May 15, 2009 - Issue Archives - The Austin Chronicle

ELECTION 2009

It's 'Mayor Leffingwell' Now

Twenty-point lead evokes Monday McCracken concession

BY WELLS DUNBAR

McCracken to Martinez to Cole

Dispatches from the campaigns

BY WELLS DUNBAR

Place 2: Martinez in a Landslide

Easy sailing with 85% of the vote

BY WELLS DUNBAR

The Power of Boxes

Some precincts can turn an election; others can't

BY LEE NICHOLS

Place 1: Surprising Riley Avalanche

Cavazos vows to stay involved in community

BY LEE NICHOLS

Strayhorn, Ingalls, and the Comeback That Wasn't

After running an attack-filled campaign, Strayhorn gracious in defeat

BY MICHAEL KING

Place 5: An Easy Walk for Spelman

Spelman brings his public-policy knowledge to council

BY KATHERINE GREGOR

Place 6: Quiet Victory With Crab Cakes

Incumbent Sheryl Cole's victory feast

BY NORA ANKRUM

ON THE LEGE

Travis Co. Delegation: Progress Report

Local legislators fill us in on their work this session

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Softies for Austin

Is Austin-bashing a thing of the past?

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

House Committee Narrowly Passes Voter ID

Will voter ID survive a floor debate?

BY LEE NICHOLS

Capitol Chemistry

Please Legislate and Govern Me

Legelines

Quickies from the Capitol

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Texas Platters

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Praise the Lloyd Lloyd Maines and the Dixie Chicks hold court for KLRU

Thinking About Stephen Bruton There’s just no getting over some people

Playback: Demolition at 1701 Red River Another Red River venue going away? There goes the neighborhood.

Bonds: 'Death By a Thousand Cuts' Even with Propositions 1 and 3 passing, AISD's election campaign appeared doomed from the start

The Changing Face of Mueller A burst of development marks the latest phase of the central city neighborhood

Review: The Great Gatsby A great American novel does not always a great movie make, but Baz Lurhmann, a director of delirious excess, certainly seems an apt fit for the Roaring Twenties.

Thinking About Stephen Bruton There’s just no getting over some people

Praise the Lloyd Lloyd Maines and the Dixie Chicks hold court for KLRU

Bill of the Week: No 'Easy Death' Bill ends animal shelter gas chambers

Taste Test Farmers market food sampling bill passes Texas House

East Austin Arts Puts It Into a FRAME This Weekend Big Medium, Co-Lab, Tiny Park, MASS Gallery: Four in Legion

Summer Fun: Season’s Screenings Austin filmmakers pick their favorite summer movies

CHRONCAST

Eastside Memorial High School Poem Dedication

Students from the East Austin campus send a message to the Austin ISD board of trustees

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People Are the Real Mueller Story Through various media, we are subjected to stories of Mueller: the construction project. While that can be appreciated, Mueller's true ...

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ELECTION 2009

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BY LEE NICHOLS

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BY MICHAEL KING

BY KATHERINE GREGOR

BY NORA ANKRUM

ON THE LEGE

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

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BY LEE NICHOLS

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

BY DANIEL MOTTOLA

BY KATHERINE GREGOR

BY WELLS DUNBAR

BY MICHAEL KING

BY LEE NICHOLS

BY JIM HIGHTOWER

BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD

BY AUSTIN POWELL

BY AUSTIN POWELL

Texas Platters

BY BELINDA ACOSTA

BY KIMBERLEY JONES

BY LOUIS BLACK

BY CINDY WIDNER

Screens Reviews

BY BELINDA ACOSTA

Film Reviews

BY ROBERT FAIRES

BY ROBERT FAIRES

BY BELINDA ACOSTA

BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER

Arts Reviews

BY LOUIS BLACK

BY ANNE HARRIS

BY THOMAS HACKETT

BY GERALD E. MCLEOD

BY ASH BELL

BY MR. SMARTY PANTS

BY STEPHEN TOLAND

BY CLAY SMITH

BY BELINDA ACOSTA

Praise the Lloyd Lloyd Maines and the Dixie Chicks hold court for KLRU

Thinking About Stephen Bruton There’s just no getting over some people

Playback: Demolition at 1701 Red River Another Red River venue going away? There goes the neighborhood.

Bonds: 'Death By a Thousand Cuts' Even with Propositions 1 and 3 passing, AISD's election campaign appeared doomed from the start

The Changing Face of Mueller A burst of development marks the latest phase of the central city neighborhood

Review: The Great Gatsby A great American novel does not always a great movie make, but Baz Lurhmann, a director of delirious excess, certainly seems an apt fit for the Roaring Twenties.

Thinking About Stephen Bruton There’s just no getting over some people

Praise the Lloyd Lloyd Maines and the Dixie Chicks hold court for KLRU

Bill of the Week: No 'Easy Death' Bill ends animal shelter gas chambers

Taste Test Farmers market food sampling bill passes Texas House

East Austin Arts Puts It Into a FRAME This Weekend Big Medium, Co-Lab, Tiny Park, MASS Gallery: Four in Legion

Summer Fun: Season’s Screenings Austin filmmakers pick their favorite summer movies

Eastside Memorial High School Poem Dedication

Finding Rail Route Complicated Michael King, in “The Reading Railroad”, while making valuable points, seems to state that finding an initial route for urban ...

Problems Facing Mueller Neighborhood leaders and members past and present of the city of Austin's Robert Mueller Advisory Commission (RMAC) deserve credit for ...

People Are the Real Mueller Story Through various media, we are subjected to stories of Mueller: the construction project. While that can be appreciated, Mueller's true ...

Keeping Austin Weird Things that keep Austin weird: 1) belief that one needs a train to get from UT to the state Capitol; ...

More Women on the Cover, Please How about putting a woman on the cover once in a while? The last eight issues have all featured men ...