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Reviving Austin's Cab Industry
ATX Co-op Taxi splits the difference between traditional taxis and ridesharing
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Point Austin: On the Backs of Immigrants
In the war over "sanctuary," the victims are most vulnerable
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: Glowing, Like a Nuclear Reactor
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Dallas state rep Rafael Anchia has been an outspoken voice against SB 4
Civics 101
Council: No Sanctuary for the Weary
Adler tries to wrap his head around Austin's sanctuary city status
BY MICHAEL KING
NAKED CITY
Election Time Again
Voter turnaround has … not been good
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Margo Frasier Under Review
The retired Police Monitor stands accused of handling secondary work on city time
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Steven Kling to Challenge Campbell
The former Army Reserve Captain will run for Donna Campbell's SD 25 seat
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
FDA Thwarts TDCJ Death Drug Shipment
How will Texas carry out its state-sanctioned killings?
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Lege Lines: Tough Balance
The Lege's budget standoff stumbles forward
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
State Board of Education Evolves
A rare bit of good news out of the SBOE
BY MARY TUMA
Climate Change: Still Not a Hoax
Reducing carbon emissions with Austin Energy, without the Fayette Power Project
BY JOSEPH CATERINE
AISD Board: Next up for Saldaña’s Vacant Seat
Appointee imminent, the ballot for next year's election is already overflowed
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Travis County Crowdfunding: Still Stronger
The county has raised $135,000 to offset Gov. Abbott's February stunt
BY SARAH MARLOFF
The Hightower Report
Why is George Orwell’s 1984 a bestseller again?
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
How Texas Is Texas Wine?
What “Truth in Labeling” means for Texas winemakers and vineyards
BY VERONICA MEEWES
Food Events
music
The Black Angels Confront a Violent World
New LP Death Song soundtracks a society on the brink
BY ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ
Playback – Now Hiring: Austin Music Office
Austin’s top governmental job in music is up for grabs
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Platters
screens
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Turns 20
Viva cine!
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Exploring the Charm of the Hill Country Film Festival
Small town Texas, big movie experience
BY JOSEPH CATERINE
My Obsession: Match Game
AFS programmer exposes his [BLANK] for the classic game show
BY LARS NILSEN
Film Reviews
Born in China
The Disneyfication of nature continues
Graduation
A man goes to great lengths to secure a better life for his daughter
I Called Him Morgan
Doc on the late jazz great
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Visually arresting tale of a high school gone to sea
Phoenix Forgotten
Missing teens and mysterious lights in this found-footage sci-fi film
The Transfiguration
A coming-of-age tale with a blood-sucking twist
arts & culture
The Threat to NEA Funding and Austin
How would the proposed cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts hit Austin? Hard.
BY KATARINA BROWN
The First Austin Bookstore Crawl
This combo self-guided tour and scavenger hunt gives readers a new reason to seek out local lit sellers
BY ROSALIND FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Renaissance Austin’s My Big Fat Bahookie
Lorella Loftus’ really funny new play preaches that everybody’s got back, and that’s just great
The Phantom of the Opera at Bass Concert Hall
This new touring production makes a grandly restaged, compelling tale of thin source material, with a chandelier drop that still thrills
"Maria Chávez: String Room"
With this interactive sound installation, it’s hard to tell whether it’s more about music or not-music
columns
Oops!
Page Two: The Air He Breathed, the Baby Blue Sunglasses He Wore
Jonathan Demme, 1944-2017
BY LOUIS BLACK
Gay Place
Louisa Spaventa's Night of Queer Performance fosters education, support, and celebration for the queer community
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: International Waterlily Collection, San Angelo
Texas botanical garden of water plants saved the native flowers of Egypt’s Nile River
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Too F%#ing Flirty
People are born grifters, swindlers, and loafers and are therefore deserving of our contempt
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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