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11:31AM Tue. Jun. 30, 2015,
Republicans Versus "Government Marriage"
Remember when Republicans kept saying marriage equality would wreck marriage? Seems the real danger is the GOP, since Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, thinks we just should get rid of the institution altogether.
4:45PM Mon. Jun. 29, 2015, Richard Whittaker
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Cheer for Love
I spent the day outside of a county clerk’s offices with about 30 other people there to cheer on couples coming in droves to get their marriage licenses. It was 97 degrees in the shade, no gun rights activists showed up to stunt, and no one fainted. Here are highlights from a day of ground zero happiness for LGBT people in Austin, Texas.
3:30PM Mon. Jun. 29, 2015, Abe Louise Young
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SCOTUS Stops HB 2 – For Now
The U.S. Supreme Court has prevented the final part of Texas abortion law, House Bill 2, from taking effect. The rule would have shuttered all but an estimated eight clinics in the state.
3:10PM Mon. Jun. 29, 2015, Mary Tuma
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Walker Lukens Bakes NYC
Listeners of Walker Lukens’ 2013 debut Devoted may have pegged the Austinite as a solemn singer-songwriter in search of earnest emotional connections. He demonstrated his true colors as a loop-inducing pop experimenter on this year’s wily doo-wop/indie rock single “Every Night,” produced by Spoon drummer Jim Eno.
11:35AM Mon. Jun. 29, 2015, Kevin Curtin
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VIA 313: Defining Pizza, Designing Detroit
Everybody else is talking about the food, but right now we’re gonna talk a bit about the look of the place. About the gorgeous interior of the restaurant venue itself, about the signage, the whole menus-and-business-cards-and-collateral branding of this dining establishment called VIA 313.
10:45AM Mon. Jun. 29, 2015, Wayne Alan Brenner
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News Roundup: Love and Lawmakers
In this week's News Roundup, Greg Abbott and his not-so-merry men call for a protection of "religious objectors" (i.e. conservative government officials); a Council member comes out on Facebook regarding his feelings on homosexuality; Council clears the table; and more.
8:30AM Mon. Jun. 29, 2015, the News Staff
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The Zimmerman Rules
While most Austinites saw their social media feeds bubble with celebration and rainbows on Friday, following the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, not everybody was in a festive mood. Take District 6 Council Member Don Zimmerman … please!
1:00PM Sat. Jun. 27, 2015, Michael King
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One in a Crowd: The Away Team
Tragedy plus time equals comedy, as the saying goes. So nearly two decades after America was left scratching its head over the bizarre mass suicide of UFO cult Heaven's Gate, Austin-lensed movie The Away Team hopes to find some humor - and some crowdfunding - in the incident.
