Double Jeopardy

The state of Texas jailed Cuban exile Carlos Lavernia for 16 years for a crime he did not commit. Now the INS might send him back to Cuba.

"...Though Lavernia says it took him a month to recover from the shanking, Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice officials..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

The council approves a requirement that all matters coming to a vote include a note detailing their financial impact; Austin Energy's "competitive matters" resolution, which would keep some business matters secret, angers some local activists.

"...and to give Council Member Will Wynn time to recover from pneumonia -- but it could be back on..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Born on Highway 61

Famed superharpist James Cotton settles into Austin.

"...than the mid-Sixties. American music was just beginning to recover from the British Invasion two years earlier, and yet,..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Naked City

Conservative Federal Judge Edith Jones speaks to Federalist students at the UT School of Law. Will Jones be Bush's first Supreme Court pick?

"...religion, and self-government that I think we need to recover ..." (In an aside directed at the Senate Judiciary..."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Off the Desk

Hate crimes legislation, Rick Perry, Senfronia Thompson, and the Governor's ex-lobbyist staff members.

"...served in the House, but it was hard to recover. And Thompson is not an easy woman to keep..."

Jan. 19, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Defying Gravity

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee took one of the most maligned of cinematic genres -- the kung fu film -- and created an epic many critics (this one included) are calling the year's best movie. We spoke with him about the film's grueling shoot, the refinement it makes to the martial arts genre, and more.

"...AL: Maybe. Someday. When I recover from this one...."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Identity Crisis

Looking back at the highlights of Austin's music scene in 2000.

"...a pubful of Brits to rush the stage. They recover in time to play some European festivals and appear..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Public Notice

Gather round the Yule log and the figgy pudding, get out a paper and pen, and jot down some of these items from our Annual Holiday Wish List 2000, Part 2. Local organizations need you!

"...so déjô vu. It took the entire Nineties to recover from the psychic wear of the Reagan Eighties. That..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

In Search of Marcel Proust

Once UT's Dr. Seth Wolitz discovered Proust, he didn't turn back, but it took a real beating for him to get to that point.

"...caption in the Wall Street Journal: "Exhibit Seeks to Recover the Remembrance of Turnpike Odors Past," an Architectural Digest..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Books Feature by Sidney Moody

Naked City

Saving the land around Waller Creek downtown from flooding proves trickier -- and more expensive -- than council members or city staff anticipated.

"...on the city's to-do list for 20 years, and recovering land in the floodplain is even more critical now,..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Comfortably Butt Numb

11 movies, 24 hours, 230 stinky film fans -- a diary from Harry Knowles' second annual Butt-Numb-a-thon

"...I know it will take me a while to recover, to come to terms with the last 24 hours..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks

Readers' last gasps on light rail.

"...future consider the victims' families, and the struggling to recover. This article is so insensitive to them. The veneer..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Column

Not Clucking Around

East Texas chicken magnate Bo Pilgrim wants a state permit to build a bigger chicken slaughterhouse and waste disposal facility -- right across the creek from Sen. Bill Ratliff's in-laws' vacation home.

"...plant. (Pilgrim's Pride prefers to call it a "protein recovery facility.")..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Although some critics have assumed, from Jacques Barzun's criticisms of modern culture, that he is a conservative ideologue, in reality he has always followed his own, pragmatic vision of things.

"...thing. So it took me several months here to recover momentum. And besides that, moving affected me physically, so..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Radio, Radio

Satellite radio, the burgeoning technology that may ultimately shake up the broadcast world the most, is right around the corner.

"...novels. It's always worked the same way: As companies recover their research and development costs, manufacturing costs drop and..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Trial and Error

Questions raised about whether cards were stacked against Davidians in their civil suit against the federal government.

"...own money on the case, betting that he could recover a judgment against the government. But to many observers,..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...father was working. And once families in similar situations recover and decide to move out of rental housing, Huerta..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

A Taste of Summer

Summer Food Essays: A Pinch of Recollection, A Dash of Tradition

"...laid my pole down and just sat there to recover. Soon, visions of that fish in a sauté skillet..."

July 14, 2000 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Dancing About Architecture

The war betwixt Dynamite Hack and Vallejo escalates, in truth and in fiction; Watchtower gears up to rock Germany's ass off; Hank's Roadside Cafe bites the dust.

"...prominent nearby trauma unit, and he is expected to recover fully. In the meantime, though he has insurance, he's..."

June 23, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Articulations

A tragic accident for a local dancer; the loss of a great state drama teacher.

"...and will try to stay there throughout her long recovery, Baltich's friends are soliciting donations. Anyone wishing to help..."

June 9, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Naked City

Herein, a concise explanation of all those weird and voluminous charges attached to your local, mobile, and long-distance phone bills.

"...the phone company can charge everyone a surcharge to recover losses. Southwestern Bell's surcharge is 16 cents, and GTE..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...The initial price of CD will be expensive to recover development costs. Once they become popular the price will..."

May 19, 2000 Column

Austin At Risk

Tech leaders look for solution to Austin's growth problems

"...the hit that got a soldier sent home to recover in safety. The People's Republic of Austin is just..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

After a Fashion

Remembering Halston on the 10th anniversary of his death.

"...own name. It was a tragedy he would never recover from...."

April 21, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Winds of Change

As electric industry restructuring opens utilities up to competition, some, including Austin's municipally-owned utility, are looking to renewable energy sources to win customers and meet the requirements of a 1999 law.

"...within a year, wind farms need several years to recover construction costs through depreciation. On the other hand, wind..."

April 21, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Easy Money

City plots downtown's retail future

"...prosecutors to sue large industries like big tobacco to recover billions of dollars spent caring for sick smokers. In..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...she must team up with an investigator (Smits) to recover the child and simultaneously battle all-powerful elements of darkness...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Coach's Corner

It's Valentine's Day, and Mavericks fans are in love with Dennis Rodman. But it'll pass.

"...to strike just when the un-coupled are starting to recover from Christmas and the debacle of New Year's Eve...."

Feb. 18, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

SLABBER: Audience With Mystery

The FronteraFest 2000 Long Fringe round-up continues with Robert Faires' review of SLABBER, by Lisa D'Amour.

"...identity; Our Lady is engaged in a quest to recover her past, to reclaim a history she cannot recall..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Postmarks

City council elections must be coming up soon...

"...I have had to overcome many tough circumstances to recover from alcoholism, crack addiction, incarceration, and embarassment. At the..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Column

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