AltWeeklies Wire
"The Material Curl," "Tommy Pitches a Tent," "Is No MySpace Sacred?"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Texas HB 2391: The Stoner's Summarynew
On Sept. 1, a new Texas law will go into effect that says if a cop catches you with your stash -- assuming you're not dumb enough to cruise around with more than four ounces on your person -- they can issue you a citation instead of hauling your ass downtown.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
08-08-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Talking Human Rights With Jorge Bustamantenew
The UN investigator has been blocked from U.S. immigration detention centers.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
05-30-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal immigrant, detention
Undocumented Immigrants, Unlicensed Prisonnew
Homeland Security's family-detention center bends the law and escapes scrutiny.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
05-23-2007 |
Immigration
Public Access' Public Axisnew
Now that the City Council has approved the testing of AT&T's U-Verse, it's a waiting game for public-access producers, and in the meantime they're gearing up for a battle.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
04-25-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Go With the (Free) Flownew
The Free Flow of Info Act: Keeping journalists off the witness stand (and protecting anonymous sources).
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
04-18-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Cutting Death-Row Inmates Offnew
As if they weren't already isolated enough: Activists allege that Texas Department of Criminal Justice employees are applying death-row mail and visitation policies arbitrarily, and in some cases, using the rules as a form of punishment.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
04-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Nasty Case of Deja Vunew
The search warrant was illegal and the DNA test flawed -- now Theodore Streater is going to trial without an attorney.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
02-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bread Between the Linesnew
A Trans-Texas Corridor profiteer is buying up community newspapers along the proposed superhighway.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
02-07-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Surge Protectorsnew
Anti-war demonstrators are putting their boots on the ground, so soldiers won't be forced to do the same in Iraq.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
01-24-2007 |
War
Injections & Ice Stormsnew
Even an Act of God couldn't postpone Johnathan Moore's execution.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
01-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Chokenew
The political spin is that increased tobacco taxes will discourage smoking, but that doesn't seem to agree with financial estimates from the Texas Comptroller's office.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
12-20-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Do Not Adjust Your Pantallanew
Hispanic audiences are no longer in the Outer Limits of the mediasphere.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
12-07-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Nursing a Movementnew

Handing over the keys to the Democrats means issues like universal health care stand a chance.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
11-29-2006 |
Science
Tags: 2006elect
Cripsheetnew

So you want to be a gang-buster? Know the basics before you interview for Bexar County's most dangerous new job opening.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
11-08-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice