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"...Bluegrass stringer Sol Chase and comically tilted post-grad copywriter Jared Huskey make an..."

April 2, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 5

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 29-31

"...he's assigned to protect gets whacked anyway, San Francisco Police detective Frank Bullitt will stop at nothing to get..."

July 29, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...& Joe follows two officers with the San Antonio Police Department mental health unit who are diverting people away..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2015

Sex sells, and so does stupidity and guns

"...“quid pro quo dynamic between FOX 7 and the police chief [Art Acevedo].” Chase Hoffberger reported:..."

Dec. 30, 2015 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Reporting Appreciated

"...Dear Editor, Please pass on my appreciation to Chase Hoffberger for covering this ever-changing/ever-evolving story [“House Arrest,” News,..."

Dec. 29, 2014 Postmarks

Occupying the Future

Participants say they're in it for the long haul

"...week later when a video surfaced of New York Police Department officers pepper-spraying some bystanders and later a mass..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Feature by Ramon Martinez

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...single "I Wanna Know All You Know" rivals the Police's "Every Breath You Take" for naked musical need, only..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Page Two: Masters and Commanders

Meditations on moving forces

"...vinyl, over and over again. A second copy was purchased for the office. It is, as it always has..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Risk Immersion

Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance

"...by Thomas LeVrier. One act, three actresses. Directed by Chase Hodgson. Wednesday, Jan. 21..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

49th-Inning Stretch

Both the players and the announcer have the same dreams of going to the major leagues. The difference between the players and announcer Mike Capps is that none of the young men on the roster of the Round Rock Express earned an Emmy nomination, covered the Persian Gulf War for CNN, or did a 10-hour marathon broadcast of the end of the 51-day Branch Davidian siege in Waco.

"..."A lot of guys chase women," Capps says. "I chase baseballs. Some guys drive..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Sports Feature by Mike Butts

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Texas Our Texas loves Texas; Neighbors for Neighbors hate strip-mining; Justin B. Andrews returns; and other delighted and dismayed letters from readers.

"...their charges. -- To be fair, the final, elliptical chase through MOMA, based on an all-too-familiar Magritte artwork, is..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Column

Death Watch: The Merits of Hypnosis-Induced Testimony

Attorneys argue Charles Don Flores' conviction is rooted in junk science

"...identify Flores at the scene of the murder after police put her under hypnosis in order to secure a..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

News Roundup: Commissions, Complaints, and Candidates

Intrigue and drama over technical lobbying laws

"...same concerns, the department declined to specifically comment. – Chase Hoffberger..."

Dec. 7, 2015 News Post

Gems for the Taking

The Austin Film Society programs French films noirs

"...the enterprise is complicated by Le Goff (Ventura), a police captain obsessed with recapturing Sartet, doggedly circling his every..."

March 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Robyn Fairchild, Bill Wise, Chris Doubek, Olivia Grace Applegate, Chase Joliet, Alex Dobrenko, Bryan Casserly, Augustine Frizzell, Trey Edward..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Kleinert Hearing Postponed: Jackson's Sister Reacts

Family continues to mourn

"...Last week, the pretrial hearing for former Austin Police Department Detective Charles Kleinert was rescheduled for the fourth..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories

Death and drugs dominated the year for Austin police

"...the investigation into her murder was officially closed, and police point to a strong circumstantial case that James Loren..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Excessive Force Has Increased, NAACP Leader Says

Groups ask DOJ to reopen APD investigation

"...about excessive force and other issues at the Austin Police Department, Nelson Linder of the Austin NAACP and Jim..."

July 6, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

What's Your Occupation?

Targeting July Fourth and the Capitol, Occupy Austin considers its future

"...plaza of City Hall on Feb. 3, as Austin police moved to evict the remaining Occupiers..."

June 29, 2012 News Feature by Adam Wasch

Headlines

"...In answer to the international response to the April police shooting of a charging dog ("The Cisco Story: More..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature

Blood on Texas' Hands

A new Columbia Law Review article demonstrates how the state may have executed an innocent man

"...out at the scene. After a frantic 40-minute search, police found De Luna, drunk and hiding under a pickup..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Finley Murder Update

Jury indicts Karen Bunton and William "Tony" Holmes for capital murder in death of Bunton's niece

"...to the grand jurors, Bunton and Holmes robbed Finley (police said Bunton tried to pawn several items), then stabbed..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Our readers talk back.

"...secret than it is a secret that being a police officer or fireman is dangerous. You don't hear high-rise..."

May 30, 2003 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...unlike money-eating, emotionally draining litigation, arbitration cuts to the chase without all the legalese, endless discovery, delays, and procedural..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...when evaluating whether he used racial profiling as a police tactic. Black and Latino officers can and do racially..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Column

Naked City

"...The Austin Police Association and the 100 Club of Central Texas (a..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Dancing About Architecture

South by Southwest draws closer -- lots of news from SXSW 2001

"...has requested that music outlets start treating each CD purchase with the same level of regulation a pawn shop..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Countdown to Ecstasy

A New Drug for a New Millennium

"...go into the club, buy some orange juice and chew/swallow/chase. Nasty, nasty flavor. Horrible. After that, we kill some..."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Boston Strangler, Mr. Majestyk

"...the story, adhering strictly to the facts (even the police's abortive attempt to bring in noted psychic Peter Hurkos)..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

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Readers respond to Zero Tolerance, the Longhorn Pipeline, and Being John Malkovich.

"...home at 5am, was shot to death by Wimberley's police force. His crime was that he had sold or..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Column

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