Now Serving ... Time

Robert Conran sat down to dinner at Furr's, and walked out in handcuffs. After four years in prison on a shaky conviction, he's got a chance of parole -- then he faces deportation

"...convicted -- and is given a pardon to that effect by Gov. Rick Perry -- Conran, who was born..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Virgin Fiction

First-time publication is like a cotillion for writers, Martin Wilson writes as he reviews five new first novels. And debut novelists are the gussied-up belles at the ball, with butterflies in their stomachs, dreaming of the glorious future that awaits them.

"...his muse" -- and his lover. In Rome, her effect on his work is immediate:..."

April 27, 2001 Books Feature by Martin Wilson

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Hyde Park Baptist foofaraw and assorted cultural allegations.

"...parking garage immediately adjacent to homes. With an incredible zero setback, this monstrosity will plunge houses into shadow, wrap..."

March 9, 2001 Column

The Hightower Lowdown

The "Prosperity Dividend," Bush's Energy Fraud, and the War on Colombia

"...a stimulus. Yet, enriching the rich is a notoriously ineffective way of goosing up consumer spending, plus a tax..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

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A plethora of environmental concerns are argued in this week's letters to the editor.

"...there was a "one out, one in" policy in effect. After about 10 minutes of this there appeared to..."

March 31, 2000 Column

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...Van Zandt and John Prine storyteller vibe to full effect. Add arrangements that cover the entire mini-gamut of the..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

The Good Woman of Setzuan: Just a Quaint Old Story

Local Arts Reviews

"...Susan Loughran, much is made of Brecht's so-called "alienation effect," that is, the sense that an audience is always..."

March 3, 2000 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Feasts That Define the Millennium

Food, the Original Commodity

"...ideal, in which an elegant repast relied on the effect of presentation to impress guests who mainly valued quantity..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

High-Tech Heist

A former Power Computing company employee stole memory modules and drew a 25-year prison sentence.

"...robes, reciting the Texas Code by rote. The eerie effect is a holdover from the days when citizens made..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Grow and Prosper

With neighbors still reeling from 1990 expansion, Hyde Park Baptist plans another growth project.

"...use of other means." By far the most contentious effect of the agreement -- which many neighbors say they..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Condo Clash

The Gotham Has Neighbors Up in Arms

"...coverage. The Gotham would stand 120 feet high, have zero setback from Congress (though the lakeside setback would be..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Live Shots

Nueva Luz, Zupia

"...Ozomatli with his own 10-piece Latin beat hurricane, the ground-zero abuelito of Rock en Español took the stage accompanied..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Music Feature

Coach's Corner

"...it became a new obsession. Though I displayed absolutely zero aptitude to succeed at this task, I pounded buckets..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

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Letter to Isaac

"...in touch with the populace's preferences. I give Savlov zero stars and not one person at Tinseltown South last..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Column

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Share the Smart Growth

"...to 2,500 square feet (from 4,750), reducing setbacks, permitting zero lot line houses, allowing tax abatements for new homeowners..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Tricks and Treats

"...Series of concerts at Bates' Motel this week, with Zero Skills, Inc. and Houston experimental outfit Rusted Shut joining..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Record Reviews

"...and Freund's lethargic voice does have a slightly narcotic effect, but it fits the material so well that it's..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Review

From Script to Screen

"...Westerberg of the Replacements once commented something to the effect of: title great, song bad. Substitute the word "movie"..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Exhibitionism

Altamont Now: Maybe Later

"...projected on a wide screen for the coveted "multimedia effect," a rock band that knows the score. Some of..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Arts Review

The DARE Debate

Austin Police Kick Drug Prevention Program

"...you talk to, of resource problems, or its own ineffectiveness. From a manpower perspective, growing numbers of vacancies in..."

Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

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SXSW Diary

"...about confidentiality and sign a confidentiality policy with a zero tolerance level. Confidential reporting will enable physicians to better..."

March 20, 1998 Column

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Slusher Kicks Ass!

"...Transiency has had a debilitating effect on the Southeast community. Just a few years ago..."

March 13, 1998 Column

Heebie-Jeebie News

Local TV Feeds on Muck and Mayhem

"...reporters' and viewers' time, and should be reduced to zero percent...."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

Reissues

"...he uses the upper register to create a singing effect. Getz is also at ease in the lower octaves,..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Music Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...corridors. But property owners are still concerned about the effect the slum-and-blight status will have on their property values,..."

Nov. 28, 1997 News Feature

Slum, Sweet Slum?

An Annual Look at My Own Backyard

"...of a lot to me like starting from ground zero; indeed, we were told that the ARA status-quo was..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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Brown Right To Fight

"...beyond jobs and social organizations. There is a subtle, effective acceptance extended among white males who don't even know..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Column

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...But since the work needed to complete the final effects work and editing make the July 2 opening look..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...was cold, but in the past, bands with absolute zero name recognition have played to a filled street. Even..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Issue The Nov. 21 city council meeting could be zero hour for a Jan. 18 referendum on the citizens'..."

Nov. 22, 1996 News Feature

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