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"...to comply with two separate orders relating to intellectually disabled foster children housed by the state. A hearing in..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature

Can You Dig It?
"...get massively stoned, higher than a kite, almost completely disabled high. But no laughs, no munchies, no social lubricant..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Postmarks

With Six Seats Up in the Air, City Council Could Look Very Different Next Year
Ready to rumble?
"...make the space more livable for the elderly and disabled population it is intended to serve – like removing..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Travis County Democratic and Republican Parties Narrowly Avoid Litigation Over Primary Voting
TCRP will hand-count all Republican ballots, but shared voting locations are intact
"...with a long commute, as well as disproportionately impacting disabled voters, as "we're necessarily going to have to use..."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

State Health Care Agency Urging 55-Hour Christmas-Themed Work Weeks
The request is an effort to address Medicaid and SNAP backlogs
"...in a statement. "Thousands of Texas children, seniors, the disabled, and others are the victims of two wrongs: Governor..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: As Execution Falls Out of Favor Nationwide, Texas Accelerates
State continues to execute priests and the intellectually disabled

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council Slashes Parking Requirements, Ushering in New Era of Development Rules
City expresses optimism that eliminating parking minimums will lower the cost of building housing
"...an affordability impact statement, city staff wrote that Americans Disabled for Attendant Programs Today estimated the change could even..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Unwelcome Medicaid ChangesMedicaid waivers for parents caring for disabled children through the Community Living Assistance & Support Services..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature

Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, August 25-31
"...vision she had. Her mother, my grandmother, had been disabled by a massive stroke. It left her barely able..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

New Report Reveals UT Austin Scholar Wrote for White Supremacist Publications
Elon Musk a fan of his work
"...the Salem Center website found that it had been disabled. HuffPo reports that two days after publication of its..."

Aug. 9, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Review: "I See You See Me"
Photo exhibition sheds gentle light on LGBTQ+ and disabled lives
"...intend to show their lives as queer, trans, nonbinary, disabled, neurodivergent, and chronically ill with hyperreal accuracy...."

July 28, 2023 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Spirits of Sobriety
Austin's queer community offers intentional alcohol-free events for the sober and sober curious
"...Bianca and Riel Sturchio of 18 LGBTQ, chronically ill, disabled, and neurodivergent artists. July 8-Aug. 12. Opening reception: Wed.,..."

July 7, 2023 Column by James Scott

Shoot First, Create a Law to Make It Legal Later
Texas bill ensures zero consequences for police who injure people with "less lethal" rounds
"...injure a citizen, including a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual, so long as the officer did not intend..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Night Has (Nearly) a Thousand Eyes With Sideshow Revivalists 999 Eyes
Austin original celebration of exceptional oddity returns
"...talker Samantha X explained. "We don't like the word disabled," she added. "We use the word freak to highlight..."

April 14, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Missing the Old Homestead
"...added unnecessary stress for the low-income, veteran, elderly, and disabled tenants who had no choice but to relocate. More..."

March 28, 2023 Postmarks

Champions
Bobby Farrelly's sports comedy's only offense is being offensively agreeable
"...hothead basketball coach training a team made up of disabled players by court order? Fire up the discourse cannon...."

March 10, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Black Fund Awards, a Moon Mullican tribute, S.G. Goodman, and more recommended live shows
"...all visitors while making a specific effort for the disabled. Hebert, the host of KUTX's The Groove Temple, and..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves
Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup
"...Producer: Minos Papas After their mother’s death, an intellectually disabled woman and her estranged sister must learn to communicate..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

With Project Connect in Flux, Here’s How to Get Involved
Community engagement so far has lacked diversity
"...has been consciously working to engage Black, Hispanic, and disabled communities. Members of those communities have been included on..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...include blending artificial intelligence with the brain and aiding disabled patients in communicating and moving again. This news comes..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature

Election Ticker: Money, Mayors, and Musgraves
Cash, beer, and Beto rule everything around us
"...gonna solve the affordability issue," while Wueschner expressed how disabled populations should have additional access to housing but he..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Qmmunity: The Gay Outdoors
Get out and touch grass at Tawa Threads’ outdoorsy art exhibit. Plus: Austin drag takes a bite outta the Big Apple!
"...showcase, which will focus on Black, brown, queer, and disabled artists' outdoor-centric artwork. "The name of the exhibit stems..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Column by James Scott

Cap Metro Says Free Fares “Infeasible” Despite Advocate Push
Hot weather makes free rides more important
"...fare to seniors over 65, Medicare card holders, the disabled, and military personnel, but is also proposing "Equifare," which..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Laal Singh Chaddha
Indian remake of Forrest Gump even more cloying than the original
"...role as the naive, perhaps even more demonstrably intellectually disabled Laal, moving the action from Alabama in the Fifties..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Hurtado

Qmmunity: Paint Your Own Reality
Austin's queer community celebrates Frida Kahlo's legacy with Frida Friday ATX's Viva La Vida Fest
"...Bisexual, Latinx, disabled, and an artist: Frida Kahlo committed her truth to..."

July 22, 2022 Column by James Scott

Low-Income Residents Earn Concessions From Developer
More help for Old Homesteaders
"...two dozen residents walk to work; many are aging, disabled or elderly; and two are caring for elderly parents..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

Tango for Two in Cha Cha Real Smooth
Cooper Raiff and Dakota Johnson on age, romance and ghost directors
"...to make a movie about the mother of a disabled kid. That was the kernel of it. But I..."

June 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Affordable Housing and How to Get More Keeps Council Busy
What happened last week and what's on this week's Council agenda
"...of Candle­wood Suites, to become a care facility for disabled elders exiting homelessness, as Austin Sanders has covered in..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Benediction
The closeted life of British World War I poet Siegfried Sassoon
"...of those recitations is the one ending the film, “Disabled,” which was not written by Sassoon but by his..."

June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

City Blamed After Break-Ins at Future Housing for People Exiting Homelessness
Former Candlewood Suites hotel broken into and vandalized
"...the same community need for a quiet place where disabled seniors experiencing dire poverty can live comfortably and safely...."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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