Tag Archives: East Austin
I’ve Lived in East Austin for 60 Years, and I Don’t Recognize it Anymore
As gentrification reshapes my neighborhood, I fear we’re losing something of real value to our city.
As the cost of living in Texas’ cities continues to climb, gentrification is reshaping neighborhoods across the state. These changes might be starkest in East...Read More
‘Owned’ Explores the Racist Foundation of Homeownership in America
Giorgio Angelini, the film’s director and a native Houstonian, discusses the movie ahead of a showing in Austin on September 10.
After Giorgio Angelini graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2005, he toured the country with his two bands, playing in the same bars and clubs ye...Read More
Eye on Texas: Remembering Draylen Mason
Street artist Mike Johnston created this mural on a utility box in East Austin, where the teenage bombing victim was a third-generation resident.
Draylen Mason, 17, was one of two people killed by a package bomb during a string of attacks across Austin in March. The principal bassist in the Austin Youth O...Read More
Direct Quote: Digging into Austin’s East Side
Community activist Elizabeth Walsh believes there's room for a lot more more creativity and respect in the gentrification of East Austin....Read More
Locked Out
The war on drugs continues to deny the American Dream to countless poor black families.
The war on drugs continues to deny the American Dream to countless poor black families....Read More
The Cautionary Tale of Austin ISD’s Partnership with IDEA Charters
The end of Austin ISD's deal with a South Texas charter operator offers some lessons for the rest of the state.
East Austin's battle over IDEA Allan marked the end of a particularly nasty charter school controversy, a cautionary tale about how not to open a charter school...Read More
Santa Rita Courts and the Fight for Affordable Public Housing
Public housing is no less political an issue now than it was in the 1930s.
The increasing need for affordable housing is readily apparent in Texas. ...Read More
Payday Loans: A Pound of Flesh—Fees May Apply
Let’s be plain about what makes these businesses so profitable: usury. Structuring a loan to charge $130 in fees per $100 borrowed (that’s the averageRead More
Cultural Warrior
Harold McMillan believes that culture can be a political weapon. For more than 20 years, the founder and director of Austin’s DiverseArts Culture Works has do...Read More
