Deputies search for missing mom near I-35 in Hays County

A Week in a County Jail: Hot Bologna, Eggs and Gravy
Blogging has been light, admittedly in part since I ‘discovered’ iTunes, but this favorite Tom T. Hall gem made me think about bologna sandwiches in the Travis County Jail. After...

Terry Keel Too Busy Campaigning For Montford To Help His Own...
Former Travis County Sheriff and Republican State Representive Terry Keel says he’s too busy trying to elect Democrat Mindy Montford in the DA runoff to bother with helping his own...

Travis County Jail & Surname Profiling
From Wednesday’s Austin American Statesman, Sheriff defends allowing immigration officials to have office at jail:Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton encountered sharp criticism and a...

Travis County Jail, aka New Home of the Federal Immigration...
The Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association listserv has been buzzing the last week or so. Local defense attorneys had noticed a much higher rate of immigration holds being placed on...

Parents accused of exposing tots to meth
The children were found after deputies responded to a disturbance call November 28 near Florence. Melody Lorraine Whatley and Michael Joseph Denson were arrested.