'The Time to Speak Is Now'

Judge John Dietz on the Texas school finance system and closing the gaps

"...Before making his official ruling, Judge Dietz took "a moment of personal privilege" to thank Attorney General..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...There are plenty of reasons to love Austin and the enormous, unique state it’s part..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

LBJ

Harrelson dons prosthetics for this complicated biopic

"...The biographical drama LBJ treads much of the territory Robert Schenkkan’s expertly crafted stage play All the Way..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Get Out the Bootstraps

Cause Texas Ain't Takin' Care of You No More

"...photograph by Jana Birchum Loaded down with plastic bags filled..."

June 13, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

No Sex, No Moms

Welfare Reform Funds Abstinence Ed to Curb Momhood

"...McIlhaney believes that abstinence education is the best way to prevent the proliferation of welfare mothers. When President Clinton..."

May 30, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

The Hightower Lowdown

Bill Clinton's legacy; dousing Columbia; stadium envy

"...Clinton's Legacy During his eight-year presidential tenure, Bill Clinton often..."

July 27, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Famous Long Ago

Legendary "Humanzee" Oliver, his friends, and the bitter fight over animal welfare at a Texas refuge

"...about 10 years old, he'd become an international celebrity. Stories about those years, especially in the mid- to late..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

East Austin Nonprofit Mired in Controversy CEACO Sinking

"...Ginger Eways, executive director of CEACO, declined to sit for a photograph. photograph..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Naked City

Farewell Reform

"...from several key Democratic lawmakers, Gov. George W. Bush took steps last week to permanently cut off welfare benefits..."

Oct. 8, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Home-Grown Workers

Is Austin's Job Boom Trickling Down to the People?

"...Rip Rowan at Texas Workforce Center photograph by John Anderson Austin's reputation as a..."

March 27, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Carrying the Burden

During Gov. Bush's campaign for his party's presidential nomination last fall, reporters asked the candidate to comment on a federal government report asserting that many Texans, including large numbers of children, were going to bed hungry. "I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where?" he demanded, going on to say, "You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." Indeed, you would, especially if one of those pockets is just a few miles from his front door, Virginia B. Wood explains as she explores the very pockets of hunger in Austin Bush has difficulty fathoming.

"...and nephew Ciara and DeMontre Wilkerson when it's time to get in line for the monthly produce drop. Earlier..."

April 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City

Working It Out

"...Working It Out..."

Sept. 10, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Justice Delayed?

A federal judge's decision on Medicaid angers GOP legislators

"...Texas is out of compliance with a federal mandate to improve its delivery of Medicaid services -- the federal-/state-funded..."

Sept. 22, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Five Years of No-Kill in Austin

What has the city learned about animal welfare, and how far does it have to go?

"...Eighteen years ago, long before Jo Anne Norton ever became a volunteer at Austin Pets Alive!, she..."

Dec. 23, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

UPDATED: Austin Aquarium Gets the Fisheye

Owners’ checkered past raises red flags; city says no animals on site

"...UPDATE: In response to a pair of letters sent today by People for..."

Aug. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

On The Lege

Death Watch

"...During his campaign for attorney general, John Cornyn insisted the job was "not about..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Column

The Hightower Lowdown

Resurrecting Cointelpro; The Cold Side of 'Workfare'

"...you think that, surely, this hyperactive liberty-whacker will finally bottom out in terms of the depths to which he's..."

Dec. 28, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

The Bush budget and children's welfare, Pete Domenici and nuclear power & Jonah Goldberg on the joys of sweatshops

"...Bush's True Heart Campaign rhetoric is one thing, but it's when presidents submit their..."

April 6, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

What's Wrong with Public Housing?

The remarkable turnaround of the city's Housing Authority

"...1939: Accompanied by Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson and Mayor Tom Miller, the first families move into the Santa Rita..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Editor:..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Column

All That Breathes

The struggle by three men to save the endangered black kite

"...the Indian city of Wazirabad, Delhi, birds are falling to the ground in ever-increasing numbers due to the exponential..."

March 31, 2023 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Criminal Justice Advocates and Officials at Odds Over Pandemic Precautions

Campaigning by another name

"...has evoked a range of ideas over how best to respond to changing circumstances and increasing risks. On the..."

March 18, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Fonte's Inferno

ACC's New Pres Faces the Hot Issues in East Austin

"...New ACC president Richard Fonte With his nervous laugh,..."

June 6, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Human Services: Consider the Children

"...80th Lege, as progressive Democrats seek user-friendly Republicans willing to work toward repairing the damage wrought by the even..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

New draconian Texas welfare requirements get thwarted -- for now -- in court

"...for Public Policy Priorities and temporarily enjoined the Texas Workforce Commission from enforcing new rules that could have resulted..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

A Cacophony of Passions

Why the City Council changed the boards and commissions system – and what still needs to be done

"...in a nutshell why Austin maintains such an extensive network of volunteer advisory groups. It encompasses the 43 city..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

A Question of Equity

Is It Time for Austin Actors To Go Union? And Vice Versa?

"...the most nerve-racking for all concerned. The company has worked on the play for weeks, and this is the..."

June 9, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The Stars Come Out for Texas Film and Video Game Incentives

Big names in new ad to get big boost over the finish line

"...system, the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP to its friends)...."

May 16, 2023 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Mayor's Story

Three contenders try to write a personal tale that will convince the voters

"...Every political campaign is an attempt to tell a story...."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Migrating North

As the Texas and national film industry feels the burn of runaway production, many agree with one directive: Blame Canada.

"...Here's a question for you: How many jobs have to go elsewhere before a homegrown, multibillion dollar, all-American industry..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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