Bridget Grumet

The goal was to get ahead of the chilly weather. When the city launched a first-of-its-kind, three-week cleanup of hundreds of camps this

Homeless storage isn’t flashy. But it serves a vital need. Expanding it is essential if Austin wants to provide the scaffolding for more people to climb out of homelessness, Bridget Grumet writes.

A reimagined nativity scene shows how wonder survives the teen years and the goodbyes they bring.

Equally skilled at political theater and policy mechanics, the disability rights advocate kept pushing to make life more accessible, Bridget Grumet writes.

Opinion Bridget Grumet Thu, March 26, 2026 at 5:58 PM GMT+1 4 min read

We settle our differences at the ballot box. Rhetoric that drifts toward violence — even metaphorically — puts that at risk.

When Austin police officers kick in the wrong door, break an innocent neighbor’s fence or leave a victim without a door that locks, the city never pays for the damages. That must change.

One of the most maddening aspects of the claims review process is the pretense that there is one.

W hen I first met Glen Shield three summers ago, he had to let me in through the garage.

Welfare checks and domestic violence calls can save lives — but leave survivors with broken doors, repair bills and new vulnerabilities, Bridget Grumet writes.