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Election Ticker: Are We There Yet?
The latest – and last! – news from the campaign trail before Election Day
"...before Election Day, according to Dave Wasserman of Cook Political Report. Williamson and Comal counties quickly followed suit, and..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Seeing the Future of Politics in SXSW Documentary Boys State
Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine look at the state of boys
"...response to the growth of kids' camps run by political groups, they became a combination of summer destination and..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hillary Rodham Clinton, Adam Schiff Headed to SXSW
Conversations About America’s Future gathers movers & shakers
"...United States Hillary Rodham Clinton in conversation with MSNBC political analyst and host of AM Joy Joy Reid..."

March 2, 2020 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Samuel Woolley and The Reality Game
UT professor's new book attacks the disinformation wars
"...the way individual targeting happens because of geo-fencing, where political marketers get hold of people’s individual location data [from]..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Arts Post by Mike Berry

Secret Dennis Bonnen Recording Released, Confirms Quid Pro Quo
GOP House speaker put on blast by right-wing lobby group Empower Texans
"...as the backdoor meeting may have created an unregistered political action committee in violation of state law...."

Oct. 15, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

How Much Reform Is Enough in the Travis County District Attorney Race?
Incumbent D.A. Margaret Moore faces challengers from the left
"...In a normal political year, incumbent Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore would..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: The Victory of Tom DeLay
With redistricting ruling, SCOTUS says it’s OK to cheat to win
"..."We conclude," they sigh, "that partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts." Democracy..."

July 5, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Movies or Medicaid: A False Choice at the Texas Legislature
Another tug o’ war over funding for Texas’ film, TV, and gaming industry rebate program
"...more to be done before the ink dries." A Political Football..."

April 12, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: It Ain’t Easy Being Weird
Welcome to Austin – accept our gift of the spirit of change
"...current city politics – there is significant business and political sentiment to expand the Center, as well as significant..."

March 15, 2019 News Column by Michael King

The Duchess of Palms
Remembering Texas trailblazer Nadine Eckhardt
"...was Austin's social center for the Fifties' hip, liberal political life – memorialized by Billy Lee Brammer in The..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Rep. Celia Israel on the 86th Texas Legislature
“Pandering to 3% of the electorate is not in anyone's best interest”
"...Over the summer, I felt like I had the political awareness, from helping others get elected, that public education..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Rep. James Talarico on the 86th Texas Legislature
“There isn’t a blue or red way to fix public education – there’s only a right way”
"...Austin Chronicle: You're a young state representative. What political experience do you have that will help you in..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: Welcome the Stranger, Protect the Refugee
Vote in memory of those who gave their lives for others
"...needed as well, against the complicity of our current political rulers, whose barely veiled attacks on prominent Jews (especially..."

Nov. 2, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Ben Fountain on Beautiful Country Burn Again
In his new book, the author lights up 2016 to make sense of that crazy, intense year
"...Trump was taking us into uncharted waters in American political territory – he was doing and saying things that..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A New Era for the Travis County Democratic Party
After years of infighting and a tumultuous election in March, the TCDP must now proceed as one
"...announced her resignation, Vice Chair Vincent Harding beat out political operative Sylvia Camarillo in a special election. Though Camarillo..."

June 15, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Deep Divisions in Texas' Powerful Anti-Choice Movement
Battle reflects Lege’s growing extremism
"...for public policy, is vehemently anti-choice, and in the political sphere is often considered to be as conservative as..."

April 6, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

You Be the Judge
Sex, lies, and politics in the 331st District Court
"...And for the first time Crain has retained noted political consultants GNI Strategies, the same group that worked on..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Texans With Disabilities Physically Barred From Policymakers
The inaccessibility at the Capitol is emblematic of the city at large
"...and others with disabilities from fully participating in the political discourse that takes place within the building. The cause..."

July 28, 2017 News Feature by Taylor Jackson Buchanan

Austin Classical Guitar's i/we
Events such as this concert are using sound and music to share the experiences of refugees
"...might be easily interpreted as the result of a political agenda; after all, art doesn't exist in a vacuum,..."

July 28, 2017 Arts Feature by Molly Kendrick

Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"
Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies
"...Hernandez made her first jump into the political arena in 2012 when she beat two-term incumbent Richard..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Page Two: Unfortunately the Left Is Guilty of Hypocrisy Even If the Right Is More Openly Oppressive
Adding a “but” to freedom of speech is unacceptable
"...Now in the modern political world the idea is to discredit people with different..."

June 2, 2017 Column by Louis Black

How to Raise Worker Wages
Organize, arrive, persist, persist, persist
"...part of company governance, such a concept has little political traction in the U.S., and in Texas in particular...."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Jack Craver

Point Austin: The Whiplash Generation
On trying to maintain humane sanity in a dangerously insane era
"...days I can't seem to shake a feeling of political whiplash. I'll be trying to remain focused on daily..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Election Notes: Notes at the End of the Road
Just a few more days of this deluge
"...Council Member Sheri Gallo. On Oct. 28, the Austin-based political committee launched www.galloforsale.com, an oppositional website focused on Gallo's..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature

Point Austin: Your Vote Is Your Voice
Austin prides itself on civic engagement: It's time to prove it
"...day (Nov. 8), and add your voice to our political community. This year, there's an additional incentive for progressives..."

Oct. 21, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: American Horror Story
What can you say when you can't say "It's Only a Movie"?
"...in the campaign is generally considered a sign of political engagement, even patriotic obligation. Yet as we watched the..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Austin Opera Takes Aim at the Election With Its Adaptation of The Manchurian Candidate
Composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell shoot to thrill in their opera based on Richard Condon's Cold War classic
"...Butler School of Music), and it arrives in our politically minded city seven weeks before U.S. citizens choose their..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: I Am Trump, You Are Trump
The dangerous cancer of a charismatic populist demagogue leader
"...In these truly hallucinogenic political times, there are so many disconnects giving one pause..."

June 3, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Point Austin: How Much Money Is Too Much?
As Uber and Lyft's millions flood, Austin voters may have had enough of Prop 1
"...It Swears," April 30), Uber and Lyft (via their political action committee, Ride­shar­ing Works for Austin) had filed finance..."

May 6, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Page Two: The Problem With Prop. 1
When someone is lying to you about something, it is usually best not to endorse and empower them
"...Let's be clear: Political opinions different from one's own are not inherently lies,..."

April 29, 2016 Column by Louis Black

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