Council Preview: Promised Land Use

Austin Oaks, Plaza Saltillo loom large at Thursday meeting

"...plenty more to zone (Thrasher Lane, Elysium Park, Bouldin Courts, Villas at Vinson Oak), plenty to contend. The musical..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

DVDanger: Let's Get Weird

Getting stranger with Kino Lorber, plus slime mold!

"...Hanging out in mall food courts with heroes of the era, even attending the strange..."

Feb. 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Eight Places in Austin to Drink With Your Dog

Happy hour is more fun with Rover

"...Salt Lick’s comfort food. There’s also lawn games, volleyball courts, and a live music stage, guaranteeing that every time..."

Feb. 13, 2017 Food Post by Sierra Diaz

Sanctuary Cities and the Ways We Fight for Human Rights

When community matters more than the law

"...Federal courts have ruled that ICE detainer requests are just that..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Victoria Rossi

Confusion, Misery, Worry: The Immigration Ban in Texas

Refugee Services, SARA Organization attempt to keep their wits amidst chaos

"...first Syrians to resettle in Texas since the federal courts issued a stay on President Donald Trump's executive order..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: The Whiplash Generation

On trying to maintain humane sanity in a dangerously insane era

"...ballot by citizens should not be elevated to our courts. Mr. Sessions has used the awesome powers of his..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Abbott Cuts County Funding

Governor ices county for $1.8 million payout over immigration reforms

"...with its substance abuse diversion programs and family violence courts. County Judge Sarah Eckhardt confirmed the cuts during a..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Travis County Catches a Judicial Break

Feds transfer vacant courthouse to county for probate court

"...adapt the structure for use by the county's probate courts...."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Travis County Catches a Judicial Break

Feds transfer vacant courthouse to county for probate court

"...adapt the structure for use by the County’s probate courts. That move will also relieve some of the overcrowding..."

Dec. 29, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories

The biggest stories from local cops, courts, and criminals

"...city's impending policy is still gummed up in the courts, with no adjusted deployment date listed whatsoever...."

Dec. 30, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Incoming D.A. Margaret Moore Continues Her Restructure of Office

Would you like to hire a prosecutor?

"...to be run by Dayna Blazey and including specialty courts, diversion, and major crimes investigation (Montford and Moore will..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Headlines

"...criminal court judges of Travis County's district and county courts, penned a memo Monday requesting that APD's currently shuttered..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature

Judges: Move the Lab out of APD!

Court judiciary pens memo to Council, county commissioners

"...these cases might need to return to the trial courts for review, and might possibly need to be re-tried.”..."

Dec. 6, 2016 News Post by Sarah Marloff

What’s the Future of Body Cameras in Austin?

That’s up to the courts for now

Nov. 25, 2016 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Travis County Races

A big day for the Democrats locally, as usual

"...Kim Williams continue in the 8th and 9th county courts, respectively. And David Escamilla, longtime county attorney, continues on..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

State Races

Dems do well in Travis County, not so well throughout the state

"...Courts..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

How to Assemble Your Donald Trump Mask

"...of those FedEx envelopes you keep receiving from the courts...."

Oct. 28, 2016 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Did Failures at APD’s Crime Lab Lead to Sexual Assaults in Houston?

Rape case goes unprosecuted due to contaminated DNA evidence

"...case has now sat on the dockets of three courts. Travis County has a capias warrant out, requesting Robinson..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Where to Eat Near ACL Fest

Foraging around Zilker

"...pub fare, Aussie's offers big-screen TVs and beach volleyball courts out back. 306 Barton Springs Rd...."

Sept. 30, 2016 Food Feature

Election Notes

Gallo goes solo on the Grove; don't be like Zim; and other election stories

"...the state has already been slammed by the federal courts for not sufficiently educating voters on the interim rules...."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by the News Staff

Transgender Students and Parents Say the State Is Putting Children in Danger

Is Texas' refusal to implement a national mandate state-sponsored bullying?

"...that had recently been handed down from various district courts and federal agencies. The trans-inclusive policies have been in..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Hightower Report

When is daylight robbery not a crime?

"...collection firms routinely abuse the law and overload our courts by rotely filing hundreds of thousands of lawsuits against..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

District 6: These Guys Again

Zimmerman and Flannigan gear up for rematch

"...Zimmerman's proclivity to turn to courts to fix problems has continued, as well. His latest..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Travis County Republican Chairman Morrow to Protest Trump

Morrow plans to carry "Trump is a child rapist" sign

"...being sued in a civil action in NY federal courts for raping, slapping an 13-year-old girl at a Jeffrey..."

Aug. 22, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

City Council: How Big Is Just Right?

Council moves forward on Mobility Bond, “Smart Corridors”

"...high cost of living), regularize the process for various courts, and confirm that the alternative of community service be..."

Aug. 15, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Playback: New No Wave, Old Dicks, and Woody Allen

US Weekly emerges, the Dicks reunite, and Woody Allen casts Kat Edmonson

"...stage as direct support for indie rock sensation Parquet Courts...."

Aug. 12, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Locked Up for Being Poor

City accused of unlawfully jailing indigent defendants over unpaid fines

"...misdemeanor fines. Federal and state law both advise that courts must require incarceration alternatives for indigent defendants, whether through..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Playback: Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee: A New Campaign

Begin your write-in campaign for Poison 13 duo Tim Kerr and Mike Carroll to reunite Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee – possibly at Grizzly Hall, with Leo Rondeau opening!

"...The rustic renovation, including elk, deer, and buffalo heads, courts a hunting-lodge aesthetic, but headliners Unsane stalked big-game grooves..."

May 27, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Point Austin: Somebody Else's Job

Where does the school finance ruling leave 5 million Texas students?

"...gonna hurt you more than it does me." The courts cannot "micromanage" the schools, Willett writes, and therefore can..."

May 20, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Texas Supremes: Not Our Job to Fix School Finance

Long-awaited ruling says school funding system constitutional

"...However, in penning the ruling for the court, Justice..."

May 13, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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