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News Ticker: May 14

Karl Rove tries to get smart, Steve Stockman deals with the facts of life, and Willie Nelson helps some perfect strangers. Face time is on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

2:18PM Tue. May. 14, Brandon Watson

A Second Chance for Drug Dealers on 'The Corner'

Sarah* didn't even know that the cops had tagged her, dealing dope near the corner of East 12th and Chicon Streets in the heart of Central East Austin, until she got the letter. On the letterhead of Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo and Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, it had a simple message: We got you. Read More | Comment »

6:33PM Wed. May. 8, Jordan Smith

Patients Urge Lawmakers to Pass Medical Marijuana Measure

For Stephen Betzen and his wife, marijuana was a miracle drug. Read More | Comment »

11:48AM Tue. May. 7, Jordan Smith

Shaming Girls in Crisis

Two bills pending at the Lege that seek to "reform" aspects of the judicial bypass law that allows a minor to seek an abortion without parental approval could jeopardize a minor's privacy ,and potentially put district judges in harm’s way, witnesses testified during a committee hearing last week. Read More | Comment »

3:48PM Thu. May. 2, Jordan Smith

News Ticker: April 29

Jason Collins slam dunks, Matt Mackowiak deletes a tweet, and Mitch McConnell sits for a spell. Apparitions are on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

3:20PM Mon. Apr. 29, Brandon Watson

News Ticker: April 26

Paul Kevin Curtis breaks out in song, Donald Trump goes to a revival, and Ted Cruz leads by example. Stupefaction is on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

2:25PM Fri. Apr. 26, Brandon Watson

News Ticker: April 22

Sam Brownback hails Mary, Jeff Flake pulls a bait and switch, and Reese Witherspoon fails to be America's sweetheart. Disappointment is on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

2:56PM Mon. Apr. 22, Brandon Watson

UT Alum Shares Harrowing Story of a Son Lost, Then Found, After the Boston Bombings

After a week of what feels like unrelenting awfulness, the nerves are pretty raw. Well, steel those nerves again, because you really need to read this story from the Texas Exes publication the Alcalde about University of Texas’ alum Brian Downes’ search for his son after the Boston Marathon bombings. Read More | Comment »

4:41PM Fri. Apr. 19, Kimberley Jones

News Ticker: April 19

John Carona defaults on loans, Rick Perry shocks and awes, and the Blackstone Group has second thoughts. Confusion is on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

2:00PM Fri. Apr. 19, Brandon Watson

News Ticker: April 18

Blake Farenthold tempts rejection, Ted Cruz faces defeat, and Pat Quinn is completely over it. Disappointment is on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

3:00PM Thu. Apr. 18, Brandon Watson

Flipping Out

License plate numbers are recorded in any number of circumstances on a "daily basis," Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, noted during a committee hearing Wednesday. From border crossings to airports, toll booths to bank buildings, vehicle plates are monitored – and the ability to check and to confirm plate numbers is a routine part of law enforcement. Read More | Comment »

10:07AM Thu. Apr. 18, Jordan Smith

News Ticker: April 17

John Carona loses a wager, Marco Rubio prepares for the worst, and Louie Gohmert gives in to paranoia. Toxicity is on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

2:30PM Wed. Apr. 17, Brandon Watson

News Ticker: April 16

Greg Abbott fears a blue planet, Alex Jones wades into manure, and Bob Deuell hides his motives. Opportunism is on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

2:00PM Tue. Apr. 16, Brandon Watson

Playing Games with Pain

Carole Metcalf and her husband were excited for their visit to the obstetrician: Carol was 20-weeks pregnant and the couple had scheduled an ultrasound, and they would learn the sex of their child. It was a girl, the couple learned – but they learned also that she was sick, terminally ill. Read More | Comment »

2:55PM Mon. Apr. 15, Jordan Smith

News Ticker: April 15

Steve Munisteri tries to reverse a spell, Jeremi Suri wants to strike first, and Steve Stockman makes a modest proposal. Controversy is on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

2:30PM Mon. Apr. 15, Brandon Watson

Psych Experts Support Keller Appeal

A roster of leading psychologists and related experts from around the world last week signed on to a pair of letters in support of an appeal filed on behalf of Frances Keller, who was convicted of sexual assault and who has spent the last two decades behind bars for a crime that almost certainly never happened. Read More | Comment »

8:08AM Tue. Mar. 26, Jordan Smith

Women's Coalition Wins Fed Family Planning Funding

UPDATE: In an emailed statement, Texas Department of State Health Services spokeswoman Carrie Williams says that the agency just received notice that it will lose the Title X grant and is "reviewing the information to get a sense of the full impact." The agency hopes the transition is smooth and the provider base remains strong, she wrote. Read More | Comment »

4:52PM Mon. Mar. 25, Jordan Smith

Death Watch: Racial Bias Infected Sentencing Hearing

Duane Buck deserves a new sentencing hearing. Read More | Comment »

9:43AM Thu. Mar. 21, Jordan Smith

A Back Door Ban on Abortion?

To Sen. Robert Deuell, requiring abortion clinics to be ambulatory surgical centers would ensure women seeking abortion receive the "highest standard" of care. At a hearing Tuesday, advocates challenged Deuell's position, arguing that the measure would instead force abortion providers to shutter operations and would reduce access to safe abortion. Read More | Comment »

12:01PM Wed. Mar. 20, Jordan Smith

Lawmakers Urge Pretrial DNA Testing in Death Penalty Cases

In death penalty cases, it can take years after a conviction to secure DNA testing. Read More | Comment »

9:22AM Wed. Mar. 20, Jordan Smith

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