MoPac Expansion Challenged by Residents, City Leaders
Concerns arise around the project’s environmental impact
Ten Commandments in Public School Classrooms Ruled Constitutional
Lake Travis and Dripping Springs ISD are now required to implement the state law
April Showers Bring May Markets
Six markets to fill all the post-spring-cleaning emptiness around your home
The Last Two Standing to Represent the City’s Core
Blockwalking with House District 49 runoff candidates Kathie Tovo and Montserrat Garibay
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Affordable Housing Community Opens to Help Address Chronic Homelessness
The Roz offers permanent supportive units for those who have been homeless for a year or more, regardless of their ability to pay
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief: April 23-29
Supreme Court allows GOP gerrymandering to remain, UT upends KUT Festival days before it kicks off, and more of the week’s headlines
Despite New Confession, James Broadnax’s Execution Date Grows Closer
Broadnax, set to be executed April 30, is still pressing claims tied to rap lyrics, race-based jury selection, disputed forensic testimony, and his cousin’s recent confession
AI Now Decides if Texas Medicare Patients Receive Certain Types of Care
Under the new Medicare model, third-party AI companies earn more by denying care to patients
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Music
Parliament-Funkadelic, Jimmie Vaughan, Chaparelle, and Other Reviews From Austin Blues Festival
Annual event expands into a wide-lens celebration of American roots music
Bruce Springsteen Transforms Our Civic Hell Into the Land of Hope and Dreams
The Boss rages against the machine with tears and Tom Morello
Arts + Culture
A Bloody Bridgerton Parody at Butterfly Bar
Ladies and gents, rakes and wenches, gather ’round for frilly farce
Keep It to Yourself: David Sedaris on Growing Up a Writer
The longtime humor writer shares his path to performance ahead of Paramount Theatre show
Objects and Aesthetics Tell “Tales From the Freezer”
Carter Flachbarth’s paintings combine nostalgia, sentiment, and identity
Screens
Hokum Review: A Terrifying Welcome in the Haunted Isle
Adam Scott brings his own ghosts with him as an American author in bewitched Ireland
Animal Farm Review: Not All Adaptations Are Created Equal
Andy Serkis misses the point of Orwell’s masterpiece for a muted, muddled contemporary metaphor
Mārama Review: Cold Vengeance From the South Pacific
Colonialist destruction of Māori history rewritten as a Gothic horror
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money Review: Mr. McKenzie Goes to Washington
A lively documentary from “that guy from The O.C.” makes the case against cryptocurrency
Food
Beige and Buzzy: Ēma Joins the Domain NORTHSIDE
At the “mother” restaurant to SoCo’s Aba, the dips are divine while service is still finding its footing
First Look: Persian Hospitality at Roya
Austin’s Hajimaleki family makes good on dream to showcase their homeland’s history
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Day Trips: Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, Strawn
New state park opens the Cast Iron Forest to hikers
Qmmunity: The Whole Tooth
I broke my tooth, a trail run asks for volunteers, and there’s a May Day sale on books
The “Special” Mind Behind Austin FC’s Biggest Strength
Nico Bosch is the architect of ATXFC’s highly effective set pieces
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