Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four

Doc chronicles a shameful chapter in San Antonio history

"...here it is: The crime never happened, the Texas legal system is (spoiler alert) full of homophobic bigots, and..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Dismantling Family Planning

Advocates say a state Senate budget rider would cripple delivery of health care to poor women

"...rider that they say would dismantle a health care system that provides care for thousands of uninsured (and underinsured)..."

March 17, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

A New Jail for Travis County?

County moves forward with new women's building despite vote to delay and community outcry

"...the rest of her life trying to fix the system. [inset-2-right]..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Cruel and Unusual

Prisoners Fear Violence in Texas Prisons

"...the most violent in the country, the Texas prison system's rate of violent crime has been rising faster than..."

Feb. 27, 1998 News Feature by Janet Heimlich

Yet Another Reason to Oppose Police Violence: It's Costing Us Millions of Dollars

Money for victims, perpetrators, and alternatives all comes from the same place

"...excessive force. State law requires that the city provide legal defense to any officers sued for actions taken while..."

April 23, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas Supremes: Not Our Job to Fix School Finance

Long-awaited ruling says school funding system constitutional

"...The Texas school finance system meets the minimum standards demanded by the Texas Constitution:..."

May 13, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Progressive Responses to Evictions, Truancy Define Justice of the Peace Contests

Power to the People in the "People's Court"

"...County residents are likely ever to interact with the legal system. That's where claims lawsuits under $10,000 are considered,..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Mauritanian

Gitmo torture drama can't decide on head or heart

"...to his fellow cast members, and with the least legal exposition to weigh him down as he explores the..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The State of Texas vs. Melissa

New documentary spotlight's the Lone Star State's death penalty fetish

"...as she confesses: “I don’t understand how the court system did this to me.”..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Movie Review by Sarah Marloff

The Role of a Defense Attorney

"...so, undermined the critical, constitutionally mandated function of a legal defense in our system. The role of a defense..."

June 19, 2020 Postmarks

Travis County Aims to Allow Defenders at Bail Hearings

The defunct program has faced a two-year uphill battle

"...after Travis County officials suspended a program that offered legal representation to indigent defendants at their first bail hearing..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Austin Chronic: Notorious Lawyer Adam Reposa Gets Raided For Running an Illegal Dispensary

“I want to go to prison,” he claims, but no charges have been filed

"...chronic envelope-pusher, a 20-year alpha gremlin of the local legal system, and the proverbial mammal in the adage “Never..."

March 15, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Opinion: Texas Republicans Want to Jail People in Poverty Indefinitely and Call It “Reform”

Almost 75% of people sitting in Texas jails have not been convicted of any crime; they simply can't afford to go home

"...reform" to sell an expansion of the cash bail system and keep people without money in jail pre-trial. That's..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Column by Kenna Titus

Runaway Jury

John Grisham courtroom thumper marches to a familiar tune.

"...as in any film based on one of Grisham’s legal potboilers, there’s a healthy mix of love and contempt..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

I Am Sam

"...Sam recounts the story of a mentally retarded man's legal fight against the system to retain custody of his..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Midwife and Baby Doe, which both chronicle how the legal system has been weaponized against women. Some catch people..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

To Keep Teens Out of Jail, Travis County Pilots First of its Kind Program for Those Accused of Assaulting Caregivers

Kids in the program get resources to stabilize

"...out of their schools and enter the juvenile court system, often for the first time. And this isn’t rare..."

Nov. 8, 2023 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Travis County Settles With Sexual Assault Survivors

$580,000 settlement reached in three-year legal battle over handling of sexual assault cases

"...After a three-year legal battle, Travis County has settled federal and state lawsuits..."

June 25, 2021 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Naked City

"...legislators last week that Texas' high tech Emergency Alert System doesn't work because the Dept. of Public Safety won't..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature

Open and Shut

Council members hope they've closed the door on their Open Meetings legal troubles. Trouble is, that won't be the end.

"...Aleshire, also the Bulldog's lawyer – contends that serious, systemic violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act had been..."

Oct. 26, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Provoked

What should have turned out as a terrific movie about the crime of spousal abuse has instead received the equivalent of a ham-handed molestation by director Jag Mundhra.

"...Mundhra. The film, which fictionalizes several aspects of this legal saga based on a true incident, tells the story..."

June 8, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fugitive

An autobiography of injustice leads to a career in crime writing

"...It wasn't until his legal nightmare had ended that Carlotto started writing. He has..."

June 8, 2007 Books Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Coach's Corner

"...kinky sexual habits became water-cooler joke fodder. I'm no legal scholar, but what was this fiasco really about? Was..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

The 10 Biggest Austin News Stories of 2024

A year of upheaval and settling dust

"...Though individuals throughout the justice system acted quickly to dismiss many of the charges filed..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature by the News Team

Opinion: We Need to Break the Barriers for Texans With Old Records

Maggie Luna, an Austin resident and mom of three, writes about her experience in the Texas prison system and how a rehabilitation center changed her life

"...of individuals who have been through the criminal justice system are eager and prepared to embark on a new..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Column by Maggie Luna

Grand Jury: Fire UT Regent Hall

No charges over UT witch hunt, but a call for his removal

"...needs to be removed as a University of Texas System Regent. That was the conclusion of a Travis County..."

March 31, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Joseph Stack Manifesto

Reprint of pilot's suicide note

"...same time, the joke we call the American medical system, including the drug and insurance companies, are murdering tens..."

Feb. 18, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Sarkar

Bollywood gangster film honors The Godfather.

"...who was raped and received no assistance from the legal system. Bachchan, a legendary actor of the Hindi screen,..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Xtreme Solution

APD squad cars will now have 'no-idle' battery packs sufficient to run new video hardware – but did city officials fall for a system too expensive and impractical?

"...to have the city purchase a new digital video system. The system the department had been using was obsolete..."

Dec. 2, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

City Council Girds for a Second Trump Administration

Threats to undocumented immigrants are a major concern

"...then to get money together to take on the legal system.”..."

Nov. 15, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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