Naked City

"...Ronnie Earle. The case remains under investigation by APD's sex-crimes detectives, who ask that anyone with info related to..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...perjury. Where is the zero tolerance for cop felony crimes?! Where's the proactive policing of cop felony crimes?!..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Column

Naked City

A spotlight on hate crimes after the beating of a gay off-duty cop

"...his alleged assailants are prosecuted under the state's hate crimes law, which until 2001 did not include sexual orientation..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Double Jeopardy

A long-ago marijuana conviction gets a library staffer fired and raises questions about city employment policies and the war on drugs

"...of marijuana and went to a club. Drunk and high, he stumbled into the parking lot and rolled a..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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Our readers talk back.

"...Nursing and Child Development. We have premier programs in high tech, including Semiconductor, and now offer many specialized IT..."

March 22, 2002 Column

Countdown to Ecstasy

A New Drug for a New Millennium

"...dopamine, chemicals responsible for memory, sleep patterns, and emotional highs and lows...."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Money, It's a Gas

Economics, schmeconomics: Chronicle reviewer Roger Gathman compiles the latest books about the (almost) first commodity, money.

"...to those who invest the most, and want the highest return for their money. That's right, the infamous top..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

John Wayne vs. Atticus Finch

Dueling D.A.Candidates Differ on Punishment and Prevention

"...consciousness, as it were, to learn why people commit crimes in order to prevent them in the first place...."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Readers sound off on a variety of touchy subjects: politicos, abandoned kittens, even the brachiation of apes.

"...well-researched and clearly written article by Kevin Fullerton, "University High" [June 8], until I reached the paragraph in which..."

June 15, 2001 Column

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

"...the heavy equipment and were thus being denied the higher wages. This would have been in the mid- to..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Your Word Is Your Bond

Travis County moves toward broader pretrial release of the accused, but commercial bondsmen say it will never work

"...will return to court and won't commit any additional crimes in the interim is, to varying degrees, a guessing..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'The NFL Beat': Mock Draft

The 'Chronicle' gets Draft-y with a li'l help from friends

"...pick for Byron. While he admitted it was a high-risk, high-reward type of situation, he could not let the..."

April 17, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The KeyPoint Report

What APD didn't want the public to know

"...officers and a supervisor, holding the suspects of violent crimes involving firearms at gunpoint, seeking less-lethal alternatives, developing some..."

May 14, 2010 News Feature

If You're White, It's All Right

The colors of justice in Williamson County

"...Attorney John Bradley labeled the nine suspects "well-connected" and "high-level" drug dealers...."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Rape saga redux and other local imbroglios.

"...Austin does not have five low-performing high schools, as News Editor Michael King attributes to former..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Column

Reissues

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

"...all the efforts of his various record companies and high school buddy Frank Zappa (who christened him Beefheart and..."

June 25, 1999 Music Feature

Football Behind Bars

Field of Dreams Offers Young Offenders Second Chance

"...for the dress code, the security lights, and the 12-foot-high security fence that stood along the south side of..."

Nov. 7, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Brave New Web

In the wake of Sept. 11 and the hard-line USA Act, the Internet has become a very unfriendly place for hackers.

"...Public Enemies Bob is not your average high schooler...."

Dec. 14, 2001 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...one crime. What did he do? He revealed war crimes – among many other things. And not just in..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin’s Sexual Assault Controversies Roil the District Attorney’s Race

Margaret Moore's controversial handling of rape cases brings opponents to the race

"...Then the stories of Harvey Weinstein's crimes broke in October 2017, kicking off the #MeToo movement...."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Travis County D.A. Moore Pushes Back Against Firefighters' Claims

Says the job of her office is to "see that justice is done" for victims and the accused

"...to "avoid punishment.") Moore insisted she's placed a "very high priority on prosecuting crimes against women," pointing to the..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Austin Struggles to Adjust as SB 4 Takes Its Toll on Immigrants

"We are not safer as a community when victims are running away from us rather than coming to us."

"...Solidarity Fianza Fund raised funds to post the unusually high $11,000 bond that allowed Ramos to go free. Today,..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Pearl Moen: Out of Jail Already?

Your parole hearing hardly means you’re out on parole

"...... It was absolutely fantastic. Murder gives me a high unlike any other. It feels like this crisp unreality...."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Point Austin: Celebrating the Kellers’ Exoneration

On a happy day, too many others endure criminal injustice

"...system stumbles in criminal cases, often most extremely in high-profile cases, where the stakes incentivize elected prosecutors to presume..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Undocumented, Unafraid

Balancing fear and power in the wake of ICE arrests

"...unstable leadership, violence (Honduras claims one of the world's highest murder rates), and lack of job security. "I'm scared..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Home in This World Anymore, penned black comedy Small Crimes. Fellow transplant and writer Philipp Meyer also gets screen..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Notes on Kamp: The Only Way Is Abolition

The death penalty is too flawed to be saved

"...won't come away believing Perez is innocent of the crimes for which he was sentenced to death, I would..."

April 29, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Notes on Kamp: Culture Shift

Too many people are finding themselves caught up in the criminal justice system

"...arrested. There are certainly plenty of people who commit crimes and deserve to be punished for them. But the..."

April 1, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Brandon's Tops & Bottoms

Gay Place bloggers weigh in with individual lists: 2012 from 10 to F1

"...8) The Trevor Project Honors Katy Perry I'm not..."

Jan. 7, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

APD's Sleep Disorder

The APD praised a longtime officer – until she claimed a disability

"...passion, and Lynch helped to achieve a string of high-profile successes – including shuttering a notorious Mon­topolis drug house..."

Aug. 24, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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