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.

"...3, 1954, in a precedent-setting opinion authored by Chief Justice Earl Warren, a unanimous Supreme Court disagreed. Hernandez had..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Adopting a Survivor's Tale

Stephen Mills' journey into the Holocaust leads a community toward tolerance

"...of Austin, Austin Independent School District, and the Anti-Defamation League. Here, Mills and BA Managing Director Cookie Ruiz share..."

April 1, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Short Cuts

Last Saturday found Tobe Hooper in absentia and John C. Reilly quite the opposite

"...Cuts" was otherwise engaged, but Alamo Drafthouse overlord Tim League tells us that the event, which reunited almost the..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Naked City

A verdict is expected this week in the federal case against the congressional remap

"...urge you to protect it." Rolando Rios, representing the League of United Latin American Citizens, told the judges bluntly,..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...The Texas Municipal League is up in arms over "last-minute legislative trickery" involving..."

June 13, 2003 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...defense of its annexations at the U.S. Department of Justice, was also seen this Monday on CNN as a..."

Jan. 30, 1998 News Feature

Post Marks

Park and Ride

"...radicals in Colorado who sponsored $100 limits -- the League of Women Voters, Common Cause, Governer Romer, Clean Water..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

Naked City

"...Police Department (APD), citizen members of the Committee for Justice Advisory Council (CJAC), and the City of Austin...."

July 21, 1995 News Feature

Election Coverage 1998

"...information to help you make an informed decision. The League of Women Voters offers a Voters' Guide with information..."

Oct. 9, 1998 News Feature

Front Steps Slips and Falls

As the nonprofit that runs the ARCH falls apart, the city's rush to replace it frustrates providers

"...of Austin's top homelessness responders – Austin Area Urban League, the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO), Caritas of Austin,..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Spring Training

Seasonal snapshots of the council candidates

"...in their hopes of making it to the big leagues...."

March 21, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Verde Report: Austin FC Leads Texas' Soccer Renaissance

Austin FC, FC Dallas, and the Houston Dynamo’s seasonlong tussle for Copa Tejas begins

"...the U.S. roster. Thankfully, the Lone Star State's Major League Soccer teams are starting to do its fútbol pedigree..."

April 29, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

'Chronicle' Mock NFL Draft

"...paid attention to the free agency movement across the league this spring, you will take note that many defensive..."

April 25, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

News/Print

Something wonderful is about to happen to you.

"...breaking, and rumors of a financial crisis, the Writers' League of Texas on Monday, Oct. 21, declared its ongoing..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...instructor at a community college, I presented your article ("Justice or Vengeance?," News, Nov. 4) for discussion in my..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Column

Here Come the Judges -- Again: Round Two for Owen, Pickering

Texas progressives mobilize against federal judicial nominees Priscilla Owen and Charles Pickering

"...floor," said Craig McDonald, director of Texans for Public Justice, of the Bush administration's renomination of former Texas Supreme..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...spiraling out of control when they decide to take justice into their own hands and seek retribution against their..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...securities fraud and scamming of, among others, his GOP colleagues in the Legislature, and his heavy labors to beat..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Top 10 Most Read Screens Stories of 2020

Big exits, big changes, and the pandemic make for big stories

"...3: "Tim League Stepping Down as Drafthouse CEO," April 30..."

Dec. 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AISD Readies for School, Sports, Elections, and Red Ink

Students go back to class and sports Sept. 8 and more district news

"...students who play sports or do other University Interscholastic League activities, things are even more complicated. Some activities, including..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Election Ticker: Su Voto Es Su Voz!

Read up, look up, get down to the polls ...

"...and online. This issue also includes the extremely nonpartisan League of Women Voters' guide; more info at www.lwvaustin.org. We..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Sheryl Cole and Chito Vela: The Prize Fight

All eyes on the Democratic primary run-off in House District 46

"...late father practiced law and served as both a justice of the peace and county commissioner in his hometown..."

May 4, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Soccer Watch

"...The long arm of justice: 27 years after the fact, an English jury found..."

April 29, 2016 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Are You Suddenly Sleepy?

Council rolls through the resolutions as Leffingwell becomes a jetsetter

"...the potential consent agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice over Austin Fire Department hiring. That's moved into mediation..."

March 7, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Judge Edith Jones on Race, Crime, and God's Vengeance

Civil rights group files complaint against 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge

"...by the Texas Civil Rights Project, Austin NAACP, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), and the Mexican..."

June 7, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Dark Knight Rises

An uncannily accurate mirror of the contemporary cultural zeitgeist, this epic finale to the Batman trilogy is just that: epic.

"...(like Bruce Wayne) of Ra's al Ghul’s apocalyptically inclined League of Shadows (see Batman Begins for background). Sporting a..."

July 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Soccer Watch

The Italian match-fixing scandal and more

"...and they're cleared to compete in this season's Champions League. Only Juventus would be demoted to Serie B, along..."

July 28, 2006 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Point Austin: Supremes v. Texas

The future of U.S. politics may become, "Vote for Show, Map for Dough"

"...– seconded by the George W. Bush Dept. of Justice, an oxymoron in its own right. Cruz continues to..."

March 10, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere.

"...meetings are Monday, June 13, 7pm, at the Pflugerville Justice Center, 1611 Pfennig Ln.; Tuesday, June 14, 6pm, Travis..."

June 10, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...the March primary -- a stay from Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia -- as candidate filing proceeded for the..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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