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We Have an Issue

Politics as Performance, Political Activism as Performance Art In this week's issue: postmortem on the Ken Paxton impeachment trial, a profile of drag powerhouse Brigitte Bandit, and finalists revealed in the Best of Austin: Restaurants Readers Poll (get voting, y'all!)

A Watched Pot The Austin Chronicle is turning 42, and we're launching a cannabis column to celebrate

It's the Back to School Issue Welcome to college, y'all. Here's what you need to know about drugs.

Never Boring In this week's issue, Lina Fisher examines the uncertain environmental impacts of Tesla and the Boring Co. on the Colorado River

We Have an Issue: You Have the Right ... (in Theory, at Least) In this week's cover story, Maggie Q. Thompson digs into Counsel at First Appearance – what it is, why we don't have it in Travis County, and whether that's violating our Constitutional rights

Opinion

Opinion: The Conflict of Interest at the Center of AI Regulation Talks Should Congress really be asking top tech CEOs how best to regulate their industry?

Opinion: Minimum Lot Size Reform Is Gaining Traction in Texas Cities. That's a Good Thing. Austin should follow Houston's lead and embrace this solution to address our housing affordability problem

Opinion: The Outdoor Recreation Economy in Texas Depends on EPA Safeguards An Austin bike shop owner on why the climate crisis isn't just bad for the environment – it's bad for business, too

Now Is Not the Time to Loosen Child Labor Regulations – Especially in Dangerous Industries Child labor laws are trending in the wrong direction and we are putting children's health and development at risk. Now is the time to advocate for legislative changes at the state and national levels.

The Case Against Disposable Food Ware Austinites should be a part of the solution and eliminate plastic, single-use items from the waste stream

The Verde Report

How Austin FC Ended Up on the Brink of a Lost Season

The next match is a must-win

Fri., Sept. 29, 2023

It’s Finally Time to Take #WolffOut Seriously

Winless streak hits new club milestone

Fri., Sept. 22, 2023

Austin FC Should Worry Less About What It Deserves Time is running out to make the playoffs

Austin FC in Danger of Stalling Out in Final Stretch of Season Head coach Josh Wolff: “We’ve lost momentum”

Season Reaches Pivotal Moment After Six-Goal Disaster Can Copa Tejas turn this thing around?

Rodolfo Borrell Delivers Sobering Assessment of Austin FC's Future Sporting director braces fans for a roster remodel

Austin FC Dumps Diego Fagundez in Stunning Trade Fan favorite traded to LA Galaxy for Memo Rodríguez, allocation money

The Austin Chronic

Inside Texas' Busiest Medical Cannabis Facility

State restrictions are bonkers, but that hasn't stopped Texas Original from expanding

Fri., Sept. 29, 2023

Which Is Better – Marijuana or Fentanyl?

According to the government, cannabis is scarier than the drug killing over 150 people a day

Fri., Sept. 15, 2023

Kevin Curtin Tries Out THCA Cannabis Living legally in loophole land

Day Trips

Abilene State Park, Tuscola

An unexpected wooded oasis in the West Texas bushland

Fri., Sept. 29, 2023

Buffalo Soldiers Memorial, San Angelo

Black enlisted soldiers get their own memorial this summer

Fri., Sept. 22, 2023

Our Lady of Loreto Chapel, Goliad The little Loreto Chapel stands tall in history

Patricia Huffman Smith NASA “Remembering Columbia” Museum, Hemphill East Texas museum remembers the space shuttle disaster that happened 20 years ago

Murphy’s Steakhouse, Winchester Step back in time at the former general store

El Camino Real Visitor Center, Goliad Cottage museum tells a different part of the history of Goliad

Conrad Hilton Center, Cisco Small museum near Abilene shows an international hotel chain’s humble beginnings

Qmmunity

Queer Comedy Pipeline

Ivy Le talks the impact of Tongue in Cheek, a queer comedy open mic providing fertile ground for Austin’s LGBTQ comics

Fri., Sept. 29, 2023

Making It Ourselves

Examples of queer creativity abound in Austin, Texas

Fri., Sept. 22, 2023

Carnival of Queers A carnival of queer cavorting will delight your senses this weekend

Pumpkin Spice Homoscopes The seasons are changing, so find a new queer event to enjoy!

The Gay Place Rides Again Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

A Creative Storm Front Front Festival hits Austin with a storm of great creative showcases over Labor Day weekend

Serving Corporate Cxnt Thee Gay Agenda decides to girl boss, gaslight, but not gatekeep in their new show Gags to Riches

The Luv Doc

Secret Traditional Family Birthday Cheesecake Recipe

The Luv Doc’s family is already blessed – with a history of heart disease

Fri., Sept. 29, 2023

A Sick Person

One of our freedoms is the freedom to be obstinately modest

Fri., Sept. 22, 2023

His Allowance Petulance is a choice, it’s not a natural state of being

An Excellent Wingman An anachronistic ornithological metaphor about gender equality

Paris in the Fall We’re pretty much all getting tooled by some algorithm or another

A Five-Second Tree of Life Latte Not today, Jesus. Not today.

An Imbecilic Piece of Legislation The “good-Barney-Fife-with-a-gun” theory of school safety

The Common Law

New Texas laws passed in the 2023 legislative session New Texas laws passed in the 2023 legislative session

Kids working for parent’s business My favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurant has the same young kid working there almost every time I go. My guess is that...

The flood of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions The flood of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions

TxDOT is expanding I-35 and taking my property TxDOT is expanding I-35 and taking my property

Can I get a speeding ticket is there’s no MPH sign? Can I get a speeding ticket is there’s no MPH sign?

Smarty Pants

September 29, 2023 The German word for towing a car is "abschleppen," but depending on the context, that can also refer to...

September 22, 2023 The Hokey Pokey is called the Hokey Cokey in the UK, some parts of Australia, and the Caribbean. Similar...

September 15, 2023 Mary the Jewess was an alchemist who lived in ancient Alexandria around the first century. She is credited with...

September 8, 2023 When the zipper was first introduced for widespread use in the 1930s, it was limited to men's clothing as...

September 1, 2023 Franklin Roosevelt is the only U.S. president to have visited Fort Knox. Margery Kempe, who lived in the 14th...

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