Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Texas prosecutors use the 'law of parties' to widen the net for capital punishment

"...that law – section 7.02(b) of the Texas Penal Code – unconstitutionally makes a defendant eligible for the death..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...no official charge to review proposed changes to city code. The Planning Commission, which does have that job, weighed..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...Problem With Texas Human Services Agencies Is Inadequate Funding..."

July 23, 2004 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Also on the city's to-do list: streamlining the TND code and approval process. – M.C.M...."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...months in 2002 discussing, and finally approving, tougher city code provisions governing billboards, the City Council will consider later..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...to the public. They include the name, address, Zip code, date received, and amount of campaign contribution of every..."

April 18, 2003 Column

Do Aibos Dream of Electric Corner Kicks?

Gearing up for RoboCup VII

"...Small-Size League, Middle-Size League, Sony Four-Legged Robot League, and Humanoid League. Kitano's oft-quoted goal is to have autonomous humanoid..."

April 11, 2003 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

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"...Wackenhut ["Beaten by Wackenhut," July 5]. As a longtime human rights activist, I am in an especially fortunate position..."

July 12, 2002 Column

Naked City

"...acknowledgement that global warming exists and is caused by human action (a conclusion that the president himself later discounted),..."

June 14, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

This Old Mouse

Facing accusations of market saturation, cultural homogenization, and unethical labor practices, Disney keeps manufacturing the magic … but for how long?

"...with a dashing disregard for the frailty of the human condition and the steadfastness of laws of physics. We..."

May 10, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

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"...some misconduct records, which required changing the civil service code. Once they pulled their bait and switch, all records..."

March 22, 2002 Column

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"...would be able to get the jails up to code by the time of the October meeting. On Wednesday,..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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"...into the generic wasteland it once was not. Your barcodes are your prison bars...."

May 11, 2001 Column

Where the Shadows Are Deepest

The search for, and subsequent conversation with, country singer James Hand

"...to the Hand residence somewhere within the 254 area code. The first goes something like this:..."

May 5, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...commit but must prove his innocence without breaking the codes of the samurai he holds so dearly. (Mar. 17)..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Natural Selection

Responding to market demands and consumer pressure, Whole Foods decides to banish genetically modified ingredients from its store-brand product lines.

"...that not enough research has been done to ensure human or environmental safety when it comes to altering such..."

Jan. 28, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

A Developing Glossary

"...New city office within the Dept. of Health and Human Services, tasked with responding to neighborhoods as a "single..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature

Complete Freedom

A profile of Bad Livers banjo player Danny Barnes

"...corners of the globe. Music that has captured the human spirit and moved mankind. Music that will last until..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Exile on 48th Street

Attorney General John Cornyn files a lawsuit against the Rio Motel, a bane to the neighbors of this North Central Austin establishment.

"..."The people that run these places are not good human beings," he insists. "They're just greedy." Taking in $600..."

Sept. 17, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...new scripts -- and while its productions often examine human nature at its darkest, they typically end on a..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

Art

Art Openings

"...by the Austin/Travis County Health and sponsored by the Human Services Department. The mural program began as a way..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

Permanent Visitors?

Unique View

"...schools don't handle inanimate objects; students are living, breathing human beings. Treating schools like businesses is in no way..."

Jan. 1, 1999 News Feature by Traci Terrill

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Scaggs Photo in Bad Taste

"...by a long history of "afterthought" zoning and lax code enforcement. I don't know about Mr. Hall, but most..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Column

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Off the Desk:

"...to pay the fine for violating the Texas Water Code by "discharging water containing sediments and suspended solids from..."

Sept. 4, 1998 News Feature

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...hottest young acting talents) share their humor and their humanity in this slice-of-life look at white-color work, directed and..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Short Cuts

"...Film Society is presenting a series titled "Women of Pre-Code Cinema" that will screen every Tuesday over the next..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Exhibitionism

"...that he waltzes at all. Carnies have their own code of ethics. And, a perennial favorite for describing a..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Arts Review

Get Out the Bootstraps

Cause Texas Ain't Takin' Care of You No More

"...years, trudge into a South Austin branch of the "Human Services Department" - otherwise known as the welfare office...."

June 13, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

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Justice Denied

"...about race, it's about how you treat your fellow human being, about respect for another individual, about doing the..."

June 6, 1997 Column

Turning the Internet on its Ear

Thomas Dolby's Euphonious Headspace

"...TD: I don't write the code myself, but I'm involved in the design of the..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature by Kayte VanScoy

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