Election Ticker: From the Council Dais to Round Rock

Endorsements are rolling in for March 2020 Primary

"...independent" voice on Council, committed to listening to the community she served, unafraid to stand up for them every..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Election Notes

Mobility Bond woes, Margaret Moore hires staff, and other stories from the campaign trail

"...Gilford will head what Moore is calling a "revamped" Civil Rights Unit, with a focus on "sensitive cases such..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...Jodi Stodder-Caldwell, an inmate at the Ellen Halbert SAFPF unit in Burnet County, contacted Austin attorney Derek Howard to..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Austin’s Sexual Assault Controversies Roil the District Attorney’s Race

Margaret Moore's controversial handling of rape cases brings opponents to the race

"...she says, to stand up for rape survivors whose rights she believes are being ignored by the incumbent and..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Mental Health Care Meltdown

The mental health care system for Austin and Travis County is increasingly overwhelmed, with no relief in sight.

"...officer John Coffey. They are, however, surprised at the community's response. King suffered from schizophrenia, and she had a..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"..."contract of nondiscrimination" as conditions of settling a federal civil rights suit brought by three activists and the Texas..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...it’s the far-right state government depriving you of your civil rights, the scorching, climate-change-fueled summers, the cost of housing,..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

Pushing for Real Police Oversight in Contract and on the Ballot

What exactly is a G File?

"...to Texas municipalities whose police officers (or firefighters) are civil service employees – that is, ones that don't have..."

July 15, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Postmarks

"...college part-time in the fall to learn about the civil rights movement. Sophia had already accomplished more in her..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Column

Headlines

"...Civil Matters: District Attorney Margar­et Moore announced plans for a..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...the demands of the Albanian rebel army for equal rights for all people in Macedonia, that the ultimate goal..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• This week, the number of Iraqi civilian deaths since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, as directly..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature

Postmarks

Global Warming, Public Schools, and Jazz a la Zorn.

"...12]. Threats and suits are stemmed by violence, not community and compassion...."

Jan. 26, 2001 Column

A Whacked-Out System

Inmate's lawsuit focuses on secret and unreasonable Texas paroles

"...key to the back door of his minimum-security prison unit, says Gross' lawyer, Texas Civil Rights Project attorney Scott..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Equality Texas and the Dangers of 'Good Enough'

Sarah Davis endorsement falls short on promoting LGBT equality

"...platform and has done nothing to engage the LGBT community. Parker has largely ignored the issue altogether in favor..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...exactly what they should have done as a local community paper. They made note of the tragedy, and then..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...Red Guards promote themselves as a "Marxist-Leninist-Maoist collective of community organizers and mass workers" who believe Dixon's label of..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Don’t Book ’em, Danno: DPS Backs Off on Pot Busts

State troopers take cite-and-release stance amid continued hemp-law fallout

"...The company sells an easy-to-use $28,500 high-performance liquid chromatography unit, with accompanying software, that quickly spits out an analysis..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

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Our readers talk back.

"...right when he says that the public hospital's children's unit is inadequate to meet the needs of Austin and..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...City Hall is planning a big welcome.Austin Stories• Austin Community College President Steve Kinslow this week announced an administrative..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...killing about 100 people and causing immense destruction in communities within its reach. On Tuesday, Nov. 27, from 8..."

Nov. 23, 2007 News Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...has been shocked back into some semblance of a community by the attack, it seems that most of your..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

Here's What a New Border Bill Would Do to Texas

"Most dangerous" immigration bill ever takes the stage

"...House Bill 20 would create a border protection unit that would allow the state to enforce immigration laws..."

March 22, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham

Prosecuting Sexual Assault

DOJ grant provides $650,000 to jump-start new sexual assault prosecution unit

"...District Attorney's Office's new Intimate Partner Sexual Assault Prosecution Unit...."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Whitmire: Substance Abuse Program Is Doing Fine

Women's allegations against a state-run drug program for felony offenders gets short shrift by a Senate committee

"...not a must in therapy." – Kerry Wolf, Hackberry Unit, 2001-2002..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

TDCJ Negligence Alleged

Texas Civil Rights Project says failure to follow policy and provide adequate medical attention in timely manner are to blame in prisoner deaths.

"...cell in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's McConnell Unit in Beeville, and he needed medical help. He called..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Finance rules. See "Point Austin." Austin Stories• The Austin Community College board of trustees voted 5-4 to appoint Steve..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Beaten by Wackenhut

A former Travis County inmate alleges that Wackenhut Corporation bears responsibility for his prison beating.

"...sentenced to a 250-day stint in the Travis County Community Justice Center on FM 969 in far East Austin...."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cutting on the Bias

Is Christopher Dunn APD's designated fall guy ... or a potential domino?

"...like the job; I think [this is] a good community." Being a police officer, Dunn continued, is "what I..."

April 30, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

UPDATE: Ott Asks DOJ For Review of Police Tactics

Request comes on heels of Jackson shooting death

"...– including by commandeering a car and having a civilian drive him around looking for Jackson – and caught..."

Aug. 5, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

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