Welcome to the Circus!

The redistricting fight and the grassroots politics of chaos

"...After more than six months of trials, delays, allegations, and political infighting, the..."

March 9, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Law(ns) of the Land

In a time of drought and water limits, some residents turn to drilling wells

"...nearby backyards. In an area of stately lawns and six-figure house prices, wells are apparently being constructed to maintain..."

July 15, 2011 News Feature by Ramon Martinez

House: Livin' on a Pair

Tracking the Travis delegation through the 82nd Lege

"...reps, two is the magic number. Four of the six local reps managed to get a pair of bills..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Daily Hustle: 12/17/10

So, a salamander walks into a historic Hyde Park home … 

"...With a valid petition from neighbors, a supermajority of six council members was required on this final reading –..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Reading the Redistricting Tea Leaves

What havoc will redistricting wreak this time?

"...short version is: The GOP chopped up Travis into districts 10, 21, and 25, with District 10 stretching from..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

No Child Left Behind

Schools do improve – just not all of them at the same time

"...No Child Left Behind may be controversial, but school districts still have to operate within its punitive restrictions –..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...headline items suddenly foundering: A lingering proposal for single-member districts is doomed for lack of a fourth vote, and..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Judge Lee Yeakel – he will face up to six years in prison. – J.S...."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature

Point Austin: Supreme Confusion

The Supreme Court ratifies the Texas GOP majority with a shrug

"...quite similar discrimination against black voters in Tarrant County (districts 6, 24, 36, 32) also merited a VRA remedy...."

July 7, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Primary Numbers

Crunching the numbers on who voted where in the 2006 primaries

"...primary results with dispatch. Figures are divided into the six Texas House Districts:..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

High-Powered Help for Hospital District

But can slick, GOP-friendly HillCo defend the public interest?

"...state. The Austin shop emerged from a field of six bidders vying to represent the hospital district in the..."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Being a write-in reduces Dems' chances from slim to none

"...Rhett Smith, got creamed in their similarly Tom DeLay-gerrymandered districts. But Sadun was still disappointed that, after campaigning his..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Page Two

With few big surprises, the recent local election left us to ponder single-member districts, minority representation, and campaign spending. Also: the consequences of wristband counterfeiting, and The Chronicle Hour is no more.

"...anti-council. The vote again raises the issue of single-member districts, pointing out how pathetic and inadequate the so-called "gentlemen's..."

May 9, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Who Can Vouch for the Charters?

The state's freewheeling experiment with charter schools gets a poor grade.

"...choice to parents and act independently of traditional school districts...."

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

Is the Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door?

AISD's budget cuts could be deep and painful.

"...have been presented to a budget task force for six weeks of review, followed by public input in early..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Robin Was Here

"...overall property values, now brings AISD's payment for poorer districts to $148 million -- a whopping 21% of the..."

June 14, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Page Two

Saturday's election results show that election reform isn't necessary when you have a thoughtful electorate.

"...thought about how they voted. This argues against single-member districts, empowering the disinterested and neutering the committed, and really..."

May 10, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

"...After last week's City Council work-session on single-member districts, we must revise our handicapping of members' sentiments. For..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

Austin freshman Ann Kitchen proves a quick study in her first session at the Texas House of Representatives.

"...differences with the company, with Longhorn agreeing to build six miles of new pipeline near the Pedernales River, the..."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Sucking Us Dry

"...justifies squelching the creation of 22 new groundwater conservation districts until Senate Bill 1, the state's blueprint for future..."

May 21, 1999 Column

The Have Nots

One Family's Plight

"...family had been seeing the same private doctor for six years, and Cordoba's health insurance had saved the family..."

March 12, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

On the Lege

Parading in the Rain

"...to make our amendments, but we lost. We got six to eight votes, max. Well, what do you do?..."

May 12, 1995 News Column by Robert Bryce

Postmarks

Justice Denied

"...Then there's the hollow promise of single-member districts to secure fairer representation in the future. I read..."

June 6, 1997 Column

Concrete Carpet Ride

Jim Bob's Road to Nowhere

"...extended lookout point of the Hill Country, a wide-open, six-lane road that is eerily empty much of the time...."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Schools, Sprawl, and Citizenship

Vote begins on $520 million school bond package

"...and upgrade, expand, and repair the rest. Should all six propositions pass, it would increase the property taxes on..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Make It Movement Wants You to Learn a Trade and Love What You Do

Can skilled jobs and career education change Texas culture?

"..."Pathways in Technology Early College High School." It's a six-year program where students take courses in high school and..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Parks, Wildlife, and Racism

Wardens recount longstanding, institutional discrimination against African-Americans at TP&W

"...Rao's department for a meeting and announced that other districts considered them "malcontents and complainers." As Cline tells it,..."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Here Comes the Train

Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?

"...seen in seven different areas of Austin, clustered around six proposed rail stations and one park-and-ride bus line. The..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Texas Faith and Freedom

Samantha Smoot recounts her work with the Texas Freedom Network

"...Smoot in her small but comfortable office on West Sixth and talked to her about the TFN, her hopes..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Toll Road Plan Remains in Fast Lane

But Gerald Daugherty (of all people) wants to slow road-building down

"...asking the group to lobby the governor for another six months to come up with a comprehensive regional road..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

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