Death Watch: Forced Testimony Over Evidence?

No physical evidence implicates Cardenas in his cousin's murder

"...far from over. This week, Cardenas' legal team, led by Maurie Levin and funded by the Mexican government, filed..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Faces of Death

"...Death Hymn Number 9Wed. 15, Hotel Vegas Annex, 9:30pm L.A...."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Texas Supreme Court Affirms Ruling to Name Death Drugs

State will appeal decision

"...the state's Supreme Court rejected an appeal of a 2017 affirmation by the 3rd Court of Appeals of a..."

June 8, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Construction Worker’s Death Headed to Court?

Site details indicate "very serious blunders"

"...will stop Lourdes Kaman from speaking out about the death of her husband on a construction site last summer,..."

Jan. 12, 2018 News Feature by Jack Craver

ACL Fest 2017 Lineup: Chance, Chilis, Gorillaz

Lineup sticks to the formula

"...EDM’s reigning hotness – which this year comes represented by young Dutch EDM/pop producer Martin Garrix. Festival organizers seemed..."

May 4, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Death Watch: Conveyor Belt to Lethal Injection Keeps Rolling

Ramirez will be prayed over as he dies

"...The Texas death penalty is often likened to a machine, an impersonal..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Father Forgave, Texas Doesn’t

Sarah Walker’s dad asked for mercy for his daughter’s accused killer

"..."Witness of Mercy: A Father's Forgive­ness," a video produced by the Knights of Columbus...."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Is Randall Mays "Competent" to Die?

Trial court stays execution to consider if he's mentally unfit, again

"...that Randall Mays is "competent" to be put to death. But his execution, scheduled for Oct. 16, was postponed..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: 11 Face Execution in Coming Months

A quiet summer gives way to a deadly fall

"...months since Texas has been able to execute a death row inmate, but the quiet summer is leading into..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Can Texas Keep a Secret?

State Supreme Court grants rehearing in execution drug supplier case

"...The Texas Supreme Court caved under pressure last Friday,..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Matters of Incompetence

How smart must one be to stand for execution? In Texas, not that smart.

"...the merits of an appeal argued Monday, Nov. 14, by attorneys for death row inmate John Bat­taglia, who believe..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

2017 Payne Theatre Award Winners

Lotta love for Nevermore, Drowning Girls, Agent Andromeda

"...widely nominated musical Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe, which scored 11 nods for..."

Oct. 25, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Death Watch: Crutsinger Seeks Last-Ditch SCOTUS Appeal

Following the Aug. 21 execution of Larry Swearingen, Crutsinger could be the fifth Texan killed this year

"...By all prior accounts, Billy Crutsinger confessed to the double..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

aGLIFF's 2017 Lineup Announced

Celebrating 30 years of queer entertainment with films for everyone

"...Own Country, a film from the United Kingdom directed by Frances Lee that follows an isolated English farmer navigating..."

Aug. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Iman Shah

Death Watch: Shocking Evidence of a Thoroughly Racist Trial

Of course the state still wants to kill this prisoner

"...Attorney Peter Walker writes that Balentine had angered Caylor by dating his sister, Misty. "Things hit a boiling point..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Opinion: A Tragedy, Upon a Tragedy, Upon Another Tragedy; or, the Death and Despair of Jail Inmates

Law professor Ron Beal argues that Gov. Abbott, under the cover of the pandemic, has usurped the power of the judicial branch

"...In 2017, Damon Allen, a state trooper, was gunned down during..."

April 9, 2021 Column by Ron Beal

The Premature Death of the WHAC

How Gov. Greg Abbott killed vital oversight for women’s health

"...weeks after delivery. New research published early this month by the University of Maryland's Population Research Center adds to..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Programs A & B

"...Directed by: Various...."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Interim City: The Biggest Local News Stories of 2017

Welcome to Austin, where a quarter of city management has been temporary. That's just the beginning of our issues.

"...Thirteen of the city's 55 departments are currently overseen by interim, acting, or temporary directors, managers, and chiefs. That's..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Damage Done by SB 4

Court records reveal impact of the "show me your papers" bill on immigrant lives

"...wonder then that absences at Austin public schools jumped by an alarming 152% after the ICE sweep, as revealed..."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Top 10 Austin Albums of 2017

Consensus on the best local platters

"...10) Crack Pipes, Beauty School (Sonic Surgery) Abby Johnston..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Daniel Johnston's Death Begins Its Reverberations Around the Globe

“He’s legendary, but he was first a legend in his own mind, then he became a real legend.”

"...at age 58. The news was confirmed on Wednesday by his former manager Jeff Tartakov...."

Sept. 13, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

We Learned It by Watching Movies

A film primer for the best in wicked entertainment

"...Meyers), a David Bowie-like star who fakes his own death. It also features Ewan McGregor as Slade's love interest,..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

News Roundup: Death and Lawsuits

Ken Paxton has a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week

"...male in his thirties was walking around the hotel lobby with a rifle. APD’s dispatcher reportedly heard crying and..."

July 6, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Review: Different Stages Theatre's Water by the Spoonful

A teaspoon of gravitas, tablespoon of heart is the perfect recipe for this Pulitzer winner

"...Different Stages' moving production of Quiara Alegría Hudes' Water by the Spoonful – that is, after you rebound from..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Horror Fans for Harvey Relief

First Death By Festival becomes hurricane fundraiser

"...horror community's turn, as the organizers of the inaugural Death By Festival are turning the event into Come and..."

Sept. 9, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

City Agrees to $2.25 Million Settlement in Fatal APD Shooting

Jason Roque killed during mental health crisis in 2017

"...has agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a wrongful-death suit brought by Albina and Vicente Roque against APD..."

Sept. 5, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

37th Annual Austin Music Awards Kick Open Some Back Doors

Generations old and new nab honors and rock the Moody

"...Margaret Moser, who directed the AMAs for decades and..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Watch: SCDS Rebuke Racists With “Breakfast of Champions”

Austin hip-hop trio returns after five years with intense video

"...SCDS, the hip-hop assembly known as Space Camp Death Squad before NASA’s educational camp sent them cease and..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Hair of the 3-Legged Dog SXSW Day Party Lineup Announced

Dallas Acid, Go Fever, Being Dead, and Mike Melinoe soundtrack

"...As revealed by the trippy and drippy flyer appearing in our print..."

March 5, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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