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Sept. 17, 2015 Photo Gallery
To Build a Courthouse
Current civil courthouse leaves a lot to be desired
"...group of reporters earlier this summer. "And its name [Heman Marion Sweatt, civil rights pioneer] reminds us how far..."
Sept. 18, 2015 News Feature by Michael King
Written in Stone
History of racism lives on in UT monuments
"...single black student until the 1950-51 school year, when Heman Marion Sweatt and several other black students enrolled following..."
May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann
Change Ain't Easy
County reluctant to rename courthouse
"...the speakers extolled the accomplishments of civil rights trailblazer Heman Sweatt, who began his battle to open the UT..."
June 10, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith
The Sky's the Limit
County buys AMOA block for a new "hundred-year" courthouse
"...With the historic Heman Marion Sweatt civil courthouse – which until recent years..."
Dec. 24, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
University of Texas Announces Plan to Promote Diversity on Campus
Several student demands remain unfulfilled, including divesting from police and removing alma mater roots in minstrelsy
"...named for the UT president who denied Black student Heman M. Sweatt entrance to the university law school. Sweatt's..."
July 17, 2020 News Feature by Selome Hailu
Naked City
"..."To Heman Sweatt, We Owe a Debt." That's one way to..."
April 12, 2002 News Feature
Naked City
"...and rename the Travis County Courthouse in honor of Heman Sweatt, who fought to desegregate the University of Texas...."
June 17, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...• Heman Sweatt, who would open the University of Texas Law..."
May 20, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Travis County Catches a Judicial Break
Feds transfer vacant courthouse to county for probate court
"...great reliever of our current overcrowding at the nearby Heman Marion Sweatt Courthouse, another historic public building. The reuse..."
Dec. 29, 2016 News Post by Michael King
Courthouse Opponents: Kill the Bond ... and Wait
CM Zimmerman says need for new courthouse not urgent
"...complex will have more parking available than the current Heman Sweatt courthouse, which annually serves roughly 200,000 visitors. The..."
Oct. 23, 2015 News Feature by Michael King
Cost of Justice
Will voters want to pay for a new courthouse?
"...Anyone who enters the 84-year-old Heman Marion Sweatt Courthouse (opened in 1931) – and more..."
July 10, 2015 News Feature by Michael King
Courthouse Campaign Takes Shape
Press conference calls for updated courthouse
"...for the campaign in progress to replace Travis County's Heman Sweatt Civil Courthouse with a new "Civil and Family..."
June 26, 2015 News Feature by Michael King
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...price tag, according to county officials. The historic 1931 Heman Marion Sweatt courthouse building, which once housed all branches..."
Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature
Doomed to Repeat It?
Former Students, Profs, and Lawyers Remember
"...Herman Sweatt waiting in a UT registration line photograph courtesy Texas..."
Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Cristina Smith
Point Austin: Justice Demands Affirmative Action
In UT admissions case, 'diversity' is important – but justice more so
"...– From the amicus brief of the family of Heman Sweatt, first black student admitted to the UT School..."
Aug. 17, 2012 News Column by Michael King
After a Fashion
The lady behind the big Texas ladies, art shake-ups, and what to do, what to do
"...one), but also one with a different name. Frankly, Heman Sweatt, for whom the current courthouse is named, sounds..."
Feb. 4, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
Point Austin: Pride Brought Low
Remorseless as ever, Tom DeLay finally encounters a little bit of justice
"...and his defense, and to many others in the Heman Sweatt Building courtroom. Assistant D.A. Brand had begun his..."
Jan. 14, 2011 News Column by Michael King
New Courthouse for Travis County?
Commissioners to discuss possible downtown land purchase
"...known that the current civil courthouse, the historic 1931 Heman Marion Sweatt building that once housed all branches of..."
Dec. 13, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, April 22-29
"...HEMAN SWEATT SYMPOSIUM ON CIVIL RIGHTS examines the 60 years..."
April 23, 2010 News Feature
The Evidence of Silence Broken: Becoming Zell
How Zell Miller III came to be an acclaimed poet-performer is revealed in 'The Evidence of Silence Broken,' his hip-hop performance piece
"...the 2004 National Poetry Slam, winner of the 1999 Heman Sweatt Symposium Slam and 1999 Austin Poetry Slam, featured..."
Sept. 9, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Integrating the 40 Acres: The 50-Year Struggle for Racial Equality at the University of Texas; The Texas Book: Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the University
Cen-Texts
"...UT that goes well beyond the myriad retellings of Heman Sweatt's successful Supreme Court fight. Goldstone presents a fascinating..."
Dec. 15, 2006 Books Review by Lee Nichols
Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas Lives Up to Its Title
Stephen Harrigan chronicles the Lone Star State’s last 500 years
"...O. Henry; sculptor extraordinaire Elisabet Ney; civil rights pioneer Heman Sweatt; hero of Pearl Harbor Doris Miller; and hero..."
Feb. 28, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
County Construction: Brackenridge Hospital, Courthouse
Big plans for big buildings
"...much-needed focus to a potential replacement for the outdated Heman Sweatt facility six blocks to the south...."
July 13, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Van Boven Case Goes to Court
Medical whistleblower accused of breaching settlement
"...The afternoon hearing at the Heman Sweatt Civil Courthouse took about an hour, with Cody..."
Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Michael King
Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2017
Flatbed Press founders Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith, choreographer Kate Warren and theatre / spoken word artist Zell Miller III join the ranks of cultural heroes
"...slam scene, where he was winner of the 1999 Heman Sweatt Symposium Slam and 1999 Austin Poetry Slam, a..."
June 2, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Point Austin: The Courthouse Aftermath
Low voter turnout means that 6% of county residents decided the courthouse's fate
"...The Heman Sweatt Courthouse is overcrowded, dilapidated, dangerous, obsolete for modern..."
Nov. 13, 2015 News Column by Michael King
Point Austin: Getting What We Pay For
It costs real money to build a great city
"...pick); a new county courthouse (if you ever visit Heman Sweatt, you know why); and maybe even a shiny..."
July 20, 2012 News Column by Michael King
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, March 24-31
"...HEMAN SWEATT SYMPOSIUM features a talk from Louise Iscoe, author..."
March 25, 2011 News Column
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, March 17-24
"...HEMAN SWEATT SYMPOSIUM features a talk from Louise Iscoe, author..."
