Volume 32, Number 25
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news
Advances in forensic science have made physical evidence increasingly crucial in criminal justice – but the practice of preserving and maintaining that evidence is often underfunded, poorly managed, or just plain sloppy
BY JORDAN SMITH
Public Safety Commission takes a stand against gun violence
BY MICHAEL KING
A fast-tracked proposal poses radical changes for city-owned utility
BY AMY SMITH
School finance, evolution, secession, and more
Debate centers on a paved parking lot and pathway to the pool's south side
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
After the IDEA deal cancellation, AISD has until this summer to come up with a new plan for Eastside Memorial
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
El Paso Rep. Mary Gonzalez is no Tea Partier
BY JORDAN GASS-POORÉ AND KATE X MESSER
Budget discussion, Little Woodrow's, Austin Energy, and more
BY MICHAEL KING
The government seeks to demystify the alleged heroin-trafficking operation
BY JORDAN SMITH
Carl Blue was accused of dousing his ex-girlfriend in gasoline and setting her on fire; she died of her injuries
BY JORDAN SMITH
George P. Bush is considering a (well-financed) run for land commissioner
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
In search of the mystical soup dumpling
BY MICK VANN
First Gold LEED-certified brewery in the world is an Austin brewpub
BY IVY LE
Who's open, who's closed, and who's re-emerging transformed
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Feb. 15-21
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
A hidden gem in the North Loop area
music
Two bands joined at the lips – Sabrina Ellis
BY KEVIN CURTIN
C3 Presents acquires Emo's
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Texas Platters
You Can't Fall Off the Floor
Bottom of the World
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Tijuana Bible
Sunshine Boy
Texas Flood Legacy Edition
screens
Glenn Frankel's new book untangles the true story behind 'The Searchers'
BY AMY GENTRY
New AFS series travels back to the seat of civilization
BY JESSI CAPE
Film Reviews
She's a witch, he's a mortal, and they both read Charles Bukowski: Some teens will never make it to heaven.
Time-lapse photography of various glaciers melting over the years provides undeniable evidence that they are disappearing faster than ever before.
Bruce Willis' John McClane is like Wile E. Coyote – always in the wrong place when things blow up but always persevering.
Director Lasse Hallström can't find the pulse in this Nicholas Sparks sudser starring Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel.
This Bollywood heist movie was inspired by real events that took place in Mumbai in 1987.
arts & culture
'Mortified' turns teenage writing into performance
BY ROBYN ROSS
The spirit of innovation that drove the composer lives on in our city
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Keen direction and outstanding performances bring us into Noël Coward's Thirties dandyism
Speculative fiction writer Robert Jackson Bennett travels back to the future
BY AMY GENTRY
Arts Reviews
Keen direction and outstanding performances bring us into Noël Coward's Thirties dandyism
Scott Eastwood's exhibit juxtaposes life and death, offering a noteworthy glimpse into memorials of the future
Not much happens in Terrence McNally's play, but in staging it, FrogDog Productions makes a very fine debut
columns
Your Style Avatar devours bytes, bites, and trinkets
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Don't let anyone tell you how (or whom) to love this Valentine's
BY KATE X MESSER
Music venue offers intimate concert experience
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
We don’t always have to admit our mistakes, but we eventually have to explain our tattoos
BY THE LUV DOC
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Aztex announce 2013 roster, and more
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
BY TONY MILLIONAIRE
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY SAM HURT
BY RYAN HENNESSEE