Reed Appeal Unearths Grisly Details on Fennell

Jimmy Fennell has a frightening history of violence against women – yet he's not the one on death row

"...body was found dumped on the side of a Bastrop Co. road several hours after she failed to show..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Appeals Court Weighs Plea to 'Correct Miscarriage of Justice'

Rodney Reed's fate goes to Criminal Appeals

"...Service attorney Bryce Benjet – argue that if Reed's Bastrop jury had known of the available evidence in the..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Capital Judicial Pinball

Rodney Reed Case Back in Court

"...inmate Rodney Reed were preparing for a hearing in Bastrop Co. district court, where Reed's case was remanded for..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Another Hearing for Rodney Reed

Death row inmate's case goes back to Bastrop County district court

"...Reed is heading back to state district court in Bastrop Co. for a hearing on Reed's claims that prosecutors..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Free Night of Theater: The List

These Central Texas theatre companies are offering free tickets as part of the national Free Night of Theater campaign

"...Bastrop Opera House: Forever Edgar: an Evening with Edgar Allan..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Arts Feature

Capital Idea!

On the phone, on the Web, on the farm, or in the store: giving a little Austin to the foodies on your gift list

"...Berdoll Farms in Bastrop..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Food Feature

Reed Appeals 'Conviction of an Innocent Man'

A federal appeal attacks the state's 'airtight" case against death-row inmate Rodney Reed.

"...young white woman in the small Texas town of Bastrop," TDS attorney Bryce Benjet wrote in Reed's federal habeas..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

KXAN's Aluminum Siding

KXAN does publicity work for Alcoa, disguised as news reporting.

"...with "So far, hundreds of residents [in Lee and Bastrop Counties] oppose the [mining] project." Otherwise, the KXAN report..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Council Watch

City plots downtown's retail future

"...Alcoa's request to strip-mine more than 15,000 acres in Bastrop and Lee counties to get lignite for their power..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Against All Odds

"...of her clients who was being held at the Bastrop County Jail, the time of the hearing was changed..."

Dec. 18, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Day Trips

"...Community theatre at the Bastrop Opera House keeps alive a tradition that is over..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Road to Nowhere

Webberville Aims to Live Forever

"...It was somewhere on FM 969, probably on the Bastrop County side and thus past Webberville, maybe near the..."

July 26, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Bastrop ISD Incentivizes Reading With Book Vending Machines: In more..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Feature

Breaking Ground: What Three New Studios Mean for the Texas Film Industry

Three new studios in the Austin area could mean space for the film industry to expand

"...over the next couple of years. In June 2021, Bastrop City Council approved an agreement with the team behind..."

March 17, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Texas travel tips from Llano lights to Kerrville craftsmanship

"...A Lost Pines CCC Christmas Dec. 17, Bastrop, tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/bastrop..."

Nov. 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Astro Record Store, Bastrop, Friday 18..."

June 18, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Day Trips & Beyond: December Travel Roundup

Central Texas holiday lights, digital Dealey Plaza, and more

"...River of Lights, Bastrop • Walk-through • Free • Nightly through Jan. 1,..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...heading the institutionalization of a satellite music capital in Bastrop where he lives, the sonic wiz now embarks on..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Faster Than Sound: It’s Now or Never for a Music Venue Preservation Fund

When will the city of Austin give music venues aid to preserve their so-called ‘Live Music Capital’?

"...former location as 523 Thompson. The landlord at 720 Bastrop Hwy. is suing co-founder Andrew Malesky for less than..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Rodney Reed's Appeals: Key Players

Ignored witnesses, “irrelevant” evidence, and more from two decades of appeals

"...the day of the murder. "We was at the [Bastrop] community center, because we had to go to work..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

7 Central Texas Destination Restaurants Worth the Trip

Travel guide-worthy dining and tucked-away spots near Austin

"...repeat. Lost Pines / Paw Paw's Catfish House – Bastroplostpines.regency.hyatt.com..."

May 17, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

ATX Film News

Acquisitions, awards, and a big gaming rumor

"...become a film set? New Republic Studios and the Bastrop County Economic Development Corporation, along with the Texas Film..."

July 6, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Beto O'Rourke's Punk Rock Politics

Can the congressman from El Paso really take a Senate seat from Ted Cruz?

"...lots of events in the area – like yesterday, Bastrop and Round Rock, and later today, New Braunfels...."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Strike Up the Band!

If it's patriotic tuneage you want for your Fourth, here it is

"...Austin Symphonic Band www.austinsymphonicband.org Bastrop Patriotic Festival Sat., July 1, 8pm Fisherman’s Park, Bastrop..."

July 1, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Team Effort

How collaboration got Richard Linklater's baseball comedy Everybody Wants Some!! off the bench

"...the two and a half weeks spent at Linklater's Bastrop home, serving as the bunkhouse for the cast that..."

April 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Feel the Burn

Austin author and wildland firefighter Mary Pauline Lowry takes readers inside the fire line in her novel Wildfire

"...AC: That makes me think of the Bastrop fire in 2011...."

July 24, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Stars and Stripes Forever!

Where to get your patriotic tuneage this Independence Day

"...course, "Stars and Stripes Forever." Austin Symphonic Band www.austinsymphonicband.org Bastrop Patriotic Festival Fri., July 3, 8pm Fisherman’s Park, Bastrop..."

July 3, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

News Roundup: All Sorts of Disasters

Pressley vs. Casar, Linklater vs. fire, and more

"...the loss of his filmmaking archive in the 2011 Bastrop fires. Linklater originally filed suit against Farmers Insurance Group..."

June 22, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Moving Mountains

Turk and Christy Pipkin are keeping busy changing the world

"...months after the release of Building Hope, the devastating Bastrop County Complex fires of 2011 erupted, which led the..."

June 12, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

UPDATE: Flood of Relief

In tragedy's wake, Central Texas continues to care for her own

"...• Austin Flood 2015 Relief • Bastrop Long Term Recovery Team, the folks who emerged to..."

May 29, 2015 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

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