"Cops Off Campus" Activists Keep Pressure on UT

Student org continues call to remove UTPD following West Campus shooting

"...At UT-Austin, the student organization Cops Off Campus has made a name for itself with..."

Nov. 12, 2021 News Feature by Skye Seipp

McMillan 'Traumatized' by Houston Cops

DiverseArts Culture Works founder / director travels to Houston due to a death in the family, and gets roughed up by police and arrested

"...The security supervisor called Houston Police Department officers instead. When they tried to move him to a..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?

An Anti-abortion Exhibit Produces Protests and a Free Speech Controversy at UT

"...And what should a state university's official response be when its campus cops manhandle a distinguished..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

"...heavy discipline of the Decker Creek Six -- the cops caught fishing on the job at the city power..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories

Death and drugs dominated the year for Austin police

"...inside her rented cottage just north of the UT campus in the wee hours of Jan. 1, cast a..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

What Will It Take to Get More Police Oversight?

If Greg Casar wants more accountability for cops, the city’s gonna need to give the police union some more money

"...into an 87-minute discussion that left interim labor relations officer and longtime contract wonk Tom Stribling, there to present..."

May 26, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Police Pepper Spray Protesters After Dispersing Impromptu Encampment for Palestine

UT, DPS double down on use of force, students push them “off our campus”

"...“divest from genocide.” At first, only about 10 UT cops were at the scene, but by 1pm, hundreds of..."

April 29, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

College Confessions From the Dorm's Snitch

Accidentally hot-boxed, barfed on, a 24/7 buzz kill – RA life ain't easy

"...18-year-olds, it’s a Sisyphean task. Every Friday and every off-campus party offered another way to get new students stoned,..."

Aug. 23, 2017 Chronolog Post by Katarina Brown

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Vietnam-trained security, and a corps of Port Authority police officers hustled the second English punk band to play America..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Esther's All-Stars

"...Now the Revolution. That anti-Establishment theatrical venture "got kicked off campus," according to Sedwick, "because an actress took off..."

July 30, 1999 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Commmissioner and aide to former Gov. Ann Richards, is offering one of his East Austin pads to council contender..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...a look in the mirror man! We're much better off with them (bicycle enthusiasts) than we would be without..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...least one good cop on the force. Until other officers come forward to join officer Farris in becoming good..."

March 2, 2001 Column

A Walk in Austin's Shoes

Curious tidbits and Austin arcana

"...after being caught isn't automatic. Instead, the law allows cops to issue citations for low-level possession (though it does..."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by the News Staff

Initiation

Updated campus slasher flick gets the tech right, but not much else

"...belly of a frat house to the university president's office, Initiation paints its campus with sticky pools of student..."

May 7, 2021 Movie Review by Shane Pfender

Lean and ... Leaner

A preview of the city's proposed (and shrinking) budget

"...Slowdown (we'll get back to you when we can officially call it a Bust) has decimated the city's sales..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Where's the Party?

"...famous, playing monstrous arenas and European rock festivals, fending off hordes of sex-crazed groupies and dodging autograph hounds while..."

May 21, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Saturday Night Live

Mayor Kirk Watson takes his downtown vision to the streets

"...events in downtown from the comfort of the mayor's office, it seemed time to bring that conversation to the..."

Oct. 2, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from around Austin and beyond

"...leave. Depositions continue in the whistle-blower lawsuit filed by officer Jeff White. See p.21 -- and, for a pre-emptive..."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Preview: What Can We Afford?

The Council budget preview kicks off months of presentations and hearings

"...the initial staff budget preview to City Council, kicking off several months of departmental presentations and public hearings. We'll..."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

QueerBomb/Pride Roundtable: Extended Remix

QueerBomb and Austin Pride meet for a roundtable

"...of QueerBomb, Austin's renegade counter-Pride, and members of the official Austin Gay and Lesbian Pride Foundation board agreed to..."

June 3, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Naked City

"...a heavy agenda, at least some of it spinning off the Northcross debate. See "Beside the Point."..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature

This Ain't No KOA

Don't Let the Tent Flap Hit You on Your Way Out...

"...How do you get Austin's estimated 6,000 homeless people off the streets? Do you put more resources into drug..."

Feb. 16, 1996 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Postmarks

Duke Still Had It

"...I wasn't there; maybe Jay caught him on an off night. But lest readers derive that Duke had lost..."

May 14, 1999 Column

Uncontrollable Urge

Devo's 21st century 'de-evolution' hopefully won't get anyone arrested

"...after the infamous National Guard shootings on their college campus in 1970...."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...you have a frank and honest discussion with them off the record, I believe you will find they are..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Column

Rerun at the D.A. Corral

Republican Shane Phelps challenges Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle for a second time, and seems to be trailing.

"...nearly 24 of his 58 years in the same office, Earle is marketing himself as a progressive prosecutor, one..."

Oct. 6, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Genius and Jive

My roller-coaster relationship with Daniel Johnston

"...from a recording session with Jad Fair, he got off in the wrong town and ended up driving an..."

May 5, 2006 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Film

Film Reviews

"...know that we existed." Jennifer is the one who offers to pose with her shirt off, and she is..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Austin and the 7-10 Split

Candidates in west and west-central districts find common cause

"...not hard to see it either. It's regularly written off as "suburban sprawl" (with a subtext of being "not..."

July 22, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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