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Chronicle Endorsements for the Propositions on the November Ballot
November 2021 Statewide General Election and City of Austin Special Election
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
Austin at Large: Really? You and What Army?
Hand-wringing on all sides of all issues reflects our emerging crisis of legitimacy
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Are You a Felon?
Delta-8 products are now considered Schedule 1 narcotics; plus: boards and commissions evicted from City Hall
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Battle Over APD Staffing Gets Louder
Election Ticker: Battle over APD staffing gets louder
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
As Texas Redistricting Maps Advance, Lawmakers Aspire for Newly Drawn Seats
Talarico goes south, Doggett west, as Casar trades up
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Anti-Trans Sports Bill Heads to Abbott's Desk
HB 25 makes Texas fifth state to pass legislature targeting trans youth this year
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Teen Inventor Honored for His "FireBot"
Search and rescue robot helps firefighters navigate burning buildings remotely
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Rosemont Apartment Woes Prompt Tenant Safeguards
Commissioners Court approves new housing bylaws in wake of eviction debacle
BY LINA FISHER
City Council: On South Lamar, Who Can We Trust?
With new zoning, housing project developer commits to some income-restricted units
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
food
Cannabusiness Leaders Explain Their Paths to Green Gold
The Texas Hemp Harvest Festival is upon us
BY JESSI CAPE
Hot Luck Fest Returns, Top BBQ Joints Revealed, Bordeaux Women Honored, Prep ATX Launches, Mangia Dies a Lizardly Death, and Somebody’s Gerrymandering Pizza
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of October 21, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Medieval Times: Being Dead in an Era of Cruelty and Despair
The story of a real band and a fake band in two acts
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Faster Than Sound: Levitation Returns for Halloween Weekend
A conversation with Botany and other cross-genre recs
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Ethan Azarian, Soccer Mommy, OUTlaw Pride Fest, Fuckemos, Playboi Carti, and Dr. James Polk & Centerpeace
BY DOUG FREEMAN, CARYS ANDERSON, DOUG FREEMAN, KEVIN CURTIN, DEREK UDENSI AND MICHAEL TOLAND
Buffalo Nichols Album Review
Buffalo Nichols (Fat Possum)
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Joe King Carrasco y Colectivo Chihuahua Album Review
Beers Bars & Guitars
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Lord Friday the 13th Album Review
Irrational Anthems
BY MORGAN-TAYLOR THOMAS
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL 2021
Sonny Carl Davis Faces the Death of Old Austin in Buck Alamo
Checking in with the lonesome cosmic cowboy
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Director Peter Hedges on Why Austin Film Festival Means So Much to Him
A shared rain's a-gonna fall in The Same Storm
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Texas Thrill Ride Takes a Trip to The Big Bend
Where the fear and the antelope play
BY ADRIENNE HUNTER
Austin Filmmaker Puts Personal Experience Into Rehab Drama
Lane Michael Stanley's Addict Named Hal shows the long road of 12 steps
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Family History Gives Clifton Collins Jr. the Role of a Lifetime in Jockey
Director Clint Bentley gives the actor the inside track
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
At The Ready
Inside El Paso's high school cop club for students
Becoming Cousteau
The life and regrets of the man who made us fall in love with the ocean
Dune
The science-fiction epic gets the screen treatment its scale demands
The French Dispatch
Wes Anderson's candy-colored tribute to The New Yorker
Halloween Kills
The Shape is back from the dead again
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
A fleeting glimpse at the tragic life of the Greenwich Village singer
Mass
Devastating portrait of four parents in the aftermath of a school shooting
arts & culture
Five Things to Do at the Texas Book Festival
Online and in-person picks, from Pinocchio to plagues to portals to Hell
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Listings
Art galleries, live performances, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Listings
Local events, volunteer opportunities, fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
Qmmunity: Austin's Frighteningly Fabulous Queer Halloween Parties
Trick or treat yo'self to Goth Prom, Little Gay Shop of Horrors, and more
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Dobie Dichos, Oakville
Gather under the stars to celebrate storytelling and J. Frank Dobie
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Blowing Smoke
Telling the truth is easy. Lying is a lot more work.
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, October 22-28
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Can Copa Tejas Salvage Austin FC’s Season?
Which Texas squad will walk away with the honors?
BY ERIC GOODMAN
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