Advocates Sue Texas Over Prisoners Being “Cooked To Death”

Filmmaker Rick Linklater joins the call for action

"...inmates. Michelle Deitch, the director of UT’s Prison and Jail Innovation Lab, echoed his thoughts, saying that many COs,..."

April 23, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Presidential Candidate Cornel West Hosts Music Industry Roundtable at Carver Museum

Sentimental talk invites Bill Callahan and Alphabet Workers Union

"...the streets. All you have left is going to jail. And all you have left is your grandmama’s prayers.”..."

April 17, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

County Rushes to Get Mental Health Diversion Center and Lawyers at Bail Hearings

Commissioners say both are top priorities

"...for a facility that would provide an alternative to jail for people experiencing mental health crises...."

April 16, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

How Austin Transformed Danny Brown

The Detroit wild card on getting his shit together (and finding H-E-B)

"...Brown anticipated rehab being like county jail (which he’s been to), but he says it turned..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Austin Chronic: Notorious Lawyer Adam Reposa Gets Raided For Running an Illegal Dispensary

“I want to go to prison,” he claims, but no charges have been filed

"...whose brazen courtroom conduct has twice landed him in jail on contempt charges – once for pantomiming a jerking-off..."

March 15, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Experts at SXSW Ponder AI and the “Future of Truth”

Will the tech go the same destructive route as social media?

"...different answers to questions like, ‘How long should a jail sentence be for this crime?’”..."

March 12, 2024 SXSW Post by Brant Bingamon

Despite Being Vastly Outspent by Challenger, José Garza’s Progressive Message Still Has Austin’s Support

After winning primary in a landslide, Garza is certain to win reelection

"...been defined by efforts to divert more people from jail, pursuing shorter prison sentences in some cases, and prosecuting..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

W.C. Clark, the Godfather of Austin Blues, Has Died

The Texas Soul standard mentored Stevie Ray Vaughan and many others

"...those laws. They're not rules like you go to jail if you break them. They're moral laws that have..."

March 2, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Off Beat: Armadillo World Headquarters Plots Austin FC Partnership

The Dillo lives!

"...50 miles out of town and you go to jail, get beat up, get your hair cut, et cetera.”..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Music Industry Hall of Fame: Poster Visionary Jim Franklin

The iconic artist reflects on armadillos, self-unemployment, and his influence on Austin culture

"...busted for pot and they were in the county jail. It was in ’67 or ’68 in that park..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Texas travel news and more

"...Old Gillespie Jail Tour Feb. 3, Fredericksburg, www.pioneermuseum.org..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Gina’s on Congress Opens the Next Chapter for an Enduring Congress Avenue Address

A new name settles into La Traviata’s old stomping grounds

"...press materials describe as having past lives as a jail, brothel, office, saloon, and restaurant. Then home to La..."

Jan. 30, 2024 Food Post by Hannah Rossi

Council Approves $2 Million for Homelessness Study

Will it be money well spent?

"...on the issue, including efforts to divert people from jail and shelters; to provide physical, behavioral, and mental health..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Review: Call Me Animal: A Tribute to the MC5

Austin contingent delivers highlights on Joecephus’ 2 LP set

"...with great characters. This 2-LP set, fundraising for nonprofit Jail Guitar Doors, welcomes Alice Cooper, J Mascis, Cherie Currie,..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Biden Asks Supreme Court to Let Feds Cut Razor Wire at the Border

Feds say wire blocks Border Patrol from carrying out duties

"...police, and state troopers the power to arrest and jail people they suspect of having entered Texas without federal..."

Jan. 3, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Answer Key

No peeking!

"...in to free a friend held in the two-cell jail...."

Dec. 22, 2023 Features Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Dghoughi's birthday and the anniversary of his death in jail. Read more online...."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature

Texas ACLU Files Suit Over Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law SB 4

New Texas law usurps federal immigration authority, suit claims

"...will lock up 8,000 more people in its county jails each year. The suit says this would cost the..."

Dec. 20, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

APD Officer Christopher Taylor Will Face Trial in September for One of Two Murder Cases

Taylor accused of murder in Ramos, DeSilva cases

"...trials in which the defendants have been sitting in jail for a year or longer...."

Dec. 13, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Calling All Austin Elders: May We Interview You?

The Chronicle is starting a series on elders’ lives in Austin

"...Things haven't slowed down and Austin is changing quicker..."

Nov. 17, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Kaitlin Armstrong Murder Trial Starts Tomorrow

She's accused of killing cyclist Moriah Wilson

"...was eventually arrested and brought back to Travis County jail. Armstrong has pleaded not guilty for the charge of..."

Oct. 31, 2023 News Post by Mae Lackey

Gary Clark Jr.’s Free Longhorn City Limits Show and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Recommended shows for Halloween night, from Genesis Owusu to Full of Hell

"...Kream posted his booking photo at a Houston area jail along with evidence photos showing pounds of weed, several..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

The Austin Chronic: I Can Now Legally Possess Cannabis Oil and Edibles

Meet the newest patient in Texas’ Compassionate Use Program

"...I once spent an awfully boring day in a jail cell...."

Oct. 13, 2023 Column by Kevin Curtin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Court's (Almost) in Session Nick Chu, former justice of..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature

Hays County: Teen District Clerk Drops Suit Against D.A.

"...during his 2022 campaign to lower the Hays County jail population by handling drug arrests with diversion programs...."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

How Austin Drag Icon Brigitte Bandit Became a Political Powerhouse

It’s Brigitte, bitch

"...prosthetics.” Anyone convicted of violating SB 12 can be jailed for up to a year. Venues can be fined..."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Teen Files “Rogue Prosecutor” Lawsuit Against Hays Co. Prosecutor

It’s likely the first suit of its kind in Texas

"...Democratic-majority cities who have, for example, promised to lower jail populations by handling drug arrests with diversion programs...."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

That’s Entertainment: The Paxton Impeachment Trial So Far

Texas’ most addictive reality show heads into week 2

"...deluded Republican voter doesn’t believe his votes buy advance get-out-of-jail-free coupons for elected officials, but these are curious political..."

Sept. 11, 2023 News Post by Michael King

First Layoffs in Texas Tribune History Raise Questions About Future of Texas News

Still unclear why criminal justice coverage was first to go

"...of the LBJ School of Public Affairs’ Prison & Jail Innovation Lab Michele Deitch called McCullough a “one-person form..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Lawsuits Are Mounting Against Abbott's Border Operation

The Department of Justice, ACLU of Texas challenge scheme

"...the bedrock principle that you can't hold people in jail if you don't have any legal authority to do..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

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