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How DPS's Occupation of a Border Town May Have Crippled Its Economy
Rio Grande City sees a marked decline in sales and tourism
"...from Mexico, people just trying to escape from the violence," says Perez, the city manager. Many are undocumented. Much..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Shot Caller's Vivid Look at Crime and Punishment
Local director Ric Roman Waugh offers a brutal look at the penal system
"...faces a cold, hard choice: Become a victim of violence, or learn to wield it. In time, he goes..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Merck CEO Dumps Trump
CEO Frazier leaves manufacturing council over POTUS failure on racism
"...the explicitly racist nature of the Charlottesville demonstrations and violence (only criticizing violence "on many sides"), initially responded to..."

Aug. 14, 2017 News Post by Michael King

The Damage Done by SB 4
Court records reveal impact of the "show me your papers" bill on immigrant lives
"...while but eventually fled to escape the drug cartel violence. After the sweep of ICE arrests earlier this year,..."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Ana Lily Amirpour on Her New Film The Bad Batch
Cannibals, cult leaders, and friendship
"...like it, but that mix of comedy and extreme violence reminded me of watching Pulp Fiction in the theatre..."

June 23, 2017 Screens Feature by Lars Nilsen

Bill of the Week: Silencing Survivors?
Joan Huffman's bill may have an adverse effect on survivor psyche
"...college campuses. According to the school's Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, 15% of UT's female undergraduates –..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Vortex Repertory Company's Underground
Driven by Lisa B. Thompson's powerful text and masterful acting, this new drama drops a truth bomb
"...of a culture that is oppressive and violent include violence to be effective? What happens to an organization (and..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Point Austin: Cold as ICE
For Trump, ICE, and Abbott, tyranny and dishonesty go hand-in-hand
"...scheduled to appear on a primary charge of domestic violence...."

March 24, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Texas Bathroom Bill Battle Officially Begins
Sen. Kolkhorst has filed the Texas Privacy Act
"...to a 2014 survey from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, transwomen are 1.6 times more likely to experience..."

Jan. 5, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place
Partake in a plethora of politically progressive parties
"...the Beyhive party go to SafePlace for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Otherwise, find some spooky teen witches onscreen..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Prosecuting Sexual Assault
DOJ grant provides $650,000 to jump-start new sexual assault prosecution unit
"...victory after the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women awarded Travis County a $650,000 grant last..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Page Two: The Apache Wars in History and Myth
Indeh, Ethan Hawke and Greg Ruth's new graphic novel
"...A story of violence on all sides – the government's genocide, forced dislocation,..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Column by Louis Black

The Mystic Western Game Jam Looks to the Stars
Local game collective Juegos Rancheros needs you to pick your favorite
"...Dubbing Heroes: In a Foley of Violence Spotline..."

July 5, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

OUTside In
After a tumultuous year in LGBTQ, it's time for an emotional check-in
"...Fouratt, have pointed out, but Foxx is specific. "It's violence. That's the core of my work: addressing the cycle..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

DVDanger: Wild Boys
The Boy and other examinations of the pre-teen male mind
"...protagonists, antlers and horns as a symbol of primal violence – unifies them, but to very different ends. Sam..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Painful Reminders
"...these symbols which venerate slave owners and the genocidal violence that they committed is particularly deplorable to me, as..."

June 19, 2015 Postmarks

Suffer the Children
Anti-abortion Lege targets vulnerable minors in judicial bypass bill
"...Abandonment, neglect, death, or domestic violence underlie many of the roughly 200 annual Texas judicial..."

May 22, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

A Tough Year for Women Online
But is Internet culture moving in the right direction?
"...Brazilians, and includes information about how to report online violence and harassment...."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Amy Kamp

Bringers of Joy
20,000 Austin kids are happily learning to make positive change in their lives through Creative Action
"...its in-school plays and talkbacks on issues like dating violence and bullying...."

Nov. 14, 2014 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Letters at 3am: The World That Calls Itself "the World"
We're capable of so much – and look what we've settled for
"...itself "the world" calibrates importance by two qualities only: violence and money, which are one and the same. Violence..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Richard Attenborough: Tougher Than The Rest
Recalling a 2000 meeting with the late, great director
"...filmmakers: He'd lambasted Guy Ritchie as "a pornographer of violence" because of his showy, amoral gangster flicks. It wasn't..."

Aug. 26, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Irreconcilable Differences: The Austin Institute Tackles Divorce
The Austin Institute tackles divorce
"...Of particular concern is a section dealing with domestic violence. AI reports that "nearly identical shares of men and..."

April 25, 2014 News Feature by Brandon Watson

The Damage Before the Blue Ruin
Actor Macon Blair talks revenge and homelessness in the new thriller
"...he's also driven to a single act of revenge-fueled violence. Blair said, "A big influence was this whole noir..."

April 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'The Death Penalty Is About Us'
'Dead Man Walking' scribe Sister Helen Prejean speaks in town tonight
"...TV news at night, just emphasizes all the time violence, violence, violence, robbery, murder, rape. That’s all they hear..."

Dec. 3, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Death Watch: CCA Dismisses Buck Appeal
Ignores question of racial bias in defendant's trial
"...probability that the man would commit future acts of violence...."

Nov. 20, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

'Narco Cultura' Sings a Song of the Drug War
Director Shaul Schwarz explores the balladeers of crime
"...crime scene investigator in Juarez. One man glamorizes the violence through songs commissioned by the criminals: The other has..."

Sept. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Adds Terry Gilliam And Metallica
Final round of films includes surprise big names
"...geeks are caught up in an escalating cycle of violence when the lines between fantasy and reality begin to..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Docurama Film Examines Indian Culture's Split Personality
The women of Indian beauty pageants and Hindu Nationalist boot camps
"...developments with ancient value systems incites both celebration and violence...."

May 7, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

A Veteran's Voice
Playwright Johnny Meyer returned from war to learn that theatre is essential to life
"...story. Macbeth's soliloquies are about being able to envision violence, knowing it's going to have a cost, and doing..."

March 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Jillian Owens

Puzzled as to Why People Believe Gun Control Is the Answer
"...result" not define "crazy" anymore? You can't end gun violence by making guns illegal any more than you can..."

Feb. 21, 2013 Postmarks

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