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Civil rights group complains of exorbitant charging for records at the Bexar County jailnew

At 8 p.m. on August 21, 2012, Thomas Reed Taylor turned himself in to the Bexar County jail, opting for time served on outstanding drunk driving and misdemeanor drug possession warrants in lieu of fines he couldn't pay.
San Antonio Current  |  Michael Barajas  |  03-06-2013  |  Civil Liberties

Strippers at peril, military befuddled about sex regsnew

Strippers in local clubs can stick to their pasties, for now.
San Antonio Current  |  Michael Barajas  |  02-06-2013  |  Civil Liberties

Trollin' Ain't Easy, but is Banning Trolls Unconstitutional?new

As with most trolls, there are really two John Foddrills. Seated at a dining room table near his wife, Foddrill is personable, calm, and at times even dryly funny. But just wait till he gets to his computer.
San Antonio Current  |  Michael Barajas  |  12-14-2012  |  Civil Liberties

Former CIA Agent Claims the Military Poisoned His Familynew

The ugly side effects surfaced soon after Kevin Shipp transferred in 1999 from CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., to Camp Stanley, the sprawling U.S. Army weapons depot just north of San Antonio. His now ex-wife, Lorena Shipp, suddenly began to suffer near-constant migraines.
San Antonio Current  |  Michael Barajas  |  10-17-2011  |  Civil Liberties

San Antonio woman recounts time at birthplace of Agent Orangenew

When Diana Quintanilla Montoya and her husband Thomas left San Antonio for their new post at Fort Detrick, they’d been married for just two days. Touring the military installation for the first time, they noticed signs across the base warning: “Don’t ask questions, don’t take pictures, what you see here stays here.”
San Antonio Current  |  Michael Barajas  |  10-13-2011  |  Civil Liberties

Methodist pastor opts for life of protest on the streetnew

After a week living on the street, Lorenza Andrade-Smith’s focus is drifting.
San Antonio Current  |  Michael Barajas  |  08-08-2011  |  Civil Liberties

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