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County Rushes to Get Mental Health Diversion Center and Lawyers at Bail Hearings

After a years-long ideation process, plans are finally firming up for a facility that would provide an alternative to jail for people experiencing mental health crises.

3:56PM Tue. Apr. 16, Lina Fisher Read More | Comment »

Judge Recommends Melissa Lucio’s Death Sentence Be Overturned

A South Texas judge is recommending that the death sentence of Melissa Lucio, convicted in 2008 of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah, be overturned.

3:47PM Tue. Apr. 16, Brant Bingamon Read More | Comment »

Madonna Remains a Prickly Pop Disruptor at Moody Center

About two hours into the first of two Austin stops on her Celebration Tour, an exasperated Madonna explained to the Moody Center on Sunday the reasoning for her retrospective show: “I’m trying to tell you the story of my life.”

1:32PM Mon. Apr. 15, Carys Anderson Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Kathy Griffin

Paramount Theatre

Emperor X, KindKeith, Middle Mass at The Coral Snake

Loose of Earth Book Launch at First Light Books

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Road Woes Continue for Austin FC in Loss to St. Louis City

After consecutive victories at Q2 Stadium, a return to the road meant a return to the doldrums for Austin FC as the Verde and Black lost 1-0 to St. Louis City in a Sunday matinee.

10:43PM Sun. Apr. 14, Eric Goodman Read More | Comment »

Austin Pets Alive! Workers File to Become Largest Animal Shelter Union in the U.S.

Back in 2022, when Austin was starting to become aware of its increasingly overcrowded animal shelters, Austin Pets Alive! employees reached out to the Chronicle to detail their dissatisfaction with their jobs.

4:02PM Fri. Apr. 12, Lina Fisher Read More | Comment »

It's a Family Affair for the Hurleys in Strictly Confidential

There's a famous song by Noël Coward called "Mrs. Worthington" in which the singer tries to convince the good mother to not let her daughter become an actor.

7:05AM Fri. Apr. 12, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

ACLU Sues Demanding Attorneys Be Present at Initial Bail Hearings

If you’re arrested in Travis County, you’ll soon find yourself before a judge. In that hearing, the judge will decide whether there was enough reason to arrest you in the first place, and if there was, how much you’ll have to pay to get out of jail. One thing you can be certain of: You won’t have a defense attorney at your side.

6:17PM Thu. Apr. 11, Maggie Q. Thompson Read More | Comment »

Legislators, NAACP, and Professors Condemn UT’s Mass Layoffs

At the Texas AFL-CIO headquarters Wednesday evening, legislators, the NAACP, and a university professor united against UT-Austin’s handling of Senate Bill 17’s ban on DEI-related programs at public universities, calling for President Jay Hartzell to reinstate the more than 66 faculty and staff laid off April 2.

3:51PM Thu. Apr. 11, Lina Fisher Read More | Comment »

Paramount Theatre Announces Star Wars, Pink Flamingos, Sin City for Summer Classics Film Series

Mark your calendar: The Paramount Theatre has announced when Robert Rodriguez will be getting his star on the Avenue of Paramount Stars. It’ll be part of what promises to be the biggest opening weekend yet for the theatre’s Summer Classic Film Series.

12:00PM Thu. Apr. 11, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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