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Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Quote of the Week "I'm not going to be..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...on Comptroller Strayhorn and Sal Costello and his group AustinTollParty.com shows yet another media grab-ass for the politicians who..."

May 6, 2005 Column

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...on 'dumb' and get it over with." – Former Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, rallying Democrats in Blanco by mocking..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Delays and conflict-of-interest charges in the Jimmy Chapman investigation.

"...The independent investigator hired by the Austin Police Department to conduct an inquiry into whether APD..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

TCB

Cops storm the Mercury, the Red Eyed Fly spars with the city, Kissinger get shit-faced in Detroit, and local musicians get all lovey-dovey.

"...a Dove award: Large crowds and small clubs plus police intervention equals trouble, a scenario played out (again) last..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Reasonably Offensive

Two civil suits against live music venues downtown call into question Austin's sound ordinance.

"...issue, what's he doing living in the heart of Austin's downtown entertainment district?..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Oh, To Be a Constable

10 candidates compete for four open constable seats

"...of Public Safety. Lining the walls of his South Austin office are aging boxing posters from the Sixties, with..."

March 10, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

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Off the Desk:

"...with the public, particularly Hispanic and African-American residents, the Austin Police Dept.has slated two additional forums on community-police relations..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

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Off the Desk:

"...Jack, president of the Austin Neighborhoods Council, has missed three elections since 1985 -..."

April 24, 1998 News Feature

New Tricks on South Congress

A Community Policing Success Story

"...too, transgendered and otherwise.) The Avenue hasn't always been Austin's de facto red light district -- early in our..."

June 14, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Cops, Medics, and How the City Treats Them

Labor agreements, disagreements, and more

"...offices have heard constituent calls for more attention from Austin Police, something that will only increase as the city..."

March 30, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council: Seeking Consensus on Hotel Occupancy Tax

City Council’s HOT debate masks deeper divisions

"...the grand plan for a "property tax swap" with Austin ISD, which Mayor Steve Adler withdrew a couple of..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Public Safety: A Growth Industry

As the city grows, so does the public safety budget

"...Ninety-four percent of the Austin Police Department's revenue comes from the city's general fund..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Action's in Place 3

Shade, Tovo, Nofziger race most watched and closely contested

"...gaffe as sensational as trampling a salamander at the Austin Environmental Forum – are essentially coasting to re-election, Place..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Headlines

Some of the week's biggest news

"...traffic on New Year's Eve, 5-11:30pm, for the city's Austin New Year Celebration at Auditorium Shores. For a full..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature

Faces of Homelessness

Another Downtown attempt to find answers

"...Depending on where in Austin you live, the entertainment district's ongoing woes – among..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Marc Savlov

Foie Gras Foe Foiled!

Police nab suspect in foie gras vandalism mystery

"...charge of criminal mischief, under a bond of $20,000. Police say Rosenberg is the man seen in a surveillance..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...of the Week "What Las Manitas has given to Austin over the last 25 years is worth much, much..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...will indeed build its new, advanced chip factory in Austin beginning this week, with an estimated price tag of..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature

Council Candidate Carousel

(in ballot order)

"...Council six years ago from a career as an Austin police officer and Baptist minister and has been mostly..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...on this week's Supreme Court hearings. Quoted in the Austin American-Statesman.Headlines• At press time, the Supreme Court is hearing..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...because in reality, white folks already have it." – Austin NAACP President Nelson Linder, discussing police proposals under the..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week"The Kool-Aid's in there, but they're..."

Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Top 10 Law Enforcement/Public Safety Stories

Year in review for cops and firefighters

"...1) Unequal Farce: After a "comprehensive" analysis of police records, the Austin American-Statesman declared that Austin police have..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from around Austin and beyond.

"...continues to thicken and choke up City Hall. See "Austin@Large," right, and p.18...."

Sept. 19, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Raped Twice?

Virginia Glore asked the APD for a rape test -- instead they're prosecuting her for DWI.

"...Thunderbird, smashed out the rear passenger window of an Austin Police Department squad car, and landed herself in the..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

High-Tech Heist

A former Power Computing company employee stole memory modules and drew a 25-year prison sentence.

"...the Loot The detective working this case for the Austin Police Department's high-tech unit -- who said he'd endanger..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Postmarks

Speaking With Authority

"...tracks than I am). I never did understand how Austin could close the airport at a decent hour but..."

May 29, 1998 Column

Keel: The Real Deal

He's No Andy Griffith

"...years ago. In an October 8 article in the Austin American-Statesman, Keel portrayed himself as a brave crimefighter who..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...the closure of the area's schools with Save East Austin Schools PAC, struggled to preserve the Eastside's many murals..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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