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Volume 42, Number 33
ON THE COVER:
news
12 Jurors Found Him Guilty of Murder. Gov. Abbott Thinks He Knows Better.
An Army sergeant thought he could get away with murdering a Black Lives Matter protester, and he might be right
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Public Notice: Drowning in Paperwork
City’s lifeguard hiring program may be leaking applicants
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
UT Conference Explores Ethics Around the Breakneck Advancement of AI
Humanizing machines
BY BENTON GRAHAM
Amarillo Judge’s Ruling Could Lead to Nationwide Ban on Abortion Pills
Supreme Court may be the next step
BY ABE ASHER
Can Plum Creek Handle City of Kyle’s Exponential Growth?
Plum dumping
BY LINA FISHER
APD Victims Services Unit Calls on Local Therapists for Help
Unit offers training in EMDR therapy in exchange for pro bono counseling for trauma survivors
BY DEX WESLEY PARRA
So Is It Safe for My Dog to Swim in Austin This Summer?
City environmental scientist talks toxic algae forecast, mitigation
BY LINA FISHER
food
How One Cottage Food Purveyor Helps Launch Careers
Kimchi Rók and the Clifton Career Development School bring young chefs to the table
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Veracruz All Natural Is at Mueller, Yellowbird Is at Taco Bell, La Popular’s at Lantana, Truluck’s Is Gonna Move, Here Comes Songkran Again, 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 April 13, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Fusebox, Alejandro Escovedo, alexalone, and the Ballinger brothers lead our recommendations
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD, TIM STEGALL, LAIKEN NEUMANN, DOUG FREEMAN, MICHAEL TOLAND AND DEREK UDENSI
Residential Address: Rent Party’s Hot Jazz Makes Peace With the Swing Era
Sextet merges decades on the dance floor, Fridays at Long Play East
BY GARY LINDSEY
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Five Must-See Movies at Indie Meme
South Asian cinematic celebration returns with groundbreakers and crowd-pleasers
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Mafia Mamma
Even Toni Collette can't earn this mafia spoof rispetto
Nefarious
The God's Not Dead crew targets those horror dollars
Renfield
Dracula's sidekick finally gets his day in the sun
Showing Up
Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams reunite for this tale of middling artists
Suzume
Another modern fantasy wonder from the creator of Your Name
Sweetwater
The true story of the first Black player in the NBA
arts & culture
Devon Walker Brings Lone Star State Laughs to SNL and Moontower Just for Laughs
Walker, Texas Comic
BY VALERIE LOPEZ
Review: Zach Theatre’s Roe
Revised text of the abortion rights drama proves that timing is everything
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
Opinion: Medicare for All Is the Timely Solution for Texas Health Care
With the recent expiration of pandemic-era health insurance requirements, millions of Texans may lose their Medicaid coverage over the coming months. It doesn’t have to be that way.
BY YOSHA SINGH AND ROHIT PRASAD
Qmmunity: Real Roxy Hours
Local queer comic and jill-of-all-trades Roxy Castillo talks her performance style and history ahead of her run on the Moontower Just for Laughs Fest
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Center for Wildlife Rescue, Corpus Christi
New initiative responds to crises and educates the public
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Grabbers
Men are not at all civil
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 14-20
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: LAFC Hammering Highlights Big Weakness for Austin FC
Does Austin FC have a DP problem?
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
