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Naked City
Youth, Justice, and Money
"...state Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn has recommended combining the Texas Youth Commission -- the institutional arm of the state's..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Mental Health Care Meltdown
The mental health care system for Austin and Travis County is increasingly overwhelmed, with no relief in sight.
"...system," commented Joe Lovelace, public policy consultant for the Texas chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill...."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin State Hospital Reopens This Summer
Texas overhauls psychiatric system aiming to free up jails
"...urging the Legislature to help reduce overcrowding in their facilities caused by the drastic waitlist for ASH. The majority..."

May 31, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Council: Austin, Can You Spare $7 million?
CodeNEXT, budget, and the long shadow of the state
"...Item 43, sponsored by District 10 Council Member Alison..."

June 26, 2017 News Post by Michael King

GOP Targets Women's Health, LGBTQ Community in First Day of Lege Filing
Texas Dems vow to keep up the fight for LGBTQ residents, women
"...Wasting no time, Texas legislators filed three abortion-restrictive bills and the first anti-LGBTQ..."

Nov. 14, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Gov. Abbott Takes the Stage
Abbott delivers the State of the State and lawmakers get a per diem boost
"...had ordered National Guard commander, General John Nichols, and Texas DPS director, Colonel Steve McCraw, to maintain their current..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Caging Children
A new study from the LBJ School suggests that it's a bad idea
"...can be tried in adult courts and imprisoned in facilities designed for adults. A groundbreaking study from the University..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

LegeLines
What your legislators are up to this week
"...Services Commit­tee heard two bills to reform state residential facilities for people with mental and behavioral needs, including banning..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TYC Ombudsman Meets With House Corrections Committee
What happened to Coke County Juvenile Justice Center?
"...never be the same, having been out to these facilities and talked to these kids," Texas Youth Commission Ombudsman..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

High-Powered Help for Hospital District
But can slick, GOP-friendly HillCo defend the public interest?
"...She is a former governmental affairs VP for the Texas Hospital Association. Still, for all of HillCo's slickness, public-interest..."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Home on the Ranch
Life at Marbridge Ranch defies rehab and assisted living clichés.
"...Notwithstanding the tremendous facilities and location of Marbridge, the real highlight of the..."

April 20, 2001 Features Feature by Stuart Prestidge

Council Watch
Too Big for Our Bridges: Will Pedestrians Take Back Seat to Traffic? That's an Easy One
"...existing bridge could hold the cantilevers, Hatch and Black commissioned their own study, on their own dime. And Hatch..."

April 14, 2000 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

A Long Time Coming
Why Now?
"...children. Other top choices include performing and visual arts facilities, and services for public transit. The building is so..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...Motorola is looking to expand its facilities on property within the Circle C Ranch development. The..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature

Austin Makes the MovieMaker Magazine List of Best Cities for Filmmakers
Even in the pandemic, the city stays a home for filmmakers
"...a moviemaker, and the top city for filmmakers in Texas...."

Jan. 25, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What’s Happening, What’s Being Done, and How We Got Into This Cold Weather Catastrophe
More chaos with continued power outages, calls for water conservation
"...storm conditions and record low temperatures since Sunday night, Texas has been in a uniquely disastrous situation...."

Feb. 17, 2021 News Post by Lina Fisher

Pro-Choice Activists Deliver Petitions Against Fetal Burial Rule
Public comment period on rule ends Monday, Oct. 31
"...petition signatures against a proposed rule that would force Texas women to bury or cremate their fetal tissue after..."

Oct. 27, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Millions for Propaganda ... Nothing for Women's Health
Texas heavily underwrites anti-abortion centers, while slashing reproductive care
"...Houston – are generously subsidized by the state of Texas. And even as the women's health network drastically erodes..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Gov. Perry Signs Film Incentives Bill Into Law
Troublemaker Studios plays host to supporters of HB 873
"...watch Gov. Rick Perry sign House Bill 873, the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program reform bill, into law...."

May 1, 2009 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City
Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond
"...Earle announced that Nebraska-based Bonding and Technical Services of Texas pled guilty, under a plea bargain, to five counts..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature

Home From Home
Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return
"...deaf or blind; many are in wheelchairs. As in Texas, large numbers of Louisiana residents have no health insurance,..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Meet the New Neighbors
A fugitive sect of Mormon polygamists is building a home – and an end-time temple – in the West Texas town of Eldorado
"...The town of Eldorado, Texas, seat of Schleicher County, flanks State Highway 277, approximately..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

ERCOT Listening Tour Offers More Explanations Than Plans
Virtual town hall tries to allay fears of power grid reliability
"...Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, hosted the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' interim CEO Brad Jones on a "listening tour" to..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Chronicle Endorsements for the Propositions on the November Ballot
November 2021 Statewide General Election and City of Austin Special Election
"...was to recommend voting down any and all proposed Texas constitutional amendments (there have been more than 500 since..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Perry on Power
'No energy subsidies' or 'No, energy subsidies"
"...Spit take time. It is little secret that Texas has always been financially supportive of the energy industry,..."

Oct. 25, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

TCRP Blasts Abbott Over Delay in TYC Prosecutions
A whole lot of foot-dragging going on in Texas Youth Commission cases
"...today's indictments, the victims of sexual abuse at West Texas State School are a step closer to the justice..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Film News
'Film News' explains what the new film incentives bill means; plus news from Rick Linklater, Andrew Bujalski, and Owen Egerton
"...What exactly is this new Texas film incentives program Gov. Rick Perry recently signed into..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Big Tex Budget Blues
The money debate begins: 'Every Texan for himself' vs. 'All in this together'
"...said once again that he knows how to keep Texas solvent: Double-down on every business-friendly incentive policy, and keep..."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TYC to Open Doors, Close Bedrooms
Children's prison system signs major legal settlement
"...Almost two years after the Texas Youth Commission imploded in scandal, yesterday Federal District Judge..."

Nov. 6, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

An Industry Perspective
Would Villa Muse revive Texas film industry? Not necessarily.
"...be the savior of the local economy and the Texas film industry? That's what its backers claim, and they..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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