Why 60,000+ Central Texans Could Lose Access to Ascension Hospitals Next Month

Ascension Texas faces accusations of putting profits over people

"...investigative piece on the "profits over patients" model of Ascension hospitals, news broke last week that a deal between..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Releases Beer List

Annual event showcases state’s thriving beer scene

"...festival season, and that begins September 19 with the Texas Craft Brewers Festival...."

Sept. 2, 2015 Food Post by Eric Puga

Texas' Rickety Health Care System Heads for a Fiscal Cliff

As D.C. dollars dry up, millions of uninsured Texans see no signs of improvement

"...Everything's bigger in Texas – except for the system that's supposed to provide..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Texas Book Festival 2012

October 27-28, 2012. 17 Photos

"...thinking, Danza joked, was "'Let's purge the system now.'" Texas Book Festival October 27-28, 2012..."

Oct. 29, 2012 Photo Gallery

Lege Lines: Only 139 Days to Go for the 86th Texas Legislature

House, Senate gavel in with new leadership

"...Tuesday, Jan. 8, the first day of the 86th Texas Legislature. The halls buzzed with advocates, spectators, and kids..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Guns n' Roses’ Texas-Sized Reunion

You know where you are? You’re in Jerry World baby. You’re gonna die!

"...the flannel nod to the onetime Hollywood quintet’s mid-Eighties ascension – is about giving people what they want...."

Aug. 5, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Shelters Open to Receive Evacuees From Central Texas Fires

Stay informed about fires in the Greater Austin area

"...ranks strained by heat exhaustion and fatigue. Check the Texas Forest Service's active fires map here. On Sunday afternoon,..."

Sept. 4, 2011 News Post by Anne Harris

Lesly Reynaga

"...powers her sophomore effort Dual Passport, which marks Reynaga's ascension as one of Austin's most formidable pop songwriters. She..."

March 22, 2019 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

Doyle Bramhall II

"...Man, Bramhall's debut for Netherlands imprint Provogue renders maximalist ascension: Fuzz becomes as textured as sandpaper on the Greyhounds-assisted..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

Bad Chapters

"...than 12, and consider this Bad Chapters' verge of ascension...."

Aug. 12, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Grupo Fantasma

Record review

"...It's been nothing but ascension for Grupo Fantasma since their self-released, eponymous 2001 debut...."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Review by David Lynch

Local, State Health Leaders Try to Keep Up with COVID-19

Six known cases in Travis County but actual number likely higher

"...what may be a looming healthcare crisis in Central Texas and across the country, driven by the coronavirus that..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Searchin' for a Health Insurance of Gold: Ascension Seton hospitals could be cutting ties with Blue Cross..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature

Bush's Brain

Bush's so-called brain is Karl Rove, whose mastery of dirty tricks deserves clearer scrutiny than it gets in this documentary.

"...name and its raison d’être from the book by Texas journos James C. Moore and Wayne Slater, which detailed..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Unionization: Everyone’s Doing It

Sept. 30: More than 70% of nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Central Austin, part of Texas’ largest private hospital network, vote to form a union.

"...union victories came in the health care sector, with Ascension Seton on 38th Street becoming the largest private hospital..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

UT Who? The Tale of the Invisible Bobcats.

"...Don't look here for my take on the Texas Longhorns' victory over No. 1 Oklahoma or the Horns'..."

Oct. 13, 2008 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Point Austin: Austin Girl

Ann Richards was as contradictory as life in Texas

"...shot the clip in February, believes – the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards played the high-profile enforcer of the..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Capitol Chronicle

Always count on the Texas Legislature to remember: The gold rules

"...Gov. Perry's chief of staff Mike Toomey recently told Texas Monthly. "It is not to do everything. The core..."

May 9, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Health Care Needs Your Help to Slow COVID-19’s Spread

Keep your distance

"...Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster in Texas on Friday, March 13. As of Wednesday, March 18,..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Nancy Pelosi Visits the New Seton

Dem leader and Lloyd Doggett lead roundtable on Obamacare

"...Austin Rep. Lloyd Doggett at a roundtable sponsored by Seton/Ascension health care. Following a tour of the nearly complete..."

April 20, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: A Halcyon Day

Clinton's ascension is a moment to celebrate possibilities

"...as she and her then-boyfriend Bill campaigned valiantly in Texas for George McGovern – who didn't just lose the..."

June 10, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Dream on, Dream Team

Democrats Fail to Convince Texas

"...they figured to need in order to assure Craddick's ascension, but in any event it seemed unlikely that Laney..."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

In the Wake of COVID Seton Nurses Unionize

The new union wants reasonable shifts, cost-of-living wage adjustments

"...Workers at a facility in Texas' largest private hospital network successfully unionized Sept. 21, with..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

On the COVID-19 Front Lines, Providers Feel Exposed

Seeking protection

"...For health care workers in Cen­tral Texas, a very different reality is looming. They have seen..."

April 3, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Alex Jones’ Bankruptcy Gambit Fails to Stop Connecticut Trial

How much will the conspiracist owe families?

"...ago, during the first of three trials (two in Texas, one in Connecticut) to assess damages for Jones' lies..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...In other things Seton, its parent company, Ascension Health -- the largest Catholic health-care nonprofit in the..."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...your name since the last time you registered at txapps.texas.gov/tolapp/sos/SOSACManager...."

Jan. 28, 2022 News Feature

Eastern Crescent’s Path to Get Past Pandemic Is Rough

Finding a way out proves elusive for East Austin and beyond

"...spring, the COVID crisis has exposed and entrenched Central Texas' long-standing health and social disparities. The worst impacts of..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Right Now, COVID-19 Is “Spreading Quickly in an Uncontrolled Fashion”

All of a sudden, is it too late?

"...force (and its leader Dr. Deborah Birx) and the Texas Department of State Health Services – all of whom..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Even as Cases Climb, the COVID-19 Rules Begin Unraveling

The state opens businesses up and Austin tries to keep some controls in place

"...that have helped keep the COVID-19 pandemic manageable in Texas, decision-makers on the ground in Austin and Travis County..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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