Release of Breaion King Arrest Footage Leads to APD Investigations

Police and community members meet for “an open, honest dialogue”

"...Multiple investigations are under way at APD into the policing strategies of two Henry sector (Southeast) cops..."

July 22, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

When and Why Is It OK for APD to Beat Up Trespassers?

Two Austin police officers caught on video beating an unhoused woman have been cleared of wrongdoing

"...caught on video beating an unhoused woman while trying to arrest her for criminal trespass, a class B misdemeanor,..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Your Guide to the Weekend Resistance

A breakdown of inauguration weekend counterprotests

"...Austin is preparing for an epic counterresponse to Friday’s inauguration of Donald Trump as president. It’s..."

Jan. 19, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Austin's Day of Resistance

Where to commemorate the first anniversary of the Women’s March

"...sobbing over likely tampered-with elections, we’re once again taking to the streets to voice our displeasure with the current..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Events Post by Sarah Marloff

APD to Collect More Data

APD will change policy to require numbers for all stop-and-searches

"...citation, as well as instances in which an officer stops a pedestrian and conducts a search for contraband, according..."

April 8, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Accountable Now Launches a National Effort to Track Uses of Force

A national effort to track uses of force, starting with Austin

"...Lynda Garcia has spent the last nine years trying to gather information from police departments about their uses of..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Feeding the Ukrainian Resistance With Varenyky and Mutual Aid

To Austin's Ukrainian community, the meaning of food has co-evolved with the war itself

"...Tonya Levchuk would have laughed her wry, post-Soviet laugh if..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Food Feature by John Besche

Deep Green Resistance Responds

"...Dear Editor, After reading the Feb. 3 Austin Chronicle article “Strange..."

Feb. 9, 2012 Postmarks

To Your Health

Can galvanic skin response tests be trusted?

"...Q. Is the galvanic skin response a reliable way to tell which foods are bad..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Painful Splits Along the Way to Stopping Sexual Assault in and Around Austin

Different approaches to accountability lead to rifts throughout the county

"...In the quest to find justice for local rape survivors, advocate Ana Rodriguez..."

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Disagreeing to Agree

With contract negotiations suspended, Austin firefighters look inward for a change

"...standards. City management wanted increased flexibility in hiring procedures to broaden the demographic diversity of the department, and the..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: “The Time to Act Is Now”

Lloyd Doggett on the need to begin impeachment proceedings

"...impatience over the unwillingness of his House Democratic colleagues to pursue a formal impeachment inquiry into the actions of..."

June 21, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Ukrainians With Austin Family Defy Death to Get Here

Seeking refuge in Austin

"...Russia invaded her homeland of Ukraine, she's been strapped into a nightmare ride – bizarre days strung together by..."

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Austin at Large: It’s Good to Try New Things

We could build more decent housing for all Austinites if we rethink what’s “normal”

"...a bit"). I hope they realize I meant them, too! Not just the urbanists who over-focus on overcoming NIMBY..."

July 30, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Welcome to the Working Week-and-a-Half

A new federal provision mandating overtime pay for a new pool of salaried employees goes into effect in December. What does it mean, and how long will it last?

"...make less than $47,000 annually, it might be time to ask your employer for a raise. For the first..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by Jack Craver

It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature

Understanding the Science

"...The information about how any cell functions is encoded into single and distinct genes, certain segments of DNA with..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...from longstanding central city progressives. Multiple sides stake claim to the banner of racial justice...."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

CTRMA Responds to Strayhorn: 'I Am Rubber. You Are Glue …'

Heiligenstein answers audit, says comptroller attacks unwarranted

"...as promised, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority responded to the "audit" of the agency issued March 9 by..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

How Austin Restaurants Are Leading the Trump Era Resistance

Economically culture-jamming the new administration

"...warmer than usual – and people are waiting outside to eat lunch at Bouldin Creek Cafe. It's just another..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Tied to the Tracks

"...Austin for years, but our future already seems tied to the tracks, as a congested city and its beleaguered..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

To Your Health

Where else can a teetotaler get the benefits of red wine?

"...Q. I am a lifelong teetotaler, having been brought up in a religion that considers..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

While Austin Medics Negotiate a Labor Contract, Hays County’s Fight to Unionize

For Hays County's nonprofit EMS team, becoming a union is no easy task

"...The front-line medics who provide emergency medical care to Hays County residents had hoped the board of directors..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

From Leftist to Left-ish

The "Real" Garbage Can

"...U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett, 1998 photograph by Charles Steck Answer #1: The "real" garbage can..."

Oct. 9, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

House Arrest

APD brass decided they had a problem with Officer Jermaine Hopkins – so they assigned him to stay-at-home duty until they could figure out what to do with him. That was a really bad idea.

"...the get-go, this wasn't a standard "drunk person's trying to drive home" call. May 18, 2013, 12:38am: Jermaine Hopkins..."

Dec. 19, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

APA Chief Punches Horse-Molester

Union head unlikely to face consequences

"...that the 17-year veteran was under review with the Downtown Area Chain of Command for dropping a forearm across..."

July 1, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Abbott Issues “Safety Action Report” on Gun Violence

Recommendations long on surveillance, short on gun restrictions

"...Gov. Greg Abbott issued a “Safety Action Report” in response to recent Texas mass shootings in El Paso and..."

Sept. 16, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Austin's Queer Dance Freakout Returns for the Texas Primaries

Why we want Cruz out and how to make your perfect protest sign

"...A gaggle of queers are about to descend on the Capitol. A year after bringing their..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

News Roundup: Arrests, Assaults, and Assholes

When city politics get dirty

"...condition; APD acknowledges a disturbing video of a violent downtown arrest; Uber literally brings in the cavalry to continue..."

Nov. 9, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...was the C3 and C4 vertebrae – right up top, behind the jaw – that fractured in Jared Roark's..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Sixth Street Showdown

Downtown is growing, and with that growth come rising tensions between police, partiers, and activists

"...himself. Wallace and some friends, most visiting from San Antonio, were crossing Sixth Street after a night out enjoying..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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