APD Shooting: Chief Responds to Community Concerns

Acevedo apologizes to family of Nate Sanders II

"...Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo apologized to the family of Nathaniel..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Taser TV's Electrified Guinea Pigs

Who needs Tom DeLay when zapping reporters is so much more fun?

"...earlier of Michael Clark, who died after blasts from police Tasers. Cynics might wonder if the idea was a..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

What Killed Michael Clark?

The official Travis Co. autopsy doesn't tell the whole story

"...26, the second of two record-breaking 108-degree days, Austin police officers working the department's Southeast Area Command responded to..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Making Ends Meet

The new AISD budget hurts, but less than in past years

"...find better ways to educate Austin's increasingly diverse student body...."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Letters at 3AM: An Arbitrary Nation, Part 2

Laws arbitrarily enforced (or not enforced) according to the whims of the authorities are no longer laws

"..."Police departments in Florida, Maryland, Texas, and Colorado are testing..."

May 3, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Officer Who Killed Mike Ramos Denied Qualified Immunity

No immunity for killer cop

"...The Austin police officer who killed Michael Ramos in 2020 will not..."

Dec. 23, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Hells Angels Hit

Anthony Benesh was shot down by a sniper – the suspects, and theories, are legion

"...onto his two stunned children – and dropped his body onto the pavement. In an instant, Benesh was dead...."

May 19, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bill Banning Law Enforcement From Contracting With Reality Television Clears Texas House

“Policing is not entertainment.”

"...County by Johnson and Camden and the Live PD cameras and then shot four times with a stun gun..."

April 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Rocha Shooting: Plenty of Questions, Few Answers

Angry public confronts city officials at community meeting with questions about the officer-involved shooting death of Daniel Rocha

"...there to answer questions about the June 9 Austin Police Department officer-involved shooting death of 18-year-old Daniel Rocha. As..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

House Arrest

APD brass decided they had a problem with Officer Jermaine Hopkins – so they assigned him to stay-at-home duty until they could figure out what to do with him. That was a really bad idea.

"...a known drug user and probationer, and the Austin Police Department knew he owned a gun. Hopkins saw him..."

Dec. 19, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Unexplained Death of Jennifer Cave

Laura Hall's trial ends with conviction – but no insight

"...latter charge a result of the mutilation of Cave's body. On Tuesday, the same jury sentenced Hall to five..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

AppleSauce

Second place, the 13th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...showed grainy images of the house cordoned off and police milling about the front yard. Some of them cried..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Books Feature by Jason Scott Katz

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...The Texas Commission on a Representative Student Body will unveil its much-anticipated report on improving ethnic diversity..."

Oct. 16, 1998 News Feature

APD and City Hall Try to Get Their Eighth Street Protest Stories Straight

Cops in trouble?

"...In December 2020, six months after the violent police response to Black Lives Mat­ter protesters at the Austin..."

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

McMillan 'Traumatized' by Houston Cops

DiverseArts Culture Works founder / director travels to Houston due to a death in the family, and gets roughed up by police and arrested

"...as we are with news of fresh incidents of police brutality and racial profiling in cities across the U.S.,..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Austin at Large: Say Their Names, at the Capitol

Four Black Texans, four lives lost, four chances to advance criminal justice reform

"...Many Texas police departments claim that local policies and general orders already..."

March 26, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off The Desk:

"...League quarterbacks: 1 (Oklahoma Rep. J.C. Watts Jr.) Television cameras: 35 Still photographers: 19 Flags behind the dais: 15..."

March 12, 1999 News Feature

The Life of a Search and Rescue Drone Pioneer

How retired Air Force medic Gene Robinson found new purpose looking for missing persons

"...and a few hours later, Robinson had recovered the body...."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Cat Cardenas

Prosecution Makes Opening Statements in Murder Trial of APD Officer

Christopher Taylor is accused of murdering Michael Ramos

"...Travis County prosecutors began making their case against Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor during the first day of evidence..."

Oct. 23, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Family of Man Killed by APD Sues the City

Ajay Griffin did not point a gun at officers, attorneys claim

"..."Ajay" Griffin, who was shot and killed by Austin police two years ago, have filed a wrongful death suit..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Passion Project

Fantastic Fest and its home base the Alamo Drafthouse have only gotten bigger, but its heart – pure and pulpy – stays the same

"...RC: I'm very much in favor of digital cameras, and I think the whole transition to digital is..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Southeast of Austin, an Unarmed Immigrant's Killing Galvanizes a Quest for Justice

Why did Adil Dghoughi die?

"...the account of 65-year-old Terry Duane Turner. Turner told police that at 3am that morning he woke to use..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...Paxton in December filed a criminal complaint with Austin police alleging Hardeman threatened his life; Nate Paul had earlier..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Color of Justice

A drug bust in tiny Tulia, Texas opens up old racial wounds and raises questions about the veracity of the undercover cop-for-hire who orchestrated it all.

"...both the town and the agent. And a growing body of evidence that something has gone terribly wrong. The..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Headlines

"...Sheriff's Office to get the ball rolling on implementing body-worn cameras on officers throughout the county. No timetable is..."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Feature

DVDanger: The Return of Artsploitation

Indie label returns with three psychosexual horrors

"...This isn't just a purpose-built slaughterhouse: it's riddled with cameras, to catch every disturbing moment. "We're going to do..."

June 17, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Home From Home

Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return

"...at Meeting Room 2, the makeshift command center where police officers and other public safety personnel had set up..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...the night with a galvanizing set and got almost everybody dancing with their huge salsa hit from last year,..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Jury Currently Deadlocked in Officer Christopher Taylor Murder Trial

If they can't decide, case will end in a mistrial

"...jury seated to decide guilt or innocence in Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor’s murder trial for his fatal shooting..."

Nov. 13, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Has Round Rock ISD Hit Rock Bottom?

Maybe not yet

"...the Chronicle and later posted online. He called the police. [inset-1-right]..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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