49th-Inning Stretch

Both the players and the announcer have the same dreams of going to the major leagues. The difference between the players and announcer Mike Capps is that none of the young men on the roster of the Round Rock Express earned an Emmy nomination, covered the Persian Gulf War for CNN, or did a 10-hour marathon broadcast of the end of the 51-day Branch Davidian siege in Waco.

"...the season, a relief pitcher, baseball's equivalent to a police bomb squader, got Capps attention...."

Sept. 1, 2000 Sports Feature by Mike Butts

Dancing About Architecture

101X fires program director Alan Smith; Man's Ruin ain't coming back after all.

"...of a fit in the lobby," Goudie confesses, and police were called to forcibly eject the band from the..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

That Figures

City Manager Jesus Garza introduces a budget that focuses on roads, utilities, and cops, and skates around a needed tax increase.

"...jumping deal about increasing the budget of the Austin Police Dept. And crime rates in Austin -- never that..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Trial and Error

Questions raised about whether cards were stacked against Davidians in their civil suit against the federal government.

"...trial to answer key questions relating to the bloodiest police conflict in American history, the public and the press..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

In and Out

Controversial sodomy law may be struck down

"...Tyrone Garner, were arrested for having anal sex after police broke into their bedroom on a false lead...."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

Color of Justice

A drug bust in tiny Tulia, Texas opens up old racial wounds and raises questions about the veracity of the undercover cop-for-hire who orchestrated it all.

"...in the high-volume inner-city cocaine rings of Houston or Dallas, or in a major trafficking hub like Laredo. It..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Dancing About Architecture

Jimmie Vaughan loves George Bush; Jean Caffeine is back in town! hee hee...

"...questioning by the Chronicle by threatening to call the police, but a cooler-headed manager later told me that the..."

July 28, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...do, it'll be very difficult to change our minds. Dallas Sees the Light Road warriors scoff at the notion..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Leininger Unplugged

Bad management and drug tests lead to txn's demise.

"...Lone Star State by establishing news bureaus in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, and then selling its radio..."

July 14, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Postmarks

Raves for Marc Savlov's recent article on Ecstasy.

"...the authorities in power under apartheid." (Tom Seigfried, The Dallas Morning News, June 12)..."

June 23, 2000 Column

Dancing About Architecture

The Gourds weren't Phishing for trouble when they covered "Gin and Juice"; the Meat Puppets have (probably) found a new home.

"...The whole incident lasted only a few minutes, but police and EMS were called, and the long tall Texan..."

June 16, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Picking Up the Pieces

Karr Conviction Closes Another Chapter in O'Hair Case

"...inscrutable exterior. Second was the sloth of the Austin Police Department, which was countered by the incredibly organized and..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Countdown to Ecstasy

A New Drug for a New Millennium

"...around Austin since it arrived from New York, via Dallas nightclub the Starck, in 1984. And despite everything --..."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Statesman ignores Bill Bunch as part of its SOS history; Mary Arnold, Whole Foods and Lee Walker honored for their SOS dedication; the Austin Police Association's mailers for Rafael Quintanilla never got mailed; Mayor Kirk Watson will lay out his transportation vision.

"...U.S. Post Office? Sounds like a job for the police. As it happened, the Austin Police Association had ordered..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Dancing About Architecture

Another live music venue closes. So much for the Live Music Capital of the World.

"...to Texas in October (10/14 in Houston, 10/17 in Dallas, and 10/18 in Lubbock, with a planned 10/15 Austin..."

May 26, 2000 Music Column

Naked City

Willie Lewis loses his council seat to police officer Danny Thomas by a shocking margin.

"...his re-election bid to Danny Thomas, a Baptist preacher, police officer, and rookie politician who ousted him with 56%..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...etc.? This would encourage more bus usage, as on Dallas' mass transit Web site (www.dart.org). Generally speaking, this would..."

May 12, 2000 Column

The Plot Thickens

Funeral Scandal Is a Real Scene Stealer

"...the funeral industry and on the TFSC's efforts to police it. May's lawsuit, which was filed 13 months ago,..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Will Wynn apologizes for calling himself an architect; political consultants Mike Blizzard and David Butts predict the outcome of the May 6 elections, Toritos restaurant fights sign violation case.

"...about is in Place 6, where Baptist preacher and police officer Danny Thomas is indirectly drawing on the lottery..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Willie or Won't He?

Willie Lewis Draws Two Opponents in Place 6

"...41-year-old independent insurance agent, and Danny Thomas, a 49-year-old police officer and minister, believe that Lewis is neglecting his..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Coach's Corner

Coach goes the Davis Cup quarterfinals at the Great Western Forum in L.A.

"...-- are bothering at all. A story in The Dallas Morning News, reflecting most American coverage, belittles (to a..."

April 14, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Land Lock

from east to west, land use a hot topic

"...may file a federal suit in Austin or in Dallas, on his home turf, on the basis of discrimination:..."

March 24, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Postmarks

Quote of the week: "You, my hyphenated friend, are an ambassador of evil."

"...their equipment for the show. Within minutes an Austin Police Department officer pulled up and told them they had..."

March 17, 2000 Column

Double Take

Austin Scribe Lawrence Wright Tackles Noriega -- Twice

"...across-the-street neighbor Matthew McConaughey, whose infamous run-in with local police made headlines...."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Cary L. Roberts

A Day at the Races

Primary races start heating up in nearby counties, across Texas, and around the nation.

"...another precinct, Mike Fox; and a former Lago Vista police officer, David Davis. Gutierrez is favored, but Jaroszewski, like..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"...Stonewall! Never mind the fact also that it was police harassment of a transgendered woman at the Stonewall Inn..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...into a river, it's up to an aloof small-town police chief (DeVito) to investigate all the usual suspects in..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Off the Desk

Willie Lewis announces his re-election bid for city council, opposing Thomas Hollywood Henderson and police officer Danny Thomas; Intel is looking for land in Austin, SOS is being honored for smart growth work.

"...noteworthy as the last one. Lewis will face former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, an East Austin youth..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Bikes, Beets, and Bastrop.

"...York, and London. Ironically enough, Mr. Stan Knee, the police chief from California, is teaching a community-based crime fighting..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...before the defense can comment on the prosecution's case, police incompetence in collecting "statements" from the accused and attempting..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

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