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Volume 42, Number 22
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35
Riding on TxDOT's endless highway
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin at Large: Not Fixing What’s Broken
Abbott, Patrick engage in disingenuous property tax politics, while Texas suffers
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Headlines / Quote of the Week
How Tenant-Screening Algorithms Keep Cycles of Discrimination Going
Telling a never-ending story
BY DINA BARRISH
Bill of the Week: Eating Fetuses the Legal Way
A bill for a nonexistent problem would present a new one
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Point in Time Count of Homeless Austinites Returns
City to run census after two years
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Central Health, Ascension Take Each Other to Court
Each claims the other is breaching their contract
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Texan Palestinians Protest Israeli-American Council
Protesters and conference speakers clash
BY LEENA ALALI
A Light Meeting as the New Council Gets Itself Sorted
First work session focused on committee memberships
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
State Admits Execution Drug Is Expired, Doesn’t Really Care
Wesley Ruiz likely to be killed with painful drug next week
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Could State Employees Get First Cost-of-Living Raise in 21 years?
Austin's own Rep. John Bucy has filed a bill to do just that
BY LINA FISHER
food
Restaurant Review: Nori
New plant-based Japanese concept hits the spot
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Goodbye, Daily Juice; We’re Gonna Miss You, Sa-Ten; Glad You’ve Stopped Burning, Shoal Creek Saloon; Congrats, TFWA Grant Winners; Are You Totes Insane, Proud Mary?; and More …
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 January 26, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Bassist on Bassist Q&A: Kinseli Baricuatro and Marcus Bell
On powering the scene’s rhythm section, fueled by lip gloss and tequila cranberries
BY LAIKEN NEUMANN
Deborah O'Keefe of Jason & Deb Sues 101X Owners Waterloo Media
Lawsuit alleges misogyny and discrimination by owner Bob Sinclair, station countersues
BY JULIAN TOWERS AND RACHEL RASCOE
Bayonne's Cathartic Return and Five More Songs from Austin Artists
New music picks from Superfónicos, Holy Water, and more
BY KEVIN CURTIN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, DEREK UDENSI, MICHAEL TOLAND, MARS SALAZAR AND GENEVIEVE WOOD
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Eddie Taylor's 100th birthday, Dry Cleaning, and Terry Allen highlight our recommended shows
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, CARYS ANDERSON, CHRISTINA GARCIA, ABBY JOHNSTON, MICHAEL TOLAND, KEVIN CURTIN, KRISS CONKLIN AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
Screens
Film Reviews
Fear
Pandemic horror is overshadowed by better films about fear
Infinity Pool
Body doubles take on a new, sick meaning in this next gen Cronenberg horror
Living
Bill Nighy explores the inner desperation of a very proper Englishman
Maybe I Do
Intergenerational sex comedy where secrets derail a family meeting
Pathaan
India's favorite anti-hero, SRK, as a hard-hitting spy
Shotgun Wedding
J.Lo and Josh Duhamel mix matrimony and mayhem in this tepid rom-com
Turn Every Page – The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb
The 50-year relationship between a legendary writer and his editor
arts & culture
Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater
The Downtown comedy club celebrates its fifth anniversary by looking to the future
BY VALERIE LOPEZ
Five Shows to Light Up the Stage
As the new year's dark period lifts from theatres, it's time to get back in the stalls
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Review: Vortex Repertory Co.’s Ride the Wave
All foam, no fortitude in this surfer dude play
BY BOB ABELMAN
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: Last Week to Vote in the Austin Music Poll (Plus Some Exciting News About the Austin Music Awards)
Tickets are now on sale, and a pretty stellar performer lineup is announced
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: For All Their Wins, Abbott, Patrick, and Paxton Have Lost So Much More
A Texan reflects on the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad GOP leadership
BY AL LINDSEY
Qmmunity: Let’s Get Queer-ative!
Queer creativity blooms in a community space, plus more LGBTQ events
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Container City, Burnet
Shipping containers become cabins for a scenic mountain getaway
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Grumpy Boyfriend
Why are the Island Boys shampooing my dolphin?
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, January 27 - February 2
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: World Cup Referee Ismail Elfath on His Viral Handshake and More
A Q&A about the experience of a lifetime
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
