Category: Texas
Prop A Is Long Overdue
by Ardian Shaholli | Nov 2, 2020 | Misc, Op-ed, Texas | 0 |
Proposition A is Austin’s latest and most ambitious attempt at developing a robust mass...
Read MoreMayor Adler Responds to Surge in Texas Covid-19 Cases
by Taryn Woody | Jul 14, 2020 | Education Policy, Health & Social Policy, LBJ School, Misc, Politics and Governance, Texas, University of Texas at Austin | 0 |
On July 14, Mayor Steve Adler joined a virtual interview with Politico on the state of affairs in...
Read MoreAustin City Council Approves Police Grant Despite Calls for Disinvestment
by Ana Perez | Jun 8, 2020 | Civil Rights, Misc, National, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 |
Over the past weeks, the nation experienced an outpouring of indignation, anguish and unity in...
Read MoreWhy APD Should Embrace City Council’s Resolution to Prevent Cannabis Testing and Prosecution
by Ana Perez | Feb 18, 2020 | Civil Rights, Op-ed, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 |
Texas opened the door to a host of problems around prosecuting possession of marijuana after legislation passed in the summer of 2019. Austin has its own response to how it think police should handle possession going forward, but not everyone agrees with the City Council’s progressive stance.
Read MoreHouse Bill 10 Reports on Mental Health Parity
by Kevin Caudill | Apr 17, 2019 | Op-ed, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 |
“Now that a precedent has been given national media attention, Texans have greater incentive to be more vigilant when it comes to their rights as patients.”
Read MoreFor Families or Politics? Drug Testing for Welfare Access
by Claire Burrus | Apr 10, 2019 | Health & Social Policy, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 |
In the policy arena, legislators should address the wellbeing of children and families. This is where supporters of these bills fail to employ good policy.
Read MoreChanging a system of segregation requires more than single-member districts
by Timothy Michalak | Feb 8, 2019 | Education Policy, National, Op-ed, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 |
Minority underrepresentation on Texas school boards is failing thousands of school children each...
Read MoreA Conversation with Former CIA Director John Brennan
by Ryan Duffy | Oct 15, 2018 | Global, Global Policy Studies & International Security, Misc, National, Texas | 0 |
In his time since leaving Langley, John Brennan has continued to be a fixture in the news. He has...
Read MoreCecile Richards on “Make Trouble” with Wendy Davis
by Elizabeth Petruy | Apr 25, 2018 | Health & Social Policy, National, Philanthropy & Non-Profit Organizations, Texas | 0 |
On Saturday, April 7, from 3-5 pm, the Paramount Theatre on Congress Avenue was filled with women...
Read MoreAn Unconventional Approach to Expanding Student Health, Wellness and Privacy
by Heidi Kahle | Apr 12, 2018 | Health & Social Policy, Student Life, Texas, University of Texas at Austin | 0 |
In 2007, The University of Texas at Austin made local news headlines when it made Plan B available...
Read MoreConversion Therapy and Texas “Pride”: A Conversation with Garrard Conley
by Sarah Pollock | Apr 4, 2018 | Barbara Jordan Week, Health & Social Policy, LBJ School, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 |
Author Garrard Conley kicked off 2018’s Barbara Jordan Week at the LBJ School by coming to speak...
Read MoreOf, By and For the People: Getting Involved in Local Government
by Sarah Pollock | Oct 20, 2017 | National, Politics and Governance, Texas | 1 |
Photo: Sarah Pollock For a state that prides itself on having a culture of go-getters, Texas has a...
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