David Van Os on Single-Member Districts

Texas attorney on the history of the "gentlemen’s agreement"

"...Austin at-large system under the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. We dissected the “gentlemen’s agreement” that reserved one..."

Feb. 28, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: MUD in Your Eye

Northwest Austin suburb chal­lenges the Voting Rights Act

"...with the electoral preclearance provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act is just too burdensome for the poor little..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Bloody Murders

Gay Rights Lobby's Quiet Fight for Hate Crimes Bill

"...legislative session looked promising for the Lesbian and Gay Rights Lobby of Texas (LGRL). In the aftermath of eight..."

Jan. 24, 1997 News Column by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Voter Purge Leader David Whitley Resigns

Embattled SoS calls it quits after discriminatory voter purge

"...voters and led to three separate lawsuits from voting rights groups, Texas Secretary of State David Whitley’s job was..."

May 27, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Playback: Austin Angles for BMI

Music leaders court performance rights organization, plus a requiem for Draylen Mason

"...long at the heart of the music business. Performance rights organization BMI is being courted by state and local..."

March 30, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

News Roundup: Guns, Gays, and Gaffes

Austin: It's like a whole other country (from Texas)

"...police officer receives recognition and an investigation; the Human Rights Campaign gives Austin an perfect score for its trailblazing..."

Jan. 4, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

On Sides

Chris Kluwe on the NFL, gay rights, and online harassment

"...player. The former Minnesota Vikings punter and current gay rights activist, author, and video-game enthusiast talks to us about..."

March 13, 2015 Sports Feature by Eric Sollenberger

News Roundup: Roe, Council, and Complaints

The abortion debate continues; Council gets ready

"...of Roe v. Wade brings the topic of reproductive rights back to the Capitol (not that it ever really..."

Jan. 26, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

An Imperfect Perfect Score

City could do better on LGBTQ rights

"...This week, the Human Rights Campaign issued its annual Municipal Equality Index Scorecard. According..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Pride

In this inspirational true story, striking Welsh miners and the local LGBT community find common bonds.

"...fault, as it recounts the Thatcher-era alliance between gay rights activists and striking miners with a light touch and..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

The AggreGAYtor: February 19

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Ted Cruz sees your rights as hostility, the supremes prepare for another round, and..."

Feb. 19, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Thousands Rally at the Capitol

Supporters of women's rights energized to continue fighting bad bills

"...More than 5,000 supporters of reproductive rights gathered in front of the Capitol today for a..."

July 1, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Help

Based on a bestseller, this Southern civil-rights era story about white women and their black maids is saved by the film's deeply moving cast.

"...white woman didn't have any business writing a civil rights-era novel from the perspective of Black maids. I haven't..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Point Austin: The Supremes Bail Out

Court ruling lets Voting Rights Act live for another day

"...U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in the Voting Rights Act case initially filed by the Northwest Austin Municipal..."

June 26, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Austin Rideshare Drivers Get Organized

Local chapter forms in support of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, a renewal of workers' rights

"...the Right to Organize Act, a renewal of workers' rights, which passed the U.S. House of Repre­sent­a­tives in March..."

Aug. 6, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Want to Strike? Ask a Sex Worker for Advice.

Artist and activist Lena Chen explains how the sex workers' rights movement is lifting up all workers

"...consciousness has emerged. Leading the way in the labor rights movement is a group of workers who have for..."

March 12, 2021 Features Feature by James Scott

House Committee Hears "Discriminatory" Voter Suppression Bill

SB 9 would punish voter form errors with state jail felonies

"...Rather than strengthening and expanding voting rights in a state with dismal turnout, Texas Republicans are..."

May 16, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

ICE Raid in Austin?

Federal immigration agency rumored to be in town for roundup

"...UPDATE (Feb. 10): Reports are coming in that ICE..."

Feb. 2, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Jeff Nichols' Intimate Portrait of a Marriage in Loving

Austin-based director on the pivotal civil rights case that inspired his film

"...about a story like this. That this landmark civil rights Supreme Court decision isn't taught in schools, [that] it's..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Green Room

Punks and Nazi skinheads meet in this tense yet lovely kick in the teeth

"...stage, as it were. Hardcore punk band the Ain’t Rights, consisting of singer Tiger (Turner), guitarist Sam (Shawkat), bassist..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

You're a Mean One, Mister Governor

Bah, humbug! Abbott kicks Founding Fathers out of Capitol.

"...Thomas Jefferson, Lady Liberty, and even the Bill of Rights kicked out of the Capitol...."

Dec. 24, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Time for a Change

A look back at Cristina Tzintzún's time fighting for immigrant rights

"...began as a volunteer project educating workers about their rights and helping them navigate recovering unpaid wages. Tzintzún says..."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

New Name, Same Game

S-Comm's end hasn't lessened the fear of deportation for Travis County's immigrants

"...One of the program's major flaws, according to immigration rights advocates, was that anyone arrested was subjected to the..."

July 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

NLRB Settlement ... Cap Metro Politics

Union President Wyatt says it's a vindication of workers' rights

"...no further illegal actions and informing workers of their rights to organize. In a press release, Wyatt thanked the..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Death Watch: Texecutioners vs. the World

Capital case raises questions of international consular rights

"...consider whether the failure to apprise him of his rights impacted his sentence. Perry and Abbott "promised that when..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Making of a Movement

Moments from the battle on women's rights ... in progress

"...crest of the latest and ongoing fight for women's rights in Texas occurred a few minutes before midnight, Tuesday,..."

July 19, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

'Ghosts of Ole Miss' Comes Off as Obtuse

Attempt at explaining a civil rights story is a mess

"...us! Well, that was a better lesson on civil rights than anything from Ghosts of Ole Miss, an unimpressive..."

Oct. 30, 2012 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Point Austin: Introducing the Constitution

Texas Civil Rights Project remains a 20-year work still in progress

"...Despite its still rather tentative name, the Texas Civil Rights Project – which has turned out to be a..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Milk and King Get Top Bling

Obama names LGBT trailblazers among list of "agents of change" receiving Medal of Freedom.

"...in the latest 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom, civil rights leaders – on issues of color, gender, and sexuality..."

July 30, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: MUD Rising

Canyon Creek voting-rights lawsuit goes to the Supremes

"...the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review one Austin-based voting-rights case and rejected another, in a revealing coincidence of..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Column by Michael King

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