A Night With the Andys

Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen uncensored in Austin

"...parades. It is also a celebration of our civil rights. There are people who wish we did not exist,..."

June 22, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Dan Gray

Confrontational Cinema

Companion doc to The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence revisits Indonesian atrocities

"...being distributed by two government entities, the National Human Rights Commission of Indonesia and the Jakarta Arts Council. Oppenheimer..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

House Approves Abortion Restrictions for Minors

House gives first OK to bill restricting judicial bypass

"...seen as especially heinous by objecting Democrats and reproductive rights groups. The bill also prevents the same person from..."

May 14, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

'The Fight for the Future ... Is Just Beginning'

After weeks of drama, sweeping abortion restrictions pass the Lege

"...answer the GOP has is to "take away women's rights" and to try to drive the clock back to..."

July 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

UPDATED: Senate Passes House Bill 2

Rejected amendments, dramatic speeches, and finally a vote

"...answer the GOP has is to "take away women's rights" and to try to drive the clock back in..."

July 12, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

TAVP: Trying to Heal After Violence

Project hopes to broaden concept of justice

"...records oral histories, which are archived with the Human Rights Documentation Initiative through the UT-Austin libraries with portions posted..."

May 3, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Who Killed Stacey Stites?

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

"...sentences based on moral objections. It was a very state's-rights-based [change]."..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Brackenridge Plan Aborted

The latest solution to the Brackenridge reproductive services crisis collapses.

"...out of existence. Last month, Texas Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (TARAL) and Access Texas co-released "Where Can..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Postmarks

Last week's Summer Smut Issue gets a whuppin' from some prudent readers.

"...When these owners of exotic pets talk about their "rights" to force wild animals to live in an unhealthy..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Column

Postmarks

The dog-running controversy continues … and chalk another one up for Ventura.

"...LCRA tried to work out an agreement on water rights, the Statesman editorial board correctly observed that the LCRA..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column

Author by Author

Notable Folks in Their Own Write

"...material, including the gay liberation movement, the gay civil rights movement (the two are related but different), the scourge..."

May 1, 1998 Books Feature

Ultrasound Suit Loses Ground

Sparks says his hands are tied after 5th Circuit finds ultrasound law constitutional

"...has denied an appeal from the Center for Repro­ductive Rights, which asked that it reconsider a January decision overturning..."

Feb. 17, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

"...part-time in the fall to learn about the civil rights movement. Sophia had already accomplished more in her short..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Column

Feeling the Heat

A profile of the new Texas ACLU and Executive Director Will Harrell

"...absence hasn't necessarily made some people fonder of civil rights crusaders, many are surprised to see that they can..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael Erard

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...can raise about $100,000 by selling the property's zoning rights to the city, but he also needs the city..."

June 5, 1998 News Feature

TDCJ Fails to Protect Prisoners From Extreme Heat

At least 14 have died since 2007

"...by the University of Texas School of Law Human Rights Clinic. The conditions many of the more than 150,000..."

April 23, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Adiós! Don't Let the Door ...

A Quick Roundup of the Best and the Worst of the 78th Lege

"...last week, Randall Ellis, executive director of the Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby of Texas, wasn't quite ready to declare victory..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature

D.A.-Elect José Garza Taps Reform Advocates for His Team

It's a new day in court for Austin's top law enforcement office

"...announced an eight-person transition team, chaired by Texas Civil Rights Project president Mimi Marziani, that will help the D.A.-elect..."

Nov. 18, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Gay Place

2017: glass-half-full version

"...year we took a step backward in time, in rights, in equality. For me, I think it'll also be..."

June 9, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Immigration Insanity in D.C.

While Senate debates useless details of proposed immigration legislation, potentially insidious portions of Hagel-Martinez compromise lurk, waiting to slip through

"...In a press conference called by the Rights Working Group in late April, members of the NAACP,..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...alleging violations of Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids discrimination, or discriminatory practices,..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...trample our liberties, then they added the Bill of Rights because they knew that even with democracy liberty was..."

May 6, 2005 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...in a bar (which is a violation of somebody's rights, somewhere, I'm sure), people are still going to go..."

April 29, 2005 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...On Dec. 22, the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a civil rights lawsuit against several law..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas' Own 'Roe v. Wade'

The Texas Supreme Court will decide whether medically necessary abortions for the poor will be state-funded.

"...for whom pregnancy might pose long-term health concerns, reproductive rights advocates the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy filed..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Cinema of the Americas

A Festival of Latino Films Showcases New Visions of an Old and Resurging Culture

"...one telling but shockingly simple scene, Fasanella lists the rights and standards that Chiapan women recently declared in their..."

April 13, 2001 Screens Feature by David Garza

The Hate Crimes Debate

Murders of Gay Men Cause Concern

"...their gay son and brother. Working with the Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby of Texas (LGRL), the family had hoped the..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature by Amy Smith

Off the Desk:

"...and gay vote. The local chapter of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) hosted an $135-a-ticket affair on the grounds..."

Oct. 4, 1996 News Feature

D.A. José Garza Dismisses Charges Against 17 Officers Indicted for 2020 Protest Response

D.A., City ask feds to investigate Austin Police Department

"...of Austin to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division asking that the DOJ open a “pattern-and-practice” investigation..."

Dec. 4, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: Hate Crimes Require Sparks Before They Ignite

Who’s holding the guns?

"...Murders of Norma and Maria Hurtado and the LGBT Rights Movement. There’s no mystery to “finding” who killed the..."

Sept. 8, 2023 News Post by Michael King

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