Volume 35, Number 52
ON THE COVER:
news
A candidate roundup for the November election
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Denouncing "subsidized" Austinites, council member should try a mirror
BY MICHAEL KING
Why is the TDCJ so reluctant to test death drugs?
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
(And a few other things got done)
BY MICHAEL KING
Valid petition suit of PUD neighbors dead for now
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Photo gallery
Photo gallery
Big changes are coming, but it’s not clear yet what they will be
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
17-year veteran and APA board member receives 3-day suspension
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Five Texas prisons currently under contract with federal government
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Would Trump surrender our people's democratic sovereignty to Putin?
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
After Orlando, queer space is more important than ever
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Sundaze and Texas Chili Queens are rising stars in Austin’s food truck universe
BY SHAUN LEE
Basic doesn't mean boring at new fast casual concept
BY BRANDON WATSON
How to impress your SO's parents on a budget
BY EMILY BEYDA
music
Obfuscating the narrative between fiction and lived experience on My Life in Steel and Concrete
BY GREG BEETS
The guitarist settles in Austin but flies Transatlanticana
BY JIM CALIGIURI
David Yow fronts the Jazzus Lizard, Cherubs knock off 22 years of rust, Preston Hubbard dies, and Blind Lemon Jefferson gets kicked off Texas license plates
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
Four-day event showcases African-American experiences in cinema
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
Film Reviews
We're (unfortunately) off to the chariot races again
Home-invasion thriller is more methodical than innovative
The saga of a college football underdog
Robert De Niro returns to the ring in this Roberto Durán biopic
A man races through London to save his kidnapped girlfriend
The hunt for Adolf Eichmann
Doc on local filmmaker is a thoughtful portrait
When Barack met Michelle
Canine astronauts venture to the moon
arts & culture
The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
This solo version of Woyzeck is a fresh, compelling take on Buchner's play, powerfully performed by Joey Hood
The pairing of works by Katie Maratta and Sydney Yeager offer visual pleasures that might have otherwise gone unseen
columns
Keep on keeping on
BY LOUIS BLACK
Pride Week has arrived!
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Can't make it to France or Mexico City? A pair of religious shrines make one holy site in the Alamo City.
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
All you need to do is find that one magical key
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
BY SAM HURT
BY TONY MILLIONAIRE
BY LANCE MYERS
BY RYAN HENNESSEE
BY TOM TOMORROW