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Perry Adds Abortion, Minimum Sentencing to Special Session

First transportation, now abortions and minimum sentencing: Ramping up speculation that Gov. Rick Perry will run again in 2014, the governor has added two more items to the call for the special session. Read More | Comment »

On the Lege 2:20PM Tue. Jun. 11, Richard Whittaker

Town Hall Meeting

Following three working group meetings, the Urban Farms Process and Code Coordination working group of the Sustainable Food Policy Board will host its final session to address pending updates to Austin’s urban farm code. Read More | Comment »

Local 9:00AM Tue. Jun. 11, Anna Toon

Perry Tells Special Session to Get Moving on Transportation

Texas' transport infrastructure, from road to rail to air, is a complete mess and getting worse. So, as the House and Senate Redistricting Select Committees keeps adding hearings in the special session, Gov. Rick Perry has given the rest of the legislature something to do, adding transportation to the call. Read More | Comment »

On the Lege 8:37AM Tue. Jun. 11, Richard Whittaker

UPDATE: TCRP Sues APD for Taxi Policy

This morning, the Texas Civil Rights Project announced a lawsuit filed against the City of Austin, the Austin Police Department, and several officers, on behalf of taxi driver Akbar Amin-Akbari, charging that in 2011 the driver was ordered to transport a drunk and belligerent passenger – who then attacked him and endangered his life. Read More | Comment »

Local 10:30PM Mon. Jun. 10, Michael King

Perry Signs Education Bill: Now What?

Last week, rumors were flying wildly that Gov. Rick Perry might veto the comprehensive graduation and school accountability reforms in House Bill 5. Now he's done the reverse, putting his official seal of approval on it by signing the measure. Read More | Comment »

State 6:30PM Mon. Jun. 10, Richard Whittaker

UPDATED: Testimony Concludes in Carter Case

UPDATE: Austin Police Corporal Eric Cleveland heard the shots before his radio ever crackled to life. When it did, Officer Jeffrey Rodriguez was at the other end, calling out what Cleveland already knew: Shots fired. Read More | Comment »

Local 5:19PM Mon. Jun. 10, Jordan Smith

News Ticker: June 10

Rick Perry rips from the headlines, the Supreme Court ups the tension, and Edith Jones finds a friend. Publicity is on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

State 4:45PM Mon. Jun. 10, Brandon Watson

New Police Contract Would Allow Public Release of Citizen Review Panel Documents

Among proposed changes to the employment contract between the city and the Austin Police Association is a concession that would allow the city to release publicly all disciplinary recommendations made by the Citizen Review Panel in critical incidents regardless of whether the chief actually metes out punishment. Read More | Comment »

Local 3:13PM Mon. Jun. 10, Jordan Smith

Brown Makes It Official

Tuesday night, before a large and friendly Threadgills crowd, former Travis County Democratic Party Chair Andy Brown formally announced his candidacy for county judge – officially opening the campaign that has been in progress roughly since March – against former Pct. 2 County Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt. Read More | Comment »

Point Austin 10:00AM Sat. Jun. 8, Michael King

News Ticker: June 7

Louie Gohmert reflects on the Constitution, Deeda Payton studies entomology, and Rick Perry refuses to respond to rumors. Secrets are on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

State 4:15PM Fri. Jun. 7, Brandon Watson

ACLU Report: Time to Legalize It

From 2001-2010, a record 8 million people were arrested on marijuana charges, 88% for possession only, with blacks arrested far more often than are whites – in Texas, as much as 34-times more likely to face arrest than whites – according to a new report from the ACLU that concludes that marijuana should be legalized, taxed, and regulated. Read More | Comment »

Reefer Madness 1:21PM Fri. Jun. 7, Jordan Smith

News Ticker: June 6

The Texas Water Development Board has an axe to grind, Ted Cruz says his eight bits, and the Westboro Baptist Church stages a love-in. Dubiousness is on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

State 5:07PM Thu. Jun. 6, Brandon Watson

APD Never Told Mother About Killing Her Son

Felicia Wallace woke up on the morning of May 31, 2011, went to the bathroom, got something to drink, smoked a cigarette, and turned on the television. That's when she saw it: A photo of her then-20-year-old son, Byron Carter, on the news. He'd been shot. Read More | Comment »

Local 9:15AM Thu. Jun. 6, Jordan Smith

Eastside and Johns Hopkins Gets the TEA OK

The timing could not have been more apt. As the graduating class of Eastside Memorial High School were crossing the stage at the Frank Erwin Center, Education Commissioner Michael Williams turned up with good news: He has given the OK for Austin ISD to partner with Johns Hopkins and keep the school open. Read More | Comment »

Local 9:34PM Wed. Jun. 5, Richard Whittaker

Eastside Memorial Community: Accentuate the Positive

The next few days will be make-or-break for Eastside Memorial High School, as Commissioner of Education Michael Williams issues his ruling on the school's fate. Community members hope he'll see all the positives about the campus. Read More | Comment »

Local 4:53PM Wed. Jun. 5, Richard Whittaker

News Ticker: June 5

John Cornyn provides solutions for modern living, Amy Simmons opens a can of whoop-ass, and Steve Munisteri reaches out to touch somebody's hand. Tenderness is on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

State 4:15PM Wed. Jun. 5, Brandon Watson

Tea Party Versus Black Voters

The Republican Party of Texas is in trouble when it comes to minority support. So it doesn't help when one of their leading Tea Party activists says the GOP doesn't want more black Texans at the ballot box. Read More | Comment »

State 1:59PM Wed. Jun. 5, Richard Whittaker

UPDATED: Driver Says He Heard Shots, But Didn't See Police

UPDATE: Under pointed cross-examination, Leyumba Webb testified that if someone had been standing in front of his car on the night of May 30, 2011, at the time he pulled away from the curb, that person could've been injured. "Probably," he said, "but I didn't see anyone standing there." Read More | Comment »

Local 12:58PM Wed. Jun. 5, Jordan Smith

UPDATED: Officer on Stand in Civil Rights Case

UPDATE: When Officer Shana Howell saw her friend and colleague Officer Jeffrey Rodriguez sitting on the side of East EIghth Street she "just felt terrified," she testified Tuesday afternoon. He was grabbing his ankle, sweating profusely, and disoriented. Read More | Comment »

Local 4:34PM Tue. Jun. 4, Jordan Smith

News Ticker: June 4

The Lege rebels against Rick Perry, Lustre Pearl fights a lawsuit, and the Tea Party refuses to drink the Kool-Aid. Potables are on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

State 4:28PM Tue. Jun. 4, Brandon Watson

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