Condemned Banks Looks to Supreme Court

Delma Banks death row appeal reads like a laundry list of everything wrong with Texas capital punishment.

"..."has it all," said George Kendall, a New York attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. "This..."

March 7, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Off the Desk:

"...Attorneys representing Gov. George W. Bush have filed a motion..."

Aug. 27, 1999 News Feature

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"...has filed a lawsuit against the Austin Independent School District, claiming district administrators punished him for being a whistle-blower...."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature

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"...Free Jason Patric Dept.: The Travis County District Attorney's Office has officially dropped charges against The..."

May 7, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

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"...embezzlement and financial mismanagement, still being investigated by the district attorney and City Auditor's office. PACT is composed of..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Supreme Court Ponders Banks' Death Row Case

The U.S. Supreme Court grants a last-minute stay to Delma Banks, Jr.

"...Banks' 15th execution date since his 1980 conviction in Bowie Co. for the murder of 16-year-old Richard Wayne Whitehead...."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Supremes Back Miller-El

"...of appealability" after the federal court for the Northern District of Texas denied his claims, in his habeas appeal,..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Headlines

"...› Meanwhile, Austin Independent School District trustees voted Oct. 10 to move their elections from..."

Oct. 14, 2011 News Feature

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"...changes will be held tonight, Jan.28, at 7pm at Bowie High School on Slaughter Lane. The remainder occur Feb...."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Feature

Public Notice: In the Name of Fairness

Times change, and so do schools

"...agenda) to also rename Stephen F. Aus­tin and James Bowie high schools, because "it's only fair" to renounce slave-holders..."

March 2, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Off the Record

Local songwriter Johnny Goudie takes the stand while Trailer Space Records preps for Record Store Day

"...Such is the scene Assistant District Attorney Mark Pryor painted in intense detail during his..."

April 15, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...based on Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts' (August: Osage County) award winning play. Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Gina..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

You Don't Need Money, Just a Little Bit a Month...

1996 AISD Bond Election

"...expense of the most environmentally sensitive acreage in Travis County? Does the district's stated goal of achieving "functional equity"..."

Feb. 23, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...investigation involving the FBI, IRS, APD, the Travis Co. Attorney's Office, and the U.S. Attorney's Office. The latest charges..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...A petition to place a proposed health care district on the May 15 election ballot has cleared the..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...mother).1983 City Council approves creation of four municipal utility districts to provide water and sewage service to Circle C...."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

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Happenings from Austin and beyond

"...After yet more dog attacks in rural areas, Travis County Commissioners began crafting an ordinance to control canines. See..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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"...Forgione said he believed the agency would support the district's plan, which includes moving Webb's sixth-graders to other schools..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature

Chamber of Avarice

Developers Costing City Its Future

"...in city legal fees, and even though the city's attorneys strongly recommend an appeal.)..."

July 7, 1995 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Budget, Contracts, and APD

Activists press City Council on police accountability

"...symbolic and celebratory proposal provoked a Randian outburst from District 8 Council Member Ellen Troxclair, saying she would work..."

April 24, 2017 News Post by Michael King

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"...a game, my family got nothing from the school district. Not a phone call, not a flower, not a..."

May 30, 2003 Column

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"...in obtaining passage of the Edwards Aquifer Underground Water District. In numerous zoning cases, including zoning of the entire..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

Headlines

"...City attorneys responded to Council Member Don Zimmerman's campaign finance lawsuit,..."

Sept. 11, 2015 News Feature

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Austin Stories

"...its refusal to cooperate with the grand jury; T.A.B. attorney Andy Taylor hopes the Court of Criminal Appeals will..."

July 4, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...ACC presence for the kids who attend Crockett, Travis, Bowie, and Akins high schools -- a place they can..."

May 2, 2003 Column