APD’s Secret Informants Eyeing Neighbors for “Suspicious” Activity, Leaked Documents Reveal

APD intel center puts spies among us

"...The Chronicle has obtained copies of BlueLeaks and will report further on the documents in the coming weeks...."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

Abbott Issues “Safety Action Report” on Gun Violence

Recommendations long on surveillance, short on gun restrictions

"...Sept. 12, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a “Safety Action Report” in response to recent Texas mass shootings in El..."

Sept. 16, 2019 News Post by Michael King

The Hightower Report

The Business Roundtable fights for CEOs' rights to rip off stockholders; Bushites fight for more bureaucracy and big government; and Tom DeLay fights for the rich.

"...and menacing new federal police power to monitor all suspicious activity here in the Fatherland ... I mean, Homeland...."

June 28, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Health Care Morality; and Keeping Watch on You

"...others with access to our homes were enlisted to report any activity they considered "suspicious." Luckily, the great majority..."

May 26, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report: Florida Police Swat at Barbers

Florida police want to make very sure no one's cutting hair without a license

"...on the beat, eager to stop any possible criminal activity. Consider just one example of the truly incredible vigilance..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Column

The Hightower Report

A mad Mad Cow policy; and DARPA just won't die

"...was to be sifted and sorted, ostensibly to detect suspicious behavior that would tag someone as a possible terrorist...."

March 12, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

ARIC Changes Its Course – a Little – on Privacy Issues

Suspicious Activity Reports to get a shorter shelf life

"...conflict with the contents of the BlueLeaks hack as reported by the Chronicle, Austin Regional Intelligence Center Director Lt...."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

You Don't Have to Break the Law to Get Watched by ARIC

Anarchy in the ATX

"...According to a May 9, 2016, police report, three activists protesting unpaid prison labor hung a banner..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

Austin Regional Intelligence Center's Secret Informants Show How Profiling Works

“Middle Eastern”? Your info might be on file at Austin’s fusion center.

"...According to a report by a crime analyst with the Lakeway Police Department,..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

Local Activists Call Out Police and Find Themselves Flagged as Threats

Doesn't take much to get on the watchlist

"..."fusion centers" across the country. In recent weeks, we've reported on ARIC's threat liaison officer program, which enlists law..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

The Hightower Lowdown

The Army cares about residents near its waste incinerator, the post office is watching you, and Americans are overworked.

"...some 660,000 lethal chemical weapons. The New York Times reports that, for decades, the military brass has assured the..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

ARIC Trainings Teach Cops and Informants Junk Science

Police are learning lessons in fear

"...from the Book of Genesis to the Robert Mueller report. [inset-1-right]..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Cat Did It: WilCo off the Hook in Shelter probe

Animals blamed in abuse case (and for squealing to the pigs)

"...Judging by a case report issued in May by the Williamson Co. Sheriff's Office,..."

June 13, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Naked City

"...• In other education news, AISD released a district report card, which shows that, on average, scores on the..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Tear-Down, or Fixer-Upper?

"...severely rapped on the knuckles by a Sunset staff report eight months ago...."

Jan. 5, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Triggered Interest

In the wake of Sept. 11, more Texans want to pack heat.

"...buying handguns, and area shooting instructors and ranges also report an increase in business. Mike Nellis, proprietor of the..."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Naked City

"...According to the FBI's annual Uniform Crime Report, police arrested nearly three-quarters of a million people for..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Page Two: Looney Tunes

A swan song for the conspiracy series

"...and theft. Concentrating on 9/11 seems like a dilettantish activity...."

July 13, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Martinez was widely recognized for his work combating gang activity in Austin and had become the department's most decorated..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: ARIC, Meet ALICE

Two acronyms walk into an ongoing conversation about justice and equity

"...We've reported throughout the summer on the Austin Regional Intelligence Center,..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Science of Injustice

Capital murder case highlights Texas courts' resistance to physical evidence

"...examiner in Tarrant County, wrote in a June 2011 report detailing his most recent examination of the tissue samples...."

Aug. 19, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...the "war on terrorism," despite the release of a report last week from a Republican-chaired Senate intelligence committee that..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...problem that confronts all transgendered people of all ages. Reporting this by using the name Tesía, as she obviously..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Column

Who Killed Vicki Nisbett? And Is She Even Dead?

No verifiable crime scene, no murder weapon, no motive, and no body

"...Rex filed a missing persons report on Dec. 16. David Proctor, a patrol deputy, showed..."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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"...In fact, the Houston Chronicle article resulted in the reporter removing one inaccurate "quote" from the article before its..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

Better Than Nothing

Documentarian Ken Burns' takes on Jazz -- and loses.

"...jazz is hardly unique as a form of collective activity that involves cooperation between individuals. Volleyball does as well...."

Jan. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

The Slow Burn

Waco: The Rules of Engagement

"...its co-executive producer and narrator, is a former news reporter for the McNeil-Lehrer NewsHour, CNN, and ABC; 20 years..."

May 2, 1997 Screens Feature by Dick J. Reavis