Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"

Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies

"...start – stay together. She's done this while besieged by a right-wing governor hellbent on using her as a..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lester Bower Awaits Wednesday Execution

67-year-old has spent 31 years on death row

"...spent 31 years on death row for the 1983 murder of four men in a Grayson County airplane hangar...."

June 2, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Meat Loaf Gets ‘Stage Fright’

Occasional local can’t save this midnight mess

"...When is a film so bad that it’s good?..."

May 28, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

News Roundup: Arrests, Assaults, and Assholes

When city politics get dirty

"...A Criminal Court judge is shot at her home by an unknown assailant, and survives in stable but serious..."

Nov. 9, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Saturday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...buzz. 2004's Live DVD includes footage filmed and edited by Robert Rodriguez. – David Lynch THE NEVILLE BROTHERS7:30pm, Town..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...illustration by Jason Stout You know you're in for a long,..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

Record Reviews

"...The following are albums by artists playing the 1997 South by Southwest music conference...."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

From the Bloody Streets of Austin, it's a Dia de los Muertos Election-Night Dead-Blog

Spoiler alert: Good has triumphed over evil

"...- the police staffing initiative brought to the ballot by the GOP-aligned political action committee Save Austin Now -..."

Nov. 2, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Judge Edith Jones: Blacks and Hispanics More Violent

Complaint filed over Jones's discriminatory and biased comments

"...A complaint filed today by several civil rights groups, including one funded entirely by..."

June 4, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

A Quarrel With the Status Quo

Charlie Baird on criminal justice, equity, and the Travis County D.A.

"...to be in charge of that, then run it by John." So I get everything up and going, and..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

A Shining Star Goes Dark

A tragedy at Reagan High School evokes a mother's courageous response.

"...just been stabbed to death in a school hallway by her former boyfriend, 16-year-old Marcus McTear. According to those..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sheriff Over ICE

Dem candidates spar over the TCSO role in immigration

"...1 criminals – persons convicted of "aggravated felonies," including murder, rape, firearms or drug trafficking – under its Secure..."

March 23, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Joker: Folie à Deux

Joaquin Phoenix is back as the Joker in this musical sequel

"...Directed by: Todd Phillips. Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson,..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: TCAD Denies Rent Too Damn High

And where are all the voters?

"...Downtown courtroom. Owens, 23, has been charged with capital murder, four counts of murder, and 24 counts of aggravated..."

Nov. 2, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...(Thursday), absent a couple of old hands, but joined by a couple of new ones: newly enrolled Mike Martinez..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature

Cyrus Gray Hasn’t Been Convicted of a Crime, but He Spent Years in Jail

Now he is an advocate for the rights of the accused

"...Wright, an inmate at the jail, had been killed by Corrections Officer Isaiah Garcia while receiving treatment at a..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Your Word Is Your Bond

Travis County moves toward broader pretrial release of the accused, but commercial bondsmen say it will never work

"...four legal ways they can get out of jail: by posting the total amount of bail in cash; by..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Hiring More Police Is Not a Great Way to Prevent Murders

A closer look at Austin's growing number of homicides

"...• The murder rate through 2020 and the first nine months of..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Drug War Blowback

Drug-raid tactics come under increasing scrutiny

"...90 degrees, before beginning a steady overnight descent, prompted by a strong cold front pushing across Central Texas. The..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...six years of incarceration, in the 2005 West Campus murder and dismemberment of Jennifer Cave by Colton Pitonyak. See..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...momentum from the early 1870s until its eventual shutdown by moral crusaders in 1913. In 1880, for example, there..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

Two Roads to Justice

Republican Shane Phelps takes another stab at Democrat Ronnie Earle's job for district attorney.

"...the Lacresha Murray case, in which Earle sought capital murder charges against the defendant, who was 11 years old..."

Feb. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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

"...sentenced to death in 1998 for the rape and murder of Stacey Stites in Bastrop in a case tainted..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Fairness, Consistency, Safety

Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record

"...AC: Right, and write everything out by hand...."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...17], currently 23 of 27 radio stations are owned by just five chains! In a community with a tradition..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Column

We're No. 1!

Texas prepares to mark its 300th contemporary execution.

"...According to the current schedule -- handily maintained online by the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice (www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/scheduledexecutions.htm ) --..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...be tethered in Austin yards. The ordinance, strongly supported by animal advocates, prescribes the length, weight, and operation of..."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Picking Up the Pieces

Karr Conviction Closes Another Chapter in O'Hair Case

"...Gary Karr never really enjoyed the spoils of their murderous rampage. After allegedly robbing, murdering and cutting up the..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Channel 6 and other public channels to higher station numbers requiring a digital cable box. – Wells Dunbar Bastrop..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature

Reefer Madness: Drug Czar or Drugged Czar?

Walters appears to be winning the war on fantasy

"...the results of the latest annual drug-use survey, released by the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin­istration. Predictably,..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Column by Jordan Smith

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