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Fixing Criminal Justice

Should the government undertake a review of the nation's criminal justice system – and if so, should there be limits on what is up for consideration? That's the question before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee tomorrow when they're scheduled to consider the Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009, filed in March by Virginia Democratic Sen. Jim Webb.

9:42AM Wed. Dec. 2, 2009, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

Judge Baird Not Seeking Re-Election

Travis Co. Judge Charlie Baird says he will announce today that he will not be seeking re-election next year to the 299th felony District Court where he has served since January 2007.

6:23AM Wed. Dec. 2, 2009, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

What TYC Security?

Gov. Rick Perry's appointees don't always have the best track record, but Texas Youth Commission Independent Ombudsman Catherine Evans may have set a new bar: Forced to resign within two months of her appointment after she was indicted on Monday for smuggling a knife into a TYC facility.

3:21PM Tue. Dec. 1, 2009, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Sleigh Bells, Sophie Hunter [outside]

Mohawk

Los Campesinos! [garage]
at Empire Control Room & Garage

“ECHOES ATX”: The Past, Present, and Future of Black & Brown Austin at Color Cartel, 4303 Willow Springs Rd.

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

The Smith Smears

There's no more thankless task in the state legislature than being the lawmaker to grasp a thorny issue, and House Elections Committee Chair Todd Smith, R-Euless, has become that guy.

9:17AM Tue. Dec. 1, 2009, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

In Search of a Well-Set Table? Bring Back the Bling

I never got to really see the dining room tables that I was continuously reminded were heirlooms because they were always obscured by three layers of linen and padding. Though my family in rural Mississippi rarely socialized outside their closed ring of siblings and spouses (even the production of cousins was rare),

10:27PM Mon. Nov. 30, 2009, Anne Harris Read More | Comment »

Complimentary Mustache Rides

As evidenced by the international acclaim for the Red River-endorsed Austin Facial Hair Club, a killer 'stache goes a long way around these parts, especially in the winter time. Start extending that five o'clock shadow now. This week there are two events celebrating the Fu Manchu in all of its backpacking glory.

4:50PM Mon. Nov. 30, 2009, Austin Powell Read More | Comment »

L.A. D.A. Will Prosecute Pot Providers

Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley says he will prosecute medi-pot dispensary owners and employees who he says are violating state law by selling pot for profit.

1:52PM Mon. Nov. 30, 2009, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

That's a Good Idea

When House of Songs opens the Cactus Café doors on Thursday night, the welcome mat will be bilingual – English and Danish. That’s because House of Songs is an Austin-based artist-in-residence program for Danish singer-songwriters.

10:53AM Mon. Nov. 30, 2009, Margaret Moser Read More | Comment »

Did Patterson Violate Judicial Ethics?

Former Austin Democratic state Rep. Glen Maxey this morning filed a complaint with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, arguing that 3rd Court of Appeals Judge Jan Patterson violated judicial ethics when she told the Chronicle last month that Gov. Rick Perry had approached her to apply for an appointment to the Travis Co. civil court bench.

10:30AM Mon. Nov. 30, 2009, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

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