Beside the Point: Represent, Represent

County commissioners consider the right form of indigent defense

"...4, marks the deadline for applications for a Holistic Defense Grant through the Texas Indigent Defense Com­mission that Travis..."

April 27, 2018 News Column by Chase Hoffberger

Mi Vida Dentro Documentary Spotlights Rosa Jimenez Case

Activists organize screening as Jimenez awaits D.A.’s Office decision on a retrial

"...with help from the Justice Collaborative, Austin Jus­tice Coalition, Workers Defense Action Fund, and Austin Community Law Center –..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Judge Blocks Immigration Reforms

Obama's planned expansion of DACA and DAPA on hold

"...community," said Barbara Hines, a recently retired UT-Law professor. Workers Defense Action Fund Executive Director Cristina Tzintzún expressed similar..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Cool City: Getting Down With the Grid

Everybody's excited about the Pecan Street Project – they're just not sure what it is

"..."I love the Pecan Street Project," someone told Brewster McCracken at a recent event. "But,..."

Sept. 4, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...EPA oversees the Construction General Permits issued for development projects in the watershed. SOS's petition alleges that new Bush-appointed..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Lege Lines: Texas GOP Tees up More Voter ID Nonsense

Secretary of State issues election advisory, ignites right-wing voter fraud frenzy

"...including the League of Women Voters of Texas, Work­ers Defense Action Fund, Texas Organ­iz­ing Project, ACLU of Texas, and..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council and Advocates Balk at New Municipal Court Security Force

Would a proposed a stand-alone City Marshal Office be unmarshaled?

"...way this proposal was brought to Council," Texas Fair Defense Project Deputy Director Jessica Johnson told the Chronicle, saying..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Render Unto Apple

Approval of the Green Water Treatment Plant master plan development is among next week's council agenda items

"...with some misgivings, supported the deal; in particular, construction workers organized by the Workers Defense Project asked that protections..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...within one-eighth of a mile of Imagine Austin and Project Connect transit corridors. (For their part, Watson and Israel..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Travis County Plans New Women's Jail

Del Valle's new digs

"...Valle correctional campus. She spread the word to her co-workers, who were blindsided by the news. "It immediately caught..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

District 4: The Long Shots

Challengers face tough road against well-funded incumbent

"...and ended in a December run-off, won by former Workers Defense Project staffer Greg Casar. Now a nearly two-year..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Life for Baking Pot? Maybe Not

WilCo drug prosecution lacks probable cause and a warrant

"...attests, arrived at the residence claiming to be maintenance workers, then entered the apartment without either a warrant or..."

July 24, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Court Halts New DPS License Rules

Travis Co. judge says agency overstepped rule-making authority

"...driver licensing that opponents say unfairly discriminates against foreign workers...."

April 13, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed Is Afraid of Needles

Bexar D.A. scuttles life-saving needle-exchange program

"...as drug users availing themselves of the public health project would likely be subject to prosecution for possession of..."

Oct. 9, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Austin at Large: The Costly Pastime of Politics

The big bucks are rolling in to local candidates and PACs. Why, and for what?

"...But for its biggest cause of the moment, opposing Project Connect and Proposition A, it certainly seems to me..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Election Ticker: Are We There Yet?

The latest – and last! – news from the campaign trail before Election Day

"...As for her own race, while Hegar projected her usual brio and applauded the state's bonkers turnout..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Election Ticker: They Ban, We Plan

Celia Israel and Kirk Watson answer urbanists, Israel lays out repro rights plan, and more

"...avoid opposition from protesting neighbors, with an eye on Project Connect transit corridors as prime locations for extensive development,..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Austin Freshmen Survive in Unflipped House as the County Sees a Dem Landslide

The blueberry abides (barely)

"...Goodwin enjoyed the endorsement of such influential groups as Workers Defense Action Fund, Sierra Club, and NARAL Pro-Choice Texas,..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines

"...their yards without their permission. Pool has blamed overenthusiastic Workers Defense Action Project volunteers...."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by the News Staff

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...police were obtained illegally. The court agreed with Lacresha's defense attorneys that the girl was in state custody when..."

April 23, 1999 News Feature

This Ain't No Picnic: Minutemen on Patrol

The sinister legions of the 'Drug Cartel' have little to fear from the latest incarnation of border hysteria. As for the rest of us ...

"...Fellow is the founder of the ACLU Legal Observers Project, the scourge of the Minutemen's existence. "I hear he..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Diana Welch

Niche Justice

Travis County specialty courts try to break the cycle of crime

"...the best of all," says David Grass­baugh, a criminal defense attorney who has worked in the county's drug court,..."

March 26, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

As Millions Demand Justice, Texas Prepares to Take Rodney Reed's Life

Looking back at a long road of injustice for the death row inmate

"...for the past 18 years. He leads the Innocence Project, an organization that works to exonerate the wrongly convicted...."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Wish List

Give 'Til It Helps, Part 2

"...Expert digital-video file-editing for workers' testimonies..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Features Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Carter, an ACLU lawyer, who will work on a project to reduce racial profiling by police, and Kristi Couvillon,..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Nearly a Dozen Contested Races on the Election Docket

Judging the judges

"...of domestic violence – except by some in the defense bar who appear in that court...."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Postmarks

Recent coverage of light rail and of access-TV personality Alex Jones pushes readers' buttons this week.

"...lawsuits by affected neighborhoods threaten to "derail" the whole project after billions of tax dollars have been collected. Do..."

July 28, 2000 Column

2019's Big Stories Shaping Austin's Path Into a New Decade

Never a slow news day

"...decision in June – and the activists and social workers who encouraged them before and after – brought real..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...leave, as Austin and San Antonio guaranteed to all workers earlier this year, has a big bull's-eye on its..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Wind Ranch, located west of Amarillo. The $100 million-plus project is expected to be the largest single wind-power facility..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature

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