Columns | Austin American-Statesman

Advocates for older Texans set their 2025 legislative agenda | Grumet

JP: Time we asked why Williamson County doesn't have a medical examiner

In citing outside agitators, UT employs an old trope to justify police force

Karma R. Chávez

Court finds fault with Austin City Council's 2-minute speaking limit | Grumet

Cancer prevention gets hope at the Texas Legislature

Rekha Lakshmanan

Conservation needed as drought tightens grip on Austin's water supply | Grumet

Troopers shutting down UT protest wasn't a show of strength

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Let Travis County voters decide DA José Garza's fate | Grumet

Travis County should honor this constitutional court right | Opinion

Yasmine Smith and Sarah Mae Jennings

With this year's STAAR, Texas students are writing to bots | Grumet

Criminalizing homelessness is cruel and unusual punishment | Opinion

Eric Samuels and Sam Foss

Why do we need Earth Day? The answer should be obvious. | Opinion

Court ruling leaves only tough choices in waterfront district | Grumet

22-lane highway through Austin's center? We can do better. | Opinion

Eileen McGinnis

Teaching special ed is meaningful. But how much more can I take on? | Opinion

Marissa Castañón-Hernandez

Reinstating A&M bonfire would disparage memory of those lost | Opinion

What happened to UT's $10M pledge to address homelessness? | Grumet

Nicotine case jeopardizes young Texans' health, state revenues | Opinion

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar

Next showdown for UT football: Texas Historical Commission | Grumet

The green movement's case for compact growth in Austin | Opinion

Luke Metzger and Ted Siff

Alabama’s IVF court ruling: The GOP's spiral into fanaticism | Opinion

What we need is public transit that actually works | Opinion

Barbara Epstein