musical mainstays

Alejandro Escovedo reflects on Texas music and his journey prior to Gruene Hall

By Dixon Milner

02.06.13 | 9:35 am

Alejandro Escovedo is a true Texas original. He hails from a musically inclined family and his father came here from Mexico. Settling in Austin in the '80s, he's also spent time in Cal ...

words of wisdom

7 surprising immigration quotes from the George W. Bush Presidential Center symposium

By Claire St. Amant

12.05.12 | 11:40 am

It isn't every day that former president George W. Bush shares his thoughts on immigration and the economy. But he is stepping back into the political fray through the George W. Bush Presidenti ...

HopeFest '12

10.27.12

HopeFest '12 is a community-sponsored family festival at Reagan High School. Now in its seventh year, HopeFest brings together 4,000 participants and 100 exhibitors in a day of live music,

Tragedy Strikes

A horrific scene: South Texas pickup carrying 23 people crashes — carnage unlike anything police have seen

By Whitney Radley

07.23.12 | 3:51 pm

Passengers driving down U.S. Highway 59 outside of Berclair, TX early Monday morning found a closed road and a scene reminiscent of a horror movie, after a Sunday evening car accident left 13 dead ...

In the news

Conservatives are wrong: Supreme Court immigration ruling is a big victory for Obama

By Sarah Rufca

06.25.12 | 12:16 pm

The Supreme Court struck down part of Arizona's controversial immigration law in an opinion released Monday morning. In a 5-3 decision (Justice Elena Kagan recused herself) Justice Anthony Kenn ...

Dancing Away Detention: Benefit Show for the Hutto Visitation Program

El Sol y La Luna

02.16.12

Enjoy the sounds of the South East Players, Kiko y la Banda featuring Susan Torres, and DJ Chorizo Funk. They'll have free appetizers, a silent auction, and you'll get a chance to hear from

breaking news

Update: Mistakenly deported Dallas teen now on way home from Colombia

By Samantha Pitchel

01.06.12 | 3:47 pm

Earlier, we reported the story of Jakadrien Turner, a 15-year-old Texas girl mistakenly deported to Colombia after giving authorities a false name during a shoplifting arrest. Following her grandfa ...

shocking story

Texas teen missing since 2010 held in Colombian jail after accidental deportation

By Samantha Pitchel

01.06.12 | 10:10 am

In the fall of 2010, 14-year old Jakadrien Turner ran away from her Dallas home. Distraught over her parents’ divorce and the recent death of her grandfather, the teen headed to Houston, rein ...

coming soon to bookpeople

Mexican-American writer Luis Alberto Urrea’s latest novel puts a magical spin on his own family history

By Samantha Pitchel

01.05.12 | 3:00 pm

Mexican-American writer Luis Alberto Urrea’s bestselling novel, The Hummingbird’s Daughter, is the story of a young girl whose mystical healing abilities propel her to sainthood in the ...

humanizing hope

The Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition's quest for human rights

By Nicole Kreisberg

12.21.11 | 3:44 pm

This holiday season — and the other 11 months of the year — an organization is educating community members to become human rights promoters.  The Austin Immigrant Rights C ...