Death Watch: Without Intervention, Travis Runnels Will Be the Ninth Texan Executed in 2019

A troubled life, a dishonest witness, a “changed man”

"...take away his life when he is the epitome of what a changed man looks like," reads one of..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Ike Update: The State Response

Preparations for landfall continue.

"...Hurricane Ike looking Corpus Christi-bound, here's the quick highlights of the state's preparations:..."

Sept. 10, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Police Are Treated Differently

"...we would receive at least 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or possibly the death penalty...."

March 5, 2008 Postmarks

What Happened With 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...the earmarks in this hodgepodge allow for "the construction of up to three new high security prisons" according to..."

Oct. 29, 2007 Postmarks

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...investigates and reports and is in touch with 93% of the public!..."

July 30, 2004 Column

Time for a Makeover?

"...It's more than a little ironic that the Board of Pardons and Paroles, today the subject of intense controversy..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...wish -- that the 14-year-old convicted for the death of two-year-old Jayla Belton be out of jail and home..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature

Off the Desk

"...invited to bring their bedrolls to the Southwest grounds of the Capitol for a candlelight vigil from 5-8:30pm. Afterwards..."

Jan. 26, 1996 News Feature

Death Watch: The Capital Aggravation Question

Does Lisa Ann Coleman deserve to die?

"...On Friday, Sept. 5, the Office of Capital Writs (the state agency charged with representing..."

Sept. 12, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Jail Numbers Down ... for Now

As Austin grows, jail population could inch upward

"...to stats released last week by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics. Overall, the BJS reports, the local jail..."

June 11, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...in Amy Smith's Aug. 13 report on the celebration of Community Health Center Week at the Rosewood-Zaragosa CHC ["No..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Column

Drug Ring Comes Full Circle

Cinco-Tres gang members go to prison

"...with the Austin Police Depart­ment, FBI, Travis County Sheriff's Office, Pflugerville Police Department, and several other Central Texas agencies..."

June 12, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

State Prepares to Kill Murderer, Spiritual Leader on Death Row

Ramiro Gonzales has “so much potential”

"...In the last couple of years, death row inmates have begun to include videos..."

June 21, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Sane Enough to Die?

Schizophrenic prisoner scheduled to die next week

"...Texas has a long history of executing inmates suffering from..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

ACLU Warns Border Counties: Abbott’s Setting You Up

County officials warned they'll be flouting Constitution and federal law if they follow governor's immigration edict

"...In response to Gov. Greg Abbott's declaration of a "public safety disaster" at the Texas-Mexico border, the..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

News Ticker: October 9

All the news that's fit to blog

"...Paso crowd that "there is nobody in the state of Texas who has done more to fight to help..."

Oct. 9, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Cruel and Unusual

Prisoners Fear Violence in Texas Prisons

"...the massive head injuries he received at the hands of another inmate. Apparently, James Barker feared for his life...."

Feb. 27, 1998 News Feature by Janet Heimlich

Headlines

"...on a fairly concise agenda, but with a couple of contentious questions: administrative staffing at AFD, the smoke from..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature

Death Watch: Expert Opinion

Appeal alleges Dr. Death perjured himself at killer's trial

"...and raped her repeatedly, demanded money for the return of her husband, and rifled through her jewelry; according to..."

April 4, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

News Ticker: October 21

All the news that's fit to blog

"...all things Ted Cruz. Ted Cruz goes to the Texas Federation of Republican Women convention, the media is there...."

Oct. 21, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Death Watch: Madness and Forensics

Two capital cases raise psychological and evidentiary issues

"...Michael Yowell's parents were still asleep on the morning of May 9, 1998, when he entered their bedroom to..."

Oct. 4, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

News Ticker: August 21

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• At a certain point, the Austin Police Department Public Information Office might want to draft a form..."

Aug. 21, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Our Bodies, Our Cities

Austin and Beyond

"...proposals pouring in from around the state on how Texas might limit cities' almost-unilateral ability to expand outside their..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

Personal Politics

"...plain wood frame house located a dozen blocks east of the ornate Hill County Courthouse in Hillsboro, Texas. It..."

Jan. 31, 1997 News Feature

Death Watch: Shuffling the Deck

Death row inmates see new execution dates

"...his sentence in 2003 for the 2002 capital murder of Tommy Walker and Mickell Goodwin, two employees at a..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Civics 101

"...THE FUTURE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN EAST AUSTIN As more and more..."

Aug. 2, 2013 News Column

Spring Training

Seasonal snapshots of the council candidates

"...old or new pass muster. (Mercifully, not the kind of muster you can test in a cup.)..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week..."

March 14, 2008 News Feature

TYC: One Heads Out, Two Move Up

The clean sweep at Texas Youth Commission keeps a lot of the same names.

"...There's been some further desk-shuffling at Texas Youth Commission as the controversial conservator Jay Kimbrough resigned..."

June 12, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Just Say No

"...think that's appropriate." -- Mayor Kirk Watson, to supporters of the Up to Me drug rehabilitation facility about two-thirds..."

Nov. 13, 1998 News Column

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