Advocates Sue Texas Over Prisoners Being “Cooked To Death”

Filmmaker Rick Linklater joins the call for action

"...Spring is almost over. Soon, tens of thousands of Texas inmates in prisons without air conditioning..."

April 23, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

SCOTUS Blocked Shackles in Court. What About Jail Cell Hearings in Austin?

Bail hearings in confinement are common in Travis County

"...Courtroom cages are also standard in Egypt and Iraq,..."

April 22, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Point Austin: Trials of Our Would-Be Rulers Highlight the Limits of American Justice

In Trump and Paxton trials, the rules don’t apply

"...Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city and state politics from a progressive perspective in his weekly column,..."

April 19, 2024 News Post by Michael King

Austin ISD Fields Criticisms of Plan to Replace Nonprofit

Director of Austin Voices for Education and Youth suggests a fix

"...leaders, including county commissioners and at least two members of City Council, are engaging in back-channel discussions with Austin..."

April 19, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Emergency Abortions – Idaho and Texas Think Not: For decades, American hospitals have adhered to..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...for the finer things in life with an evening of fine food, fine wine, and even finer arts. And..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Endorsements for the May 4 Travis Central Appraisal District Election

It's the first time we're voting for these positions

"...this year, for the first time ever, voters across Texas will be asked to elect some of the people..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...the project spotlights struggle as subtext to a rejoicing of Black excellence, perseverance, and ownership,” opined the Chronicle upon..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Presidential Candidate Cornel West Hosts Music Industry Roundtable at Carver Museum

Sentimental talk invites Bill Callahan and Alphabet Workers Union

"...Cultural Center to participate in a roundtable on the state of the music industry...."

April 17, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Judge Recommends Melissa Lucio’s Death Sentence Be Overturned

Agreement between judge, D.A., defense supports her innocence

"...A South Texas judge is recommending that the death sentence of Melissa..."

April 16, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

More on Medicaid

"...the Editor: I was deeply saddened to read that Texas HHSC is stripping children of their medical care (“Texas..."

April 13, 2024 Postmarks

Legislators, NAACP, and Professors Condemn UT’s Mass Layoffs

At least 66 people have lost their jobs, and counting

"...At the Texas AFL-CIO headquarters Wednesday evening, legislators, the NAACP, and a..."

April 11, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Texas Has Kicked 1.3M Kids Off Medicaid, Most Often for Incomplete Applications

The state has the rest of April to process another 195,000 pending cases

"...many toddlers and preschoolers, and more than 1.3 million Texas children overall have been kicked off Medicaid since April..."

April 12, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...from Deborah Serna and her husband is the first of what is expected to be many stemming from the..."

April 12, 2024 News Feature

Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...City of Austin Career Expo..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Austin Chronic: Former Ag Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays Is Building a Hempcrete House

It’s the first privately owned residence in Austin made of the eco-friendly material

"...a forest on Google Maps’ aerial view, a crew of builders are constructing a two-story back house. Hammers striking,..."

April 12, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Mini Music Fests Abound in This Week's Crucial Concerts

Country, hip-hop, pop, and more shows worth the cover

"...The Boot ranch outside of Gonzales kicks off its first Cattle Country Music Festival..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...the band. I recognize my old boss from an office job, then a TikTok influencer; they’re all twirling...."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Tom Copeland, Behind-the-Scenes Powerhouse of Texas Film, Dies

Former Texas Film Commission executive director passed last Sunday

"...Texas filmmakers are mourning the loss of Tom Copeland, former..."

April 10, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

No Beyoncé, Lots of Jelly Roll, and More Takeaways From the CMT Music Awards

Best and worst moments from the ceremony’s uneven Moody Center return

"...Red Solo cups were raised in memory of Toby Keith. A Phil Collins song was covered by..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

After DEI Cuts, This Sixth-Gen Austinite Is Losing Access to UT

“It feels like Jim Crow”

"...her family was enslaved just a few miles east of the city, in the cotton farming town of Webberville...."

April 5, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Co-Founder of Local Org That Pushed for Cannabis Decriminalization Abruptly Replaced

Julie Oliver exits Ground Game, Catina Voellinger takes helm

"...happened, but Julie Oliver, the co-founder and executive director of Ground Game Texas, is out of the organization that..."

April 5, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Bad Year for Press Freedom: Speaking of impunity, American journalist Evan Gershkovich woke up to his..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature

First-Ever Appraisal District Election Is Small Battle in GOP-Dem War Over Taxation in Texas

Elected Dem- or GOP-backed candidates would have outsized power over district

"...For the first time ever, voters across Texas will be asked to elect some of the people..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Day Trips: Livin’ on the Edge in Rocksprings

Discover the charms of a unique border town

"...Rocksprings balances on the edge of the wooded Hill Country and the brush land of..."

April 5, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Madeleine Leigh, HONK TX, and Eclipse Mania Leads Our Crucial Concerts

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...music ops. Burned into my soul remains the image of my preschooler sneaking a surreptitious blow on a Honk!TX..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Project Connect’s Paxton Problem

As new cost estimate and timeline are revealed, the project faces potential delays from the A.G. and a lawsuit

"...and, more recently, a legal challenge by a group of prominent citizens, supported by Attorney General Ken Paxton. Still,..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Waterloo Park Hosts an Eclipse-Themed Sculpture

“A portal through time, backwards and forwards”

"...Serpent of the Sun and the Moon, the bronze sculpture by..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings

Get your glasses and find your totality

"...shout – as will the nice early start time of 8:30pm. Look, sometimes you need to riot responsibly on..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...TV set and tune in for a special episode of Queer Film Theory 101. In partnership with ATX TV..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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