A Dozen of the Most Disturbing Legal Actions Ken Paxton Took in 2024

All suits and no empathy makes Pax the bane of our existence

"...thing. His legal actions are a whole other can of worms. Here we’ve compiled an incomplete list of some..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Features Feature by Chronicle staff

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...(if We Ain't Got Those Records): Nine Democratic members of the Texas House on Tuesday called for Attorney General..."

July 1, 2022 News Feature

Austin at Large: SXSW, in Four Dimensions

Reporter, presenter, attendee, local: An after-action report on confab’s comeback

"...stage, I was on the Pete beat: U.S. secretary of transportation, former mayor of South Bend, co-winner of the..."

March 25, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines

"...in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to meet with Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly. Details of the discussion were..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature

Cold Rain and Snow

Freezing drizzle then snow overnight

"...fell, meaning streets this morning are a mess. That, of course, is what has prompted the spate of school..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Reefer Roundup 12/14/2010

News from the front line of the War on Drugs

"...by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the number of teens using drugs increased this year – "fueled" by..."

Dec. 14, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week"The president can veto our attempt to secure..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Quote of the Week "A State may not trade off the..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week "She is a very good bowler. For..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature

What If ... Media Terrorists Landed on Sixth Street?

We assume it would go something like this ...

"...Dozens of people are keeling over in a bar. The police..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

YCTs Carp Over UT Kindness

Right-wing objections to reimbursing foreign students' visa fees

"...to reimburse international students a $100 fee the Department of Homeland Security charges them to run its Student and..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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

ACLU Blasts Drug Task Forces

Yet more charges of impropriety against Texas' much-maligned supernarcs

"...task forces have earned their bad reputation, the ACLU of Texas reports in "Flawed Enforcement," the second installment of..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from around Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "On an issue like this, Texans aren't..."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Who You Gonna Call? Dem-Busters!

A U.S. Dept. of Justice report chronicles the 'wacko' attempts to trace and trap the Killer Ds.

"...On Aug. 12, the U.S. Dept. of Justice issued its report on the extent of..."

Aug. 22, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Will Council Take a Stand on PATRIOT Act?

Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Goodman's pro-civil-liberties resolution stalls on the dais

"...Council colleagues. After all, the resolution represents the kind of progressive-minded, grassroots-driven position that City Hall claims to support..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

'Spy Kids,' Small Planes, and Surly Senators Star in Mueller Sequel

The State Aircraft Pooling Board's long goodbye creates turbulence at Mueller for the city -- and Robert Rodriguez.

"...Speaker Pete Laney does, as the world and the Dept. of Homeland Security are now well aware. So does..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Killer D Update: The FAA and Exterminatin' DeLay

The FAA issues a shame-faced report about its hunt for the Killer D's.

"..."The use of Federal Aviation Administration employees to track down absentee Democrats..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Keystone Kops Hunt Killer D's

The Dept. of Homeland Security barely breaks a sweat investigating its own role in the May manhunt

"...Those of us entirely paranoid about the powers of government spooks..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Killer D Update

"...June 4, in response to Democratic requests, the U.S. Dept. of Justice has been investigating the possible misuse of..."

July 4, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines

"...Quote of the Week: "Adults may choose to enter upon this..."

July 4, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Gavino Fernandez Jr., leader of the El Concilio coalition of Mexican-American neighborhood associations, is..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature

Naked City

Killer D's: Investigate This!

"...The latest episode in the tale of the Killer-D Manhunt assumed a comic opera character Monday,..."

June 20, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines

"...Quote of the Week: "I always say that representing Texas is..."

June 20, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

DPS Documents: More Questions About Killer-D Manhunt

The back story of the hunt for the House Democrats gets more and more intriguing.

"...For the week of May 12-16, Officer Kelly North of the Texas Dept...."

June 13, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

On the Lege, One Last Time

"...a very bitter aftertaste -- and the full extent of the damage to vulnerable Texans is yet to be..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines

"...Quote of the Week: "It is exactly the Stenholms of the..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...to discuss his experiences as a Killer D, one of the House members who skipped town -- and Texas..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...curiouser: Congressional Democrats continued to call for an investigation of the Dept. of Public Safety pursuit of the Killer..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines

"...Quote of the Week: "We cannot see where there may be..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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