T. Don Hutto: Homeland Security Bars U.N. Inspector

Homeland Security clangs detention center's door shut on U.N. investigator Jorge Bustamante

"...Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, the big house of increasingly ill repute owned and operated by Corrections Corporation..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Homeland Security Comes Home

For the next round of protests, the DPS has new toys

"...In case of uncivil disturbance – that is, political demonstrations or protests,..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Hiding Behind Homeland Security Act, DPS Sues AG

Revealing camera locations would compromise security, troopers argue

"...The Texas Department of Public Safety is suing Attorney General Greg Abbott's..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

From Liberty Lunch to Homeland Security: Austin's Walk With CSC

Computer Sciences Corp. is now one of America's largest defense contractors. Is this a problem for City Hall?

"...Is the city of Austin -- which recently passed a resolution opposing a..."

March 7, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

West, Ammonium Nitrate, And the Myopia of Terrorism

House hearing shows emphasis on public safety, not health and safety

"...supposed to: That was the takeaway from Wednesday's meeting of the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety..."

May 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Tug of War Between Art and Morality

Andrew Shea's Portrait of Wally follows the trail of Nazi plunder

"...Back in the late summer of 2010, a 98-year-old oil painting by Austrian expressionist Egon..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Real Housewives of Ciudad Juárez

Living double lives in the shadow of the border

"...They don't slouch in high heels on plush sofas. They do not bitch about their husbands or each..."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Gov. Abbott Announces State of Disaster, Urges Texans Not to Hoard

Governor says more facilities will have testing capabilities soon

"...Flanked by Texas State Department of Health Services Commissioner Dr. John Hellerstedt and Division..."

March 13, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

Liberty and Security

"...MI5, the British Secret Service, has apparently saved thousands of lives through its efforts to monitor and track terrorists...."

Aug. 15, 2006 Postmarks

Opposition to Social Security 'No Match' Letters Mounting

Activists take action against Department of Homeland Security plans to turn Social Security 'no match' letters into a vehicle for immigration enforcement

"...across the country took action Wednesday, Sept. 12, against Department of Homeland Security plans to convert "Social Security 'no..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...for almost 20 years, died Tuesday night (Feb. 2) of a heart attack. He was 75 years old. Davis'..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature

Opinion: It’s Time to End the Oppressive Policing of Muslim Youth

An organizer argues against the targeted surveillance and aggressive policing tactics being used against Muslim youth, along with their Black and brown allies

"...I recall one particular memory from last summer's wave of protests in the aftermath of George Floyd's killing. I..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Column by Ramish Nadeem

Media Watch: The Improbable Rise of Dana Perino

Dana Perino took a circuitous path to job of Bush spokeswoman

"...Dana Perino was named the spokeswoman for the Leader of the Free World, the press secretary to the president..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Double The Flow Rate of Niagara Falls

City releases new Onion Creek flooding stats

"...Last night, the City of Austin Homeland Security and Emergency Management office released the..."

Nov. 7, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

The End of S-Comm?

Will Obama's executive action end ICE holds?

"...dismantle the Secure Com­mun­ities program that's already banished thousands of people from Travis County...."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Do Not Resist Charts the Rise of the Militarization of Law Enforcement

Documentary offers a critical look at evolving present-day policing efforts

"...Ominous, pregnant clouds in the backdrop, the first scenes of Craig Atkinson's police documentary Do Not Resist threaten violence,..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...(or 7.6%) base revenue increase, based on the cost of providing electric service to the community in fiscal year..."

April 22, 2022 News Feature

Eve of Destruction

Lawrence Wright on 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9 / 11'

"...Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, a history of the Islamist movement and al Qaeda up to the..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Books Feature by Taylor Holland

The Tides of March

Ready for a blue wave in November's midterms? That'll depend on the race.

"...unseat – or at least, shake the throne – of the reigning Republican emperor. Someone who's polished, with enough..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Officials Express Concern, Not Fear, as Austin Events Face Possible Spread of Coronavirus

Austin Public Health delivers update on Travis County preparedness

"...thousands in China, and recently, has caused the deaths of at least nine people, mostly elderly, in Washington state...."

March 4, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

City Manager Announces Slew of Key Department Head Changes

Some expected, some not so much

"...Interim City Manager Jesús Garza announced another sweeping set of leadership changes at the city, again late on a..."

June 9, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

How DPS's Occupation of a Border Town May Have Crippled Its Economy

Rio Grande City sees a marked decline in sales and tourism

"...Are Texas state troopers damaging the economy of a small town near the border? Eloy Vera suspects..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Of Sonograms and Airport Scanners

How an intrusive probe is not like a body image (apparently)

"...After eight years of GOP-backed security theater, apparently the new wave of millimeter..."

March 22, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: HB 2470

Lawmakers try to regulate ammonium nitrate storage

"...explosion? When a poorly documented and unsafely stored supply of fertilizer ammonium nitrate exploded on April 17, 2013, the..."

April 24, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Scarlet Rejection Letter: After awarding 36 local arts nonprofits $3.9 million total from hotel occupancy tax funds, City..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature

Amreeka

In this delightfully human and sweetly comic ode to the contemporary immigrant experience in a post-9/11 “Amreeka,” a Palestinian mother and son create a world of possibilities.

"...Shawkat, Daniel Boiteau, Jenna Kawar and Selena Haddad. Too often in these paranoid and partisan times, we tend to..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anthrax in Texas (The Good Kind)

Will San Antonio be the new home to Homeland Security's new bioterrorism research facility?

"...and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). These labs, run by the Department of Homeland Security, will research preventing animal diseases, especially..."

July 12, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM

Weapons of Mass Deception

"...the days following 9/11, George W. Bush began speaking of "homeland security." Even then, some of us thought the..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Mutual Interests

Military might makes investments right for teachers and state employees in Texas.

"...Texas, no matter where you live or what sort of work you do, you're profiting from the various wars,..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Thomas Frank's 21st Century Corruption Theory

A Q&A with the author of What's the Matter With Kansas? and The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule

"...With his 2004 critique of the culture wars, What's the Matter With Kansas?, Thomas..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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