Austin Police: Suspect Charged in Downtown Death

One arrested and one still at large in death of Matthew Casey

"...Police have arrested and charged 22-year-old Preston Joe Sharpnack with manslaughter in connection with the death of..."

Sept. 20, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Special Session? Sure

GOP's bad timing opens door to Dem filibuster

"...Why those two? US Rep. Joe Barton has already filed suit over the failure of..."

May 30, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Congressional Redistricting Dead This Session

Not enough time to move map through process, committee chair says

"...Meanwhile, an impatient Congressman Joe Barton, R-Arlington, has filed a lawsuit over state's inaction..."

May 24, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

Better Zed Than Dead?

Complaint filed against House Rep. Zedler

"...Zedler and two Republican members of the U.S. Congress, Joe Barton and Kay Gran­ger, took part in a Sept...."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Here We Go Again

The redistricting case resumes: one more battle in a protracted war.

"...of state to the likes of Tom DeLay and Joe Barton, Tom Craddick and Joe Nixon...."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Texas and the Congressional Suicide Caucus

Lone Star GOP on the losing side of shutdown fight

"...Joe Barton (R) Kevin Brady (R) Michael Burgess (R) John..."

Oct. 17, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sandy Nay-Sayers

The eight Texas congressmen who voted against storm relief

"...such fiscal hardline Republicans and anti-Fed ideologues GOPers as Joe Barton, the returning Steve Stockman (a one-termer from the..."

Jan. 9, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Not So Sine Die: What's Special About More of the Same?

The Legislature doesn't quite end

"...would avoid the embarrassment of having Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Barton's redistricting suit against the state (for not doing..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Special Bills for a Special Session

UPDATE: Measures mix unfinished business, new ideas, grandstanding

"...Congressional redistricting (aka "How do we get US Rep. Joe Barton to abandon his lawsuit against the state before..."

May 31, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...Legislature has failed to pass a map, Republican Congressman Joe Barton has already filed suit and is asking the..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature

Latest Map 'Looks Like a Whirlpool'

Doggett accuses GOP of fracturing Travis County district boundaries

"...the sensitivity of negotiations." The Star-Telegram also said Rep. Joe Barton is the only Texas congressman who has objected..."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Has Doggett Found the Four-Way Map?

Plan to split Travis County even further surfaces

"...the sensitivity of negotiations." The Star-Telegram also said Rep. Joe Barton is the only Texas Congressman who has objected..."

April 28, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

Headlines

"...– Texas Rep. Joe Barton, mangling an apology for apologizing to BP's CEO..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature

Dems for Governor: Bill White, et al.

White stands out as Dems' best shot

"...three-to-one margin in his 2002 con­gress­ional challenge to Republican Joe Barton, proposes fixing the Texas economy by ending job..."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Yogurt Shop DNA Saga Continues, Pt. 2

D.A. Rosemary Lehmberg weighs in on status of yogurt shop murder case

"...Last week, Joe James Sawyer, an attorney for yogurt shop defendant Robert..."

March 24, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Lines in the Sand: Congressional Redistricting in Texas and the Downfall of Tom Delay

Steve Bickerstaff's exhaustive history is at times too much of a bad thing, but in parts catches scholarly fire

"...they would finally get is Frost's. Then there's semiliterate Joe Barton aide Joby Fortson (Bickerstaff has to correct his..."

March 2, 2007 Books Review by Michael King

Scumbag Worthless Degenerate – Enlightened Dialogue From a Sore Winner

"...to vote against the bill? I sent Texas Rep. Joe Barton and several others a scathing e-mail in which..."

Sept. 11, 2006 Postmarks

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the winners the best of luck, but U.S. Rep. Joe Barton scowled and demanded a Congressional review. See below..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...top five oil industry recipients include Texas GOP Reps. Joe Barton and Tom DeLay and Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature

TRMPAC Indictments Come Down, 'More Work' Remains

Ronnie Earle and the Travis Co. grand jury announce the initial results of the TRMPAC investigation

"...to DeLay and Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Joe Barton, R-Ennis, would be eased by a contribution to..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

TRMPAC Indictments Come Down, 'More Work' Remains

Ronnie Earle and the Travis Co. grand jury announce the initial results of the TRMPAC investigation

"...to DeLay and Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Joe Barton, R-Ennis, would be eased by a contribution to..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

La Tentación de San Antonio

UT Opera Theatre tackles the American premiere of Luis Jaime Cortez's La Tentación de San Antonio with vigor, but there's too much here to take in in one pass

"...Spanish text and Catholic imagery. Despite some décolletage, congressman Joe Barton would find the opera acceptable in the family..."

March 5, 2004 Arts Review by Jerry Young

Here's Your Congress!

The U.S. Supreme Court refusal to stay the new Republican-drafted congressional map formally inaugurates the electoral season

"...District 6: Joe Barton, R-Ennis (one Dem opponent)..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

What's at Stake?

The federal redistricting trial will reverberate through national politics for years.

"...go when their representatives are Kay Granger, Pete Sessions, Joe Barton, John Culberson, Tom DeLay, or Michael Burgess, the..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...Westar Energy Inc. to GOP Reps. Tom DeLay and Joe Barton of Texas and Billy Tauzin of Louisiana and..."

June 13, 2003 News Feature

Austin Music Awards Show Performers 1983-2016

Every AMA performance lineup of the past 34 years

"...Wilks, Junior Franklin & the Golden Echoes, Lou Ann Barton..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature

A New Chapter for Austin’s Small Bookstores

From serving neighborhoods to serving wine, how innovative local booksellers are filling the shelves

"...2013, under the stewardship of its owner, the late Joe W. Bratcher III, Malvern was a stunning place, a..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Austin Music Awards Gallery, 1988-2007

"...Will Sexton and Lou Ann Barton, 1988..."

Nov. 27, 2019 Photo Gallery

Trench Warfare

Federal judge rules for LCRA on the Dripping Springs pipeline project, but the SOS lawsuit proceeds

"...in a lawsuit filed in December by the Save Barton Creek Association, Save Our Springs Alliance, and the Hays..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

The LCRA Means Business

Authority's Plans to Expand Threatens Austin's Control Over Growth

"...of windows overlooking the river, members of the Save Barton Creek Association (SBCA) pleaded that the board ensure the..."

Feb. 7, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

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