Todd V. Wolfson
Volume 32, Number 46
ON THE COVER:
news
As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?
BY MIKE KANIN
The governor's legacy of negligence and contempt
BY MICHAEL KING
Chosen consultant vows to 'plan with the whole person in mind'
BY AMY SMITH
GOP steamrolls through abortion bill vote
BY JORDAN SMITH
More on the special session and a preview of the 2014 election
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
After spending hours on crossword puzzles in the Senate gallery, an elderly woman gets cuffed
BY AMY GENTRY
Greg Abbott expected to throw hat in the ring
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Low-wage workers pay more for increase in health plan rates
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
After a short break, Texas resumes executions
BY JORDAN SMITH
Online gamer in jail on charge of posting a "terroristic threat" on Facebook
BY ALLISTAIR PINSOF
Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley on hand
BY MICHAEL KING
Even old bulls heard Wendy Davis' filibuster loud and clear
food
An Austin slow-food pioneer celebrates a dozen years in operation
BY MM PACK
Strange Brew's all-access ethos
BY KATE THORNBERRY
A Pinot Grigio for everyone
BY WES MARSHALL
We've got progress reports on remodels and new openings around town
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
July 11-18
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Dream team scions Warren Hood and Emily Gimble add up 58 years of Austin roots
BY MARGARET MOSER
Fun Fun Fun Fest reels off some greatest hits and more
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Live Shots
Indie rock music festivals could learn a thing or three from the Montreal Jazz Fest
screens
Classic Game Fest brings childhood favorites to the young at heart
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Film Reviews
The comedian's stand-up act is captured live in this new concert film.
When monsters and robots engage in epic battle, puny humans huddle in movie theatres to pay respect.
Meth addicts, skinheads, and an Elvis impersonator are just some of the characters inhabiting this pawn-shop-set action comedy with an intriguing cast.
New Tamil film.
In this indie comedy, a young teen finds confidence at a local water park after suffering emotional abuse from his insensitive, would-be stepfather.
Young Maisie’s divorced parents are negligent, not cruel, in this contemporary take on the novel by Henry James from the co-directors of the Deep End.
arts & culture
Austin Chamber Music Festival ensembles prove the key to great musicmaking is to like your fellow players
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Out of prison, women find a new stage for telling their stories
BY KATHERINE CATMULL
Deanna Fleysher's clown noir returns to take Austin on a hilarious journey down some mean stweets
BY ROBERT FAIRES
In her new play for children, Emily Ball Cicchini clowns around with an Arthur Miller classic
BY ROBERT FAIRES
columns
Our Bill of Rights guarantees are breaking down in state justice systems across the country
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
You can start your week with drag, get your car washed in drag, and end your week with drag
BY KATE X MESSER
Ride a piece of history at Brenham's antique carousel
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
There is no substance on Earth definitively proven to guarantee a shag
BY THE LUV DOC
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
BY NICK BARBARO