Council and Advocates Balk at New Municipal Court Security Force

Would a proposed a stand-alone City Marshal Office be unmarshaled?

"...that would create a new law enforcement agency in Austin specifically tasked with providing security at Municipal Court...."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Why Are Municipal Court Judges So Lenient?

"...bring about equal and fair treatment for everyone. What Austin's Municipal Court judges don't seem to understand about rights..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Postmarks

Municipal Court May Move Northeast

Move authorization passed without comment at council meeting, but raised dust afterward

"...and I-35, as the future site of a new municipal courthouse and Austin Police Department northeast substation. The authorization..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

Council Takes Action on Municipal Court Reform

City has 90 days to evaluate how it handles indigent defendants

"...resolution to help shore up the holes in the Austin Muni­cipal Court that are sending indigent defendants to jail...."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Taking Muni Court to Court?

MetCenter files lawsuit against city for scuttled Municipal Court move-in plan

"...decades, the city has been ready to move the Austin Municipal Court away from its decrepit quarters on East..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Ken Paxton Sues Austin

AG wants City Hall to comply with open carry

"...on Wednesday, filing a lawsuit in the 53rd District Court of Travis County against the city of Austin, Mayor..."

July 28, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Travis County Prosecutor to Fill County Court of Law Judicial Seat

County Commissioners selected Dimple Malhotra by a 4-0 vote

"...Violence Unit, has been selected to fill the County Court at Law No. 4 judicial seat, vacated by Judge..."

Oct. 8, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...15 to make appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine on Austin Public Health's webpage were kicked out of the sign-up..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Point Austin: MUD in Your Eye

Northwest Austin suburb chal­lenges the Voting Rights Act

"...website, the folks in Canyon Creek, a tony suburban Austin subdivision just this side of Lakeline Mall, enjoy "the..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Column by Michael King

The Roads to Commissioners Court ...

The Chronicle handicaps at the county races.

"...that running for re-election to the Travis County Commissioners Court is harder than it really is. During the last..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: The Supremes Bail Out

Court ruling lets Voting Rights Act live for another day

"...of Gov. Rick Perry's vetoes vs. that of those Austinites taking part in the public forums concerning the city..."

June 26, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: On Voting, Endorsements, and Sincerity

It's put up or shut up time at the municipal polls

"...season. Although judging from our dismal voter turnout, most Austinites, alas, have long since given up on local politics,..."

May 1, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Unhappy With Court

"...I want to relay my experience at Austin Municipal Court. I was the complainant in a case..."

Dec. 11, 2003 Postmarks

The Austin Chronic: Notorious Lawyer Adam Reposa Gets Raided For Running an Illegal Dispensary

“I want to go to prison,” he claims, but no charges have been filed

"...such question: How flagrantly can you sell weed in Austin before cops show up and raid you?..."

March 15, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

City of Austin Scales Back on Some Public Services During COVID-19 Outbreak

Essential services including public safety, utilities continue

"...City of Austin officials announced Sunday, March 15, that all public library..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Threat of Ice Means Austin Goes Nowhere Fast

UPDATE: Third day of school and city closures: Is this a record?

"...two weeks there'll be a slew of closures around Austin, as schools and local government take Friday – or..."

Feb. 6, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sequester Austin

HUD tells Leffingwell to expect a 5% cut

"...a letter from Housing and Urban Development outlining what Austin can expect from the budgetary cuts. Needless to say,..."

March 5, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Austin needs an honest discussion of how much we spend on public safety.

"...A line chart showing that this year, 93% of Austin's sales and property tax collections will be spent on..."

May 24, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The People's Court

Justice of the Peace Races Not So Peaceful

"...- between criminal defense attorney Herb Evans and associate municipal court judge Gisela Triana - is the one to..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature by Lee Simmons

Four of Six: 3rd Court of Appeals

This year, four of the court's six seats are contested

"...races earn little voter scrutiny, what happens at the Austin-based 3rd Court of Appeals – one of 14 intermediate..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

News Roundup: Council and the Court

Scalia's death shakes up high court; Council continues Uber battle

"...transportation network company ordinance to the voters; the Lions Municipal Golf Course wins nomination support for the National Register..."

Feb. 15, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Point Austin: MUD Rising

Canyon Creek voting-rights lawsuit goes to the Supremes

"...Last week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review one Austin-based voting-rights case and rejected..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Austin Law Department Argues City Council Can’t Stop Austin Police from Keeping Secret Files

Taylor trial addresses city’s G file policy

"...months refused to implement a key aspect of the Austin Police Oversight Act that would give a limited number..."

Oct. 25, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

"This Is Austin Bashing on Steroids"

This legislative session, state GOP lawmakers ran an all-out assault on municipal values

"...deeply red state leadership against its progressive capital city. (Austin filed its own suit against Texas a few weeks..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again

The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill

"...four people showed up at the Travis County Commissioners Court to tell their elected officials about what it's like..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Point Austin: Blue Spectre

The 'Statesman' discovers a sinister plot to take control of city government. The culprits? Those union goons, of course

"...A spectre is haunting Austin...."

June 30, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Disorder in the Court … of Appeals

Triana/Toth race raising unusual political dust

"...the open Place 6 on the (currently all-Republican) 3rd Court of Appeals, where Democrat Gisela Tri­ana faces Republican Mike..."

Sept. 28, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Travis County’s Criminal Court Judges Skeptical of APD’s New Plan for Bail Hearings

Judges sent a letter to the city with their concerns

"...When Travis County’s criminal court judges caught wind of an experimental system for conducting..."

Dec. 19, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Strange Case of the 353rd District Court

"Vexatious Litigant" Connor vs. incumbent Judge Sulak in Dem primary

"...primary judicial race is that for the 353rd District Court, where popular incumbent Judge Tim Sulak faces repeated stealth..."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Michael King

News Roundup: See You in Court!

Pressley demands recount, while Zimmerman and Sec. 8 cases progress

"...votes, the city avoids a second Buehler trial, the Austin Apartment Association's suit against the city may move to..."

Jan. 5, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

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