Abbott Issues “Safety Action Report” on Gun Violence

Recommendations long on surveillance, short on gun restrictions

"...On Thursday, Sept. 12, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a “Safety Action Report” in response to recent Texas mass shootings..."

Sept. 16, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Opinion: I’m a Chaplain. Here’s Why I Oppose Replacing School Counselors With Chaplains.

As a chaplain and school volunteer, the Rev. Deborah Reeves explains why school districts should reject the option to install chaplains in public schools

"...As a mother, I volunteer in my children's elementary school. I have served as a room parent, listened to..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Column by Deborah Reeves

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...should Travis County taxpayers help pay for a medical school?"..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

In Austin, Safety Comes at a (Too) High Price

The city's inflated budgets may have left Austin ped / bike projects empty-handed.

"...projects that have won funding for Safe Routes to Schools -- a state/federal program created to improve pedestrian and..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Safety Not Guaranteed

Love and time travel commingle in this debut feature which stars Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass.

"...a joke. … Must bring your own weapons. … Safety not guaranteed." The wellspring of screenwriter Derek Connolly's script..."

June 15, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Historic Baker School Site Among Items on Final 2020 Council Agenda

School, pond, no house

"...in which the new owners of the landmark Baker School – Alamo Draft­house co-founders Tim and Karrie League –..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD Announces Start of School Year Will Be Online

First three weeks will have no in-class instruction

"...the recommendation of Austin public health officials, Austin Independent School District has announced that students will not return to..."

July 14, 2020 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Safety Instructor Fired After Insulting Massacre Survivors

Caldwell County detective lost his job after his presentation at Lockhart High School

"...Texas State University last month following outrage over a safety presentation at Lockhart High School on Aug. 11. In..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Jordan Buckley

Day Trips: New London School Explosion

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the deadliest school disaster in U.S. history

"...The New London School Explosion on March 18, 1937, nearly wiped out an..."

March 17, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Texas School Solution: More Guns, Less Money

Post-Sandy Hook bill would put teachers in firing line

"...Last session, Texas cut $5.4 billion out of public school funding. And now the gun lobby not only wants..."

Dec. 26, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

State Offers Exciting New Incentives Package to Retain Public School Teachers

Tough times for teachers, but the Texas GOP is here to help

"...a crisis of teacher retention in the state's public schools, companion bills passed both chambers of the Legislature last..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by the News Staff

What Happens to Your Austin ISD Kid if They Walk Out of School Today?

The trouble with gun safety. (Pssst: It's not much trouble at all.)

"...There’s a national student walkout to promote gun safety today. Students from Austin ISD schools will participate in..."

April 20, 2018 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Fairness, Consistency, Safety

Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record

"...I signed a work agreement with the UT Law School, with [actual innocence clinic lawyers] David Sheppard and Bill..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Signs of Trouble and of Hope at Mendez Middle School

In-district charter seeks to turn around a campus’ longtime struggles

"...Eight months ago, Mendez Middle School in Southeast Austin was taken over by an in-district..."

March 1, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Local K-12 Educators Look at Ways to Start the School Year as COVID-19 Looms

Put on your thinking cap

"...for such interactive, kinesthetic science lessons in the new school year is nearly impossible. As a pandemic makes the..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Aaricka Washington

Please Don't Cut Public-Safety Budget

"...the more reason to not make cuts in the public-safety budget. Hard times lead to hard crimes, and with..."

Dec. 23, 2008 Postmarks

“Our House, Our Rules”: Austin Restaurants School the Governor on Limited Government

Local eateries make plain – mask requirements aren't going anywhere

"...took to social media to make clear that the safety protocols they've been enforcing for a year now will..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Jessi Cape

Driving Safety

Council considers mandatory distances for drivers passing vulnerable road users and a ban on text-messaging behind the wheel

"...said, "This ordinance is really going to improve road safety, particularly as it applies to cyclists and pedestrians."..."

Sept. 4, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Challenges of Going Back to School

Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant

"...an experiment and the decisions about going back into school buildings are being made by people who have either..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature

How Does School District Policing Support Local Students?

To serve and protect

"...Last fall, Manor Independent School District announced its intent to create its own police..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Feature by Autumn A. Arnett

McMoldy High School?

For one McCallum High student, every day is a sick day

"...Deusen pulled her daughter Nika Perry permanently out of school last April – with just a month left until..."

July 10, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Safety Net

Chillin' with a trio of Austin's hippest emergency-services personnel

"...even in the most enjoyable of social settings, personal safety is sometimes all too easy to take for granted...."

Nov. 2, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Opinion: Another School Shooting – This Is Our America Now

We are a country that loves its guns more than the children we've lost to gun violence

"...were only about 375 students in that whole high school. Everyone knew everyone, whether they wanted to or not...."

Feb. 24, 2023 Column by Heather Lewis

Local Officials Make Promises on Gun Safety

Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter, County Judge Andy Brown, and others look to stem gun violence

"...hall at David Chapel in East Austin, where public safety officials and advocates from Texas Gun Sense, Austin Justice..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Opinion: Investing in Working-Class Communities Is Central to Our Public Safety

Travis County D.A. Jose Garza argues we must invest time and resources the root cause of crime – instability

"...only to growing our economy but to our public safety...."

Sept. 10, 2021 Column by José Garza

Lege Lines: School Finance Bill Passes House With Flying Colors

Stickland only holdout on ambitious “Texas Plan” finance bill

"...House Bill 3, the session's marquee school finance legislation, survived over three hours of debate on..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Looking for a School Chief

AISD zigzags its way to a new superintendent

"...It's been 10 years since the Austin Independent School District last searched for a new superintendent, and to..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin ISD Mandates Masks for Back to School

Austin joins Texas districts in defying Abbott's COVID-19 orders

"...Late Monday night, the Austin Independent School District joined Houston, Dallas, and other school districts across..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Health Care Elephants Battle Over Med School Prop. 1

St. David's formally opposes the proposition to build a med school in Austin

"...tax increase (the first Proposition 1, aka "The Med School Prop") had been a relatively tame affair. Zimmer­man and..."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

More School Fingerprinting Fuss

"...Fingerprinting school employees is not off to a smooth start in..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Post by Kimberly Reeves

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