Tears for Texas Women

13 clinics to close if law not blocked

"...As of Tuesday, Oct. 29, unless a federal judge blocks implementation..."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Graves Sues for Innocence

Anthony Graves is seeking to have his name finally cleared

"...the Texas Civil Rights Project and the Innocence Project of Texas, along with lawyer Nicole Casarez – whose journalism..."

Feb. 28, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Nine APD Officers No-Billed in Aquantis Griffin Shooting

Grand jury clears officers who killed 21-year-old in 2018 shooting

"...with police Griffin, a 21-year-old Black man visiting from Louisiana to watch a childhood friend perform in Austin, was..."

Nov. 12, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Help for Former Prisoners, An APD Shooting Settlement

Also, a split decision in SAN 2.0 ballot language suit

"...City Council worked through a relatively light agenda Thursday, Sept. 2, approving three notable items related in different..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Headlines

"...Place 3 seat generated robust turnout in last weekend's run-off, voters held on to their general election pick, Kathie..."

June 24, 2011 News Feature

City Acknowledges Its Debt to Sexual Assault Survivors

Seen and heard

"...battle between 15 women rape survivors and the city of Austin came to end...."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Headlines

"...cheeseburger special at Nau's Enfield Drug. The Westside landmark drugstore and soda fountain ceased food service last month, citing..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature

Planned Parenthood in the WHP: On Again, Off Again

Judge thinks it's unlikely Texas will be able to justify the rule banning PP from the Women's Health Program

"...At press time, 49 of the state's Planned Parenthood clinics – and thousands of..."

May 4, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Anthony Graves Update

Retrial of capital murder case against Anthony Graves set to go forward this summer, even though special prosecutor recently admitted that crucial evidence in case is lost

"...Unbelievably, a retrial of the capital murder case against Anthony Graves is set..."

April 27, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Education Top 10

"...stories in education. Once again, in no particular order of importance, here are my picks...."

Jan. 10, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories

2014 was a busy year for crime

"...ON RED RIVER Rashad Owens' DWI-crash into a crowd of festival­goers on Red River Street, killing four, may have..."

Jan. 2, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

State Changes Rules for Planned Parenthood

Another twist in the assault on family-planning clinics

"...Just a week after Texas Assistant Solicitor General Kristofer Monson told a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Dildos No Longer a Hard Sell

Anatomically correct and legal, too!

"...find the place well-stocked – not only with hundreds of adult films (try On Golden Blonde or Space Nuts)..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Off the Record

Mohawk welcomes Red River Flats to the neighborhood, Ego's sings karaoke, and a tribute to pianist Doug Hall

"...from Club de Ville may actually become a model of coexistence between urban development and live music. The four-story,..."

April 11, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Sierra Club Sues EPA Over Texas’ Shoddy Haze Plan

Another development in the Fayette coal plant saga

"...install scrubbers, which limit sulfur dioxide, a key component of regional haze...."

June 15, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Abbott Cracks Down on Sanctuary Cities

Immigration rights advocates say Abbott is merely pandering to his political base

"...statewide alerting them that they would potentially be cut off from criminal justice grant funds if they fail to..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Yeakel: HB 2 Unconstitutional – In Part

Judge strikes down portion of abortion law

"...Just hours before it was scheduled to take effect Tuesday morning, federal District Judge Lee Yeakel on Monday afternoon..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin at Large: For Team Blue, So Much Green

More money, more voters for Texas Democrats aiming to flip the state House

"...find intriguing: According to state Rep. Celia Israel, chair of the Texas House Dem­o­cratic Campaign Committee, of the record-breaking..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Off the Record

The politics of Austin music in 2008: Barack Obama boogies back to Texas, a Man From Plains, and the Live Music Task Force

"...than here in Austin, where local producer Bruce Newman of Barnstormers Music exposed archived recordings of Ashley Alexandra Dupré,..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Threadgill's reopens its original location in historic fashion, Spoon gets remixed, and Neil Young's Greendale takes the stage

"...Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again..."

April 4, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Graves' Retrial Locale Up in Air

Second capital murder trial of Anthony Graves won't take place in Burleson Co., Bastrop and Williamson Counties speculated possibilities

"...The second capital murder trial of Anthony Graves won't take place in Burleson Co., state..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Petty Nastiness in WilCo

After more than a year of legal wrangling, federal judge sets date for jury to decide whether Williamson Co. Sheriff James Wilson demoted former WCSO officers Barry Simmons and Ralph Fisher in retaliation for reporting wrongdoing within department and/or for supporting Wilson's rival, former sheriff Jim Wilson

"...race? Were the demotions retaliation for their making allegations of illegal activities by one of the sheriff's right-handmen? Or,..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Patty Ruland

Chronicle Endorsements

For the Nov. 4 General Election

"...District 7: Robert Schneider State Offices..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

HB 2 Heads to Supremes – As Texas Leaps Backward 30 Years

Clinics stop services as abortion law goes into effect

"...the new Texas abortion restrictions are in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Scalia has..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

You Have a Right to Counsel. So Why Doesn’t Travis County Allow Attorneys at Bail Hearings?

Get out of jail free $10K

"...you are arrested in Austin this Friday, a lot of things will go how you'd expect: An officer will..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Death Watch: Despite SCOTUS Ruling, Inmate Again Faces Execution

Blaine Milam, who may be disabled, is set for death Jan. 21

"...With COVID-19 causing the cancellation of most executions, the state of Texas hasn't put anyone..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Insufficient Arguments

Manuel Vasquez hasn't had a lot of luck convincing judges that he shouldn't be on death row

"...a San Antonio motel room and, with the help of two accomplices, assaulted Moses Bazan, and strangled his girlfriend,..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Injunction Lifted in Case to Oust Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid Provider

Planned Parenthood mulls legal options as February cutoff date approaches

"...The conservative-leaning 5th U.S. Court of Appeals has lifted an order blocking..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Hurricane Katrina Legal Roundup

A by-no-means-exhaustive recap of recent Katrina-related legal activity

"...natural disaster this country has ever faced, the extent of its litigation fallout is still open-ended. Hurricane Katrina hit..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Panetti Sane Enough to Die

U.S. District Court rules (again) on the mentally ill Texas inmate

"...has been for some time – in fact, as U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks ruled on March 26, he..."

April 4, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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