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The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown of Texas' New Film Incentives

After months of guest appearances at committee hearings by A-listers like Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, and a cameo by Yellowstone chief architect Taylor Sheridan, Texas lawmakers have approved a huge change to the state's film and TV incentive program.

5:02PM Thu. Jun. 5, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Texas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad Deported

Ten years ago, Jermaine Thomas was at the center of a case brought before the U.S. Supreme Court: Should a baby born to a U.S. citizen father deployed to a U.S. Army base in Germany have U.S. citizenship?

1:08PM Wed. Jun. 4, Maggie Quinlan Read More | Comment »

Emails Reveal Improper Use by APD of License Plate Reader Program

At multiple points during the pilot period of the Austin Police Department’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) program, one out of five searches conducted by officers of the vast license plate database were done without any clearly documented reason or justification, according to new data shared by Austin Police Department officials.

9:43AM Tue. Jun. 3, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Armadillo Day w/ Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, Minor Mishap Marching Band, the Well

Central Machine Works

Mélat
at The Pershing

48 Hour Improv Marathon
at Hideout Theatre & Coffeehouse

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Texas One Step Closer to Film and TV Incentive Increase

Texas may be on the verge of a massive boost to film and TV production as the House approved the biggest reform to the state's incentive programs in the past 20 years.

8:00AM Wed. May 28, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Texas Moves to Put Unborn Jesus Pro-Life Statue on Capitol Grounds

The Texas House of Representatives has advanced a plan to erect an 8-foot pro-life statue on the Capitol grounds. It is the Virgin Mary holding a fetus in a steel bowl.

4:49PM Wed. May 21, Maggie Quinlan Read More | Comment »

State Prepares to Kill Another Inmate May 20

There is only so much that defense attorneys can do in cases like that of Matthew Johnson. Johnson is scheduled to be executed on May 20 for the murder of Nancy Harris in Garland in 2012.

11:36AM Fri. May 16, Brant Bingamon Read More | Comment »

Lord Buffalo Drummer Yamal Said, a Legal U.S. Resident, Detained by Border Officials

Local heavy Americana band Lord Buffalo announced via Facebook and Instagram Wednesday that drummer and legal resident Yamal Said has been held after being detained by Customs and Border Protection as the band embarked on an international tour.

12:01PM Wed. May 14, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Mangy Puppy Dodges Euthanasia, Travels to Austin, Loves Cheese

Raymondville, Texas, is a flat town surrounded by cornfields about 50 miles north of the border with Mexico. It has one H-E-B, one high school, and one animal shelter.

4:21PM Thu. May 8, Maggie Quinlan Read More | Comment »

“Economic Censorship”: The Devastation of the NEA Grants Cut Grows

The head count of Austin arts organizations that found their finances wrecked by the unexpected withdrawal of National Endowment for the Arts grants keeps growing, in an act that Austin Theatre Alliance CEO Jim Ritts has called “economic censorship.”

1:26PM Wed. May 7, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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