Quote of the Week

"..."This is not a constitutional issue. This is an issue of ensuring our young..."

June 5, 2015 News Column

Point Austin: The Appraisal Scam

TCAD can't accurately appraise commercial properties – and the Lege likes it that way

"...Texas is taxed at about 40% less than the constitutional standard of "market value," while homeowners' appraisals are much..."

May 22, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Labor: Good, Bad ... and Ugly

Pro-worker bills filed – anti-worker bills with better prospects

"...Finally, SB 155 would require contractors and subcontractors to carry workers' comp...."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Documenting the Undocumented

Will Austin issue its own official ID card?

"...Some jurisdictions have ended the program for fear of constitutional or due process violations, but Travis County remains one..."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Letters at 3AM: Vulnerability/Connectivity, Part 1

As a species, we have a desire to connect electonically, but not ideologically

"...anything. It wouldn't be pretty. (Will you have to carry a hammer in your car in case your chips..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

An Arbitrary Nation, Part 6

The Ninth and Tenth are the invisible Bill of Rights amendments – universally ignored

"...but he was a deeply influential figure at 1787's Constitutional Convention. (In 1789, President George Washington appointed him to..."

July 26, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

News Ticker: July 11

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• Students for Concealed Carry are feeling betrayed that Gov. Perry cares more about..."

July 11, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Point Austin: In Defense of Women's Rights

The GOP does battle for a government of men, not laws

"...place in Texas, Metcalf would have been forced to carry the infant to term – in order to watch..."

June 21, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Perry's Veto Axe Comes Down

Democrats and Republicans of all stripes and experience hit

"...Commission Sunset Bill. Unlike most agencies, Ethics is a constitutional entity and so cannot be closed just because its..."

June 17, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Smart Enough to Die

In 2002, the Supreme Court banned the death penalty for mentally retarded defendants. Still, Texas finds a way.

"...for execution – a sentence the state intends to carry out on April 24. [Update: After this story went..."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Framing the Guilty?

Houston police thought they had their man – so the evidence was no problem

"...lose consciousness. "I can't imagine her being able to carry on a conversation unless she was stabbed within the..."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: 'No Bueno'

Court says the Lege still trampling on voting rights

"...fraud of imposing unnecessary and burdensome rules upon the constitutional right of voting, and the more literal Republican fraud..."

Sept. 7, 2012 News Column by Michael King

The Dark Right Rises

Rhetorical lows of the fringe right after Aurora attack

"...and host Ernest Istook quickly segued into how concealed carry would have stopped accused killer James Holmes' attack. Not..."

July 25, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories

Some died, some walked

"...renew arguments over whether students should be allowed to carry weapons...."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Once More Into the MUD

What we get when we annex unplanned development: plenty of entertainment

"...Roberts Court would recognize its partisan duty and declare unconstitutional the VRA's Section 5 – which requires Department of..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Column by Michael King

The Battle Over This Old House

When property rights collide with the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association

"...The family is pursuing the case on constitutional grounds, arguing it is within its rights to control..."

June 12, 2009 News Feature by Amy Smith

Talking Travis: Elliott Naishtat

District 49 rep shows the value of experience

"...like the requirements in HB392 for nursing homes to carry automated external defibrillator units, are already back from the..."

May 15, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Justice for All?

New report says misdemeanor court system has serious problems

"...growth" of misdemeanor cases has forced defense attorneys to carry such large caseloads that they have "too little time..."

May 4, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Guns'N'Campuses

Introducing concealed firearms bill, Rep. Driver glosses over number of grad and mature students

"...Amongst all the giggling over who does or doesn't carry a gun on the floor, the House Public Safety..."

March 30, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: MUD Rising

Canyon Creek voting-rights lawsuit goes to the Supremes

"...with the VRA both burdensome and insulting, and therefore unconstitutional...."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Abbott: D.C. Wrong on Guns

AG argues in brief to Supremes that Second Amendment protects right to bear arms

"...to agree that the Washington, D.C., handgun ban is unconstitutional. Under a 1976 city ordinance, private citizens living in..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin Loves Paul

Out of 1,000-plus national Ron Paul Meetups, Austin's is the largest

"...of activist spirit, libertarian leanings, and Republican affiliation really carry weight across the political spectrum?..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Point Austin: Impeach the War

Kucinich's formal move against Cheney one more political weapon

"...done so with the United States' proven capability to carry out such threats, thus undermining the national security of..."

May 11, 2007 News Column by Michael King

SOS Files for Bankruptcy

The stalwart defenders of Barton Springs reorganize in face of court loss.

"...Nine MUD’s lawyers admitted at least one of the constitutional violations occurred, but the Supreme Court refused to hear..."

April 10, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Hightower Report

The Workplace Body Snatchers; and Rummy Won't Go Away

"...nurses in a Brooklyn hospital are already required to carry radio-frequency ID tags that allow all of their movements..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

On the Lege

The Cervical Wars Part I: Perry, HPV, and the Politics of Cancer

"...Two legal experts have questioned the constitutional legality of Perry's executive order. In a Statesman opinion..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Challenging Lethal Injection

Supreme Court rules death row inmates with no more criminal appeals left may challenge constitutionality of lethal injection method of execution under federal civil rights statutes

"...who have exhausted their criminal appeals may challenge the constitutionality of the lethal injection method of execution under federal..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Endorsements

"...three years of unencumbered attention, when he should: 1) carry out the council promises of openness and transparency delivered..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature

Endorsements

"...three years of unencumbered attention, when he should: 1) carry out the council promises of openness and transparency delivered..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

Endorsements

"...three years of unencumbered attention, when he should: 1) carry out the council promises of openness and transparency delivered..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

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