Gov. Greg Abbott Reverses Course on Face Masks

COVID-19 roars back and Abbott fails to lead ... again

"...face coverings in public. Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe have responded with new public..."

June 19, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Austinite in L.A.: Chief White Lightning

Josh Logan talks dating pop stars, stage get-ups, and more

"...Hours after his van crosses over into Travis County, Josh Logan is bellied up to the bar..."

July 24, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

CodeNEXT Petition Authors Sue City Council

Anti-rewrite group seeks judicial guidance on public vote

"...Fred Lewis of Community Not Commodity, and fellow plaintiffs Nelson Linder, Susana Almanza, Jane and Gilbert Rivera, P. Michael..."

June 1, 2018 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Utopia Fest Announces New Location and Lineup

Music festival lands in Burnet County

"...must first locate paradise. Last fall, Utopia Fest founder Travis Sutherland bid adieu to his family’s Four Sisters Ranch..."

April 16, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

TCDP Holds Police Accountability Forum

APD goes on the defensive

"...On Tuesday night at the North Door, the Travis County Democrats held a public forum on police accountability,..."

Sept. 4, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Election 2014 Begins as Senate Draws Lots

Term lengths allocation starts to reshape plans for higher office

"...Time for Travis County Senators Kirk Watson and Donna Campbell to start..."

Jan. 23, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Consent Decree for APD?

Civil rights activists say it's needed

"...force and other issues at the Austin Police Department, Nelson Linder of the Austin NAACP and Jim Harrington with..."

June 27, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Season of Risk

What can be done to stop the rising rate of HIV in Austin?

"...Nelson, a genderqueer 27-year-old, made a choice last year. Having..."

May 22, 2015 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson...."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Prosecuting Sexual Assault

DOJ grant provides $650,000 to jump-start new sexual assault prosecution unit

"...Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women awarded Travis County a $650,000 grant last week to finalize the..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

A Safe Place?

Parties, alcohol, and attitudes are contributing to a high number of sexual assaults in Austin

"...assaults were reported to the Austin Police Department and Travis County Sheriff's Office alone, however, both advocates and law..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Texas Legal Services Center's Assertion of Rights Work Gives a Voice to Victims

Advocates stand up for victims' rights

"...helped formalize TLSC's assertion of rights work alongside former Travis County Assistant District Attorney Dana Nelson, explained that while..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Painful Splits Along the Way to Stopping Sexual Assault in and Around Austin

Different approaches to accountability lead to rifts throughout the county

"...Largely unknown to the broader public, the Austin/Travis County Sexual Assault Response and Resource Team (SARRT) has,..."

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

In a Global Crisis, Luck Presents Writes a New Concert Promotions Standard

With a little luck, Ellee Fletcher Durniak and Matt Bizer thrive at improvising impossible situations

"...artists and fans alike planned to trek to Willie Nelson's Spicewood ranch nevertheless for one of the crown jewel..."

April 16, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

At Your Service

Suburbanites Doubt the City's 411 on 911

"...illustration byDoug Potter Tracy Nelson has been been doing a bit of research with..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Kingdom of Heaven

Psychedelic pioneer Powell St. John, on the Right Track Now

"...His Austin friend Travis Rivers was already in the Bay area, running the..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Out of Austin's primordial music past comes John Andrews with tales from the music hall of legends

"...San Francisco hybrid band Mother Earth, featuring both Tracy Nelson and Powell St. John on vocals, playing guitar with..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Texas Titles in Toto

"..."Bandera," Willie Nelson..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

What Happens to Rape Victims?

Sixteen months and nothing

"...slowing prosecution of sexual assault cases, according to Dana Nelson, a Travis County assistant district attorney who specializes in..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature by Kathryn Lundstrom

Austin’s Sexual Assault Controversies Roil the District Attorney’s Race

Margaret Moore's controversial handling of rape cases brings opponents to the race

"...coffee. Martinson jumped into electoral politics to run against Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore, she says, to stand..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

District Attorney Moore and First Assistant D.A. Montford Lose a Round in Survivors' Suit Drama

Federal judge allows for a possible second lawsuit

"...district court will decide whether Emily Borchardt can depose Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore, First Assistant D.A. Mindy..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Pause/Play

Filmmaker Andrew Shapter's battle to make art and beat cancer

"...Framed on the wall of Shapter's Travis Heights home is a photo used in a By..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Texas Platters

"...WILLIE NELSON..."

May 23, 1997 Music Review

Election Ticker: Wading Into the Final Week of Early Voting

Serenity now! Ahead of Election Day

"...to Renteria. José Garza, likely to be the next Travis County district attorney and rising star in the world..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

News Roundup: Reports, Rappers and (Dis)Enfranchisement

Government may or may not be a farce

"...health commissioner sent earlier this month by Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, who called the peer-reviewed study misleading and..."

Feb. 22, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the achievement gap," and trustee Cheryl Bradley introduced Marcus Nelson, currently a principal in the Pflugerville ISD, as the..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What’s a Grand Jury, and Is It Being Manipulated to Indict Police Officers?

More cops are being indicted, but why all the secrecy?

"...his 15 years practicing law, Ervin served as a Travis County assistant district attorney. One of his duties at..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

2018 Primary Elections: Giddy With Energy

Tracking back on a wild election night

"...land commissioner. Resting easy on election night were Justin Nelson (attorney general) and Kim Olson (agriculture com­missioner), both unopposed...."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

International Competition

Documentaries

"...the Fifties that had seen better days. But Shawn Nelson changed all of that when he ganked a tank..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...an obscure dispute between the city of Austin and Travis County. To understand that dispute, you have to know..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

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