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Save a Life, Enjoy the Holiday

With kitten and puppy season in full swing, local shelters are staying open for the holiday and are offering adoption specials. Read More | Comment »

Local 4:13PM Thu. May. 24, Jordan Smith

Majority Identify as 'Pro-Life'

A Gallup Poll released today reveals that 50% of Americans identify themselves as "pro-life." Read More | Comment »

National 3:20PM Wed. May. 23, Jordan Smith

Is Planned Parenthood Threatening State's Right of Free Speech?

If Texas has to allow Planned Parenthood to provide women with health services under the Women's Health Program, how can it also get across a pro-life message? Read More | Comment »

On the Lege 5:38PM Tue. May. 22, Jordan Smith

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Officer in May 2011 Shooting

A Travis County grand jury has declined to indict Austin Police Department Officer Steven Peña for the May 2011 fatal shooting of Gilberto Vallejo at a South Austin apartment complex. Read More | Comment »

Local 2:07PM Tue. May. 22, Jordan Smith

The Problem of Wrongful Conviction

A joint project of the University of Michigan and Northwestern law schools has created the country's largest database of exonerations, profiling online the stories of nearly 900 exonerees, and providing greater context to the problem of wrongful conviction in the U.S. Read More | Comment »

National 9:54AM Mon. May. 21, Jordan Smith

Primary Update: GOP Winning Turnout Race

Early voting in the Republican and Democratic party May 29 primaries began on Monday, but so far voter apathy has won the day as turnout barely crawls into single digits. Read More | Comment »

Local 1:38PM Fri. May. 18, Richard Whittaker

New Sentencing Hearing for Arena

A unanimous Texas Supreme Court ruled today that Michael Arena, sent to prison for an alleged sexual assault that even the victim says never happened – is entitled to a new sentencing hearing. Read More | Comment »

Local 10:55AM Fri. May. 18, Jordan Smith

Pardon O. Henry!

It's been 150 years since William S. Porter's birth and now Grits for Breakfast blogger Scott Henson has launched a campaign to have President Barack Obama issue a posthumous pardon that would, finally, clear the writer's name. Read More | Comment »

National 8:50AM Fri. May. 18, Jordan Smith

Majority Minority

Texas is one of five U.S. states with a majority minority population, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released this week. Read More | Comment »

State 8:29AM Fri. May. 18, Jordan Smith

Adopt Me. Please.

The Austin Humane Society and Austin Pets Alive! came to the rescue of the Austin Animal Center this week, after news dropped that the city shelter was bursting at the seams and may have to euthanize a contingent of four-legged friends. Now, the Austin Humane Society is hoping you'll find it in your heart to adopt one of the furry friends in their care. Read More | Comment »

Local 3:19PM Thu. May. 17, Jordan Smith

IDEA's Admission Lottery Today

IDEA Public Schools is touting that it has exceeded its enrollment target for IDEA Allan and had to go to a lottery to allocate seats. So how impressive are their numbers? Read More | Comment »

Local 2:51PM Thu. May. 17, Richard Whittaker

[UPDATED] No-Kill Nightmare

Austin officially became a no-kill city last year when it logged a 90% save rate of its animals. This week, that record may end, as adoptions fail to keep up with intake and the already-overcrowded Austin Animal Center on Levander Loop fills up. Read More | Comment »

Local 4:44PM Tue. May. 15, Monica Riese

Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man?

It’s been 23 years since Carlos De Luna was executed by lethal injection for the 1983 attempted robbery and murder of Wanda Lopez at a Corpus Christi gas station; this week, a book-length law review article was released that meticulously deconstructs the case – and makes it almost undeniable that Texas has executed an innocent man. Read More | Comment »

State 12:33PM Tue. May. 15, Jordan Smith

Victory at the Victory

Incumbent Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole's contest against a novice opponent figured as a walkover, and incumbent Place 5 Council Member Bill Spelman's multi-front race was not supposed to be – but both crowned the evening at the historic 11th Street restaurant with decisive victories. Read More | Comment »

Local 6:07PM Sun. May. 13, Michael King

Down But Not Out

When she finally threw in the towel, Brigid Shea joked that her concession speech won't be legally binding in the event Mayor Lee Leffingwell’s numbers begin to "magically" fall below 50 percent. Then she launched into a pull-yourself-up pep talk to a cheering crowd, urging them to continue pressing for change at City Hall.Read More | Comment »

Local 2:29AM Sun. May. 13, Amy Smith

Meet The New Council, Same as The Old Council

We just got word from Mayor Lee Leffingwell's campaign: Challenger Brigid Shea has conceded, sealing a clean sweep for the incumbents in this low turn-out but highly volatile council election. Read More | Comment »

Local 11:24PM Sat. May. 12, Richard Whittaker

Incumbents Ahead Early on Voting [UPDATED]

Early voting numbers are in for the council elections, and so far all the incumbents are avoiding run-offs. Want to see how close it is? Read More | Comment »

Local 8:46PM Sat. May. 12, Richard Whittaker

Local Elections Today

It seemed like it would never come, but election day for the May 12 Joint General and Special Election is finally here! Read More | Comment »

Local 8:35AM Sat. May. 12, Richard Whittaker

The GOP Friends of Laura Pressley

In her hunt to displace Council Member Mike Martinez, challenger Laura Pressley has been besieged by claims that she is simply a stealth Republican. Probably doesn't help her case when her campaign sends out a letter to voters entitled Republicans for Laura Pressley. Read More | Comment »

Local 7:01PM Fri. May. 11, Richard Whittaker

Lawyers Like Hampton

A majority of Texas lawyers say they support Democratic Austin criminal defense attorney Keith Hampton in his bid to oust Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller at the polls this November. Read More | Comment »

On the Lege 4:10PM Fri. May. 11, Jordan Smith

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