The Science of Injustice

Capital murder case highlights Texas courts' resistance to physical evidence

"...where she was ultimately found had been searched by police several times before Raglind came along...."

Aug. 19, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...requiring a digital cable box. – Wells Dunbar Bastrop Police Chief Linked to Rodney Reed case..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature

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"...a room that holds more than 140 people. Using policemen to keep citizens out of the room and shuttle..."

July 19, 2002 Column

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The dog-running controversy continues … and chalk another one up for Ventura.

"...But when a mixed neighborhood simply asks for the police to enforce the law, inevitably someone cries out, "racist."..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column

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"...holes. For instance, why must the stupidity of the police be inversely proportionate to the smarts of the killer?..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

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"...holes. For instance, why must the stupidity of the police be inversely proportionate to the smarts of the killer?..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Senate Takes Time to Make Austin Pay for De-policing

Making up trouble

"...After yet another killing of an unarmed Black man by a white police..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

How Many Cats Did Austin Save Last Year?

By the numbers, shelter and animal advocate efforts show significant progress

"...estimates make no attempt to distinguish between the necessary killing of ill or dangerous animals and the killing of..."

April 3, 2009 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Murder Suspect Christopher Taylor’s Uncle Was in the Unit That Investigated Him

Defense says he was recused but prosecutors insinuate bias

"...Did the Austin Police Department have its thumb on the scale when it..."

Oct. 30, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Cyrus Gray Hasn’t Been Convicted of a Crime, but He Spent Years in Jail

Now he is an advocate for the rights of the accused

"...they didn't know the man they were accused of killing – Texas State student Justin Gage. Gage had been..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

For His Dance (Re)current Unrest, Charles O. Anderson Keeps Moving

Through the pandemic and other obstacles, the choreographer and UT teacher continues to adapt

"...driven the nation into the streets to protest the killing of Black Amer­i­cans by police and to call for..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cold in July

A dream lineup is one of many treats in this East Texas neo-noir based on a Joe Lansdale book.

"...room where he defensively guns down the intruder. The police have no problem with the shooting (thanks to stand-your-ground..."

June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Drafthouse Hosts a Class of 1984 Reunion

He who controls the past controls the future of Alamo programming

"...a top-notch time for American cinema. Amadeus and The Killing Fields found mainstream success and then divided the Oscars..."

April 4, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ministering to the Dead

A death row chaplain has a change of heart in At the Death House Door

"...there is such a thing as a typical convenience-store killing, the murder of Wanda Lopez fits the bill. A..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

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"...attitude carried by some (not all) prison guards, wardens, police officers, politicians, and many of this state's ill-informed citizens...."

July 12, 2002 Column

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Warning: blatant use of music knowledge within

"...she has clearly set her Orwellian priorities: some deserve killing more than others, especially if the "crime" is holding...."

Nov. 12, 1999 Column

Inspector Gadget

"...cheering adoration of the good folks on his dreamland police beat. During his waking hours, though, reality relegates the..."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Killer of Moroccan Immigrant Will Likely Get Probation

Terry Turner’s suspended sentence devastates victim’s family

"...67-year-old Turner was found guilty of manslaughter in the killing – but not murder. The next day, a Caldwell..."

Nov. 6, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Fantastic Fest First Wave Hits Hard

Stephen King adaptations, Arabic cinema, and Three Billboards

"...opened the fest two years ago, returns with The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Meanwhile fellow FF 2015 alum..."

Aug. 8, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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Our readers talk back.

"...is poor form. Dressing like civilians, kidnapping, ransom, and killing all who do not accept your religion is also..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Column

Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw

"...Killing PabloThe Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw..."

June 22, 2001 Books Review by Barry Johnson

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...8:45 on the morning of June 11, when a police officer's bullet entered her left armpit, punctured her left..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...a former political prisoner of the East German secret police searches for the truth after learning his brother spied..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Killer of Protester Garrett Foster Pardoned, Released From Prison

Convicted murderer Daniel Perry has Gov. Abbott's support

"...attended over 20 marches in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Mike Ramos..."

May 17, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Jana Birchum's Top 10 Photos of 2020

"...George Floyd & Mike Ramos Rally, held outside Austin Police Headquarters, May 30, 2020 Staff photographer Jana Birchum writes:..."

Dec. 17, 2020 Photo Gallery

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

Should Immediately Indict …

"...County District Attorney [Rosemary Lehmberg] should immediately indict this police officer who shot and killed the dog Cisco for..."

April 18, 2012 Postmarks

Excited About Life

Friends keenly mourn the death of Esme Barrera

"...to find a man attacking her (she was injured, police say, but also survived the attack) – has put..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Officer's Actions Disgusting

"...Dear Editor, I am tired of the police reserving the right to use excessive and unnecessary force..."

Nov. 22, 2011 Postmarks

The Never-Ending (Crime) Story

Although their case has hit a dead end, prosecutors of the yogurt shop murders say they're determined to find the 'unknown suspect' – and then to retry Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen

"...but also that the "confessions" the men made to police were false. Now, more than 17 years after the..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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