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news
Austin Education vs. Education Austin
School district suddenly goes wobbly on longstanding relationship with faculty-staff union
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Quote of the Week
Point Austin: Recalling Eroy Brown
Groundbreaking Texas inmate murder case reflects long fight for justice
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Consumer Alert
There's a glimmer of hope that we won't go broke paying for electricity
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Civics 101
About-Face for the Cure
Komen's stance on Planned Parenthood funding reverberates locally
BY JORDAN SMITH
Residents Seek More Cop Accountability
Questions remain unanswered on police shooting of Byron Carter
BY JORDAN SMITH
Abbott Balks at Birth Control Mandate
Calling the mandate unconstitutional, 10 AGs threaten to sue
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report
Thanks a lot, Sheldon
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
So Close to Water, Yet So Far
South Travis subdivision trying to raise funds for water line
BY MIKE KANIN
Ultrasound Suit Loses Ground
Sparks says his hands are tied after 5th Circuit finds ultrasound law constitutional
BY JORDAN SMITH
Council Dance Cards Filling
Two announce against Spelman, and more
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Morton Case Court of Inquiry One Step Closer
Ken Anderson may have deliberately concealed exculpatory evidence
BY JORDAN SMITH
Doggett Seat a Sticking Point in Redistricting
Drawing new lines in the sand for primary dates
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
food
Food-o-File
Manor Road's restaurant row is going to the pigs, pint-size props for some of Austin's best chefs, and more in this week's food news
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
Mardi Gras and Fasching celebrations, a whole-hog supper, and a journey to Cakes-a-lot
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Lidia's Italy in Austin
BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
Food Reviews
Taco More
Another hidden taqueria gem
Kome
Possessed of a jewellike individuality, Komé hits it out of the park
King Cakes
King Cakes
Second Helpings
Knock, knock: Who dat? Fat Tuesday, dat's who!
music
Preaching to the Choir
Quiet Company high priest Taylor Muse still has faith all right. It's called trust.
BY DAN SOLOMON
1, 2, Tres, Cuatro: Five Degrees of Chinanine
Thirty years of the Austin Music Poll, five layers of Chinanine, and a fistful of Austin Music Awards confirmations
BY MARGARET MOSER
Texas Platters
Naw Dude, Flesh Lights, Marmalakes, The Sour Notes, Hüsky Düdes, American Sharks, Spray Paint, The French Inhales, Bottle Service, The Freddie Steady 5
Naw Dude, Flesh Lights, Marmalakes, the Sour Notes, Hüsky Düdes, American Sharks, Spray Paint, The French Inhales, Bottle Service, The Freddie Steady 5
screens
Citizen Science
The enlightenment of Jeanne Liotta
BY SARAH SMITH
Separate Lives
AFS Essential Cinema: Children of Abraham / Ibrahim 6
BY MARC SAVLOV
Screens Reviews
Film Reviews
Bullhead
This Oscar nominee and Fantastic Fest winner from Belgium is a startling crime drama about the bovine hormone mafia.
Deep in the Heart
The life story of Richard Wallrath, a former alcoholic who now funds scholarships for 4-H and FFA students, is told in this inspirational biopic.
Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow
Director Sophie Fiennes gives us this elegant examination of the highly personal artwork of German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer.
This Means War
Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, and Chris Pine star in this romcom about two CIA agents who fall for the same gal.
The Vow
A woman awakes from a coma with severe memory loss, forcing her husband to win her love all over again. Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum star.
arts & culture
City Moves
This year, three New York choreographers vie for top prize in Ballet Austin's dance-off
BY JONELLE SEITZ
All Over Creation: Acknowledged Gains
When we honor the living, we all get something out of it
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Pilobolus
Weird as it may seem, after 40 years, the fungus is still among us
BY JOHN JOB
Arts Reviews
Boeing-Boeing
Austin Playhouse succeeds in booking a funny flight to Madcap Farce City
Next to Normal
Strong performances make this musical about mental illness worth seeing
'Joshua Saunders: Crip/Blood'
Attaching gang names to mundane objects, the show seems to be one big punch line
columns
Oops
After a Fashion
Life renews, and so does Oscar Wilde
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Casa Navarro State Historic sits in a canyon created of skyscrapers
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Those questions sound pretty easy to us
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: The Jaw-Dropping Hammer of Thor
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls Season Kickoff
2012 banked-track Roller Derby starts now
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Soccer Watch
AC Milan defeats Arsenal handily in Champions League play, and more
