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Open and Shut
Council members hope they've closed the door on their Open Meetings legal troubles. Trouble is, that won't be the end.
BY MIKE KANIN
Nov. 6 Elections: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements
Point Austin: The Law Is a Ass
The Great Open Meetings Scandal comes to its legalized conclusion
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Highway to Heaven or Hell?
Precinct 3 voters have two distinct choices for the future
BY AMY SMITH
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Headlines
A World Without Planned Parenthood?
Women's health gets hit by a 1-2 punch
BY JORDAN SMITH
Mask Instructions: Be Prince for a Night
Step One: Get Your Binders Out
BY MICHAEL KING AND MONICA RIESE
AISD: Carstarphen Gets an Extension
With election looming, board votes an extension for superintendent
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Montopolis Battle Lines
Neighborhood dispute lingers after council approves housing project
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
Ecopocalypse Is Here
Are you scared of this postapocalyptic Austin?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Next Execution: Halloween
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report: At Last, the GOP Finds an Actual Case of Voter Fraud!
True the Vote had a case in its own backyard
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Culinary Dream Team
Texas authors headline the book fest Cooking Tent
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Halloween Cocktails
Cocktail recipes for Halloween 2012
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Home's a Brewin'
An embarrassment of hoppy riches await
BY IVY LE
Food Events
October's a great month for Gettin' Sauced
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-O-File
Paul Qui returns to Austin, and other top chef updates
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Manuel's
Old favorites and new surprises delight at this Austin mainstay
music
Raising Arizona
Arizona Dranes, the gospel beat, and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
BY MICHAEL CORCORAN
Playback: Halloween
No one plays dress-up like Austin musicians
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Book Festival
Phases & Stages
Lord Huron
Lonesome Dreams
screens
Leaping Wizards
'Star Trek: The Next Generation' reunited cast, CM Punk, and 'Walking Dead' fresh kills gather at Wizard World Austin Comic Con
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
SXSW Interactive Launches New Las Vegas Event
V2V to focus on start-ups
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
2012 Austin Film Festival Film Competition Jury Prizes
'Sparrows Dance,' 'Informant' awarded Writer / director and UT alum Todd Berger attends with costars America Ferrera and Julia Stiles
Film Reviews
Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu
A hot-blooded journalist who is investigating student gangs and the caste system gets into a fight with a politician in this Telugu film.
Chakravyuh
The lives of six characters intertwine in this Bollywood drama about a rebellion amongst India's youth.
Chasing Mavericks
Starring Gerard Butler, this inspirational surfing drama somehow fails to inspire.
Cloud Atlas
This spellbinding adaptation of a supposedly “unfilmable” novel achieves near-perfection on virtually all levels.
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel
In this documentary, the filmmakers have done a fine job corralling many fantastic tales from this style maven's life.
Fun Size
Broad-stroked but often funny, this is a teen tale of a Halloween night that doesn't go according to plan.
The House I Live In
Eugene Jarecki examines America's war on drugs and the collateral and self-inflicted damage it has caused within one African-American family.
Middle of Nowhere
In this Sundance-honored film, a woman has to figure out what to do after her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison.
The Paperboy
This lurid Southern tale by the director of Precious shows that he still knows how to push people's buttons – and gather an all-star cast to sell the goods.
Paranormal Activity 4
Five years after the end of PA3, things are still going bump in the night.
The Revisionaries
When it comes to choosing public-school textbooks, what happens in Texas is of national concern – and this documentary captures these culture wars in full bloom.
arts & culture
'Design Waller Creek: A Competition'
Winning design for Waller Creek Conservancy's contest creates civic spaces amid greenery
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby holds this 'Chronicle' writer to a no-smoking policy
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Arts Reviews
The Cataract
A befuddling, humorous, and serene journey into the unexpected with two very different couples
Dream Cabinet
A haunted house that deals in the ghosts of regret, lost love, and dream
'Ann Wood: Violent Delights'
A perfectly titled show that provides a vivid journey into the wood within the world
columns
After a Fashion
Will the hell and high water of cancer keep Stephen from his own show?
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place: BOO! To You Too
You think October 31 is scary? Just wait til November 6.
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Berclair Mansion offers haunted tours
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: A Decline in Desirability
Maybe you should stop buying your trail mix at Whole Foods
BY THE LUV DOC
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sports
Hornucopia
UT avoids what would have been devastating home loss to Baylor
