Dark Waters

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

"...part of Sarah, who stepped back from her own legal career to watch Rob seemingly send his careening off..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Behind the Scenes at the Centre Pompidou's Tribute to Richard Linklater

An American in Paris

"...an American indie who has a foot in the system and experiments a lot."..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Former Austin Council Candidate Vexes Another Election

Dallas bond held up by Laura Pressley

"...Magazine of his "grave concerns" about the county's voting system. Who raised these concerns to Launius? Why, Laura Pressley,..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Diversidad Sin Fronteras, PJ Raval Unite Over Trans Rights

Call Her Ganda screening hopes to highlight trans migrants

"...navigating the deeply – and intentionally – complicated immigration legal system and trying to heal from the trauma experienced..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Mary Tuma

To The Lighthouse With Director Robert Eggers

On superstition, isolation, and trained seagulls

"...in the countries that we're perpetually shooting that they're legal to keep in captivity and can be trained...."

Oct. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Megan Rapinoe Comes to Austin to Talk Equal Rights

The soccer star wowed at the Texas Conference for Women

"...have become fierce equal pay advocates in their ongoing legal battle with the U.S. Soccer Federation; in the fall..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Joaquin Castro Bill to Protect Sanctuary Seekers

HR 4539 would rescind deportation orders for three Austinites currently in refuge in local churches

"...Gamez, who left El Salvador after death threats, has..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin City Council Proclaims Oct. 26 Intersex Awareness Day

Activist Alicia Roth Weigel discusses intersex rights, says I eXYst

"...risks but are expensive in our existing health care system. They took from me my emotional stability, leading me..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Alicia Roth Weigel

Ken Paxton Blocks Payment to Formerly Incarcerated Man Declared Innocent

Declared innocent, Alfred Dewayne Brown has appealed for compensation due to unjust imprisonment

"...state district judge declared Brown "actually innocent" – the legal standard to allow Brown to receive compensation for his..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Chad Holt, Austin's Last Provocateur

The Total Badass left his mark on the city's underground

"...commentator, sexual argonaut, nonprofit spokesman, criminal with 22 mugshots, paralegal, loving dad, daredevil band frontman, and prize-winning guinea pig..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

Travis County District Attorney Moore and Her First Assistant Sued

Sexual assault survivor alleges the D.A.'s Office lied to undermine her

"...the treatment of sexual assault survivors within the county's legal system, filed Sept. 11 in an Austin-based federal court...."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Another Lawsuit Filed Against Travis County D.A. and Her First Assistant

The two are accused of attempting to silence a sexual assault survivor

"...the treatment of sexual assault survivors within the county’s legal system...."

Sept. 11, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Wheatsville's Frustrated Employees Call for Change

Mismanagement and toxic working conditions remain entrenched in the co-op’s culture

"...in order to "not violate employee trust or the legal necessity of confidentiality." The Workforce and the Board..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Point Austin: Is There a Lawyer in the House?

Legal opinions abound in the lead-up to November's elections

"...drive to put it on the ballot – for legal advice. Bunch first attempted to raise a "point of..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...local workers' rights ordinances, including a (so far successful) legal action against Austin's paid sick leave policy and litigation..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

How Much Reform Is Enough in the Travis County District Attorney Race?

Incumbent D.A. Margaret Moore faces challengers from the left

"...national activist reform movement, charged that "the criminal justice system is broken" and that only someone from outside that..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Don’t Book ’em, Danno: DPS Backs Off on Pot Busts

State troopers take cite-and-release stance amid continued hemp-law fallout

"...commitment to marijuana prohibition in the wake of hemp legalization laws that have made weed cases difficult to prosecute...."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

How Austin Is Tackling Homelessness on the Street and at City Hall

More shelters, more beds, and more fights about ordinances ahead

"...posed by people's prior encounters with the criminal justice system for violating laws they had no choice but to..."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Amid New Immigration Policies, Local Attorneys and Immigrants Navigate a Broken System

Lawyers say the system has been thrown into "chaos"

"...enforce U.S. immigration law and maintain the integrity of legal orders issued by judges," the agency writes...."

July 26, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Advocates Object to D.A.’s Appointment to Sexual Assault Survivors Task Force

Survivors also calling on lawmakers to intervene following the appointment

"...local law enforcement, and the D.A.'s Office, alleging that systemic mishandling of sexual assault cases has violated the civil..."

July 26, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...and our heritage," and even a specialized Downtown transit system. This, according to the city's lawyers and industry experts,..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Legal Services Center's Assertion of Rights Work Gives a Voice to Victims

Advocates stand up for victims' rights

"...In 2017, the Texas Legal Services Center, a statewide nonprofit that fills in justice..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Reps Outraged at "Inhumane" and "Dystopian" Conditions at Border

Willful neglect of human rights fuel funding effort

"...border security, the problem will persist unless the entire system is reformed, said Castro. "It's not just a matter..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Roosevelt Room Stands Its Ground in a New Downtown

How the right lease negotiations kept the Fifth Street bar in business

"...every weekend night (which led to their current reservation system). All the while, they continued tweaking the spaces to..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Erin Martinson’s Entry Heats Up D.A. Primary Race

Lawyer, victim advocate to challenge incumbent Margaret Moore

"...for Advocates of Victims of Crime at the Texas Legal Services Center, cited what she called Travis County’s “lack..."

July 10, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Crime Month: Dr. Death

True-crime podcast is every patient's worst nightmare

"...narcissist, sociopath, madman, and, yes, murderer. In fact, the legal system had never seen anything like him before...."

July 5, 2019 Arts Post by Barbara Purcell

Rep. Talarico Shocked at Inhumane Border Facility Conditions During Tour

Austin-area lawmaker part of delegation that visited El Paso, Clint

"...witnessed after the Monday tour. “We saw that the system is still broken. That peoples’ human rights are still..."

July 2, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

AISD Board of Trustees Approves $1.6 Billion Budget for 2019-2020

Lege gives AISD a one-year budget breather

"...billion in new money into the state's public education system via HB 3, lawmakers could not agree on any..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Weekend Wine

Faustino’s Crianza, a bright red Rioja wine

"...Faustino’s Crianza ($13) actually goes a bit beyond the legal minimums with 15 months on oak and another two..."

June 15, 2019 Food Post by Wes Marshall

CBD Companies Find Practical Uses for Marijuana Compounds

Canvas 1839’s scientist and Willie’s Remedy explain cannabis molecules

"...you – you're not alone. The federal Farm Bill legalizing hemp production was signed into law in January 2019;..."

June 7, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

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