The Big Legebowski

The session will be remembered largely as an opportunity lost to partisan displays

"...A friend asked me: "Has anything good come out of this session? Anything really big?" All I could do..."

June 12, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Off the Record

Armed Forces Entertainment's metal of honor, the Judy's reunite for the Austin Music Awards, Bobby Whitlock and CoCo Carmel's Double Fantasy

"..."We just write about our life, the same way John Lennon and Yoko Ono used to,"..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Here Come the Judges

The federal court takes up the Texas congressional re-redistricting case.

"...morning (Thursday, Dec. 11), formal proceedings finally opened in the congressional re-redistricting trial brought in federal court by a..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

No Quiet on the Eastern Front

The choice for Place 2 presents two approaches to Eastside issues.

"...when he received a call from Gavino Fernandez, one of his two opponents. Fernandez was dropping out of the..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

On The Lege

Hijacked

"...used a parliamentary maneuver that could have delayed dozens of pending bills. Shortly after the Senate convened, Barrientos asked..."

May 28, 1999 News Column

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35

The two candidates race to the left

"...For the first time in a decade, voters in Texas' 35th..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Keeping the Faith

Women lawmakers endure – and defy – the anti-choice wrath of the Catholic Church

"...Dawnna Dukes' great-grandmother was a French Creole. She came to Austin from..."

April 6, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Eye of the Media Storm

On the block, the Statesman fiddles while the industry burns

"...From his office atop the Bat Cave, the Austin American-Statesman's lakefront headquarters,..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Supremes Take a Hit

The federalist smoke from medical marijuana reaches the Supreme Court. Can they clear the air on states' rights, pot, and the Constitution?

"...Does the federal government have the power to regulate – or,..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

All the Way to State

A high school play contest might not sound like a big deal, but it is to the 18,000 students in 1,200 schools across Texas who participate in the state's UIL one-act play every year -- and here's a look at why.

"...The stage may be empty, but that does not keep..."

May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Must Stan Take the Stand?

Questions about the APD's disciplinary sanctions mean the chief might have to take the stand.

"...Will Austin Police Department Chief Stan Knee have to testify in court regarding..."

June 14, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...Brenda Ramos wanted to talk about the loss of her son, Mike, about what his absence..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A Year After Austin's Passage of the Freedom Cities Policies, Activists Urge APD to Do Better

Organizations applaud headway made, but say there's more work to be done

"...Following the passage of Texas' anti-"sanctuary city" Senate Bill 4 in..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Weak at the Knee?

Chief Stan Knee's tenure at the APD has had many external successes, and several internal failures.

"...When Stan Knee was sworn in as the new chief of the Austin Police Department on Oct...."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APD Has Been Quietly Planning for the City to Run Its Own Bail Hearings for Arrestees

Why? They say for efficiency’s sake

"...While city and county elected officials have been looking for ways early in the booking..."

Sept. 28, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

One of Austin’s Most Important Police Trials Is Off to a Strange Start

Curiouser and curiouser

"...This week saw the start of the historic trial of Austin police Officer..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The AggreGAYtor: January 14

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...and Florida is under pressure, as your AggreGAYtor learns the weirding way...."

Jan. 14, 2014 Qmmunity Post

Yoga Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty, as Defense Casts Doubt on Boyfriend

Plus, D.A. requesting her medical records

"...Kaitlin Armstrong – the Austin yoga instructor accused of killing 25-year-old cycling star..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Austin on Forefront of Addressing Excessive Force Used by Police During Protests

Shock and awe at mass indictment in Black Lives Matter protest shootings

"...Austin continues to address the excessive force used by police during 2020's Black Lives..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...No, the list of candidates for the new 10-1 City Council..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Skinner Defense: New DNA Testing Suggests His Innocence

Attorneys suggest an uncle of Twila Busby is more likely suspect

"...The results of new, additional DNA testing in the Hank..."

Sept. 6, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

WDP, Labor Department Form Partnership for Workers

New alliance aims to improve working conditions in Texas

"...On July 15, the Workers Defense Project and the U.S. Depart­ment of Labor..."

July 30, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Breaking the Chain

Troubling questions persist in the Rodney Reed / Stacey Stites murder case.

"...On Feb. 13, the state Court of Criminal Appeals denied the writ of..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

12 Jurors Found Him Guilty of Murder. Gov. Abbott Thinks He Knows Better.

An Army sergeant thought he could get away with murdering a Black Lives Matter protester, and he might be right

"...The 12 jurors who served in the Daniel Perry murder..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Kleinert's Next Defense

Kleinert attorneys ask to move case to federal court

"...Last December, Judge David Wahlberg scheduled the manslaughter trial of former Austin Police Department Detective Charles..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Letters at 3AM: A Pattern of Subversion

President Obama regularly oversteps his bounds of office

"...Obama's administration, when this president issued his first flurry of signing statements...."

April 6, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Morton Prosecutor Wrote the Book on Crime

Judge Ken Anderson as a prosecutor leapt to judgment on Morton

"...to 2002 spent 16½ years as district attorney, having the "right people" working in law enforcement – police and..."

Nov. 18, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Three More Casualties of Austin's Growth

A deadly accident in West Campus highlights the dangers of construction work in Texas

"..."They were paisanos."..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

The Hightower Report

Bush Pushes Military Commitment to Iraq; and The Howl of the Wolf

"...George W. tells us as loudly and as often as he can that the Iraqi government is steadily..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Trial of APD Officer Will Be One of the Most Consequential in Austin History

Here’s what it could mean for our city and for how law enforcement is held accountable

"...One of the most consequential trials in Austin history began this..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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