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County Rushes to Get Mental Health Diversion Center and Lawyers at Bail Hearings
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Agreement between judge, D.A., defense supports her innocence
Madonna Remains a Prickly Pop Disruptor at Moody Center
First of two nights drives home Madge’s four-decade ubiquity
Road Woes Continue for Austin FC in Loss to St. Louis City
Season-long goal drought away from home drags on
Austin Pets Alive! Workers File to Become Largest Animal Shelter Union in the U.S.
Working conditions "are the living conditions of the animals”
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Will Austin ISD Push Out a Highly Regarded Partner?
The district is proposing to give away family service centers
by Brant Bingamon
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Reporters Were on Strike, Gannett Posted Their Jobs
And published anonymously written stories
by Lina Fisher
County Rushes to Get Mental Health Diversion Center and Lawyers at Bail Hearings
Commissioners say both are top priorities
Judge Recommends Melissa Lucio’s Death Sentence Be Overturned
Agreement between judge, D.A., defense supports her innocence
Austin Pets Alive! Workers File to Become Largest Animal Shelter Union in the U.S.
Working conditions "are the living conditions of the animals”
ACLU Sues Demanding Attorneys Be Present at Initial Bail Hearings
Travis County blocks defenders; ACLU says that's unconstitutional
Legislators, NAACP, and Professors Condemn UT’s Mass Layoffs
At least 66 people have lost their jobs, and counting
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Exploring the McNeil Crossing Strip Mall
Exceptional forays into Indian and Vietnamese cuisine, plus a short trip to Subway
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Ready or not, more resilient food through DNA altering is here
by Wayne Alan Brenner
Zoé Tong Is Making Dinner Fun
Modern Chinese restaurant brings to Zilker big flavors, sincere hospitality, and a ballsy refusal to be boxed in
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A great hangout, maybe not a great restaurant
7 Breakfast Tacos to Start Your Day Right
Welcome to Austin, where breakfast tacos reign supreme
Austin Dive Bars That Are Neighborhood Icons
Come for the cheap drinks, but stay for the community
SXSW Panel Recap: The First CRISPR Foods Have Arrived
Ready or not, more resilient food through DNA altering is here
MUSIC
Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times
The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival
by Rachel Rascoe
Mini Music Fests Abound in This Week's Crucial Concerts
Country, hip-hop, pop, and more shows worth the cover
Madonna Remains a Prickly Pop Disruptor at Moody Center
First of two nights drives home Madge’s four-decade ubiquity
Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times
The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival
Mini Music Fests Abound in This Week's Crucial Concerts
Country, hip-hop, pop, and more shows worth the cover
Austin Blues Festival Announces Set Times for Jimmie Vaughan, Brittany Howard, Robert Glasper
And warns of a ticket price increase this Friday
Only God Was Above Us
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Sin City
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Austin's Aaron Moten's Trip From Batboy to
Fallout
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Tom Copeland, Behind-the-Scenes Powerhouse of Texas Film, Dies
Former Texas Film Commission executive director passed last Sunday
A Trans Journalist With the Taliban in
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Theatre Review:
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Marlowe’s mad and Shakespeare’s sad in Austin Playhouse production
by Cat McCarrey
Theatre Review:
Born With Teeth
Marlowe’s mad and Shakespeare’s sad in Austin Playhouse production
by Cat McCarrey
How Staple! Is Turning the Page Toward a New Future
Austin’s indie media expo returns and it’s all because of one email
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Ernest Cline and Felicia Day Are Waiting Under the
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The Austin Chronic: Former Ag Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays Is Building a Hempcrete House
It’s the first privately owned residence in Austin made of the eco-friendly material
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The Off Beat: Celebrating Nané Day, Two Years After Daniel Sahad’s Death
Soulful funk-rock band, with special guests, plays Empire April 7
by Carys Anderson
Qmmunity: The Tea on Trivia
As their second anniversary approaches, the minds behind Queer Trivia reflect
by James Scott
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Historic waterfall is still a prime swimming hole
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