Minimum Wage Murmurs

Hundreds of economists sign on to "manifesto" urging Congress and state policymakers to raise the minimum wage, an act of defiance that is apparently generating some disconcerted murmurs

"...Nobel Prize winners, signed onto a very mouthy joint statement (www.epi.org/content.cfm/minwagestmt2006) issued on Oct. 11 by the Economic Policy..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

Letters @ 3AM

On September 28, key rights guaranteed by our Constitution, plus the central tenet of the Magna Carta, were nullified by an act of Congress – specifically, the Military Commissions Act of 2006

"...Eighth forbids "cruel and unusual treatment." The new law: "Statements ... in which the degree of coercion [torture] is..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Will the Nuke Mushroom?

The long-reviled South Texas (Nuclear) Project might actually expand.

"...NRG's statement of intent is a precursor to its actual permit..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Architecture to conduct the study. According to a press statement, the project was completed thanks to a company that..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...her indie bid for governor. The release included a statement from Sparks, that he and his wife "have long..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature

Page Two

Free speech in defense of liberty is no vice

"...topic of the Dixie Chicks and Natalie Maines' controversial statement regarding George W. Bush. My point was that, whether..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Justice or Vengeance?

A tale of tragedy and punishment in Williamson County

"...Williamson Co. Sheriff's Department and voluntarily gave a written statement to a deputy. After he made the statement, the..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Darkness and Confusion

Rocha grand jury file raises as many questions as it answers

"...including official police reports, scene reconstruction diagrams, and sworn statements from officers and civilians – reflect confusion over what..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Scott Appeals Conviction in Yogurt Shop Case

A recent Supreme Court decision may undercut both verdicts

"...v. Washington, a unanimous court ruled that "[w]here testimonial statements are at issue, the only indicium of reliability sufficient..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Something Went Wrong'

Six months after he was killed by an Austin cop, Jessie Owens' family still wants some basic answers

"...case. "On this day," Shorts read from a prepared statement at a press conference when the indictment was announced,..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

If It's Summer, It Must Be Shakespeare

Summer is the time for Shakespeare, so naturally here are a couple of the Bard's plays being staged in the Austin area -- Julius Caesar from the Austin Shakespeare Festival and Two Gentlemen of Verona from Different Stages -- and directors Paul Norton and Norman Blumensaadt to explain how they came to produce them this season.

"...didn't want it to be some sort of feminist statement. I just wanted to see what would happen if..."

June 27, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...7] was meant to be some sort of ironic statement on the current climate of art appreciation or simply..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Column

Managed Health Care

The SIMS Foundation helps local musicians, and finally, itself.

"...for the 25,000 CDs pressed include the SIMS mission statement and a thumbnail-sized photo of Sims Ellison, the local..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

It's A Gas, Gas, Gas For Longhorn

Looks like the Longhorn Pipeline is about to begin pumping gas.

"...of the pipeline by means of an Environmental Impact Statement. Such an analysis, plaintiffs argued, should go well beyond..."

July 26, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

The Travis County District Attorney's office promised Bernie Durst immunity, but is apparently reneging.

"...The grand jury concluded Durst thereby "made a false statement under oath in an official proceeding, with the intent..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Testimony concludes in the trial of Robert Springsteen IV, accused of taking part in the infamous "yogurt shop murders."

"...alone is enough to convict an individual, provided the statement is determined to be voluntary...."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Faith-Based Homes on Trial

"...men, a self-styled "Christian boot camp," made a sworn statement to the Nueces County Sheriff's Office that he had..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Texas Music Group

TMG label rises from the ashes of Watermelon and Antone's.

"...distribution deal started to give us our first accounting statement," he explains. "Until we saw that, we operating in..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

A Rural Riddle

Hays County Water Planning Partnership forms to try and stop unmitigated growth

"...Powers, the target of many HCWPP attacks, released a statement saying that HCWPP members make "inflammatory remarks about the..."

Oct. 15, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Suffer the Little Children

Reality Bites

"...result of her judgment, filed suit against DPRS, seeking reinstatement of her job as well as a permanent injunction..."

March 19, 1999 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...all around for the team captain's remark. In a statement issued by the university president, Bowen noted, "The implied..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

Justice Denied?

Advocates Still Fighting for Lacresha Murray's Freedom

"...documents and a transcript and audiotape of Lacresha Murray's statement to police. It is not an attempt to establish..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Sudden Death

"...Village People," Vol. 17, No. 21. In that article statements were made about how Sisters Edge owners discovered that..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Column

Ripping the Shrew

The Rude Mechanicals Tear Into Shakespeare

"...Severin and Tankard, communication theorists: Any statement is to some degree a statement about the speaker..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Statesman Watch

Keeping Tabs on the Daily's Agenda

"...For instance, Sunday's paper (June16) heralds a major policy statement from Mayor Bruce Todd. Speaking at the inauguration of..."

June 21, 1996 News Column by Chris Walters

Naked City

"...ignore the Bishop of Jayapura, H.F.M. Munninghoff's, recent public statement publicized both in articles and paid advertisements in the..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature

After Mishandling a Student's Assault, AISD Stalls on Training Staff

Austin High alum recalls feelings silenced, ignored, and blamed

"...with the student she reported. (AISD said in a statement that it is unable to discuss specifics of her..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Eleven APD Officers Disciplined for Misconduct In Police-Brutality Protests

UPDATED: Seven more likely to face prosecution in May incidents

"...On Oct. 29, in its last public statement regarding its investigations into protest incidents, APD made reference..."

Dec. 2, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Member Jimmy Flannigan Harassed by Opponent’s Biker Friends

Confrontation between D6 CM and Wind Therapy Freedom Riders CEO caught on tape

"...In a statement, the Kelly campaign makes passing reference to the Nov...."

Nov. 27, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Election Day Live Coverage for Travis County

Tracking the local races

"...Kennedy's campaign released a concession statement at 9:31pm:..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

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