Sixth Street Shooting: One Dead, Two In Custody, Lots of Statements

UPDATE: Second suspect, aged 17, reportedly arrested Monday

"...today in Killeen without incident; the 17-year-old (who under Texas law can be tried as an adult) has been..."

June 14, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

A Dozen of the Most Disturbing Legal Actions Ken Paxton Took in 2024

All suits and no empathy makes Pax the bane of our existence

"...thing. His legal actions are a whole other can of worms. Here we’ve compiled an incomplete list of some..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Features Feature by Chronicle staff

DPS Digs Dope in East Texas

DPS officers kick off month with two big pot busts

"...like a good month for drug busters with the Texas Dept. of Public Safety who since Thursday have seized..."

Sept. 8, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Reed Appeals 'Conviction of an Innocent Man'

A federal appeal attacks the state's 'airtight" case against death-row inmate Rodney Reed.

"...a federal appeal filed Feb. 14, attorneys from the Texas Defender Service, alleging prosecutorial misconduct, inept investigative work, and..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

May 7 City of Austin Special Municipal Election

Early Voting April 25-May 3; Election Day: Saturday, May 7.

"...VOTER ID: Texas law requires registered voters to show one of seven..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature

The Texas Tribune Festival Brings Star Power to Politics

TribFest resumes in person in Downtown Austin Sept. 22-24

"...business for ugly people (h/t Paul Begala), then the Texas Tribune Festival is its ACL Fest. But it's really..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Run-Off Running Out of Steam

Final day of early voting in primaries

"...Another blow to the myth of politically engaged Austin: With early voting ending today in..."

May 23, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large – Texas: Still Broken, Still Sad

Abbott stays one step ahead of the mob amid Lone Star and Uvalde fallout

"...Some filmmaker – David O. Russell, Adam McKay, one of our local guys – should already be thinking about..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Sex Abuse Investigation Inside FLDS' Texas Compound

"...State and local officers have set up a series of roadblocks around the..."

April 4, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Discipline of Numbers

The Austin ISD crime and disciplinary statistics give a partial but confusing picture.

"...Protecting the nearly 78,000 kids of AISD is the whole community's job, but on a..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Last Texas Ranger

They don't make 'Rangers' like Walker anymore.

"...If you've never seen a real Texas Ranger, your first glimpse might be surprising. Not long..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Ozone of His Own

Texas environmentalists wonder when George W. Bush will face up to the consequences of killing the Tejas emissions-reduction program.

"...said Jim Marston. The Austin lawyer who directs the Texas office of the Environmental Defense Fund was talking about..."

Sept. 8, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

State Investigators Remove Children from FLDS' Texas Compound

"...Child protection investigators with the Dept. of Family and Protective Services have reportedly taken a..."

April 4, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Prying Open the Case of the Missing Door

Mystery surrounds case of missing right-hand door of Mt. Carmel

"...Like a sentry, the left-hand door from the ruins of Mount Carmel stood guard. The battered, bullet-ridden door, introduced..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"..."An Abject Failure": In blistering testimony before a Texas Senate committee on Tuesday, Dept. of Public Safety Director..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature

In Austin, Safety Comes at a (Too) High Price

The city's inflated budgets may have left Austin ped / bike projects empty-handed.

"...Recently the Texas Dept. of Transportation announced the 27 projects that have..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Public Notice: Putting the Pieces in Place

Council members sorting out their staffs, priorities

"...with an easy agenda – 80 items, almost half of which are simple contract approvals – but meanwhile, wheels..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

'Showdown in Texas' Takes on Bush in His Old Back Yard

The American Friends Service Committee's May 3 rally aims to be a global multi-issue challenge to the Bush agenda.

"...war against Saddam Hussein and Iraq has attracted tens of thousands of Americans -- some of whom had never..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Public Notice: Plans for the Future

The CodeNEXT process is upon us

"...As if the swirl of fall festivals weren't enough to keep us busy –..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Safety Forum Gets a Little Drinky

The ‘expert’ response to every safety problem: Don’t drive drunk

"...The event was billed as “The 2014 Austin Traffic Safety Symposium” (Aug. 5, Palmer Events Center), but that turned..."

Aug. 7, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Public Notice: Think Global

Act local: Flooding and more

"...event (that is, a flood with a 1% chance of happening in any given year)...."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Recap: A Big Bucket of BidenBucks to Stitch Up the Safety Net

Homelessness response anchors $263.5 million spending plan

"...The mayor and Council hope Austin’s ante of more than half of the city’s American Rescue Plan..."

June 11, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Common Ground?

It's always darkest before the dawn

"...hey, it's always darkest before the dawn, right? Out of the chaos and acrimony of last week – due..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Van Boven vs. the Texas Medical Board … the Sequel

Despite exoneration, Medical Board fails to clear doctor’s name

"...Dec. 8 should have provided a moment of celebration for Dr. Robert Van Boven. After nearly three..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Congress CARES About You

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

"...do national news here, but since the entire rest of this issue is devoted to the local effects of..."

April 3, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The New Texas Family Planning

Slashed budgets and anti-abortion politics undermine women's health care

"...1, Planned Parenthood's East Seventh Street clinic, which has offered family planning and reproductive health services to low-income and..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Vision of a New Republic

Plans for the Revitalization of Republic Square

"...When Bobbie Barker, regional vice-president of Southern Union Gas, was chair of the Downtown Austin..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Chale Nafus

Public Notice

"...Eighner, Austin's most acclaimed formerly homeless person and author of Travels With Lizbeth, is again teetering on the brink..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

Health Dept. Holds Second Hearing on Fetal Burial Rule

At this point, it’s hard to imagine State Health Services turning back

"...regulation would've been too high, she told the Department of State Health Services during a hearing on the new..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Tampongate Revealed!

Credible threat as debate over HB 2 begins

"...As folks filed into the Capitol today in anticipation of the Senate debate over the controversial abortion regulations measure,..."

July 12, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

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