CAMPO approved the toll roads . . . who didn't see that coming? UT's statue of Cesar Chavez was unveiled today. GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee was in town over the weekend. Austin resident Marion Jones has given back her 5 medals from the 2000 Olympics and may have to give up $100,000 of prize money after admitting to steroid use. The Supreme Court won't hear the appeal re: the 1999 Aggie bonfire deaths... more ›

The Supreme Court shot down that pesky sodomy law, but the Lone Star State still enforces a prohibition on sex toys. Granted, you can get “educational models” and “personal massagers” at countless shops in Texas, but if you keep six or more joysticks around, you could be slapped with a stiff penalty for intent to distribute. Struck by the complete lunacy of the legislation on the sale of sex toys, filmmakers Laura Barton and... more ›

Five people in as many states are scheduled to be executed this week, bringing the total count in our country to 1,002 since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Texas, not surprisingly, leads the pack with 355 executions. Combined with Virginia and Oklahoma, the three account for over half of all executions performed in this country. Recently, public support for capital punishment has waned considerably: The Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that... more ›

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