opinion James S. Robbins Opinion columnist Published 10:00 p.m. UTC Aug 2, 2018 “Keep Austin Weird” is a longtime city motto. Now the challenge for Texans may be to keep Austin Austin. The Texas capital has been reviewing names of streets, parks and public buildings honoring major figures of the Confederacy. But last week the city’s Equity Office also suggested that a broader secondary review could encompass renaming anything honoring anyone with ties to slavery, including town namesake Stephen F. Austin. Austin, who died 25 years before the Civil War broke out, is remembered as the “Father of Texas” for establishing the first successful American settlements in 1825. Many places — cities, a county, colleges and schools — bear his name. But Austin promoted slavery in Texas and resisted abolition efforts by the Mexican government. The Equity Office considered it “within the spirit” of the anti-Dixie effort to … [Read more...] about Politically correct effort to rename Austin proves Donald Trump was right
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Austin, Texas considers renaming city over slavery ties
City leaders in Austin, Texas are weighing a proposal to change the city's name over its founder's pro-slavery stance. Austin's Equity Office included a suggestion to rename the city in a wide-ranging report about existing Confederate monuments. Among the sites recommended for change were Littlefield Street, named for Confederate Army Major George Littlefield; Sneed Cove, named for Sebron Sneed, Confederate provost marshal; and Confederate Avenue, a street located in a historically black neighborhood. The group also recommended that the city make a formal request to the Texas Historical Commission to remove any Confederate-related markers from city properties. Also listed as up for review was the city's name itself, as well as the Stephen F. Austin Drive and Stephen Austin Recreation Center. Known as the "Father of Texas," Austin is credited with bringing the first 300 American families to the territory. He later served as the Republic of Texas secretary of state under President … [Read more...] about Austin, Texas considers renaming city over slavery ties
PETE HAYES: You can take Stephen Schranck out of the water, but he’ll find his way back
Column By Pete Hayes Telegraph Sports Editor Published 5:01 am, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Photo: Pete Hayes | The Telegraph Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Former Marquette Catholic standout Stephen Schranck is coaching swimming for the Rockwood Swim Club of St. Louis. Schranck is shown Sunday at the Clayton Shaw Park Summer Invitational. Former Marquette Catholic standout Stephen Schranck is coaching swimming for the Rockwood Swim Club of St. Louis. Schranck is shown Sunday at the Clayton Shaw Park Summer Invitational. Photo: Pete Hayes | The Telegraph PETE HAYES: You can take Stephen Schranck out of the water, but he’ll find his way back 1 / 1 Back to Gallery You can take Stephen Schranck out of the water, but evidently he’ll find his way back. At least to the pool deck as a coach. Schranck, … [Read more...] about PETE HAYES: You can take Stephen Schranck out of the water, but he’ll find his way back
Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Austin Federal Public Defender Beats the Odds in SCOTUS Victory
Nobody wants to spend any more time in federal prison than they absolutely have to. And that’s why U.S. Sentencing Guideline challenges are by far the most common criminal pleading filed in any federal appellate court. Thousands of appellate sentencing challenges are filed every year. And the odds of convincing the U.S. Supreme Court to hear any one of them in order to correct a lower court decision are impossibly slim. Yet that’s exactly what Kristin Davidson, an Austin assistant U.S. Public Defender, managed to do recently. On June 18 she won a 7-2 decision from the high court reversing a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision that refused to vacate her client’s 78-month illegal immigration sentence—a prison term that was a few months too long because of an admitted mistake by the federal government. “Imprisonment is a very serious deprivation of liberty, and there is case law that says one day is too much,” said Davidson, who works … [Read more...] about Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Austin Federal Public Defender Beats the Odds in SCOTUS Victory
Houston Press Singles Club: Eimaral Sol, John Allen Stephens, Walker Lukens
This week in the club we'll add new jams from Eimaral Sol, D. Kosmo, Walker Lukens, Daze, and John Allen Stephens.The Singles Club reminds you to visit these artists in their respected web stores, to purchase their wares from their shows, and to buy their material from local record shops whenever you can, to keep them churning out great music. Eimaral Sol keeps things poppin' on her latest single. Photo courtesy of artist Houston's Eimaral Sol has gotten on point with her latest drop "Time Travel (feat. TAME, the Aspiring Me)." The track flexes plenty of pop infused hooks and holds your attention with Sol's signature vocals. That's not to say that the feature from TAME falls flat, as the Houston rapper adds his bars with ease making this one of the catchiest tracks you're gonna hear all year. You can purchase the music of Eimaral Sol on iTunes.If you're going to make blues music today, it should be dirty, raw, and evoke the sounds of your region. Of course, on the debut … [Read more...] about Houston Press Singles Club: Eimaral Sol, John Allen Stephens, Walker Lukens