Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era

With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint

"...All of this uncertainty stems from a lack of statistics kept on graffiti in Austin. Prior to Council's resolution..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Why Aren’t UT Students Getting Rape Kits?

The numbers don't add up

"...Bell's story is not unique. A recent set of statistics released by the university found that 15% of the..."

March 30, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Point Austin: Another Night of Blood

One more episode in the culture of the gun

"...I posted to Twitter and Facebook the latest summary statistics from the Gun Violence Archive (www.gunviolencearchive.org), the nonprofit effort..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Column by Michael King

SwimATX Tackles Lifeguard Shortage

Learn-to-swim program educates Eastside kids on water safety

"...The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looking at statistics from 1999 to 2010, put African-American children ages 5..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by Katarina Brown

Public Notice: Learning to Share?

A full week of Proposition 1

"...Then there are the safety statistics. A recent guest viewpoint in the Statesman claimed that..."

April 29, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Unemployment Stats Are Wrong

"...(including media reporters) must know by now that the statistics are wrong. With millions of Texans out of work..."

July 23, 2012 Postmarks

There Goes the Neighborhood

City split over the latest in urban living options: short-term rentals

"...to its finances and its reputation. [page] Suspicions vs. Statistics..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Point Austin: Holiday Hunger

While helping our neighbors, consider the structures of poverty

"...Consulting the statistics on hunger on the Capital Area Food Bank of..."

Nov. 25, 2011 News Column by Michael King

The War on Women's Health

To attack Planned Parenthood, lawmakers undermine health care ... and promote more abortions

"...prevent more than 600,000 unplanned pregnancies, according to PP statistics. Accord­ing to the federal government, $1 invested in family-planning..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: A Tale of Two States

How you see Texas depends on where you're standing

"...behind the rosy rhetoric and make research and quality statistics available to the public," said Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston...."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Texas vs. TCU: History Repeating?

Longhorns versus Horned Frogs Super Regional rematch preview

"...Twain once said, "There are lies, damned lies, and statistics."..."

June 10, 2010 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Point Austin: Did You Work Last Weekend?

Reflections on the value of Texas labor

"...take a moment to review a few illuminating Texas statistics. According to the Kaiser Foundation, more than five million..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Stats Man

FiveThirtyEight.com's Nate Silver on the state of the nation

"...I think people sometimes have a misunderstanding of what statistics are. People confuse statistics for factoids, you know what..."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...end of 2007, according to new prison and jail statistics released Dec. 11 by the Department of Justice's Bureau..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature

Wake Up, Austin; Lower Animal Birth Rate

"...should go online and look at King County Washington's statistics (Seattle), www.kingcounty.gov/safety/AnimalServices/about/statistics.aspx, and look at the chart on final..."

Aug. 7, 2008 Postmarks

Putting People in Their Place

"...don't know, expertise? Familiarity with the literature? Knowledge about statistics? Dr. Crocker, one of the physicians behind this study,..."

Oct. 24, 2006 Postmarks

Racial Profiling Data Illuminating, yet Inconclusive

The nation's most comprehensive study to date shows a pattern suggesting profiling, but reporting methods need more uniformity

"...police and county sheriff's offices. The new report collected statistics from more than 1,000 agencies. "[This is] a continuation..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Happenings from Austin and beyond

"...a statewide campaign to fight the ban with grim statistics showing that traditional marriage faces a greater crisis, as..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...probation, or on parole in 2003, according to annual statistics released on July 25 by the Department of Justice's..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Testing, Testing, 1 2 3 ...

There are lies, damned lies, and statistics … and then there's the TAKS test

"...beneath the headline TAKS numbers are even more cloudy statistics. "Passing" the new test this year – admittedly more..."

June 4, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Why Attack the 'Statesman' Statistics?..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Column

Austin @ Large: Unequal Farce

The 'Statesman' leaps to its own defense … and crashes on takeoff

"...may or may not be true, but the Statesman statistics and stories have nothing to say about it, one..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Column by Michael King

The City Manager Responds

"...and our police officers with an endless supply of statistics and questionable interpretations. What the data is and what..."

Feb. 11, 2004 Postmarks

The Hightower Report

Bush acts like layoffs don't exist, and uses Iraq to distract the media from corporate corruption.

"...a four-sentence press release announcing that its Mass Layoff Statistics Program was "discontinued." The statistical grinches claimed they had..."

March 7, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

Weak at the Knee?

Chief Stan Knee's tenure at the APD has had many external successes, and several internal failures.

"...on how one looks at the numbers. According to statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the overall..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Who Killed Stacey Stites?

A re-examination of a Bastrop murder case leaves many unanswered questions.

"...concern for the protection of Caucasians," he said. And statistics on death penalty cases -- both in Texas and..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Two Roads to Justice

Republican Shane Phelps takes another stab at Democrat Ronnie Earle's job for district attorney.

"...figures are no accident," says Earle, adding that the statistics are "nothing short of miraculous that we've had a..."

Feb. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...found the first letter quite informative as it contained statistics and supporting citations. I can only respond to Mr...."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

Riding on the Wrong Side

"...police's own records, and came up with some startling statistics. The most alarming is one that could still be..."

Oct. 17, 1997 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Austin metro area has about a 3.7 employment..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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