Reefer Madness

On the alcohol-marijuana equalization movement's frontlines with Mason Tvert

"...In 2004, Mason Tvert graduated from the University of Richmond and was looking for a job. The..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Column by Jordan Smith

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"...dinner when the accident happened. He told the Austin Ameri­can-States­man he didn't see the man who, he said, "came..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature

Sports Top 10s

The year in sports, CenTex style

"...3) University of Texas women's basketball coach Jody Conradt retired in..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Sports Top 10s for 2007

"...birthplace of a new era for Roller Derby. 3) University of Texas women’s basketball coach Jody Conradt retired in..."

Jan. 3, 2008 Sports Post

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"...• The University of Texas System Board of Regents voted last week..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature

Letters @ 3AM

Americans no longer look or sound like, and will never again look or sound like, this country's rigid image of an "American"

"...the Civil War. As for Lubbock – socially (to state the obvious and put it mildly), Anglo-Saxon-Celts, Hispanics, and..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Reefer Madness

Q & A with Rob Kampia, co-founder of the Marijuana Policy Project

"...front. No one was lobbying Capitol Hill, and no state medical marijuana laws had been passed. Just more than..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith

Finding Hope ... in Bed!

Tim Miller's latest trip to Austin finds the noted performance artist optimistic about being gay

"...the homophobia so deeply ingrained in the Lone Star State, much less the hysterical kind that's been driving national..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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"...• Former state Sen. Frank Madla of San Antonio died in a..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...600,000, according to a survey report by Johns Hopkins University researchers published in the medical magazineÊThe Lancet. Naked City..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...jury, in a report to Judge Julie Kocurek on state campaign-finance laws Headlines• The City Council returns from summer..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature

Film News

It's Texas vs. Arizona in the 'Friday Night Lights' Bowl, but we might have a secret weapon: the new TXMPA

"...film-industry leaders say. That comes after early hints that Arizona – one of the latest states to enter the..."

May 26, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Who They Are and What They Deserve

The new play 'Voices of Valor' records the memories of a generation that won the war abroad and at home

"...ago Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, associate professor of journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, knew something among them was..."

March 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Taser International Bleeding Money

Taser gun maker's profits drop 98% in 2005

"...Arizona-based Taser International, maker of the widely used electroshock Taser..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Next Steps

Ballet Austin seeks out tomorrow's Balanchines with a new and unique choreographic showcase

"...showcasing, well, new American talent. For 20 years, Texas' statewide visual arts association has been soliciting work from emerging..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Castle, senior vice president of human resources at Lubbock's State National Bank and president of the Lubbock Red Cross..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature

Who Killed Father Ryan?

A 1981 Odessa murder haunts crime researchers, the Catholic Church, and an ex-con determined to prove his innocence

"...I-35, at a transitional living facility owned by the state's corrections department. Although he is free of prison bars,..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...effort into correcting some of the problems plaguing our state instead of supporting divisive wedge issues that truly serve..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Stan Knee for inconsistent disciplining of officers and "incorrect" statements in specific cases. See "Futrell Spares Knee."..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...press release. The statue "is a symbol of the university's commitment to serve all Texas, regardless of race, ethnicity,..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Nader Raiders Target Texas Ballot

The indie campaign goes to court to get into state's presidential race

"...Arguing that there is "no compelling state interest" to justify Texas' onerous ballot-access requirements, lawyers for..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

The End of the Record Store?

Ballroom Dancing: Music Panels

"...or blind because they were very bullish on the state of record retail. Carl Singmaster, one retailer who recently..."

March 19, 2004 Music Review by Michael Bertin

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...years were in service to the Texas secretary of state where I served six secretaries – three Republicans and..."

March 19, 2004 Column

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Breaking news from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...President Bush delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night, coming out strongly..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...to take the heat off all of us." -- State Rep. John Smithee, R-Amarillo, watching from the sidelines as..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Quarter Ounce a Day

Texas man lives by -- and fights for -- medical marijuana

"...Tyler is one of seven people in the United States currently granted federal permission to use marijuana for medicinal..."

June 20, 2003 News Feature by Andrew Slaton

Page Two

The anti-smoking ordinance is an unconscionable social experiment in an already sketchy economic environment; the Place 5 run-off boasts two good candidates, so no need to get ugly; and we report the news, not slurs.

"...there are long-term consequences. Last issue, I quoted an Arizona paper on the negative impact of Tempe's ban. Ken..."

May 30, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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Our readers talk back.

"...the award was reduced. Thanks also for printing Ballard's statement that most people would never be able to afford..."

March 28, 2003 Column

On the Border's Edge

Drug war reporter Charles Bowden is telling El Paso-Juárez's secrets, one murder at a time.

"...book cuts between different events in Mexico and the States to paint a vision of the drug war as..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Weird, Spooky, and Rich

David Dewhurst runs against everybody but money.

"...over about $1 million in taxes he owed the state on personal luxury items he imported from other countries...."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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