VIDEO: Travis County Violating Rights by Barring Attorneys From Bail Hearings, ACLU Claims

Virtual hearings at times conducted through slots in jail cell doors

"...go home, I know you are too,” a Travis County judge said to a jailer just after 5am last..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

In the Worst Moments of Austinites’ Lives, APD Victim Services Shows Up

Inside one of APD’s most-celebrated divisions

"...APD. Being there in those moments forms a strong bond. “I know their kids’ names, and they share things..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

ACLU Sues Demanding Attorneys Be Present at Initial Bail Hearings

Travis County blocks defenders; ACLU says that's unconstitutional

"...If you’re arrested in Travis County, you’ll soon find yourself before a judge. In that..."

April 11, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Another Hays County Jail Inmate Fears Losing Use of Limb as He Waits for Medical Care

After a bone break, he wants a second surgery

"...Hays County Jail administrators have been repeatedly accused of providing inadequate..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Project Connect’s Paxton Problem

As new cost estimate and timeline are revealed, the project faces potential delays from the A.G. and a lawsuit

"...A group of prominent plaintiffs – including Travis County Commissioner Margaret Gómez, former state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, and..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Tanisa Jeffers Wins Big in JP5 Contest

She will lead county’s main evictions court

"...Rick Olivo, the current judge of JP5, and Travis County prosecutor Ornela DeSeta. Jeffers wound up taking 61% of..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...It’s unclear if the climate funding will require a bond election this year, but if Council follows the advice..."

March 1, 2024 News Feature

José Garza, Jeremy Sylestine Vie for District Attorney

Travis County residents have a D.A. decision

"...started her career as a prosecutor under legendary Travis County D.A. Ronnie Earle before becoming a titan of Travis..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

With Six Seats Up in the Air, City Council Could Look Very Different Next Year

Ready to rumble?

"...especially when it's of the voter-approved variety like in bond measures or through a tax rate election, which would..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

South of Austin, White Supremacist Groups Are Flourishing

Patriot Front manager identified in Hays County

"...In October, SPLC identified Brenner Cole of Hays County as a "network director" for the massive propaganda generator..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature by Jordan Buckley

Travis County’s Criminal Court Judges Skeptical of APD’s New Plan for Bail Hearings

Judges sent a letter to the city with their concerns

"...When Travis County’s criminal court judges caught wind of an experimental system..."

Dec. 19, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

After Almost Six Years in Jail, Devonte Amerson Has Been Released

Murder suspect met by family and supporters

"...his arrest on murder charges, Amerson was released on bond Monday night from the Hays County Jail, where he..."

Dec. 12, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Adds Ho99o9, Kikuo, Sofia Kourtesis to 2024 Music Lineup

243 artists make up the festival’s second artist announcement

"...Moody Bank$, Pelvis Wrestley, Redbud, San Gabriel, San Saba County, Skateland, Texas String Assembly, The Tiarras, and Water Damage...."

Dec. 6, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Black Pumas’ Eric Burton Bets on Himself

After an abrupt break, Chronicles of a Diamond completely reinvents the band dynamic

"...the noise was the loudest, Burton traveled to Kaufman County, east of Dallas, to participate in a Vipassana meditation..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Trial of Man Who Killed Fleeing Immigrant South of Austin Is Under Way

Adil Dghoughi died in San Marcos in 2021

"...Othmane, have rented a hotel room near the Caldwell County courthouse in Lockhart to attend the trial of Terry..."

Oct. 31, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

AFF Review: I'll Be There

Austin-made cancer dramedy casts a little MJ glitter over the pain

"...over their visit to the hospital: lying in the county morgue next door is the recently-deceased Michael Jackson, who..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Endorsements for the November 7 Election

Looking for guidance on the ballot's constitutional amendments and county propositions? We got you.

"...most large counties in Texas are allowed to issue bonds to create parks and improve those they already have...."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature

Council Set to Ask TxDOT to Pause I-35 Expansion Until Regional Climate Plans Done

If approved, the resolution will be the strongest stance the City of Austin has taken against the highway expansion

"...allows the fox to guard the henhouse." And Travis County and Council have both noted that TxDOT hasn't conducted..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

APD Reveals More of Its Plans for City-Run Bail Hearings

Behind-the-scenes plans coming into view

"...that has been a city of Austin and Travis County collaboration for years – and now we know a..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Election Day Is Right Around the Corner. Register Quick!

Important dates and tips to ensure you're ready to vote

"...to alter our state constitution, plus maybe-or-maybe-not supply Travis County with enough money to fix some roads and buy..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

APD Has Been Quietly Planning for the City to Run Its Own Bail Hearings for Arrestees

Why? They say for efficiency’s sake

"...While city and county elected officials have been looking for ways early in..."

Sept. 28, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Judge Replacing Nick Chu in JP5 Will Handle Evictions, Bonds, Misdemeanors

He expects a seamless transition

"...5, running one of the busiest courts in the county. But that’s the mantle he’ll take on Oct. 1,..."

Sept. 20, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Judge in One of the County’s Busiest Courts to Be Appointed This Month

Nick Chu will move to the county’s new probate court

"...In Travis County, the Justice of the Peace for Precinct 5 runs..."

Sept. 6, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

He Spent Four Years in Jail. Now Charges Are Dropped.

Cyrus Gray murder trial is off

"...case against Cyrus Gray is collapsing. On Monday, Hays County District Attorney Kelly Higgins announced that his office will..."

July 18, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Cyrus Gray and Devonte Amerson’s Cases Remain Unresolved After Years in Jail

And they just hit another hurdle

"...have been dropped by now. Back in March, Hays County Assistant District Attorney Gregg Cox stood before a San..."

July 7, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Hays Co. Jailer Indicted in ER Room Killing Skips Jail

Rather than sit in the jail he once guarded, he's at home

"...Is Comal County – where 71% of the electorate voted for Trump..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Jordan Buckley

Cyrus Gray Hasn’t Been Convicted of a Crime, but He Spent Years in Jail

Now he is an advocate for the rights of the accused

"...was demanding answers from the leaders of the Hays County Jail. One month before, Joshua Wright, an inmate at..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Gravely Ill Inmates Awaiting Trial in Hays County Jail See No Improvements

Is anyone here a doctor?

"...reported on life-threatening medical problems going unaddressed in Hays County Jail, and there's no indication things have gotten better...."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

George Floyd Attorney Joins Family of Hays County ER Patient Killed by Officer

“They say he was running away – he’s 300 pounds, shackled, with his pants falling down. He ain’t running nowhere.”

"...The family of Joshua Wright, the Hays County inmate shot and killed while shackled in an emergency..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Public Notice: A Mayor (and a Superintendent) for All of Austin

Kirk Watson, Matias Segura set to lead city, school district

"...the vote, he actually trailed Celia Israel in Travis County, where 97% of us live, by 17 votes. "Kirk..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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