Austin's Planned Parenthood Loses State Funding

Among a host of providers losing all state funds

"...providers – including Planned Parenthood – have lost all state funding as a result of lawmakers' draconian cuts to..."

Aug. 26, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

State Blackmail Over Health Care Funding?

Is women's health funding in jeopardy?

"...the right to grant millions in federal family planning funding, there have been both good and not so good..."

June 20, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Lawmakers Agree to Improve School Funding

Full-day pre-K, financial assistance, and more to support the state's public schools

"...HB 3 and its $6.5 billion investment in the state's K-12 system, providing pay raises to most school employees,..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas Teachers Rally at Capitol for More Funding

Educators show qualified support for HB 3's "Texas Plan"

"...with their plans to bolster teacher pay and increase state funding for public schools, hundreds of teachers gathered at..."

March 12, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

11th Hour School Funding Bill Adds Abbott's Voucher Plan

Democrats in the House ain't gonna like it

"...a Senate committee replaced the House of Representatives’ school funding bill, HB 100, with one of their own...."

May 23, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Preschool Funding Loophole has Tax Dollars Going to Religious Schools. Who Benefits?

Private school partnerships boost district enrollment

"...enroll kids in schools hundreds of miles away. The state pays for it, with districts and private schools determining..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Women's Coalition Wins Fed Family Planning Funding

Title X funds stripped from state health department

"...UPDATE: In an emailed statement, Texas Department of State Health Services spokeswoman Carrie Williams..."

March 25, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Coalition to Advocate for Increased Family Planning Funding

Full funding will increase state savings

"...questions persist about the future of women's health care funding – and there's a new player in town ready..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Targeting Planned Parenthood, State Hurts Texas Women

Small fraction of women in need will get services

"...Parenthood clinic has been shut out of federal pass-through funding used to serve thousands of local low-income and uninsured..."

Jan. 18, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Alums Fight UT Museum Funding Cut

Grassroots campaign hopes to restore budget

"...its total budget (see "UT to Slash Memorial Museum Funding," Nov. 15)...."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Belt-Tightening Season for State Agencies

State leaders announce budget cuts

"...House Speaker Joe Straus sent a message to all state agencies: Expect to see your funding cut by 4%..."

July 8, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Funding Fix

"...is simply not accurate. When school buildings across the state were forced to close two-thirds of the way through..."

July 6, 2020 Postmarks

Envisioning the Future of Austin State Hospital

What will it take to turn the former Texas State Lunatic Asylum into a world-class center of brain health?

"...was stigmatized a long time ago. So the Texas State Lunatic Asylum, opened in 1861, changed its name to..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

State Agencies Asked for Savings

Speaker, Lt. Gov. looking to cut 2.5% from current general revenue budget

"...David Dewhurst and Speaker Joe Straus have asked all state agencies to find cuts from their current budgets so..."

Feb. 2, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

School Consolidation Comes to Austin ISD With Funding Down

It’s here

"...wouldn’t decrease after school consolidations, which would reduce district funding – and said she hadn’t heard of any actual..."

April 4, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council Gets Surprised by APD's New State Grants

Refund the police?

"...office, that would inject just under $1.8 million of state funding into the department's budget. Some of the grants..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Community College Funding Crisis Resolved

Deal restores $154 million Perry vetoed in June.

"...they had found a solution to the community college funding crisis caused in June by Perry's ham-handed veto of..."

Oct. 23, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

State Budget Wars Spawn Tiff Over TIF

The Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund -- and the have-nots it supports -- fights to avoid an early death by budget ax.

"...The TIF is often called a "telephone tax," which understates its significance. Imagine if the state's big energy and..."

March 7, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Davis Calls for School Funding Settlement

Says AG Abbott is "defending the indefensible"

"...Abbott, to "move to settle" the current public school funding lawsuit. "Now is the time to end this mess,"..."

Feb. 10, 2014 News Post by Michael King

UT to Slash Memorial Museum Funding

Supporters search for alternate funding

"...year – it's a local as well as a state institution, well-known for its exhibits on prehistoric life, evolution,..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Feature by Mac McCann

State Cuts Hitting the Bone

The tolls of a take-no-prisoners budget year

"...House Bill 1 started as the draft state budget for the next two years. Now it's starting..."

April 1, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Huge Influx of State Funds Will Increase Shelter Capacity by 700 Beds

The funding doubles the city's homelessness budget

"...In his statement announcing the funding, Mayor Kirk Watson alluded to the..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Funding Texas' Parks and Wildlife: No Walk Through the Park

Parks may finally get more funding, but advocates are wary of shifting some assets to the Texas Historical Commission

"...last week came one step closer to seeing the funding they need to reverse years of budgetary-shortfall-induced decay as..."

May 8, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola

Doggett Unveils Funding for Water Resource Research

Texas State study will aid local conservation efforts

"...Monday, June 20, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, unveiled funding for a new project by the Meadows Center for..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Doggett Gets Funding for Texas State University Climate Change Research

A publicly available tool will project climate impacts on state water resources

"...Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University to study the effects of climate change on..."

Feb. 17, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Mobility Gets a Federal Funding Boost

Cap Metro, city both draw millions from bipartisan infrastructure package

"...D-Austin, the Austin area will receive $54 million in funding this year through the Federal Transit Admini­stration. The veteran..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Don Zimmerman Files Suit Against City Over Abortion Services Funding

It's unclear if the former council member remembers Roe v. Wade

"...City Council passed a budget that includes first-in-the-nation city funding to help residents connect with abortion support services, former..."

Sept. 12, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

School Funding Bill 'Could Have Been Worse'

Senate Bill 1 on deck for House debate

"...First, the bad news: If the current school funding proposals pass, the district will face a cut in..."

June 10, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

State Cuts Medicaid for Planned Parenthood

State claims "misconduct" in undercover, dubious sting videos

"...This morning, Governor Greg Abbott announced the state will end Medicaid enrollment for Planned Parenthood and other..."

Oct. 19, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

State Cannot Ban Planned Parenthood and Keep Federal Funds for Women's Health Program

State-funded WHP set to begin Jan. 1

"...A federal court in Waco Friday denied the state an injunction that would allow it to receive Medicaid..."

Dec. 22, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

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