Tag Archives: Austin
Texas Activists Protest Modern-Day ‘Slavery’ in Prisons
Prison abolitionists gathered in Austin on the 45th anniversary of the Attica prison riots.
Prison abolitionists gathered in Austin on the 45th anniversary of the Attica prison riots to protest unpaid labor in Texas prisons....Read More
In Texas, Trump Signals a Plan for Victory in Defeat
If the real estate mogul loses, he’s the only one who will emerge unscathed.
Donald Trump's Texas crowds have shrunk, distilled down to the angriest supporters. If he loses, writes Chris Hooks, they'll be angrier than ever....Read More
Trump Takes Texas, in Photos
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made a sweep through Texas on Tuesday, meeting with donors in Fort Worth and Austin. In the capital city, Trump app...Read More
Here’s Every Way This Year’s STAAR Test Screwed Texas Schools (So Far)
From deleted answers to missing test books, Texas’ new test vendor almost left us pining for Pearson. Almost.
From deleted answers to missing tests, Texas’ new standardized test vendor has committed a series of flubs that almost left us pining for Pearson. Almost....Read More
Going Beyond Green for a Racially Diverse Environmental Movement
The Austin Environmental Justice group is working to bring diversity to an environmental movement sometimes suffering from "savior syndrome."...Read More
‘Midnight Assassin,’ A Century-Old Mystery with Modern Lessons on Race, Police, Power
The black community affected by Texas’ first serial killer is filtered through a white lens in 'The Midnight Assassin.'
One of Texas' best crime writers tackles a 100-year-old murder mystery in a book with urgent implications for modern policing, race and power....Read More
Senate Candidates Struggle to Make Waves on Water Issues
In the race to represent SD 24, Republican candidates Susan King and Dawn Buckingham face a difficult balancing act on water conservation and pricing.
The runoff for SD 24, sprawling from Abilene to Bandera, is between an outsider ophthalmologist (look out, Donna Campbell!) and a five-term state rep....Read More
Eye on Texas: Austin’s Chapels
In our May photo feature, Liz Moskowitz photographs the pastors and congregants at the small chapels scattered throughout swiftly gentrifying East Austin. ...Read More
East Austin Clinic Minds the Gap in Racial Health Disparities
A new affordable health clinic in East Austin is also the first federally qualified health center to open on a historically black college campus....Read More