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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Forensic Sciences at Dallas conducted a "full screening" for drugs, confirming the second of two tox tests performed by..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...that opens the door for Texans to import prescription drugs from Canada. Just as Texas and other states are..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Who Killed Father Ryan?

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

"...presiding judge, and the chief of the investigating law enforcement agency). Reyos filed a pardon request with former Gov...."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Denver wants to be SAFER, and Walters only likes softballs in press conferences

"...called the Alcohol-Marijuana Equalization Initiative, is seeking parity in enforcement. "Alcohol is far more likely than marijuana to lead..."

May 27, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...• Weed Watch: With a little help from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the DPS Narcotics Service, the APD's..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Project filed a civil rights lawsuit against several law enforcement agencies and the city of Crawford on behalf of..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...and support from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. The council – well after midnight – cited..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...phased out of the U.S. market, the Environmental Protection Agency announced this month. The action follows a lawsuit brought..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...have begun publishing a handy weekly list of "traffic enforcement locations." Today's (Thursday) hot spots include North I-35, West..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hightower Report

George W. Bush goes easy on the rich … and Donald Trump needs it!

"...there has been a sharp decline of such tax enforcement under Bush, with fewer audits, fewer prosecutions, and fewer..."

June 4, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Assorted news from the drug war front

"...voted to conduct a two-year study of the state's drug policies. Two Texas LWV members and drug reform advocates..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the entire federal government except for defense and law enforcement, and push all other services off on the states...."

April 30, 2004 Column

Wants Even More on Norquist Than We've Already Printed

"...the entire federal government except for defense and law enforcement, and push all other services off on the states...."

April 23, 2004 Postmarks

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the situation told Naked City that the Texas Education Agency had called Superintendent Dolores Hillyer and other personnel in..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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The DEA's hemp-food rule gets thrown out of court

"...open a bottle of hemp oil: After battling the Drug Enforcement Administration for more than two years, hemp-food makers..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

News Top Tens

"...for Dan Morales -- from the state's top law enforcement office to a Texas jail cell. Once a spectacularly..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...E. Grady Jolly said that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation had conducted an..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Barbecue and Good Ol' Boys

A promotions scandal suggests the good ol' boy network is alive and well at DPS.

"...If you care about state government and state law enforcement -- and in the capital city many of us..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

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"...a permit. Permit fees will fund anti-tobacco education and enforcement. The 5-2 vote was a major defeat for the..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Journey Woman

A young Austin nurse takes her skills and faith to Bolivia.

"...well, arrived after the last big war. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, bringing religion of a different kind, also..."

Oct. 31, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...approved a medical marijuana law in 1996, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and other agencies threatened to revoke the..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Glow Sticks: A Menace to Society!

The drug cops win one, lose one in the appellate courts.

"...2001 plea agreement resulting from a raid by federal drug agents of a rave at the State Palace Theatre..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Quarter Ounce a Day

Texas man lives by -- and fights for -- medical marijuana

"...marijuana for medicinal purposes, under the "Compassionate Investigational New Drug" (IND) program of the Federal Drug Administration...."

June 20, 2003 News Feature by Andrew Slaton

Adiós! Don't Let the Door ...

A Quick Roundup of the Best and the Worst of the 78th Lege

"...have forced women convicted of child abuse involving alcohol, drugs, and other substances to submit to contraception even without..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature

The Discipline of Numbers

The Austin ISD crime and disciplinary statistics give a partial but confusing picture.

"...degree in education and nearly 30 years of law enforcement experience. For 17 years, he has overseen the operations..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Beyond City Limits

"...Tom Coleman, the officer responsible for the infamous Tulia drug busts, was indicted April 24 by a Swisher Co...."

May 2, 2003 News Feature

Please Don't Eat the Hemp

"...from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Drug Enforcement Administration on March 21 did an end-run around..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Please Don't Eat the Hemp

"...from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Drug Enforcement Administration on March 21 did an end-run around..."

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report

The Gardener's Friend; Operation Pipe Dreams

"...So the three were charged with conspiracy to sell "drug paraphernalia."..."

March 28, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Headlines

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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