Naked City

APD and the sheriff take different approaches to comply with state law

"...2, the Travis Co. Sheriff's Office and the Austin Police Department each made public racial profiling data collected during..."

March 5, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...and keeping the gangs and drug lords in business. Police departments, courts, lawyers, rehab centers, methadone clinics, and prisons..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...escape before Cole seemingly vanishes into thin air. ColeÕs search for the mysterious 12 Monkeys takes him in and..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

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

Handcuffed

Is this what the African-American Achievement Plan looks like at AISD?

"...offer conflicting accounts of what happened next. In a police report filed that day, Zardiackas says he and Officer..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

SB 4 Ruling Means Cities Can Prioritize Public Safety

Full hearing to permanently block law awaits in coming months

"...“arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement.” That’s a relief to APD Chief Brian Manley, who testified against the law, and Travis..."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

News Roundup: Commissions, Complaints, and Candidates

Intrigue and drama over technical lobbying laws

"...solicitations had not evoked more responses. But the entire search has been derailed, at least temporarily, after an inquiry..."

Dec. 7, 2015 News Post

Krewe Kuts: Pride Edition

The Gay Place Krewe has the final word on Austin Pride.

"...Curious, I decided to speak with one of the..."

Oct. 8, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...recently become a division of DynCorp, former APD Assistant Chief Rudy Landeros is not now, and never has been,..."

June 23, 2006 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Raul Pacheco, commenting on Austin's emerging reputation for excessive police zeal after the band's bust last week. See Not..."

March 26, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Evidence of Things Unseen

Is Bush lying about Iraq? Can he prove that he's not?

"...drugs by smuggling operations beyond the power of local police outfits to deal with, while state governments are in..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Postmarks

Extremists Not Righteous

"...authorized José Orta and Cathy Vasquez-Revilla to be morality police? Why are these people, including Jim Thurman, targeting only..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Column

Pushing Priorities

Councilmembers Lay Down Their Cards

"...each councilmember brings to the bargaining table as the search for extra money from unused programs or vacant positions..."

Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

UPDATED: Austin Aquarium Gets the Fisheye

Owners’ checkered past raises red flags; city says no animals on site

"...the email. Those accusations are investigated by the Austin Police Department, the email continued, which to date has not..."

Aug. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

APD Releases Racial Profiling Report

Traffic and pedestrian stops down last year; searches up

"...Due to patrol level vacancies, Austin police saw a 10% decline in traffic stops in 2007,..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: The Process

There's been audible grumbling that city manager selection process has been insufficiently "public"

"...new person selected by the end of 2007, the search itself (at least for out-of-town candidates) has begun with..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Futrell's Twilight

As the city manager looks homeward, odd old business erupts

"...they'll soon need to get moving on a national search for Futrell's successor, pointing to the successful model of..."

July 13, 2007 News Column by Michael King

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...with PTSD, weighs whether or not to join the search for Brooke, a missing teenage girl she used to..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Safety Forum Gets a Little Drinky

The ‘expert’ response to every safety problem: Don’t drive drunk

"...The Austin Police Department hosted, and APD Chief Art Acevedo presided over..."

Aug. 7, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Beside the Point

Another Futrell protégé leaves City Hall

"...high-profile resignation at the city in as many weeks; Chief of Staff Kristen Vassallo recently resigned to spend more..."

May 9, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...and 10, members of Amigos en Azul, the Hispanic police officers' association, and the Hispanic Firefighters Association will do..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature

Council-Staff Tension Spills Over in Budget Talks

Spelman and Martinez drill staffers over cost projections and turnover

"...and staff comes on the heels of yet another police-involved shooting of an African-American man, the accompanying return of..."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

News Ticker: July 25

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• Today's #AskWendy Twitter Town Hall went about as..."

July 25, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Lege Lines

The Michael Morton Act, airport screening, business tax cuts, and more

"...criminal cases to ensure the defense has access to police reports and witness statements – which in some jurisdictions prosecutors..."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

This Way to the Big Top!

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

"...than science and engineering faculty, who receive more business-backed research grants. Other agencies are already bracing for layoffs and..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...AE GM Search in the Wind..."

June 4, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

"...in 10 fatalities, including three pedestrians and one bicyclist. Police cited driving "culture" – unsafe lane changes, driving while..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature

Why Is Doil Lane Still on Death Row?

Despite a Supreme Court ban on the execution of the mentally retarded, those prisoners remain on Texas' death row.

"...recounted were inconsistent with facts already known to the police; and there was neither physical evidence nor eyewitness testimony..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Years of the Dead

The Mexico of now, David Garza writes, is not held only within the borders of Mexico itself. It has spread northward, re-entered its old space, in a sense. For so many of the Mexicans, displaced but still infatuated with the idea of spirit and ghost, the nation itself is a ghost in the back of the head.

"...to the plantation, Reiter is accosted by road bandits, chief among them a famous seducer called the Hunk of..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Author by Author

Notable Folks in Their Own Write

"...scoundrel with a boundless appetite and aptitude for political mischief. Red-baiting, racism, corporate money, smear campaigns, anti-Semitism, enemies lists,..."

May 1, 1998 Books Feature

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