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Legal panel ponders questions pondered many times before

Local judges, community leaders on what needs to happen to create a new office

New era in Travis County indigent defense to begin next year

Two civil court judges hope to ensure better legal representation for indigent families

Commissioners Court appoints University of Virginia Law School lecturer Adeola Ogunkeyede to lead office

Commissioners Court votes to proceed with indigent defense office – but not everybody's happy about it

Proposed office's future even more uncertain

May 7 vote scheduled to approve grant proposal to fund new indigent defense office

Taking steps toward a much improved, more equitable local criminal justice system

But advocates warn about the middleman

Commissioners to consider concept of split system

Families and advocates complain of death, misery in the state’s prison system

The defunct program has faced a two-year uphill battle

Tom "Smitty" Smith's retirement gives way to Adrian Shelley's arrival

Is this the year of urban planning?

Commissioners Court again considers a public defender's office

It's a new day in court for Austin's top law enforcement office

Texas Indigent Defense Commission approves four-year grant to create public defender’s office

Incumbent D.A. Margaret Moore faces challengers from the left

Travis County tries to level the courtroom playing field with a public defender's office

Salary move comes amid fears of shrinking budgets

Looking at suburban battlegrounds and urban firestorms

A look back at some of our most impactful reporting

$500K program would provide counsel to indigent arrestees

What's the Verdict on the Latest Central-City Boom?

The iconic Austin eating-and-meeting place dearly wants to continue pursuing its macrobiotic mission – but can't quite seem to comply with public safety codes

D.A.’s Office says the defense is tainting the jury to change venue

Rides from hell, thanks to Texas’ immigration law