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Volume 32, Number 11
news
Point Austin: Elections and Consequences
You never know what you're gonna get
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: As the Door Revolves ...
Contractors cry foul when ex-city official returns – wearing new hat
BY AMY SMITH
Quote of the Week
Headlines
Civics 101
ELECTION 2012
President Barack Obama: Four More Years
Cautious optimism about impending change in Washington
BY MICHAEL KING
Texas Lege: The GOP Wave Recedes
Locally, nothing changed
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Wins for Med School and Health Care
Travis County voters approve tax hike to fund UT med school
BY MIKE KANIN
AISD: Insurgents and Ed Austin Win 3 of 4
Hinojosa won by the biggest margin
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Props & Bonds: Mixed, but Definitely Dramatic
Everything gets the green light except 6, 8, and 15
BY MICHAEL KING
Third Court Turns Bright Red
Dem Diane Henson loses her seat But Keith Hampton isn't giving up
BY JORDAN SMITH
Local State Board of Ed Hopefuls Lose Again
Will SBOE's ideological wars continue for another four years?
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
Other Races
And all the rest
Court of Criminal Appeals Re-Elects 'Killer' Keller
Gerald Daugherty is back
BY JORDAN SMITH
A GOP Win in Huber-Daugherty Replay
Gerald Daugherty is back
BY AMY SMITH
Fate of Women's Health Care in Court's – and Perry's – Hands
State hangs fire on Women's Health Program, awaits court decision
BY JORDAN SMITH
When Is a 'Game Room' a Bedroom?
The fight over superduplexes continues at 1917 David Street
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
Council: I Hear a Lotta Buzzin'
City Council considers Formula One flight plans
BY MICHAEL KING
APD's 'Rick' and 'Dirk' Occupy Occupy Austin
Two more undercover cops identified
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
To run away from the factory farm!
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Food Events
Nov. 9-15
Screens
Film Reviews
The Man With the Iron Fists
Wu-Tang Clan firebrand RZA branches out into directing a martial arts film.
Miami Connection
This incoherent mass of Eighties kitsch is the brainchild of tae kwon do master and motivational speaker Y.K. Kim.
The Other Dream Team
Who's the "other" Dream Team? The freedom-championing Lithuanian basketball team at the 1992 Olympics, of course.
The Sessions
A sex therapist helps a man living in an iron lung experience human intimacy; John Hawkes and Helen Hunt keep things from becoming prurient.
Simon and the Oaks
This Swedish import is a family saga that's shaped by the looming Nazi invasion, forbidden love, and unsound decisions.
Skyfall
Daniel Craig's glum third go-’round as 007 is enhanced by fun turns by all the supporting players, as well as the film's exciting camerawork.
Smashed
Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul portray a married couple who are plagued by the disease of alcoholism.
columns
Oops!
Gay Place: BESTNESS
It's Best of Austin week and gay Austin is deep in it
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Best discoveries of the year
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Bromance
This could be the beginning of something really sweet
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
St. Ed's Hosts NCAA DII Women's Soccer Regional
BY NICK BARBARO
Hornucopia
Hey armchair QBs – shut your fajita holes
