Death Watch: The Capital Aggravation Question

Does Lisa Ann Coleman deserve to die?

"...death sentence) filed an application for retrial with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on behalf of Lisa Ann..."

Sept. 12, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Inside Texas' Angels of Death, Who Refuse Hundreds of Death Row Pleas but May Expedite Daniel Perry Pardon

How the Board of Pardons and Paroles runs its ship

"...executed. I was actually planning on being there to watch him die.”..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Wanna Watch Slacker With Us?

Thursday livetweet of the Linklater's Nineties indie classic

"...What's Eating Gilbert Grape to deep dives into the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, and its unique record..."

April 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Death Watch: Crutsinger Seeks Last-Ditch SCOTUS Appeal

Following the Aug. 21 execution of Larry Swearingen, Crutsinger could be the fifth Texan killed this year

"...E. Graves dissenting in each case. Days earlier, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals also denied Crutsinger a stay..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: 11 Face Execution in Coming Months

A quiet summer gives way to a deadly fall

"...It's been months since Texas has been able to execute a death row inmate,..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: The Stays Stop Here?

After a quiet COVID season, Texas' death row machine rumbles back to life

"...The State of Texas is once again trying to kill John Hummel. Convicted..."

June 25, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Orbiter Swings by to Watch It Cuts Deep

Catch the streaming Q&A for this relationship chiller

"...The big difference is that you don't have to watch the film at one set time, but any time..."

Nov. 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Death Watch: King Set to Die for James Byrd Lynching

Last-minute appeal seeks new trial as King maintains his innocence

"...five (so far) scheduled executions have taken place; the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Mark Robertson a stay..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Can Texas Keep a Secret?

State Supreme Court grants rehearing in execution drug supplier case

"...The Texas Supreme Court caved under pressure last Friday, Oct. 19,..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Chris Young Executed

Last-ditch effort to challenge Board of Pardons and Paroles falls short

"...Chris Young was executed Tuesday evening. On Friday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied him clemency, which..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Last-Ditch Efforts to Avert 2019’s First Execution

Robert Jennings files new motions in 1988 murder case

"...to live, he was granted a stay by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and his case was remanded..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Beto O'Rourke's Long, Hot Road to the Texas Primary

We report from the 2020 Democratic campaign trail on whether all the blue, sweat, and beers are worth it

"...trucks from the highway department block the streets around Texas Southern University and seal off Debate Land, an alien..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Death Watch: Next Up, the Tourniquet Killer

Convicted strangler set for execution on Oct. 18

"...U.S. Supreme Court was denied on Oct. 2. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied a motion for a..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Shuffling the Deck

Death row inmates see new execution dates

"...were named in the civil suit seeking that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice be required to test their..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Football Watch

Football has begun and all is well in the land

"...League Baseball is in its run to the playoffs (Texas Rangers with a seven game divisional lead as of..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Weed Watch

Sensenbrenner aide gives bad, bullying legal advice ... and then vanishes

"...Office of the National Drug Control Policy. As "Weed Watch" reported last year, O&M finance director Thomas Early and..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Qmmunity: You Are What You Watch

What’s good and gay on TV these days?

"...entertainment. I'm not above cartoons – in fact, I watch them all the time as an easy unwind after..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Column by James Scott

Hundreds of Thousands Denied Medicaid and Food Assistance in Texas

It's a department of dysfunction, and it isn’t getting better

"...go hungry this Christmas because of dysfunction at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, whistleblowers at the state..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Quiet on Death Row

Pandemic halts the sputtering execution machine

"...skewed the numbers but they're eye-popping nonetheless. In 2020, Texas – the leading practitioner of capital punishment in the..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas State Is on the Rise

Apparently there can only be one good team around town

"...station, has picked the game up for local broadcast. Watch. Become a fan. Here’s the big irony: The Bobcats..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Football Watch

Big test for the Horns, and more

"...them to the tune of 34-10. And Austin's own Texas Longhorns, coming off a bye week and two harsh..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Soccer Watch

Aztex near first-ever playoff appearance, and more

"...home on Saturday, Oct. 9, 7:30pm... Remember, you can watch all road games at www.austinaztex.com or at watch parties..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Soccer Watch

Aztex on the road; Champions League, here and across the pond

"...one win to retake the league lead. You can watch all road games at www.austinaztex.com or on the host..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Ozone Watch Wednesday

Try to limit driving and other polluting actions

"...Today was an Ozone Watch day in Central Texas, and there's another Ozone Watch..."

Sept. 1, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Young Conservatives of Texas: Still Pricks

The YCT's making a list, checking it maybe once.

"...make them beige?) over at the Young Conservatives of Texas have released an updated "Professor Watch List." The claim..."

April 13, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Weird Bands From Texas

"...another more derisive style of music began taking hold. Texas bands like Ed Hall, the Pain Teens, Lithium X-Mas,..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Death Watch: As Execution Falls Out of Favor Nationwide, Texas Accelerates

State continues to execute priests and the intellectually disabled

"...But in Texas, executions actually increased. This year the state killed eight..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Texas Set to Kill Two Men in One Week

And it might not matter how mentally ill they are

"...It's been many years since Texas attempted two executions in the span of three days..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: SCOTUS Hears Texas Spiritual-Advisor Case

A prayer for the dying

"...The justices spent 90 minutes questioning Kretzer and Texas Solicitor General Judd Stone, representing the Texas Depart­­ment of..."

Nov. 12, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

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

"...letters included in a clemency petition submitted to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Nov. 13 by..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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