Web Predators Aren't the Problem

Dewhurst's plan to get 'Texas tough' on child molesters doomed to fail

"...inaugural speech: protecting kids from the vile scourge of sex offenders. After pressing for a minimum 25-year sentence for..."

Jan. 17, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Sex Offenders Exposed

Are sex offender laws causing more harm than good?

"...with questions about their relationship. "We didn't have a sexual relationship; that was my saving grace," he said. Yet..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Texas Tough' Sex Crime Wave Hits the Dome

Sex-predator hysteria threatens a legal backlash

"...frighteningly – making the cornerstone of his talk "child sex predators." Advocating a minimum 25-year sentence for child sexual..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Hightower Report: Ken the Sex Cop for Governor

Ken the Sex Cop for Governor

"...politics is hardly alone in the strange world of oversexed campaigns – and at least he wasn't trying to..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Column

Death to the Sex Offenders!

Debbie Riddle truly lives up to her name.

"...prosecutors the option of pursuing the death penalty for sexual assailants who strike children younger than 14 twice or..."

March 6, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Lost River

Ryan Gosling's controversial debut as a writer/director finally arrives

"...a veritable ghost town in which there are only predators and prey. No wonder the little ones worry about..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Private Parts in Public Places

Bob Byington lifts the lid on Registered Sex Offender

"...understanding of men and women, registers oscilloscopic readings of sexual identity. All while coming across as laid-back and funny...."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

To Catch a Cop

Texas cop is the latest nabbed by his cyber buds...you'd think the man would know better.

"...and the constant (and overbearing) public crusading against online predators by our own Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, is..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...Texas AG Greg Abbott, the names of any registered sex offenders who have set up profiles on the Web..."

June 1, 2007 News Feature

Chipping Away at Tough CHIP Requirements

House Dems call for repeal of tough eligibility requirements for working parents seeking health assistance for their uninsured children

"...places most of its emphasis on stamping out child sex predators while saying nothing about children's health care...."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

Point Austin: Turn the Page

While Iraq burns, official Washington wallows in the Foley scandal

"...you can wax moralistic about getting tough on congressional sex predators? While everyone was ranting about the sheer awfulness..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Holy Spider

True crime drama is an indictment of theocracy and misogyny

"...to visit the city’s shrines, grisly slayings of female sex workers strangled with their own hijabs are occurring in..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Six Sinister Austin-Made Movies for Your Halloween Watching

Horror, ATX style

"...wild horror comedy, taking flesh out of Texas' lousy sex ed and grabby young men, and the evangel­ical culture..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Back to the Baths?

Return of Bathhouses Sparks Debate

"...the gay community to insist that management there provide safer-sex education and prevention materials to customers and allow AIDS..."

Jan. 24, 1997 News Feature by Dan Quinn

A Safe Place?

Parties, alcohol, and attitudes are contributing to a high number of sexual assaults in Austin

"...Every 107 seconds someone is sexually assaulted in the U.S., and in Texas, two in..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Porn Busters!

Investigators run roughshod over rights in hunt for cybersex offenders

"...series of allegedly pornographic videos, depicting minors engaged in "sexual activity," to a woman in upstate New York who..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Will Texas Be Safe for Romeos and Juliets?

Senate committee recommends not implementing federal sex offender law

"...when it comes to the registration and monitoring of sex offenders...."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Brighter Day for Martin Ezell

A bit of good news on the sex offender registry beat

"...a decade of being required to register as a sex offender, Martin Ezell has finally found a way off..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Media and Hypocrisy

"...Dear Editor, [Re: “Sex Offenders Exposed,” News, Sept. 10]: California’s gubernatorial race is..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Postmarks

The Smith Smears

Euless Republican draws primary challenger for "Romeo and Juliet" bill

"...in his press release as a get-out-of-jail-free bill for sexual predators...."

Dec. 1, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

A sea turtle's life has never been easy

"...open ocean where they can grow larger than their predators. If a sea turtle survives all of that, then..."

July 29, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Anti-LGBTQ Nonsense Sucks Up AISD Oxygen

Texas Values, Concerned Parents of Texas sow fear and misinformation

"...insisting that teaching children to respect people of all sexualities and gender identities would threaten the very fabric of..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Attorney General: Abbott Amps Up Conservative Credentials

Radnofsky points to attorney general's flip-flop on immigration

"...Abbott also touts his success in stopping cyberspace child predators and boasts a 100% conviction rate for adults caught..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2018: Molly Brenner Is Not Coming

Brooklyn comic gives big laughs about not getting the Big O

"...With all of the discussion about #MeToo and sexual predators in the entertainment industry, it's refreshing to hear..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Arts Post by M. Brianna Stallings

Battle of the Bathroom Bigots

Austin's "bathroom bill" aims to protect rather than demonize trans residents

"...adopt gender-neutral sign regulations for all single-stall restrooms (see "Unisex Bathrooms on Agenda," Aug. 29, 2014). Motivated by the..."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

DVDanger: Ryan Reynolds, the Most Interesting Man in the World

How Van Wilder became Hollywood's most unpredictable talent

"...in the latest creation of the king of subversive sexual cinema, Atom Egoyan...."

May 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fighting Sexual Assault

Amid growing national momentum, UT-Austin takes steps to protect incoming students

"..."One in five women is sexually assaulted in college."..."

May 16, 2014 News Feature by Jessica Luther

Page Two: We Are the Walrus

... And other tales of circles unbroken

"...resurrected and nascent punks. They were there for the Sex Pistols' San Antonio show. Toward the back of the..."

July 9, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Summer Reading

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

"...children's issues) tackles his eminently noble raison d'etre -- predators in all their forms -- but more specifically those..."

June 4, 1999 Books Review

Postmarks

Contradictions Exposed

"...as an admitted virgin, he's done no real living? ["Anti-sex Crusader," Vol. 16, No. 18]..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

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