The honorable Totescast tackles this week’s cover story on the local surge of “specialty” courts – dockets designed to address specific instances and offenses, like drugs, family violence, DWI arrests, and more.

Then following the judicial rundown, a discussion of what’s up at City Council this week: potential action on the long-suffering extension for Austin’s recycling contract with Greenstar North America, and … what’s all this we hear about Spandex? As always, Jordan Smith and Wells Dunbar are your totally awesome hosts.

This article appears in March 19 • 2010.

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