Drug Trafficking Gets Intense?

Feds designate Austin as high-intensity drug trafficking zone

"...According to Drug Enforcement Agency Agent Gregory Thrash, Austin has recently been..."

April 5, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness: Austin Is 'Command Center' for Drug Trafficking

City could draw federal dollars with new designation

"...Austin is now officially a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, a moniker bestowed on drug distribution hubs..."

April 9, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reefer Roundup: 9/9/11

Your roundup of drug war news

"...from the feds (none of it particularly good), new drug laws on the books in Texas, and the connection..."

Sept. 9, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Reefer Roundup: 8/12/11

It's back! Your dose of drug news has returned

"...feds' new approach to medical marijuana, the nation's new drug strategy, the economics of the drug war, the low-down..."

Aug. 12, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Shapleigh on the Border

El Paso senator lays down the law on what's really important on cross-border crime

"...about how "to stem the tide of illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and human smuggling, and to reduce the criminal..."

July 9, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Neighborhood Bankers or International Big Shots?

Laredo National Bank opens a branch in Austin, trailing a big fine and a clouded political and financial history.

"...Laredo National Bank, one of the most heavily scrutinized banks in..."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Drug czar John Walters bemoans the scourge of Canadian marijuana

"...In recent weeks, federal drug warrior John Walters has turned his attention to the..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Military Hospitality

Austinites Warmly Received at "School of the Assassins"

"...to Fort Benning, Georgia last month to join a national protest against the U.S. Army School of the Americas..."

Dec. 5, 1997 News Feature by Joshua Fisher

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...to endure racism and ethnic cleansing because of their national origin and religion for years. I saw it today,..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...Lead to large-scale investigations of American citizens for "intelligence" purposes...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...scale ["Naked City," Sept. 28]. Terms like "knee jerk nationalism" seem to be in no shortage in this last..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...The U.S. is the only country that opposed an international ban on landmines. The list could go on, but..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...photograph by John Anderson ALL THE RAGE..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...The Chronicle's unresearched article describing as "high-priced drug pushers" the doctors, nurses, licensed clinical social workers, recreational..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Column

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Breaking news stories from Austin and elsewhere.

"...front of an overflow crowd at UT's Thompson Conference Center Monday night – and after much hooting, hollering, hue..."

July 16, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Fall Film Previews

September

"...An impressive international cast has been rounded up by John Frankenheimer to..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

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Headlines and happenings from around the world

"...executive director. Willard, currently working with Habitat for Humanity International in Americus, Ga., will begin work in Austin later..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Farewell to ECB, Return to Tulia, APD Extends Knee, Ramping Up I-35, AAN Awards and Slacker Editor

"...contrasts between Austin Community Gardens and the Sustainable Food Center) exemplified her eye for specific community insight and the..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

'Chronicle' Article 'Willfully Ignorant' and 'Ridiculous'

"...the editor, The Chronicle’s unresearched article describing as "high-priced drug pushers" the doctors, nurses, licensed clinical social workers, recreational..."

Dec. 7, 2004 Postmarks

Naked City

"...• The new national intelligence estimate confirmed what U.N. inspectors have been saying..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...hear "Texas is the bestus"; still thinks she's the center of all live music in the world. As her..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Column

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"...1) The Thurman-Blackwell Justice Center is now estimated to have a final cost of..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

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"...through the parking lot of a Northwest Austin strip center on March 18, shortly before 44-year-old Anthony William Benesh..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

"...engineer/contractors who brought you Travis County's ill-starred Criminal Justice Center. Known as Lone Star Infrastructure, the Fluor team earned..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

"...Lincoln Property Co., saying the site plan for the supercenter was approved illegally. See "Developing Stories."..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Reyes, D-El Paso and incoming chair of the House Intelligence Committee, deflecting a reporter's attempts to test his knowledge..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature

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"...society. Conspiracies abound. Another of them is that the drug culture keeps the U.S. economy afloat...."

Nov. 12, 2004 Column

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...I was 13, and so for me, that's the center of the wheel. Everything else—I mean, I only got..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...captured in new documentary Alone Together. However, in the centerpiece slot, the old guard will be thrilled at one..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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Good cops and bad cops, radio waverings and global warming warnings.

"...children as the real victims of the "war on drugs" along with our civil rights. The Travis County Sheriffs..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Column

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