Day Trips: Blackwell School National Historic Site, Marfa

Texas’ newest national park honors the Mexican American community of Marfa

"...The Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa was recently added..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Beat the heat in San Marcos and have fun at events around the state

"...Schoolhouse rock. It’s a short walk from the uber-chic Chinati..."

July 3, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Facing the Giants

A born-again high school football coach draws on a higher power to inspire his team to victory.

"...Goode, Bailey Cave, Jason McLeod, Steve Williams and James Blackwell. Like a modern-day Job, Grant Taylor (Kendrick) – high..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Children of Giant Speak

Children of Giant tells new stories about the film classic

"...segment is devoted to the racism experienced by Marfa schoolchildren attending the Blackwell School, who were made to literally..."

April 17, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Now Serving ... Time

Robert Conran sat down to dinner at Furr's, and walked out in handcuffs. After four years in prison on a shaky conviction, he's got a chance of parole -- then he faces deportation

"...the presiding judge in his case, Senior Justice Thomas Blackwell, wrote a letter to the Board of Pardons and..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

How to Jail the Poor

Travis County tries to fix its Driving While License Invalid issue

"...the local circuit in April, shortly after attorney Betty Blackwell – who's president of the Capital Area Private Defender..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

University of Texas Pledges a Harder Line on Sexual Misconduct

UT Pres Fenves: "If a faculty or staff member commits these acts, the consequences will be clear"

"...Greg Fenves has agreed to implement following the Husch Blackwell law firm's four-month review of UT's sexual misconduct policies..."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...gymnasium of the former Texas Blind, Deaf, and Orphan School, formerly a charity-sponsored school for black children prior to..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Feature

Hidden Evidence?

Reed's attorneys insist evidence unavailable to him during his 1998 trial casts serious doubt on his guilt of the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites, and strongly supports the defense theory that another man was the killer

"...to Fennell – was found in the Bastrop High School parking lot. DNA evidence on Stites body led investigators..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Independent Yet Empathic

Jazz Legend Ornette Coleman

"...Coleman discovered he was not alone. Legendary drummer Ed Blackwell was the first of many soulmates the saxophonist would..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

Stir It Up

'Marley' remembers the reggae king

"...didn't happen either. However, with the help of Chris Blackwell of Island Records, who lives in Jamaica and is..."

April 20, 2012 Screens Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

A Quarrel With the Status Quo

Charlie Baird on criminal justice, equity, and the Travis County D.A.

"...it. Judge [Mace] Thurman didn't do it; Judge [Tom] Blackwell didn't do it, and I'm not going to do..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Reed Appeal Shot Down

Judge says witness testimony challenging state's version of facts in capital murder case against Rodney Reed during a March evidentiary hearing wasn't credible, the testimony probably wouldn't have helped Reed at 1998 trial, and no evidence exists that the Bastrop Co. District Attorney's Office committed misconduct by withholding potential evidence from Reed's defenders

"...Depart-ment officer – was found in the Bastrop High School parking lot. Although DNA evidence on Stites body led..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Judge on Trial

County Court at Law No. 5 Candidates Want Aguilar Out

"...Many attorneys - including Mary Kay Sicola and Betty Blackwell - are quick to defend the judge and commend..."

March 6, 1998 News Feature by Amy Smith

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...Winter On the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Years Eve party, only to..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Angelina Jolie jumps in the fire in this action-thriller

"...by lightning, and that's before the ice-cold killers the Blackwell Brothers, played by Nicholas Hoult and Aidan Gillen, turn..."

May 21, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Personal History of David Copperfield

Dickens’ hero gets a lively and innovative new interpretation

"...Armando Iannucci, along with co-screenwriter and frequent collaborator Simon Blackwell, has thankfully distilled that long-winded title down to The..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Long Vindication

After 35 years and a lengthy sentence for robbery, Ronnie Barrs remains determined to prove his innocence

"...Keith Kisner, who had only recently graduated from law school, tried to have the eyewitness statement suppressed, Judge Tom..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Council Watch

"...vote that moved city jail facilities into the county's Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center on West 10th Street. They pointed..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...1) The Thurman-Blackwell Justice Center is now estimated to have a final..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

Questions of Church-State Separation at Dell Seton Medical Center

Do the hospital’s ties to the Catholic church and limits on women’s reproductive health care compromise Dell Med students' training?

"...alongside the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, which opened its doors last June, welcoming in its..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

From Script to Screen

"...horror and back again, with the occasional aside from old-school scenesters such as Black Flag/Circle Jerks frontman Keith Morris...."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Soifer Helps Lead Abortion Fight

With more than 30 years of legal experience, Soifer is no stranger to social justice cases

"...and said this is why I went to law school – to do litigation that really makes an impact,"..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Naked City

"...a drug raid at a house near Zavala Elementary School on Oct. 4, arresting one juvenile for drug possession...."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature

Ten Local Stories That Got Overshadowed

Most of these could top the charts in a normal year ...

"...down to become the founding dean of the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston. A..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

From Spooky to Swanky, October Is Full of Food Fun

Open that calendar app and start making plans

"...Omakase Dinner on October 18, 6pm to benefit Texas School for the Deaf. Nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian fusion) dishes showcase local,..."

Oct. 18, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...Hush: Stories) Lou Berney (Whiplash River: A Novel) Andrew Blackwell (Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the World's..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Overlay that was designed to protect Dawson's homes and school from more high traffic development. Fortunately our overlay passed..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Column

Naked City

"...$49 million in mold-busting bonds for the Austin Independent School District. The money will also help AISD fix leaks,..."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

A Church and Its People on Austin's Eastside

The living history of David Chapel

"...Chase – the first Black graduate of the UT-Austin School of Architecture – to design the sanctuary and Oliver..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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