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COLUMNS
Day Trips: Cattail Marsh, Beaumont
Nature preserve offers up amazing sights
BY Gerald E. McLeod
Gay Place
OUTsider, Valentine's and Mardi Gras make this one big gay week
BY Kate X Messer
The Luv Doc
Is the real Luv Doc a snorkeling enthusiast?
BY LuvDoc
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Letters to the editor, published daily
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OOPS!
Fri., Feb. 13
In the Feb. 6 "Lege Lines: Guns, Islamophobia, and Budget Cuts," we reported in error that Casey Monahan, former head of the Texas Music Office, had been fired by incoming Gov. Greg Abbott. Monahan was not fired, but was not reappointed; the change was an "at-will separation."
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Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe
A little extra Austin food news
Food 10 hours ago
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DVDanger: Advice to Young Journalists
What cinema tells us about what we expect from the newsScreens 18 hours ago -
Campus Carry and Open Carry Move Forward
Senate Bills 11 and 17 move to full SenateNews 1 day ago -
Barlata is Really Dynamite!
Accomplished team obvious Best New Restaurant winnersFood 1 day ago -
For Friday the 13th... Alice Cooper
Shock rocker delighted kiddies at the Moody ThursdayMusic 1 day ago -
SXSW Music: Lucky No. 7 List
Action Bronson, Deerhoof, Laura Marling, and 160 moreMusic 1 day ago
news
The Hero Returns
Vince Young carves out a second career at UT-Austin
By JESSICA LUTHER
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Point Austin: Putting Out the Fire
Council-brokered agreement at AFD could be a city breakthroughBy MICHAEL KING
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Public Notice: Speed Limit?
City government: Rebuilt in two weeksBy NICK BARBARO
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Headlines
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Civics 101
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Election Follies
Pressley contests D4 election, Zimmerman in ethics troubleBy AMY KAMP AND MICHAEL KING
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Mayoral Cabinetry
Who needs taxes?By NICK BARBARO
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Council: Only the Strong Survive
Mayor Adler begins to build his administrationBy MICHAEL KING
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Defund Planned Parenthood ... Jeopardize Lives
Lege contemplates cutting funding for cancer screeningsBy MARY TUMA
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Lege Lines: House Committees, Revenue Estimates ... & Snacks
The Lege appoints House Committee members, offers revenue estimates, and ensures lawmakers are well fedBy RICHARD WHITTAKER
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House Bills 1140 & 1141
Two bills would require more reporting on conditions of jailsBy AMY KAMP
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Lawsuit Accuses APD of Excessive Force
A lawsuit alleges blood draw during DWI arrest by APD involved choke holdBy CHASE HOFFBERGER
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Right to Birth
Debate over care for pregnant jail inmates continuesBy AMY KAMP
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The Hightower Report: Amazing – An insurance executive who makes sense!
Aetna goes where few corporations dareBy JIM HIGHTOWER
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Campus Carry and Open Carry Move Forward
Senate Bills 11 and 17 move to full Senate
Newsdesk 1 day ago
food
In the Company of Goats
Perfect pairings at Pure Luck
By VERONICA MEEWES
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Blue Blood
Noble Sandwich Co. ascends the throneBy VIRGINIA B. WOOD
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Raising the Bar
Local brand takes chocolate-making SRSLYBy AMIRA JENSEN
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Meal Times
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Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe
A little extra Austin food news
On the Range 10 hours ago
music
These Things I've Come to Know
What times are we living in? South Austin's James McMurtry spells it out.
By JIM CALIGIURI
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Playback: Dale Watson's Ameripolitan Dream
Outlaws wanted (for Awards), God calls back Gean West, and SXSW wristbands back on sale!By KEVIN CURTIN
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Texas Platters
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For Friday the 13th... Alice Cooper
Shock rocker delighted kiddies at the Moody Thursday
Earache! 1 day ago
screens
History in the Emulsion
The physical history of Austin can be traced through the movies that have been filmed in the city over the decades
By MARC SAVLOV
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Love for Rent
For Valentine's Day, our staff offers some of their favorite romantic moments from films (and one game) -
Part-Time Love
The film 5 to 7 finds love in brief pockets of timeBy MELANIE HAUPT
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DVDanger: Advice to Young Journalists
What cinema tells us about what we expect from the news
Picture in Picture 18 hours ago
New Film Reviews
Kingsman: The Secret Service, Seventh Son, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water, and Still Alice
arts & culture
Waxing Queer
Performance artist Silky Shoemaker opens the doors to queer culture's lost past with her gay wax museum
By ANDY CAMPBELL
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A Different Beast
For Belle Redux, Stephen Mills takes an innovative approach to Beauty and the BeastBy ROBERT FAIRES
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Arts Reviews
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A Place of Calm and Light
The Blanton to build a structure designed by Ellsworth Kelly
All Over Creation 2 days ago
sports
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Soccer Watch
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The ATX Pro Challenge
Your Austin Aztex match up against three MLS playoff teams, in double-headers Friday and SundayBy NICK BARBARO
comics
This Modern World
By TOM TOMORROW
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Eyebeam
By SAM HURT
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Maakies
By TONY MILLIONAIRE
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Peppermint Tears
By RYAN HENNESSEE
