The Insomniac Reader

There is an impulse in all of us that is solicited by the night: to look in a stranger's window; to walk, alone, into a seedy bar; to dare to make that pathetic 3am call to an ex

"...wanders into a swinger's club, visits Elvis' house, and witnesses the dizzying spectacle of violence. ("I've smoked crack and..."

April 22, 2005 Books Review by Audra Schroeder

Lege Notes

Odds and ends (mostly odds) from the 79th

"...up to oppose the measure. Although a host of witnesses signed up in support, committee Chair Sen. John Whitmire,..."

April 8, 2005 News Column

Senators Debate Life-Without-Parole Option

Death penalty proponents trot out predictable arguments against it

"...Lege, attracted the usual contingent of passionate testimony from witnesses both in favor and opposed to the measure...."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Police Officers Burned by Comments

Cops punished after cheering the fire that burned nightclub

"...two-week internal investigation that began almost immediately after several witnesses at the fire on Cameron Road happened to see..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

No More Juvie Executions

The Supreme Court's ban on executing kids has repercussions all the way back to Austin

"...a violation of Springsteen's Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him. Last year, the Supremes ruled that the..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Common Law

What is arbitration?

"...evidence that might not be admissible in court, question witnesses, and decide appropriate remedies...."

Feb. 25, 2005 Column by Luke Ellis

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...estimated at just over $1 million. According to KVUE, witnesses saw the "burn" message on the computer screen of..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

No Idea Festival

Texas platters

"...the surface, but ultimately so penetrating that some local witnesses listed it as their favorite musical moment of 2004...."

Feb. 11, 2005 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Texas prosecutors use the 'law of parties' to widen the net for capital punishment

"...been told details of the crime. However, the same witnesses changed their testimony at Villavicencio's trial, and he was..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Officer Marquez recently disciplined for improper force

"...account is pure fiction – and has interviewed numerous witnesses who he says confirm Brooks' account of what led..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

OH! Mikey: Volumes 1-6

Leave it to the Japanese, arbiters of the bizarre, to find a way to make mannequins even scarier – by making them domestic

"...harassed by a tutor, held hostage, becomes a vampire, witnesses his parents in bed, and cries real mannequin boy..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Screens Review

Top 10 Law Enforcement/Public Safety Stories

Year in review for cops and firefighters

"...upside the head with a drum. Videos and other witnesses disagreed, and charges were eventually dropped...."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

High Tech Schools: The Future, or the Latest Fad?

Will new technology funding go to build skills or just buy stuff?

"...for technology vendors. Chairman Kent Grusendorf, R-Arlington, eagerly pressed witnesses to weigh in on the recommendation of an eLearning..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Many Unanswered Questions in Officers' Deaths

A fatal motorcycle accident was preceded by a long afternoon of barhopping

"...she's not a sit-and-suck." (In fact, he said, several witnesses, including members of the band that were playing at..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Findings of Fact

The Dietz decision recounts at length the financial straits of the public schools

"...the state – by admission of the state's own witnesses – are entirely inadequate. In matters of teacher hiring,..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Column by Michael King

The Common Law

Do-not-resuscitate order

"...must also be signed in the presence of two witnesses who meet specific requirements. A health care provider or..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Column by Luke Ellis

Sore Winners

The GOP seems determined to make representative government a game of 'winner-take-all'

"...Speaker must appoint an investigating committee that will call witnesses and send a report to the full House. The..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Column by Michael King

City Loses Its Mala Sangre Brain

Outside counsel Lowell Denton – both attorney and witness – is disqualified from the case

"...the names (and contact information) for the approximately 20 witnesses McLaughlin reportedly interviewed. Whether they'll talk to Feare remains..."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APD's White Takes 'Bad Blood' Back to Court

White lawsuit is the latest chapter in the Mala Sangre saga

"...create a situation whereby those attorneys would be impeachment witnesses while representing the [city]; the same situation as with..."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers' Rights at Wal-Mart

Culled mostly from interviews with plaintiffs, witnesses, and lawyers, this book breathes life into the names and numbers likely to become familiar to us as 'Betty Dukes v. Wal-Mart' plays out

"...Culled mostly from interviews with plaintiffs, witnesses, and lawyers, this book breathes life into the names..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Books Review by Nora Ankrum

Judge: Let's Bust Bradley's Trust

Bankruptcy ruling opens up developer's assets to creditors

"..."fraud" and "conspiracy," and suggesting that some of the witnesses committed perjury under oath, raises questions of whether a..."

Nov. 5, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Panetti Sane Enough to Die

But schizophrenic's execution stayed pending further appeals

"...Jesus Christ, John F. Kennedy, and Anne Bancroft as witnesses...."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Is Scott Panetti Sane Enough to Die?

Courtroom debate over schizophrenic Texas death row inmate

"...rambling legal motions, and sought to subpoena nearly 200 witnesses – including Jesus Christ, John F. Kennedy, and Anne..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...to subpoena Jesus Christ and John F. Kennedy as witnesses. The question currently before the court is whether Panetti..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mitigating Circumstances

James Allridge was sentenced under death penalty laws with no gray areas

"...say, primarily because the Allridge family were devout Jehovah's Witnesses, a faith that forbids its followers to associate with..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

If Bush Is Re-Elected ...

"...brought up in F9/11 are covered with documentation and witnesses. Anyone who watches these shows can't help but question..."

Aug. 16, 2004 Postmarks

Cracking Austin Democracy

The Republican re-redistricting plan radically split Central Texas communities

"...testified before redistricting committees, including a majority of Republican witnesses – and a fierce public, interstate fight from Democrats..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

A Deal for the Ozo 3

Prosecutors reduce charges on Ozomatli members; everybody saves face

"...police – bolstered by, for Sixth Street, unusually reliable witnesses, including Mayor Will Wynn's assistant, a host of national..."

July 16, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Tin Drum

"...glass with his voice to protest the ills he witnesses. The adult world turns madly around Oskar, making The..."

July 16, 2004 Screens Review by Courtney Fitzgerald

Scott Appeals Conviction in Yogurt Shop Case

A recent Supreme Court decision may undercut both verdicts

"...decision violated Scott's Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses against him – a fundamental right reaffirmed earlier this..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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