Posts – Baines Report

Austin City Council Approves Police Grant Despite ...

Posted by Ana Perez | Jun 8, 2020 | Civil Rights, Misc, National, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 |

A Conversation With the ODNI’s Andrew Hallman

Posted by Taryn Woody | Jan 22, 2020 | Global, Global Policy Studies & International Security, LBJ School, Misc, National, Politics and Governance, Student Life, University of Texas at Austin | 0 |

OP-ED CONTEST

Posted by Baines Report | Apr 1, 2019 | Misc | 0 |

This immigrant Muslim woman says: please don’t unf...

Posted by Salimah Jasani | Jan 25, 2019 | National, Op-ed, Politics and Governance | 0 |

Democracy Vouchers Empower Voters, Lessen Big Donor Influence

by Ardian Shaholli | Sep 16, 2020 | Op-ed, Politics and Governance | 0 |

Out of the 535 members of Congress, only 11 receive a majority of their campaign funds from small...

Anti-Immigration Policy Caused USCIS Budget Crisis, Not COVID-19

by Emma Israel | Aug 7, 2020 | Misc | 0 |

The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is often referred to as the “good guys” of the...

China’s Secret Genocide

by Taryn Woody | Aug 5, 2020 | China, Global | 1 |

“Never again” came sooner than expected. Kidnapped by their oppressive government, religious...

Mayor 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...

Austin City Council Stands in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter

by Ana Perez | Jun 21, 2020 | Civil Rights | 0 |

Following last week’s public outcry at the Austin City Council’s virtual hearing, councilmembers...

Austin 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...

The Legacy of Black Land Ownership: A Conversation with June and Angie Provost

by Amelia Vorpahl | Mar 2, 2020 | Barbara Jordan Week, Civil Rights | 0 |

“If you take care of the land, the land takes care of you,” said Wenceslaus “June” Provost Jr., a...

Why 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.