Sex, Thugs, and Thanatos

The mad, bad bounty of Fantastic Fest 2009

"...JF: Sí! I started my life in the school of music. I was a composer and a trumpet..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...had to work its way through the Texas Legislature. School finance should be the only thing the latest special..."

July 29, 2005 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...SB 350: Living Wage for School District Construction..."

May 23, 2003 Column

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...A politically sensitive vote to determine regional road-planning boundaries was delayed again Monday night, this time until Feb...."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature

Juwanna Mann

"...the appalled Juwanna. Given the cartoonishness of the bling-bling school of hip-hop, it's hard to imagine how one could..."

June 28, 2002 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Talking Trash

A huge garbage dump in northeast Travis County causes a stink with its neighbors.

"...the trash, they'd hang out by a nearby elementary school, or swarm across the street. With so many trash-hauling..."

May 17, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Keepers of Your Silence II

Letters at 3 AM

"...Without sexual taboos, for instance, what are the social boundaries between men and women? When arethey breached? What is..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Two Turntables and a Microphone

Austin's DJ Culture

"...something going on that leap-frogged industry and pop culture boundaries like a marmot dipped in napalm and methedrine. The..."

May 29, 1998 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

All Over Me

"...long and rich and they spend most of their after-school time up in Claude's bedroom practicing and just hanging..."

July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

AISD Notebook

"...district's "new" grading policy, and site acquisition for new schools south of the river...."

Feb. 28, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

District 47

"...race, that's the key: The redrawing of the district boundaries in 1991 by Democrats threw most of the county's..."

Feb. 23, 1996 News Feature

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...might have been a turning point for Johnston High School...."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

What the Task Force Wrought

Austin ISD's facilities review became a panic drill of cuts, closings, and contradictions

"...hour three of the meeting, and the Austin Independent School District board of trustees was bogged down with questions..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Shrinking Schools

While the suburbs sprawl, central city schools count their children – and their blessings

"...up along the sidewalk joined in, until the entire school, plus moms and dads and grannies galore, was parading..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

A World of Their Own

Growing Population

"...there were 1,444 students diagnosed with autism in Texas schools; in 1997 that number had more than doubled, to..."

June 4, 1999 News Feature by Spike Gillespie

LBJ Science Academy Sucks Rocks

Gee Whiz, Mr. Science

"...enemy in the world. The principal of LBJ High School since the 1992-93 school year, Orum is a black..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Rob Thomas' Unlikely Route to Young Adult Fiction

'Veronica Mars' creator dishes on teens, fans, and the movie

"...investigates grisly murders, while Steve, a perpetually stoned high school senior, pursues girls and schemes to get into the..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Family Flight

Will AISD abandon its shrinking schools?

"...Becker's 70 years of elementary school history may come to an end this year. For..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Man of the Hour

Superintendent Pat Forgione discusses his goals for AISD in a Q&A interview with reporter Kevin Fullerton.

"...It's rare that a school superintendent enjoys the celebrity status that has been foisted..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Austin Interfaith

Organizing Austin One Congregation at a Time

"...of a prayer meeting, job interview, political rally, and school assembly into an intriguing form of political theatre. Officeholders..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

How a Small Town Has Fared as a Microchip Factory Brings in Billions

Has Taylor, TX, become Boomtown, TX?

"...facility, entered into a partnership with the local high school, and laid plans for future investments that could boost..."

April 28, 2023 News Feature by Abe Asher

AISD Board Votes to Close Four Austin Elementary Schools

Despite public outcry, Brooke, Pease, Sims, and Metz all to shutter

"...Four Austin ISD elementary schools will close next year, following a 6-3 vote by..."

Nov. 19, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...• Negotiate with Travis County (the Palm School's current owners) over a jointly public future of the..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Neighborhood Watch

Sustainable Neighborhoods group advocates 'family-friendly' north side development

"...population comprising families with children. Housing availability, affordability, and school quality have pulled families to the edges of town...."

March 22, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our recommendations for the May 8 elections

"...May 8, Austin voters return to the polls for school board and Austin Community College board of trustees races...."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Outside the Bachs

Classical sounds new when Austin artists do the composing

"...the composition division at the University of Texas' Butler School of Music, where faculty composers Dan Welcher, Donald Grantham,..."

May 1, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Miller's Tale

Swinging across the century with Ernie Mae Miller, 'a little blues, a little bawdy'

"...the state capital and over the decades crossed racial boundaries playing piano for Austin's best-known restaurants and hotels. Among..."

July 6, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Johnston's Backup Plan

In light of latest Johnston High test scores, district draws up contingency plan in anticipation of decision from state on underperforming school's future

"...latest test scores from Johnston High has Austin Independent School District officials preparing for the worst. The district has..."

June 8, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

Naked City

"...Monday and Tuesday as an ice storm closed roads, schools, and businesses through Wednesday midday, when a slow thaw..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

When the Bough Breaks

In 1993, the Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center hired a teacher who proved to be a little 'rough' with the children. Now the church is being sued for ignoring alleged child abuse.

"...the center noted that Parker needed to develop better boundaries with his classmates. He often "hugged and squeezed children..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Emily Pyle

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