Playback: CodeNEXT and the Austin Music Scene

How might the update of Austin’s land development code affect the musical landscape?

"...defined performance and audience space, (2) mixing desk, PA system, and lighting rig, (3) back line, (4) at least..."

June 8, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Beside the Point: Represent, Represent

County commissioners consider the right form of indigent defense

"...a rough annual tally of $118,000 to the county's system for indigent defense. Commissioners had the grant on its..."

April 27, 2018 News Column by Chase Hoffberger

True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas

'Til death do us party

"...respecting your neighbors whether or not you have a legal obligation to do so. They say they keep all..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

State’s Teen Pregnancy Booklet Riddled With Anti-Choice Propaganda

Pregnant minors in foster care given medically inaccurate literature

"...than halfway through the book. It also provides inaccurate legal information about the procedure: It references needing consent from..."

April 19, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Dr. Robert Van Boven, the Whistleblower

Lakeway neurologist battles hospitals, officials, and the "culture of silence"

"...a quickly advancing autoimmune disorder that destroys the nervous system, usually beginning with the extremities, and if left untreated..."

April 20, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Tell It to the Judge

Jimmy Flannigan’s shake-up at the Municipal Court

"...Austin residents (indigent or not), law enforcement, and the legal community. When they're not working, the court's not going..."

April 13, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Want to Be a Justice of the Peace?

County judge accepting applications for visiting justices

"...for visiting justices. Only apply if you've got a legal background, but visiting justices need not have experience as..."

April 13, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Uproar Over Judge's Dismissal at SOAH

Calls to remove chief administrative law judge

"...deferential to their employers. Ginn's position carries the explicit legal responsibility to "protect and ensure the decisional independence of..."

April 6, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Why Aren’t UT Students Getting Rape Kits?

The numbers don't add up

"...it's more reasonable to infer that some sort of systemic failure, or perhaps general disregard, is stopping students from..."

March 30, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Council: It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over

City Council plans strategically, reappoints some judges, and cuts water rates

"...it might be implemented, and whether there would be legal or financial obstacles (in state law or disparate housing..."

March 16, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

SXSW Documentary Gives Migrants in Austin a New Voice

Learning to listen with They Live Here, Now

"...account, search for her father on Facebook, and get legal advice on how to remain in the country...."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Nina Hernandez

2018 Primary Elections: Giddy With Energy

Tracking back on a wild election night

"...lost big to Sylvia Holmes, associate director of UT-Austin Legal Services for Students. Reached Wednesday, Holmes said she is..."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

A Broken Trust at the Alamo Drafthouse

After executive mismanagement of sexual harassment accusations, the movie chain reconsiders what it means to do the right thing

"...think if I had worked on building a better system of communication, and if I had not unintentionally signaled..."

March 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: In the Name of Fairness

Times change, and so do schools

"...of inequity that plague the district, and the educational system in general...."

March 2, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

331st District Judge: A Matter of Opinion

What's a judge's job?

"...that bench since 2011, and in the county's justice system since 1985, when he was elected Jus­tice of the..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

JP Pct. 3: A Generational Challenge

Sylvia Holmes out for longtime JP3 Steeg

"...tells a different tale. As associate director of UT-Austin's legal services office, she's represented plenty of student clients in..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Introducing CodeNEXT Draft Three

Now the fun begins

"...this will make it "pretty hard" to "game the system." Planning Commissioner Patri­cia Seeger questioned on Tuesday how that..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Defense Attorneys Tell County Judges to Close Jail Reduction Docket

Demand letter threatens legal action over plea docket

"...Court-at-Law judges seeking an end to the misdemeanor court system’s Jail Reduction Docket, and are threatening legal action in..."

Feb. 12, 2018 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Community-Built, Community-Driven Oversight?

Austin's activists have got a plan

"...community-driven nonprofit be the front end of the complaint system," explained Kathy Mitchell of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition,..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

In the Fade

Revenge, German immigration, and neo-Nazis clash

"...Katja self-medicates as she is thrown into the German legal system where the two defendants – a young neo-Nazi..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Immigrant Women Stuck in Detention

T. Don Hutto detainees can't get their day in court

"...gets the same recording she's heard since October: "The system does not show any information regarding a future hearing..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin's First Cannabis Oil Dispensary Is Ready to Grow

Compassionate Cultivation prepares to serve epilepsy patients

"...2015 passed the Compassionate Use Act, a law that legalizes the use of a strain of low levels of..."

Dec. 1, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

A Process for the Indigent

No more “locked up for being poor”?

"...illustrative of a cultural problem within the municipal court system: When he was asked by the judge if he..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Martin McDonagh on Directing Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The film, starring Frances McDormand, could hardly be more timely or controversial

"...able to subvert what is expected from the studio system. He said, "I feel like I'm not really part..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: A Mental Health Problem

We should all be deeply ashamed that we have let things go this far

"...were killed by a mentally ill man with a legally purchased assault weapon. This scenario was, of course, unavoidable...."

Nov. 10, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Adam Reposa on Ice

Sentenced to six months in jail for direct contempt, city’s DWI king meets stalemate in state courts

"...his clients to quickly move through the state's justice system...."

Nov. 10, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Sounding the Alarm on Texas' Nursing Home System

25% of the state's 1,200 long-term care centers have been cited for serious standard deficiencies

"..."Intolerable Care," which paints DADS as a toothless regulatory system that allows bad actors to get away with hurting..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

As the City Strives for Zero Waste, Where Does Food Fit In?

Bringing farm-to-table back to the farm

"...the food world about the fact that it is legal and protected to donate unsold food," says Tyler Markham,..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Learning the Hard Way That Police and Democratic Socialists Rarely Mix

CLEAT alum Danny Fetonte's resignation from the Austin DSA raises questions for the local chapter

"...details his involvement with the umbrella union, which provides legal representation, labor negotiation assistance, and lobbying for some 20,000..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council: Visitors Welcome?

CodeNEXT, Visit Austin return to City Council

"...sales and marketing by Visit Austin are legitimate and legal uses of hotel occupancy tax dollars. We follow the..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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