The 'T' Word

Politicians and media dance around what to call the plane crash

"...The FBI has referred to it as "an assault." Police Chief Art Acevedo called it a criminal act. The..."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'NHL 2K8'

"...Seriously. I was playing this game and watching the Dallas Stars/Columbus Blue Jackets game on Fox Sports recently and..."

Oct. 22, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Clandestino: Manu Chao

"...in richness. Manu Chao’s pinched, double-tracked Spanish transmits a police bulletin in reverse: confession. Solo voy con mi pena..."

June 8, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Soccer-Related Deaths in Italy and More

"...field following a lower-division game. Then on Friday, a policeman was killed in a riot in Catania during the..."

Feb. 7, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Nuts About Needles

"...Suarez Medina, convicted in the 1988 slaying of a Dallas police officer. Though Suarez eventually admitted his guilt, Texas..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Are City Employee Pensions at Risk?

Pension systems in Dallas and Houston have been beat up by bad spending.

"...effect has played out in spectacular fashion up in Dallas, where city officials and those responsible for the city's..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Where's Your Evidence?

Advances in forensic science have made physical evidence increasingly crucial in criminal justice – but the practice of preserving and maintaining that evidence is often underfunded, poorly managed, or just plain sloppy

"...when or how the jacket went missing. The Pampa Police Depart­ment, which investigated the murders, originally held all of..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...complaining to the city of illegal harassment by Austin police. In a letter to Mayor Will Wynn and the..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

North Central Blues

APD's new North Central Area Command force is bringing community policing to blighted north central neighborhoods

"...right here."Looking for New Tools Last month, when Austin Police Officer James Hellums walked up to survey the situation,..."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

What to Make of It

Local activists seek justice for black lives

"...The deaths of five Dallas officers on July 7 – gunned down in an..."

July 15, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Fairness, Consistency, Safety

Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record

"...so many of the same families involved and the police and the sheriff's department and I are just about..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Naked City

"...three finalists vying to take over as the city's police monitor, city officials late last week tapped former Bronx,..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature

Who Killed Father Ryan?

A 1981 Odessa murder haunts crime researchers, the Catholic Church, and an ex-con determined to prove his innocence

"...When police came to investigate, they found that the man had..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Mr. Smarty Pants Wrong on Dallas Texans..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Column

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

Our Bodies, Our Cities

Austin and Beyond

"...years in advance; require cities to provide full fire, police and emergency services immediately after annexation, and other services..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

Breakdown

Travis County's mental health system is cracking under growing patient load

"...to barbecue tonight," Fisher recently recalled. "I called the police and said, 'Send a mental health [officer].'"..."

June 4, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Some brave suggestions on the city budget from someone whose job isn't subject to voter opinion.

"...Congrats to Laura Miller, our erstwhile counterpart at the Dallas Observer, who on Saturday was elected mayor of Big..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Cap Metro wants to hear your complaints; a reader asks whether the Summer Smut issue was worth the offense it generated; a radio fan finds sustenance in a substitute; and more letters to the editor.

"...and Austin Chronicle for some skinny on a scary Dallas-based power-monger who wants to join another Dallas-based power-monger and..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Column

The Last Don

Bob Bullock: The Crusty Boss of Texas Politics

"...from Amelia was finalized, he married Diane Burney, a Dallas socialite. Six months after that wedding, Bullock signed the..."

Jan. 31, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Future of Austin’s Crime Lab

The backlog of DNA evidence is moving, but is it shrinking?

"...Six months have passed since the Austin Police Department announced the shutdown of its DNA lab due..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Who Killed Jim and Tina?

Why has the murder of two people in Kyle, Texas, eight months ago not led to a single arrest?

"...Shortly after 8pm on Thursday, June 25, Kyle Police responding to a check-welfare call at 810 S. Sledge..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...asked what a federal jury verdict exonerating an Austin police officer for pepper-spraying an anti-war demonstration meant for free..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Travis Co. grand jury convened in the June 9 police shooting of Daniel Rocha has "no-billed" Austin police officer..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...handle any red-light problems it might encounter. Unfortunately, the police force did not try particularly hard to enforce the..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

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

GOP Leadership at Odds Over Response to Tragedy

Confusion, conflicting reports from Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in wake of Dallas shooting

"...Patrick's confrontational cant, his incendiary accusation of hypocrisy against anti-police-violence protesters fleeing bullets during last week's shooting in Dallas..."

July 15, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

Off the Desk:

"...Express-News reported that a headless, handless corpse found in Dallas on October 2, 1995 -- three days after the..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature

Bill of the Week

HB 2918: Villalba's bill would restrict filming of police activity

"...Author: Rep. Jason Villalba, R-Dallas..."

March 27, 2015 News Column by Chase Hoffberger

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