The Laws of the Land

Hatfield and McCoy Drama Unfolds Over Aquifer

"...It doesn't take doppler radar to determine that the Laws family, whose roots run deep in Texas soil, doesn't..."

April 24, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Laws Draws Criticism for Racial Slur

Mustang Ridge mayor pro tem and water company GM refers to possible immigrant detention center as "holding pen for ________"

"...Council Member Mike Martinez called for the resignation of Charles Laws, Mustang Ridge mayor pro tem and water company..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Drug Laws

A Mixed Bag

"...as opposed to that of crusading salvia foe Rep. Charles "Doc" Anderson, R-Waco, whose bill would ban the drug..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Creedmoor Need More

The city of Austin and the BSEACD are skeptical of Creedmoor-Maha's request to triple its pumping limits.

"...a Rodney Dangerfield among water suppliers, it might be Charles Laws, who must have felt like the "king of..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Ghosts of Dickens' Past

"...The story is a fictionalized account of the process Charles Dickens underwent in order to write his enduring classic,..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Much Heat, Some Light at Eastside Forum on APD Shooting

APD's Art Acevedo faced sharp questions Thursday night

"...26 shooting of Larry Jackson Jr by APD Detective Charles Kleinert...."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Death Watch: Generations of Madness

Is Derrick Charles competent for execution?

"...execution schedule – May 12 – is 32-year-old Derrick Charles...."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Will Medi-Pot Caregiver Go to Prison?

Federal judge wants feds to clarify position on medi-pot raids before sentencing California man

"...medi-pot effect the fate of California medicinal pot provider Charles Lynch? That's the question now before Los Angeles federal..."

March 24, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Creedmoor, Greedmoor

"...Meanwhile, BSEACD officials say Creedmoor/Maha General Manager Charles Laws hasn't explained the requested water increase (Laws did..."

Nov. 16, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Millionaire heir Hatsy Heep Shaffer says developer Gary Bradley has been improperly claiming he has her consent to use water on her land for his development in southern Travis County.

"...water system by force, says she will file a lawsuit against Bradley. "I will never do business with that..."

Sept. 29, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...for Aquifer Protection) is a nonprofit corporation headed by Charles Laws, manager of Creedmore-Maha Water Supply Company, an aquifer..."

May 1, 1998 News Feature

News Roundup: Loose Cannons and Contraception

Planned Parenthood debate rages on; gun violence takes more lives

"...In this week's news roundup: Former APD Detective Charles Kleinert's motion to dismiss the manslaughter case against him..."

Oct. 5, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

The Fiefdom

Wetnecks!

"...have a sizable Latino population, making Dipshit Pro Tem Charles Laws' statement and position all the more egregious. No,..."

March 24, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Heart and Souls

"...Directed by: Ron Underwood. Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Charles Grodin, Kyra Sedgwick, Elisabeth Shue, Tom Sizemore, David Paymer..."

Aug. 13, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Council Press Conference Against Racist Hayseed

Politicos calling for resignation of small town mayor pro tem taken to calling people "wetbacks"

"...assorted politicos will be calling for the resignation of Charles Laws, General Manager of the Creedmoor-Maha Water Supply Corporation..."

March 20, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Criminal Justice: Mercy at the Margins

Small changes proposed in state criminal laws

"...Moving in the opposite direction is Lubbock Republican Sen. Charles Perry's SB 199, which would more tightly prohibit the..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

An Imperfect Perfect Score

City could do better on LGBTQ rights

"...to HRC, “the Municipal Equality Index (MEI) examines the laws, policies, and services of municipalities and rates them on..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Alfie

Jude Law's new Alfie is less tramp and more scamp: the modern metrosexual.

"...Directed by: Charles Shyer. Starring: Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon, Nia..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...a thing impossible. The state won the school finance lawsuit, but there was a consensus last session that the..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

The Next Anti-Choice Strategy?

Widening the A.G.'s authority to prosecute

"...lobbying for concurrent enforcement authority over the state's abortion laws. That is, more power to enforce draconian anti-choice legislation...."

April 20, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...city was a bucolic, dusty place. Peeking at its laws gives insight into the concerns of citizens then: The..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

Paul-itically Incorrect

Ron Paul's Wacky Views Highlight a Bitter Race

"...months-long hate campaign between Congressional opponents Ron Paul and Charles "Lefty" Morris is about to get even dirtier. A..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Here Come the Judges -- Again: Round Two for Owen, Pickering

Texas progressives mobilize against federal judicial nominees Priscilla Owen and Charles Pickering

"...name, along with that of Mississippi U.S. District Judge Charles Pickering, was among the group of 31 resubmitted by..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Much Heat, Some Light at Forum on APD Shooting

APD Chief Art Acevedo comes under sharp questioning at town hall forum

"...26 shooting of Larry Jackson Jr. by APD Detective Charles Kleinert...."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I'm puzzled that Charles Davidson of TxDOT asserts that residents of Wilshire Wood/Delwood..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Column

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...sound. I bought a decibel meter and learned the laws about sounds and dBs. So I executed the show..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

John Sayles

The evolution of American music and Southern race relations in Honeydripper

"...community that there is someone like him and Maceo [Charles S. Dutton] who are outside the white people's sphere..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Post Marks

Park and Ride

"...fell out of favor with the department of silly laws in this country in 1966...."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

Postmarks

Plan for People, Not Cars

"...about the fact that he has blatantly violated KOOP's bylaws, and lied about those of us who oppose the..."

March 26, 1999 Column

311 Story in Error

"...proper and necessary for societies to enact and obey laws which protect the air we breathe, the water we..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

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