who We Are #7: Sharon Marroquín's The Materiality of Impermanence

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...for a whole ward of patients, Marroquín avoided the medical. Her focus was the human, on coming to terms..."

May 13, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Council Recap: Austin Revs Up COVID-19 Relief Efforts

"All things on the table" to help Austinites weather crisis

"...lead sponsor, CM Greg Casar, framed it as a necessity amid the layoffs and furloughs striking city’s working families...."

March 27, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

SongwritingWith:Soldiers Helps Write the War After the War

Darden Smith, Mary Gauthier, and other songwriters combat PTSD one song at a time

"...recognize the bigger impact. The latter conducts studies with medical research groups to quantitatively gauge the impact of their..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Louisiana SCOTUS Case Déjà Vu for Texas Abortion Providers

Conservative 5th Circuit ignores Whole Woman's precedent

"...and religious reasons, and are wholly unnecessary from a medical perspective...."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

New PBS Documentary Uses Austin Photographer to Explore Death

What we (don’t) talk about when we (don’t) talk about death

"...death, by starting the conversation before it becomes a necessity. Too many people, she said, only consider their mortality..."

March 23, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sick Leave Passes

Austin’s is first such ordinance in the South

"...in favor of the ordinance as a matter of necessity, equity, and justice. There were also numerous witnesses, including..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

“It’s About Damn Time”

City Council passes first paid sick leave ordinance in the South

"...in favor of the ordinance as a matter of necessity, equity, and justice. There were also numerous witnesses, including..."

Feb. 19, 2018 News Post by Michael King

Does Your Boss Pay You to Miss Work?

They may have to soon

"...Pritesh Gandhi, who practices at People's, said that the medical community around the country has recognized the importance and..."

Dec. 1, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Council: Nights of White Linen

As focus shifts to budget prep, agenda goes high-speed

"...Discussing the resolution, Casar noted the necessity to balance the sheer need for more affordable units..."

Aug. 8, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Lege Lines: Does Texas Really Need a Special Session

Save for the sunset bill, does Texas really need a special session?

"...bill to ensure the continued existence of the Texas Medical Board. On the other, a badge that champions a..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Food Truck Tuesday: Pepperbox Coffee

Deaf-owned trailer serves up speedy brews for Northwest Austin

"...where verbal communication can often seem like a basic necessity...."

April 11, 2017 Food Post by Thea Newell

The Future of Health Care?

Dell and Central Health "re-think" the way we provide – and pay for – health care

"...recent Monday morning, in a basement clinic at University Medical Center Brackenridge, a half-dozen doctors and assistants huddled around..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

The Next Steps for Elysium Park

Affordable housing development gets first-reading approval

"...east side of Downtown (roughly from the new Dell Medical School complex to the Austin Convention Center – the..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

State Health Department Makes Fetal Tissue Rule Final

Anti-choice rule takes effect Dec. 19

"...miscarriage, rather than deposit them in sanitary sewers and medical-waste landfills. The rule, drafted in July, is set to..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

State Health Department Makes Fetal Tissue Rule Final

Anti-choice rule takes effect Dec. 19

"...miscarriage, rather than deposit them in sanitary sewers and medical-waste landfills...."

Nov. 28, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Early Filing at the Lege

Early filing began this week for the upcoming state legislative sessions. Already, the war on women’s health is on.

"...women's health laws must be backed by science and medical necessity...."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

GOP Targets Women's Health, LGBTQ Community in First Day of Lege Filing

Texas Dems vow to keep up the fight for LGBTQ residents, women

"...women’s health laws must be backed by science and medical necessity – but how far the bills go in..."

Nov. 14, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Pro-Choice Activists Deliver Petitions Against Fetal Burial Rule

Public comment period on rule ends Monday, Oct. 31

"...clinics from depositing the remains in sanitary sewers and medical waste landfills, as they do now in accordance with..."

Oct. 27, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Standing Witness

On living through the history of AIDS, and seeing a rising rate of infection

"...Campaign and Equality Texas. We learned – out of necessity – how to fight for our rights faster."..."

July 22, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

An Undue Burden: Supremes Vindicate Pro-Choice Texans

Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt

"...Texans, often starved for reproductive health policies based in medical science: Facts and evidence eventually prevail. The court's opinion,..."

July 1, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Anti-Abortion Law HB 2

In a 5-3 ruling, SCOTUS says HB 2 creates an undue burden for women

"...for passing the law, despite the stunning lack of medical evidence backing up the legislation’s necessity. [inset-1]..."

June 27, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Solving the Right Problems

Nonprofit ride-hailing app hits Austin

"...this industry that is being spurred by the UT Medical School. Broadly speaking, Austin's challenge isn't creating good-paying jobs...."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Roe's End?

After nearly three years of fighting, Texas reproductive rights advocates will get their day at the U.S. Supreme Court

"...pushed out of her home state for constitutionally protected medical care, receiving the now $8,000 procedure in neighboring New..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Marriage Equality Comes to Texas

But is it here to stay?

"...license." In making the order, Wahlberg factored in Goodfriend's medically fragile state – diagnosed with ovarian cancer in May,..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

EEOC Rules in Favor of Hopkins

Ruling says APD's health questionnaires violate federal law

"...fill out were not “job-related and consistent with business necessity.”..."

Dec. 23, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Trail of Crumbs Down Memory Lane: 'Pioneers of Television'

Season four debuts tonight on KLRU with 'Standup to Sitcom'

"...final interview with this writer's first crush on television medical personnel, Chad Everett (Medical Center, 1969-76). His dazzling smile..."

April 15, 2014 Screens Post by Anne Harris

Yeakel: HB 2 Unconstitutional – In Part

Judge strikes down portion of abortion law

"...the approved protocol when they find there is a medical necessity to do so...."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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