Daniel Perry, the Army sergeant convicted one year ago of murdering Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster during a march in Downtown Austin in July of 2020, has been pardoned by Gov. Greg Abbott.

On Tuesday, the Texas Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education held a daylong hearing that covered some of the most heated issues on college campuses in the state.

Last Saturday, May 11, a coalition of volunteers at the Austin Animal Center and more than 100 supporters gathered at the Congress Avenue bridge to protest the leadership of Chief Animal Services Officer Don Bland.

After years of costly struggle, residents of the Lost Creek neighborhood in Southwest Austin finally got their wish: They no longer have to be Austinites.

Low-income families who qualify for food benefits from the state of Texas can get a little more through October.

From 2005-2020, now-retired Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city and state politics from a progressive perspective in his weekly column, “Point Austin.” We’re pleased to bring back his column whenever he’s inspired to tackle the state we’re in.

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After nearly 140 demonstrators were arrested across two days of peaceful protest at UT-Austin, 80 individuals face criminal charges.

Monday saw another day of protest at UT-Austin, and once again, state troopers and city police escalated an initially peaceful protest into a chaotic and violent clash between students and law enforcement.

After 57 people were arrested Wednesday at a peaceful pro-Palestine protest at UT-Austin – most of whom were subsequently released with charges dropped – Thursday saw a second day of protest. This time law enforcement had a much lighter touch, as a coalition of faculty and staff came out to denounce UT’s deployment of state troopers.