AFSCME Local Fires Up for 2020 Campaigns

Nina Turner, Greg Casar, MJ Hegar headline VOTE event

"...“Voters Organized Through Engagement” event of AFSCME Local 1624, for members of the local’s VOTE PAC campaign affiliate...."

Nov. 4, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Vortex Becomes Safe Haven for Protesters on Sunday as Part of Call for Theatres to #OpenYourLobby

“Police will not be allowed to enter”

"...The Vortex will open as a sanctuary for protesters needing to cool down, recover, and flush their..."

June 5, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Alleged Morton Killer Indicted for Unsolved Austin Murder

Norwood charged with 1988 murder of Debra Baker

"...that a grand jury has indicted Mark Alan Norwood for capital murder in connection with Baker's death...."

Nov. 9, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Justice Denied?

Advocates Still Fighting for Lacresha Murray's Freedom

"...to help Lacresha heal not by blaming everybody else for what she did, but by helping her accept responsibility..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

As Millions Demand Justice, Texas Prepares to Take Rodney Reed's Life

Looking back at a long road of injustice for the death row inmate

"...phone with Kim Kardashian,'" said Bryce Benjet, lead attorney for Rodney Reed, scheduled to be executed on Nov. 20...."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Graves Sues for Innocence

Anthony Graves is seeking to have his name finally cleared

"...Lawyers for Anthony Graves have filed a petition seeking, once and..."

Feb. 28, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...and authors through story times, Q&As, and interactive programs for all ages...."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

Election Day Live Coverage for Travis County

Tracking the local races

"...As we all doomscroll and stress-bake our way through this longest of..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

Austin Fund Allots $100,000 for Nonprofit Helping Teens Access Abortion

City faces two lawsuits for supporting out-of-state travel

"...the city of Austin’s abortion fund, the city moved forward with allotting $100,000 on Thursday to a local nonprofit..."

Nov. 15, 2024 News Feature by Eden Shamy

Appeal Filed for Fran Keller: The Oak Hill Daycare 'Ritual Abuse' Fiasco

Appeal cites outdated medical evidence and Brady violation

"...Austin history and sets out to prove, once and for all, that former Oak Hill daycare operator Frances Keller..."

Jan. 14, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

APD Officers Face Trial for Allegedly Beating a Suspect

Overlooked 2019 case brought to grand jury by new D.A. Garza

"...on shaking up the status-quo approach to holding law enforcement accountable (or not) for misconduct. Three weeks into his..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

All the Way

In Zach Theatre's staging of this epic political drama about LBJ, the fight for civil rights feels particularly urgent

"...as she lay face down on a bunk – all because she sought to register African-American citizens to vote..."

May 1, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Landfill Expansion Trashed ... for Now

Opponents of revised contract between Williamson County and Hutto landfill operator Waste Management Industries celebrate county commissioners’ decision to postpone voting on contentious new deal

"...three commissioners in particular took the lead in arguing for the delay until the county can resolve a related..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

For One Austinite When the Pandemic Closed the Border, Uzbekistan Rolled Out the Welcome Mat

Jennifer Whiddon reflects on what it was like getting trapped abroad for six months

"...resident Jennifer Whiddon deplaned in Uzbekistan, a relatively isolated former Soviet republic, located in Central Asia and home to..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Food Feature by Sara Hutchinson

AISD Salaries Up for Debate

With cost of living going up, teachers need a raise

"...Officer Nicole Conley presented the draft $1.3 billion budget for the 2016-17 school year. In it, the administration proposes..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Moravec, Woog Announce Texas Justice Initiative

Texas justice, now tracked

"...Local journalist Eva Ruth Moravec and former UT research analyst (and current Penn Law research fellow)..."

June 8, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Day Trips: Lady Justice in Comanche

Statue of Lady Justice returns to old courthouse to guard the halls

"...Lady Justice stands proudly in the hallway of the Comanche County..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Kickstart Your Weekend: 'Freedom Fighters' and 'Above All Else'

Crowdsourcing gets political in this week's projects

"...One deals in environmental issues and the other criminal justice; one has met its goal and the other has..."

May 10, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

‘Against the Grain’ of Justice

Committee hears testimony on treatment of young offenders

"...with a crime be processed through the adult criminal justice system – through the adult courts and, potentially, into..."

March 25, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

During Closing Arguments in Christopher Taylor Murder Trial, Attorneys Appeal to Sense of Fear, Justice Among Jurors

Jury deliberating as of Wednesday morning

"...jury in what has been one of the most politically important trials in Austin’s history...."

Nov. 8, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

How Did a Weeks-Old Justice Advocacy Group Catch the Ear of Police?

Longtime criminal justice advocates wonder why Austin police are so keen to work with the nascent JUST America

"...When members of a group calling itself JUST America were brought onstage for a June..."

June 26, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Final Results for Travis County's March 3 Democratic Primary Election

Numbers ONLY include Travis County voters

"...It's all over now, though the math of delegate allocation and..."

March 4, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

I Have to Believe in Justice

"...yet, I have to believe that there will be justice for Daniel Rocha somewhere down the line [“Rocha Shooting:..."

July 1, 2005 Postmarks

An Army of Women Tells the Story of a Criminal Justice Crusade in Austin

Julie Lunde Lillesæter shines a light on the women who made Austin a better place for rape survivors

"...rape survivors against the city, county, and local criminal justice system...."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Justice Is a Joke

"...into society. Would that it were so. If anyone actually cared, there would be congressional investigations into the lack..."

Sept. 13, 2011 Postmarks

Criminal Justice Reform Heads to Senate Floor

Commission would conduct full review of nation's criminal justice system

"...it was introduced in the U.S. Senate, the Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 on Thursday passed out of..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Money for Nothing

Millions of Williamson County taxpayer dollars pour into a contractor's pocket, and no one seems to know why.

"...Indeed, if it hadn't been for the "fisheye" bubbling of the epoxy-sealed floors of the..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin-Based Choreographer Hopes to Make a "Social Justice Summer"

With some crowdfunding support, Charles O. Anderson will be able to make dances for this time

"...in the world, Charles O. Anderson had big plans for 2020. In his case, they involved a beginning and..."

June 12, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

For Texas Prisoners, COVID-19 Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence

Criminal justice advocates warn of outbreaks behind bars

"...Criminal justice advocates have warned for weeks that it was only..."

May 15, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Delia Garza "Seriously Considering" Run for County Attorney

Supporters launch "Progressive Justice Now" draft campaign

"...Local progressives really want Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza to run for..."

July 18, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

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