Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Paxton to complete 100 hours of community service in Collin County, take 15 hours of ethics training, and pay..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

New Evidence Suggests Ivan Cantu’s Innocence, But Will Anyone Stop His Execution?

85,000 petitioners and celebrities are behind him

"...his murder trial. The evidence was persuasive enough that Collin County District Judge Benjamin Smith stopped Cantu’s execution in..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...The Dallas Morning News reported. They’re most divided in Collin County, where Paxton wants to remove the GOP’s entire..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature

The Promised Land

Wildly ahistorical Danish epic adds an intriguing level of court intrigue and class aspiration to a familiar plot.

"...Directed by: Nikolaj Arcel. Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Morten Hee Andersen, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish up the summer with some adventure

"...part of 10 counties. The brothers also got the county seat of Parmer County on the Texas-New Mexico border..."

Aug. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Death Watch: Lies on the Stand and an Execution Delayed

The state won't kill Ivan Cantu this month after all

"...Bunn believes that Collin County prosecutors coached Boettcher to include these now-suspect details..."

April 28, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Crimes of Passion and Desperation in Love & Death

In HBO Max's Love & Death, director Lesli Linka Glatter and star Patrick Fugit revisit one of Texas' most infamous murders

"...filmed around Austin. The team scouted around the original Collin County locations, “but they’re all cities now,” and so..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Not Fixing What’s Broken

Abbott, Patrick engage in disingenuous property tax politics, while Texas suffers

"...its share of infrastructure. Take as an example Williamson County, which is really quite purple now but which has..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Death Watch: Father Forgave, Texas Doesn’t

Sarah Walker’s dad asked for mercy for his daughter’s accused killer

"...his daughter, Sarah Anne Walker, 14 years earlier in Collin County. Walker spoke about Chan­tha­koumma­ne in "Witness of Mercy:..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Please Resign in Disgrace

"...and his lawyers can make a plea deal in Collin County including some serious prison time followed by parole..."

March 6, 2022 Postmarks

Austin at Large: Easy to Be Hard, Easy to Vote No

What did we learn from the tiny, noisy Texas primaries? A few morning-after insights

"...put into place, largely at random, to thwart Harris County and appease former President Apesh*t. (Texas Secretary of State..."

March 4, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

2020 Election Audit: No Fraud Found (Yet)

No widespread voting fraud found in initial phase of audit demanded by Trump

"...in scope, looking specifically at Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, and Collin counties, which combined to account for about a third..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Republicans Vow to “Re-Fund the Police” by Seizing Local Control

State grabs power to dictate local public safety budgets

"...– that is, Harris, Dallas, Bexar, Travis, Tarrant, and Collin – and requires them to seek voter approval to..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

As Abbott Blows Off COVID, Austin Just Wants to Stay Alive

The unmasking commences and the governor goes after his own constituents yet again

"...South Padre Island; and a conservative Jewish group in Collin County held a mask-burning party featuring hair salon owner..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Paxton Emerges From Seclusion, Faces Senate Skeptics

Embattled Texas Attorney General appeared Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee

"...2013), and his wife Angela currently represents that same Collin County seat, though she's not on Senate Finance, which..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...Trump, suppressing Texas votes, fussing at Austin and Travis County like Henery the Chicken Hawk, and also trying to..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Latest on the Local Actions and Reactions to COVID-19

Health officials feel wary but ready

"...cases of COVID-19 have yet been identified in Travis County. While an undisclosed number of individuals have been tested..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

March 2020 Club Endorsements

Who's backing whom in the Democratic primary?

"...Liberal Austin Democrats, Central Austin Democrats, North East Travis County Democrats, Vote Mama PAC, Circle C Area Democrats, Black..."

Feb. 4, 2020 News Post

Faster Than Sound: Happy Birthday, Daniel Johnston

Hi, How Are You Day commemorates the late, great Daniel Johnston, and SaulPaul's Alien Adventure beams down at Scottish Rite Theater

"...a Zulu-language collab with South African duo Bongi & Collin, soundtracks a scene in the country...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

GOP's Pete Sessions Announces for TX-17

Defeated congressman to run for vacated Flores seat

"...White House,” Sessions told reporters in Waco, at McLennan County Republican headquarters. TX-17 extends from Waco to Bryan/College Station..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Austin at Large: You Can’t Take Our Sons Away

On gun violence, white supremacy, misogyny, and fatherhood

"...Paso in our souls, unlike this asshole choad from Collin County who decided it was his right to drive..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Attorney General Ken Paxton Gets Yet Another Legal Pass

The latest twist in the years-long saga over Paxton’s securities fraud charge

"...Criminal Appeals ruled that the six-figure invoices submitted to Collin County by the prosecution team – and rejected by..."

June 28, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Defunding the Paxton Case

Court guts pay for special prosecutors trying AG for fraud

"...special prosecutors in the case, appointed by the original Collin County trial judge, violates both local guidelines and Texas..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Election Ticker: Last Chance for Controversy

E-Day is tomorrow! Here's the latest news before it's too late.

"...as of this writing. Since nearly half of Travis County has already voted, it’s uncertain what a “boycott” would..."

Nov. 5, 2018 News Post by News Staff

Simultaneous Votegasm

Early voting sets midterm records here and throughout Texas

"...In Travis County, turnout through Sunday was 23.5%, compared to 26.1% for..."

Oct. 30, 2018 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

A New Jail for Travis County?

County moves forward with new women's building despite vote to delay and community outcry

"...knows what it's like to be booked into Travis County Jail and to feel the world spinning as her..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Meet Our Revolution’s New Class of Bernie Spin-Offs

Can they turn Texas blue?

"...elected in June to the McKin­ney City Council in Collin County. He adds: "Having been arrested, being a minority,..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Kosoul Chanthakoummane Execution Stayed Once More

Collin County native’s death delayed due to doubts over forensic evidence

"...attorney, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered the Collin County trial court that sentenced his client "to conduct..."

June 23, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Headlines

"...Negotiations have begun for sale or lease of the county-owned 300 block of Guadalupe, the land originally intended for..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature

Death Watch: A Future Danger?

Texas' death chamber is only heating up

"...UPDATE: On Jan. 17 Collin County stayed Kosoul Chanthakoummane’s execution until July 19. Jason..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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