Reasonable Doubt

Did misleading DNA analysis land an innocent man on death row?

"...Barz, who worked with Fulwiler at the Gardner-Betts Juvenile Justice Center, spent the day working, but left abruptly after..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

A 3-D Race for the Bench

Three Dems vying for high-profile felony court

"...however, he decided it wasn't his calling: Healing through justice was more his gig, he says. While in med..."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

D.A. Face-Off

Charlie Baird vs. Rosemary Lehmberg

"...career, Baird has been a district judge, a visiting justice on state appeals courts, and a professor of law...."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Fantastic Journey

Alejandro Escovedo comes full circle

"...who made all those great Bowie and T. Rex records...."

June 20, 2008 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Naked City

"...the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice will investigate Austin Police Department's use of force by..."

June 8, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Rick Perry appointed Wallace Jefferson as the new chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, replacing the retired Tom..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...– including Austin and Texas music, courtesy of Waterloo Records – and will also host live music performances. –..."

March 5, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

'There's Going to Be Some Changes'

The latest Mala Sangre testimony dismantles the APD party line

"...and how Chapman and Maspero learned that Maspero's phone records and other information were included in a 1997 Internal..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Deep Blues From Gatesville

Amy Smith thought a judge would give her two years max for possession of crack cocaine; why is she doing 20?

"...in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, when their lives are in shambles and their families,..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Here's How Austin's Last-Minute City Budget Battles Played Out

How advocates' calls for action were and weren't answered

"...it reflects the sort of self-imposed budget austerity that justice advocates say harms low-income Austinites in urgent need of..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD and City Hall Try to Get Their Eighth Street Protest Stories Straight

Cops in trouble?

"...Office of Police Oversight to post publicly. "Informal discipline records are held within personnel records of the officers, maintained..."

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Dark Waters

Todd Haynes' courtroom drama is a true-life environmental horror

"...lawyer going through boxes and boxes of old company records. Yet Dark Waters really makes absolute sense. Haynes looks..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...the Sun God with live score by Austin's Holodeck Records, the debut of the new 4K restoration of David..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

How to Jail the Poor

Travis County tries to fix its Driving While License Invalid issue

"...County, 3,266 people got booked into the county's criminal justice system for the high crime of driving somewhere without..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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

Undocumented, Unafraid

Balancing fear and power in the wake of ICE arrests

"...most of those arrested locally did not have criminal records, sparking questions of political retaliation. The immigrant community, an..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Notes on Kamp: Cowards

Why is the right wing so scared of voting rights?

"...that only "good people" get to vote. As criminal justice reform advocate Lauren Johnson put it in a reply..."

June 3, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Friday Picks & Sleepers

Obvious Picks and loads of not-so-obvious Sleepers!

"...KRS-One, and Rakim, Ali spits raps focused on social justice, racial inequality, and rights for gays, all over soul..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

HB 2 Protesters Return to Court

Prosecutors juggle charges – A, B, C – without resolution

"...arrested will not be able to have their arrest records expunged – meaning that although they were never convicted..."

April 22, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Sinister

Mix a doomed house with found footage and supernatural explanations and you have a horror movie that borrows smartly and has a strong lead in Ethan Hawke as a conflicted true-crime writer.

"...has lost sight of his earlier altruistic goals: seeking justice for the victims and exposing evil predators. Hawke is..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Actual Innocence

Austinite wrongfully convicted for a decade-old school prank hopes to clear his name

"...that as far as he can remember, it accurately records what happened.)..."

July 29, 2011 News Feature by Caitlin Meredith

White Egret Farm: Waiting on a Thanksgiving Turkey

Is a local organic farm stiffing its workers?

"...similar wage-theft disputes with White Egret, and a public records search suggests a decadelong pattern of related problems. Texas..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

WilCo Officials Close Ranks in Constable Race

Maverick WilCo Republican constable under fire from county officials

"...interest have been raised, because Geoffrey Puryear, son of Justice David Puryear, is a staff attorney in Duty's office,..."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Shut Up and Sing

The Dixie Chicks' struggle with the conflicting demands of art and commerce as portrayed in this documentary shows that they're still not ready to make nice.

"...of red-state fans who were encouraged to trash their records. Instead of a passing event, the incident sparked years..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

People Get Ready

Excerpt from Kevin Phinney's 'Souled American'

"...comforts of their Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, and Dylan records, while black marchers flicked on the radio to hear..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Music Feature by Kevin Phinney

Page Two

Boston '69 revisited

"...Now, there were a lot of Dave Van Ronk records floating around: Almost every multiroommate household had a couple..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Plead Ignorance

In the wake of the TRMPAC indictments, the big players are scurrying for cover

"...essentially unprecedented. Commented Craig McDonald of Texans for Public Justice, which filed the original complaint that eventually led to..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Column by Michael King

'Something Went Wrong'

Six months after he was killed by an Austin cop, Jessie Owens' family still wants some basic answers

"...of Jessie Owens' funeral, when Ann del Llano, criminal justice liaison for the ACLU of Central Texas, mentioned five..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

On the Lege

The Democrats file federal lawsuits against the new congressional map.

"...General under Greg Abbott has not set any speed records honoring open records requests, an agency point of pride..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Column by Michael King

T.A.B., Mussolini: Earle Can't Tell the Difference

The DA lays into the Texas Association of Business as he tries to keep his criminal campaign finance probe alive.

"...self-incrimination, said Craig McDonald, director of Texans for Public Justice, which has challenged T.A.B. over its political efforts. And..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

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