UPDATE: Ott Asks DOJ For Review of Police Tactics

Request comes on heels of Jackson shooting death

"...afternoon, July 26. Kleinert had been inside a nearby Benchmark Bank conducting a follow-up investigation to an earlier, and..."

Aug. 5, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Spare That Tree

Familiar tree at North Lamar and Martin Luther King may get a reprieve

"...in anticipation of selling the property to a small banking concern out of Plano, a restrictive covenant was added..."

April 13, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

More Questions Than Answers in APD Shooting

Department says they'll have a clearer picture as investigation proceeds

"...Kleinert on Friday afternoon – had come to the Benchmark Bank where the detective was investigating an earlier (unrelated)..."

Aug. 2, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Kleinert a Fed?

Former detective argues he should be tried in federal court

"...believed Jackson had committed a federal crime – attempted bank fraud – the defense called witnesses to testify about..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Lawsuit Alleges Jackson Racially Profiled Before Fatal Shooting

Suit says APD detective executed civilian who fled from him

"...was a black man attempting to enter a closed bank in a "predominantly white area" of town. "I think..."

Sept. 18, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Jackson's Parents File Suit

Family alleges racial profiling

"...was a black man attempting to enter a closed bank in a "predominantly white area" of town. "I think..."

Sept. 27, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Open Questions: Forum on APD Shooting Tonight

Officials discuss shooting of Larry Eugene Jackson, Jr.

"...West 34th Street. Kleinert had been inside a nearby Benchmark Bank conducting a follow-up investigation to an earlier, and..."

Aug. 15, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Ex-APD Detective Indicted in Shooting

Kleinert released on personal bond

"...investigating an unrelated robbery at the West 35th Street Benchmark Bank. Jackson attempted to enter the locked bank twice...."

May 16, 2014 News Feature by Brandon Watson

Kleinert's Case Dismissed

Judge grants former APD Detective immunity in Larry Jackson shooting

"...questioning of Jackson for twice trying to enter the Benchmark Bank on 35th Street (which had been broken into..."

Oct. 29, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

APD Shooting Called 'Accidental'

Officer claims accidental shooting, and DOJ asked to investigate

"...Street. Police say Kleinert had been at a nearby Benchmark Bank conducting a follow-up investigation on an earlier, and..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

News Roundup: Council Gets Dirty

Representatives engage in ... legal combaaaaaat!

"...questioned Jackson when he attempted to step into the Benchmark Bank on W. 35th Street shortly after the bank..."

Feb. 8, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

News Roundup: Loose Cannons and Contraception

Planned Parenthood debate rages on; gun violence takes more lives

"...contact with Kleinert when he tried to enter the Benchmark Bank on 35th Street (closed for the day because..."

Oct. 5, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Dwarfing the Frost Tower

Two new skyscrapers coming to Congress

"...The much-vaunted Frost Bank Tower, with its 33 floors, will soon be dwarfed..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City

"...corporate giant Wells Fargo hopes to have its new bank at the Hill Country Galleria Leadership in Energy and..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature

Texas Radio and the Really Big Beat

Capstar's Austin-based Empire

"...Balon, an old radio hand and president of the Benchmark Company, a national marketing research firm. "Very little minority..."

May 22, 1998 Music Feature by Bill Crawford

We're Still Here

Assessing the continuing black Austin experience

"..."vertical mixed use zoning," the city uses a laughable benchmark, with just 10% of all units built at 80%..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Pioneers or Settlers?

Balancing renewables and affordability at AE

"...summer, which would have pushed rates over the 2% benchmark were it not for what he called "accounting gimmicks..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Glengarry Glen Ross

Watching Mamet's salesmen self-destruct may help you understand what happened to your IRA

"...and own fast cars and real estate and many bank accounts if only a few things (like, say, the..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Higher Ground

Two more Congress towers

"...in downtown Austin. The Congress Avenue Condominiums, developed by Benchmark Land Development and designed by Ziegler Cooper, would rise..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The Downtown Dominoes

The headlines are about Block 21 and Seaholm, but the long-term questions are about what the city of Austin should be

"...then, KLRU and ACL have become the de facto benchmark against which other Block 21 "attractions" are being measured,..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Place for Democrats

"...So the five average out into a useful generic-party benchmark, and look how closely these Dem results track Tony..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips

Baseball, bats, obits, no buts, and environmental action figure into this year-end wrap-up.

"...seen since the last century, Austin set a new benchmark when it recorded 112 degrees on September 5, and..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Classical Revival at the Blanton

The Art of the Deal

"...other architects' hands), and the headquarters of the World Bank. Graves has for 30 years walked a tightrope between..."

Aug. 25, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Book Reviews

Winter's Tales

"...officers (from the time he blew up his uncle's bank, and a few other antisocial actions) feel that he's..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Books Feature by Mike Shea

The Gift of Giving

Contribution & Expenditure Reports: July-December, '95

"...Brokerage, CB Commercial, $250; Morton Crockett, $250; Steve Tucker, Benchmark Development, $250; Sanford Gottesman, The Gottesman Company, $250; Ray..."

Feb. 2, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban