Page Two: When Does 'Open' Mean 'Closed'?

The open-government charter amendment is a special-interest wolf in populist sheep's clothing

"...to every single environmentally tinged issue and the casual indictment of community leaders, elected officials, media reporters, and city..."

April 7, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Tom DeLay Throws in the Towel

Former majority leader feared getting hammered by one of his own redistricting victims.

"...forward with his campaign, and it was not an indictment at the hands of Travis Co. District Attorney Ronnie..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Support Diebold Whistle-Blower

"...they defrauding us too? Mr. Heller is now under indictment for turning over these documents. It really makes my..."

March 22, 2006 Postmarks

The Mammals

"...Michael Merenda's "Follow Me to Carthage" is a finely-worded indictment of American political complacency with a good hook to..."

March 17, 2006 Music Review by Greg Beets

Blue Lines to White Sheets

Top 10 local stories

"...discipline in the Rocha case, here comes last week's indictment of three more cops for beating a handcuffed suspect...."

Jan. 6, 2006 News Feature

The Hightower Report

Come clean, Tom; and gutting the ban on methyl bromide

"...DeLay is presently under indictment in Texas for his involvement in a money-laundering scheme...."

Jan. 6, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...laundering charges in the Texans for a Republican Majority indictments brought by Travis Co. DA Ronnie Earle. The trial..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature

Coffee Tawk With Maureen Dowd

Chatting with the star 'NYT' columnist about Judy Miller, Bush's nannies, and blogs

"...shortlived soul searching – do you think Scooter Libby's indictment will make some in the media question their chatty..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Hightower Report

'If an ordinary American did to a 7-Eleven what Halliburton routinely does to taxpayers, that poor soul would be doing 25-to-life in state prison'; Domestic oppression in the air?

"...justice, and treasury have had Halliburton under investigation or indictment nine times in the past five years for its..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Crackpot Crackdown

Joining a long East Texas tradition, Jackson County DA Bobby Bell has convicted 28 black people on drug charges via manufactured evidence and railroaded trials. One small-town exile, her family, and a few neighbors are finally fighting back.

"...again shocked many in the community by returning an indictment against Joycelyn, charging her with one count of selling..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Page Two: Look Who's (Still) Talking

Miers nomination pushes right-wing spin machine into disturbing, delicious overdrive

"...night were positively indignant about Ronnie Earle's base, partisan indictment of Tom DeLay. Defying all notions of American jurisprudence,..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...themselves. It took three grand juries to get an indictment, and the trial jury took all of 30 seconds..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Column

Taser TV's Electrified Guinea Pigs

Who needs Tom DeLay when zapping reporters is so much more fun?

"...director. In the realm of local TV news, DeLay's indictment was old news. "DeLay had played out a lot..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Doesn't Like DeLay Nor Does He Like Earle Much Better

"...themselves. It took three grand juries to get an indictment and the trial jury took all of 30 seconds..."

Oct. 3, 2005 Postmarks

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week "This indictment is nothing more than prosecutorial retribution by a partisan..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...criminal trial for violating that country's environmental laws. Ness' indictment listed 125 instances in which waste from a Newmont..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

My Detachment

It's hard to say if the memoir is rigged with more booby traps than any other genre, but it sure seems that way

"...memoirs veer toward shocking confessions, Kidder offers a gentler indictment of his younger self. Yet he doesn't shirk away..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Books Review by John Dicker

Cinematexas' Political Arm

Film festival's radical approach extends to politics, too.

"...latter two-thirds playing tonight), La Hora is a blistering indictment of American and elite Argentine financial interests ravaging the..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Austin police officer Julie Schroeder, declining to issue an indictment. See "Officer Cleared in Rocha Shooting."..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

God's Work

Legal Problems of the FLDS

"...adds one federal count of unlawful flight to Jeffs' indictment, prompting the FBI to join the hunt for Jeffs...."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lege Notes

Odds and ends – mostly odds – from beneath the pink granite dome

"...the highest in the country." Who authored this hard-hitting indictment of the Legislature's latest tax package? None other than..."

July 22, 2005 News Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...took issue with the wording of the original criminal indictments, which contained the word "check" instead of "cash," as..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Feds say dispensaries are illegal drug fronts; advocates say medical patients are under attack

"...told The New York Times. According to a federal indictment unsealed late last week, 19 people have been charged..."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...Star-Telegram first reported on Saturday. The two are under indictment on money-laundering charges stemming from alleged illegal campaign finance..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Hightower Report

A Japanese, Chinese, and Canadian affair; and 'The Hammer' gets prayerful

"...committees and agencies, and faces the live possibility of indictment by a Texas grand jury investigating his role in..."

May 27, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...It's stupid and it's insulting. It's an embarrassment and indictment of this body that this kind of garbage has..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Human rights group holds its annual convention in death penalty-lovin' Texas

"...Lewis and current speaker Tom Craddick, saying his possible indictment would be "carrying on a grand political tradition in..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

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

"...never tried for the crime, but was held under indictment until shortly after Foster and Brown were convicted, and..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

When Is a Lie Not a Lie?

When an APD officer does it, it's a lie. When a supervisor does it ...

"...present Little's case to a grand jury for possible indictment. (In late September, a grand jury declined to act..."

Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Top 10 Law Enforcement/Public Safety Stories

Year in review for cops and firefighters

"...2) Owens Shooting Unindictment: On Jan. 15, Travis Co. District Judge Brenda Kennedy..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

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