Crash Update from City Press Conference

Driver to be charged with intentional capital murders

"...Other media are reporting the identity of the suspect driver in the Red River crash as..."

March 13, 2014 News Post by Michael King

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Austin Stories

"...plan. The Long Center, which has raised $61 million of the estimated $110 million budget to renovate Palmer Auditorium..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...Noah denies rumors of Forty Days and Forty Nights......"

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Cold as ICE

Sheriff Greg Hamilton stoutly defends the 'Secure Communities' deportation mill. But growing public and official opposition is working to shut down the line.

"...jobs to support the household. There's Margarita Campos, mother of two, stopped and detained for driving 10 miles an..."

July 4, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Whittaker's Reporting Unethically Biased

"...note key points in my testimony, including several years of law enforcement when I worked in Travis Co. as..."

Jan. 5, 2008 Postmarks

WilCo's Latest Snafu

Illegal workers and sexual assault – just another WilCo contract

"...Coun­ty, which administers the center for owner-operator Correc­tions Corporation of America, in an embarrassing legal bind. The infractions, ironic..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Why Is Doil Lane Still on Death Row?

Despite a Supreme Court ban on the execution of the mentally retarded, those prisoners remain on Texas' death row.

"...to talk with the visitors on the other side of the window, and says, "It's hard to talk about."..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Beaten at the Jailhouse?

An Austin woman claims a misdemeanor arrest led to a beating at the hands of Travis Co. jail guards

"...As Valerie Steele tells her story, on the afternoon of March 30, 2002, she was driving down West Sixth..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APD Officers Named in Excessive Force Suit

Breanna Williams says the 2017 incident caused emotional, physical, and professional distress

"...in 2017 has filed a lawsuit against two Austin Police officers for using excessive force against her. According to..."

June 28, 2019 News Feature by Megan Menchaca

Where's Your Evidence?

Advances in forensic science have made physical evidence increasingly crucial in criminal justice – but the practice of preserving and maintaining that evidence is often underfunded, poorly managed, or just plain sloppy

"...prosecutors – in Gray County and the attorney general's office – for the right to DNA-test certain items of..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reed and Swearingen Evidence in Question

Two more death penalty cases under appeal scrutiny

"...Attorneys for Rodney Reed, convicted of the 1996 rape and murder of Stacey Stites, have..."

Aug. 24, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Our readers talk back.

"...the tolls, then you're paying a double-tax because some of the roads have already been paid for with other..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...points out, 'This particular precinct has the greatest number of blacks. African-Americans have been a part of the political..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Column

Council Gets Surprised by APD's New State Grants

Refund the police?

"...immediately cut a historic $20 million from the Austin Police Department budget and set the groundwork for another $130..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...the 85th Texas Legislature, it came on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 5. In his dual role as lieutenant..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

SXSW: Two Dead, 23 Wounded on Red River Street

Police say drunken driver drove through festival barricade

"...traffic during SXSW and then plowed through a crowd of pedestrians on Red River...."

March 13, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Off The Desk:

"...through Friday, March 8. The following is a list of some of the state- and county-wide races that are..."

Feb. 16, 1996 News Feature

APD Officers Face Trial for Allegedly Beating a Suspect

Overlooked 2019 case brought to grand jury by new D.A. Garza

"...Garza announced today, Jan. 22, that two Austin Police Department officers, Gregory Gentry and Chance Bretches, were indicted..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

News Roundup: Immigration, Coyotes, and Convictions

Cruz continues to cavil, Council protects coyotes, and more

"...be as oppositional as possible; no charges for an officer who fired at an oncoming car; Council finally resolves..."

Nov. 24, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Rape Joke Cops Suspended

Officers handed three and five day suspensions on Wednesday

"...Police Chief Art Acevedo levied suspensions against the two officers..."

Nov. 19, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

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News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Rodney Reed filed a final appeal with the Court of Criminal Appeals on April 21 seeking relief for Reed,..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...29: Quoting from a news release by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "the Mormons" – "Recent..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Column

School Days

"...class met on Tuesdays from 5:30-9:30pm at the downtown police headquarters on Eighth Street. We'd generally hear two presentations..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Can Rodney Reed Be Freed?

New testimony rivets court as 1996 murder case reopens

"...same courthouse in 1998 for the rape and murder of 19-year-old Stacey Stites...."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

News Roundup: Questions and Answers

Sandra Bland cause of death still unclear

"...• Emerging details about the death of Sandra Bland in police custody in Texas raise more..."

July 20, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Headlines

"...a Travis County grand jury declined to indict Austin Police Officer Nathan Wagner in the May 2011 shooting of..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature

Rodney Reed Case Back in Court

Death row inmate's attorneys file brief seeking hearing on evidence

"...sentenced to death for the 1996 murder in Bastrop of 19-year-old Stacey Stites. The state said that Reed, while..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

What If ... Media Terrorists Landed on Sixth Street?

We assume it would go something like this ...

"...Dozens of people are keeling over in a bar. The police..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

TCB

SXSW News

"...Police on My Back..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "I just think he has the best..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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