Davis Calls for an End to Statute of Limitations for Rape

Candidate proposes ending 10-year limit on sexual assault offenses

"...sexual assault at the same level as other heinous crimes such as murder, manslaughter, and human trafficking, which have..."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

APD Is Enforcing the Doggone Spillway Ban

Police and Parks Department crack down on hot spot for dogs and swimmers

"...at Zilker: Since January, there have been 91 reported crimes for the area’s parks, compared to 51 in Central..."

Aug. 4, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Death Row Study: Worse Than We Thought

Report says 4.1% of death row defendants in the U.S. are innocent

"...among those sentenced to death in the U.S. is higher than for any other category of conviction, reads the..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Study: More Innocents on Death Row Than Previously Thought

Number could be higher in larger criminal justice system

"...those sentenced to death sentences in the U.S. is higher than for any other category of conviction, reads the..."

April 28, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Questioning How The City Spends

"...the city can't afford to pay for the $7.50/hour, high school lifeguards. On many streets the potholes are winning..."

Aug. 26, 2013 Postmarks

The AggreGAYtor: March 6

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...if you ask some naysayers on the right; hate crimes are stealthy leprechauns trying to hoard "special rights" gold...."

March 6, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The AggreGAYtor: December 11

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• Big congratulations to homos, who have now passed..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

On the Campaign Trail: Shade Racks Up Most Cash

The pulse quickens in heated Place 3 race

"...Jack, and Chronicle Publisher Nick Barbaro are among her high-profile contributors. About $30,000 in advertising expenses to Rindy and..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Teacher, Teacher

Max Langert's educational farce is a grade shy of being the zany romp it means to be

"...disgruntled teacher (Travis Holmes) repeatedly being caught red-handed for crimes he did not commit. The cleverest staging in the..."

June 19, 2009 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Cobb Endorses Lehmberg

Former rival picks Earle's top assistant over Montford

"...and citizens from abuse of power and other white-collar crimes. The unit, which Lehmberg once headed, has often been..."

March 13, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Legal Battle Over When Prisoner Is Sane Enough for Execution Bounces Back Here

Supremes punt case of death row inmate Scott Panetti to federal district court in Austin

"...he is to be executed because he committed "the crimes in question." The problem, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, is..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Scott Panetti: Sane Enough to Execute?

Supremes' June 28 ruling in case of Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti concludes that law requires condemned inmates have some 'rational understanding' of why they're being executed in order to satisfy Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment

"...given for the execution is his commission of the crimes in question." But according to Panetti, the state's reason..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Riding at Risk

Austin's streets still a hazard for two-wheeled transportation

"...Asked whether she believes her office sufficiently prosecutes similar crimes, Shipway said, "This being Austin and a place where..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Good Morning, Afghani-Stan!

Stan Knee will be one of thousands of former U.S. police officers now working abroad in lucrative postings, typically as private employees of international conglomerates under contract to the U.S. government

"...we develop a customs service; how do we investigate crimes; how do we analyze evidence of criminal activity? So..."

June 16, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...internal investigation. In April, the Texas Attorney General's Cyber Crimes Unit notified APD that McConnell was being investigated in..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Weed Watch

Supreme Court tosses out mandatory sentencing ... sort of

"...the mid-Eighties in response to an increase in drug crimes, ruling that as currently applied the guidelines violate the..."

Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report

Farmer David fights Monsanto Goliath; and it's not torture if Bush says it's not

"...Remember when George W was on his moral high horse in the 2000 campaign, shooting his little political..."

July 2, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

A Gay-Bashing in the East Sixth 'Dead Zone'

A brawl outside Emo's raises questions about police protection east of Red River

"...2002, to June 4, 2004 – police reported 607 crimes within a 500-foot radius of the intersection of East..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...year-old policy to stop building frontage roads along new highways. While state planners fault existing frontage roads for causing..."

June 7, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...when they walk (or orders them killed for seeking higher education), and allows allegedly moral murderers to train on..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...when they walk (or orders them killed for seeking higher education), and allows allegedly moral murderers to train on..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Now Serving ... Time

Robert Conran sat down to dinner at Furr's, and walked out in handcuffs. After four years in prison on a shaky conviction, he's got a chance of parole -- then he faces deportation

"...shows, single eyewitness identification of suspects is, in fact, highly suspect. "The vagaries of eyewitness identification are well known,"..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Yoga and Starbucks. Karaoke and republicans. Squirrel rifles and Al Gore. Together for the first time in this week's letters to the editor!

"...The Cell is a modern horror film, and ranks highly in my catalog of fantastic horrific experiences. I was..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Column

Is That a Perfectly Legal, Anatomically Correct Condom Education Model, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

"...a vice squad devoted to rooting out victimless sexual crimes in the first place. Austin's 20-officer vice squad was..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Features Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Bad Boy From Rosebud: The Murderous Life of Kenneth Allen McDuff

Cedar Park author Gary M. Lavergne has written the indispensable book on mass murderer Kenneth Allen McDuff, but he doesn't take full advantage of his subject, Chronicle reviewer Roger Gathman says.

"...structure of the true crime genre, with criminal bio, crimes, and chase. He gives us most of the facts..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Books Review by Roger Gathman

The Can't-Miss Kid

The Man Behind the W.

"...party switcher, Rick Perry, beat incumbent Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower. That same year, he worked for former Railroad Commissioner..."

May 28, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Our Bodies, Our Cities

Austin and Beyond

"...West of Dallas would do the same for hate crimes. Striking a note for "compassionate conservatism," Keel has proposed..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

This Kind of Love

"...groups, will march on the Capitol to protest hate crimes in the Rally for Hope, Sat, Jan 30, 1pm...."

Jan. 22, 1999 Column

Postmarks

Share the Smart Growth

"...one answer to affordable housing, but it has a high cost to the taxpayer and carries a stigma. Why..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Column

Village People

Gay Austinites Carve Out Festive Niche Downtown

"...are by no means protected from incidences of hate crimes in an area that some people, even Haworth, would..."

Jan. 30, 1998 News Feature by Clay Smith

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