Border Militarization Update

Perry authorizes use of Texas National Guard at border; and El Paso County Sheriff's Office says will temporarily cease holding immigration stops and raids

"...Perry authorized the use of 2,300 members of the Texas Nation-al Guard, who are trained locally at Camp Mabry...."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

Downtown Developments

"...office building once was considered "the nerve center for Texas," housing such bigwigs as President Lyndon Johnson, former Sen...."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature

APD Chief Joseph Chacon’s Legacy

Assessing the final years of a career that saw a rise from beat cop to chief of police

"...crimes; and he testified against House Bill 1900, the Texas law that makes it nearly impossible for cities to..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Civic Engagement Opportunities for Austin Students

A guide to getting involved and making your voice heard

"...some civic activities into your busy student schedule. Austin Justice Coalition..."

Aug. 18, 2022 Chronolog Post by Katherine McNevins

Celia Israel Makes "Exploratory" Move Toward 2022 Mayor's Race

State rep not seeking a fifth term in Texas House

"...not be seeking re-election to my seat in the Texas House,” Israel said in a statement announcing her nascent..."

Sept. 22, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Sexual Assault and the City

District Judge Lee Yeakel will hear arguments on whether to dismiss the class action suit filed by rape survivors against the city

"...the suit seeks to install sweeping changes to Austin's criminal justice system to better support survivors. The defendants filed..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice

Get Out, Get Proud, Get Down

"...have to be a big queer to party during Texas Gay Pride Week. The "gay community," as it were,..."

June 5, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice: Bashing Austin Policy

From the Capitol to the Waterfront, via Wall Street

"...Then there's the article in Bloomberg last Friday, centered..."

April 28, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

From the Bloody Streets of Austin, it's a Dia de los Muertos Election-Night Dead-Blog

Spoiler alert: Good has triumphed over evil

"...state's good governance. But alas! there are 253 other Texas counties, and all eight amendments are prevailing easily statewide...."

Nov. 2, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

UPDATED: Council Calls for Independent Audit of APD's Rape Cases

CM Alison Alter says this is the "next step, not the end of the journey"

"...agrees with most of the findings found in the Texas Department of Public Safety’s audit on how APD uses..."

Feb. 6, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Memory Lapse?

Former district attorney doesn't remember much about prosecuting an innocent man for murder

"...Scheck used text from Anderson's 1997 book, Crime in Texas: Your Complete Guide to the Criminal Justice System, which..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...23]. Ninety-three percent said no, find a better plan (www.campotexas.org). CAMPO ignored the 93%...."

July 30, 2004 Column

Redistricting: Follow the Bouncing Pols

Redistricting trims Texas Dems and progressives from the Lege ranks. Start worrying.

"...will run for speaker, hoping to put together a coalition of Democrats and Republican mavericks sufficient to hold off..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Happenings

"...Journey for Justice, a traveling tour led by opponents of the U.S...."

April 11, 2003 News Feature

City, Police Union Try to End-Run Citizen Initiative for Police Oversight

Oversight, undervalued

"...contract to calibrate the balance between civilian oversight, which justice advocates and Council members want, and the better pay..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Ortiz Shooting: The Merits of Self-Defense

What would it take to believe Jason Roche's story?

"...killer George Zimmerman acquitted on grounds of self-defense. Austin Justice Coalition founder Chas Moore said he believes the comparisons..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Austin at Large: Forget the Alamo

It’s strike three for Texas in the white-power rebellion game. Time to call folks out.

"...has just impeached. Yesterday, President Apesh*t showed up in Texas for his last time in office, visiting neither The..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and

"...more on the plan, see www.austinsmartenergy.com. – Nora Ankrum Texas to Take EPA to Court..."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Feature

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Dec. 31-Jan. 6

"...AUSTIN Fred Edwords, the national director of the United Coalition of Reason, discusses jumping on the bandwagon of reason...."

Jan. 1, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Meanwhile, the University of Texas says it needs to be (yawn) more like the..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bloody Murders

Gay Rights Lobby's Quiet Fight for Hate Crimes Bill

"...illustration by Doug Potter The beginning of the 1995 Texas legislative session looked promising for the Lesbian and Gay..."

Jan. 24, 1997 News Column by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Education Top 10

"...their history, voters across the state welcomed the Christian Coalition onto school boards everywhere, and the nationwide debate on..."

Jan. 10, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

In Through the Out Door

And Vice Versa: Politicians Hit the Revolving Door

"...for his integrity while he was chairman of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. Dan Shelley's legislative acumen was..."

Aug. 9, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Council Recap: Protecting Austinites' Reproductive Rights

Package of measures in response to Dobbs decision

"...guaranteeing a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy. In Texas, 2021's Senate Bill 8 already made those providing or..."

July 22, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: Future Outcomes Not Assured

Super Tuesday’s first-round results leave plenty of unanswered questions

"...suggest that the dust has settled on the 2020 Texas primaries – there are so many run-offs coming in..."

March 13, 2020 News Column by Michael King

News Roundup: Climate, Cuts, and Cuckoos

Austin attends the Paris climate conference

"...power he has on a small Pacific republic; a coalition of faith leaders urge the governor not to cut..."

Dec. 14, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Legislative Committees Take Shape

Lite Guv Patrick begins making appointments

"...of the Senate, Houston's John Whitmire, in charge of Criminal Justice. And second, the only Dem to vote for..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Civics 101

Duty now for the future

"..."Texas vs. California: Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster" Talk by..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Column

News Top Tens

"...from the state's top law enforcement office to a Texas jail cell. Once a spectacularly rising star in the..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...debut this summer, the all-star Liveable City nonprofit civic coalition released a study this week showing that current plans..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature

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