News reporter @KSFRnews but, "every identity is a limiting concept." Previous words and audio at NPR, Religion News Service @TexasStandard, and @atxfreepress.
Stung by political losses, Austin Democrats revisit the adage that, "All politics is local." Read @Patrick_M_Davis's Reporter's Notebook here: https://t.co/9uGlX4vgxL
BREAKING: Development will move forward at the former Borden Dairy site, with concessions to community demands. “We got a better deal after the lawsuit than before the lawsuit,” Daniel Llanes told me. “That is an unfortunate statement that reflects on the City Council."
Through a legal settlement, activists obtained concessions from Endeavor Real Estate that the Austin City Council did not secure earlier. (https://t.co/J71hfuMuko)
The Austin @Saengerrunde is a 145 y.o. German-language choir. But more important than song is "gemutlichkeit."
"It means the act of being in community," Choir Director Holly Dalrymple told me. "It's a way of being."
Hear the choir in my first for NPR.
https://t.co/pCIYRmWqcu
There are Hindu connections on both major presidential tickets this year.
As part of our look at how Texans’ religious beliefs could affect their votes in November, Texas Standard visited a Central Texas Hindu festival to hear what voters are thinking. https://t.co/HHcn7jDlhA
Turnout among young voters in Texas is consistently low. Some think there is a concerted effort to keep it that way.
@iamLeslieRangel of @thebarbedwiretx joined @TexasStandard to talk about the issue.
https://t.co/YN6zSzsalG
"Our managers in our store and the corporate system doesn’t really have a system in place that protects employees right now," said REI worker Audrey Goff. "Or if they do have a system, it’s not being enforced."
Across the nation, employees of outdoor retailer REI have unionized or attempted to. Earlier this year, workers at Austin’s downtown REI accused management of union-busting and ignoring workplace sexual harassment. https://t.co/cw8mFUJ666
“If we’re going to have a gas utility, it needs to be a fair one,” Paul Robbins said in my first freelance story for Austin Free Press. Follow the link to read the whole story. https://t.co/RqkvLMgBSu
Keith Barry of Consumer Reports joined Texas Standard with some tips on how to beat those pesky car dealership sales tactics. @itskeithbarry @ConsumerReports@TexasStandard https://t.co/LMkbPYnMej
@nsuri20 Started late. Then one of the guitars had a lot of issues which led to techs messing with the rig in between songs quite a bit. And they redid like 5 or 6 songs, I think because of the same guitar issue.