Forbidden Fruit
Cambria
Volume 36, Number 40
ON THE COVER:
news
DPS Troopers Push Undocumented Immigrants Into a Deportation Pipeline
Spike in traffic stops raises concerns about racial profiling, faulty record keeping, and the damage done to families
BY DEBBIE NATHAN
Point Austin: Shoot First
Boys and their toys, at the Legislature and elsewhere
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: “We Can’t Hear You.”
CodeNEXT planning process remains a mystery
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week: Joe Straus
Everybody was ready for sine die
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
Trump Budget Wants Congress to Rewrite Federal Immigration Law
But that budget? DOA. (We hope.)
BY MICHAEL KING
News Orgs Unite for Austin Municipal Research Institute
Statesman, Monitor, KUT, and KLRU to collaborate on CodeNEXT beat
BY MICHAEL KING
Appeals Court: Name Your Death Drugs, Texas
A ruling in name only
BY SARAH MARLOFF
CapMetro Launches On-Demand Service in East Austin
Rideshare tech meets bus convenience with Pickup app
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Austin to Fed Judge: Dismiss State’s SB 4 Suit
City attorneys question the timing of the state's pre-emptive strike
BY MARY TUMA
Council: Code Blue
Lamentations on land use
BY MICHAEL KING
“A Victim-Centered Process” for Solving Sex Crimes
APD's new sexual assault cold case unit is up and running
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Lege Lines: Patrick’s Hostage Play
How the Lt. Gov. held the 85th Lege for ransom
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Is the Special Events Permit Parking Program a Scalper's Delight?
Say goodbye to non-resident parking near the city's big events
BY MICHAEL KING
Uber and Lyft Are Back, in Case You Missed Them
Drivers and riders react to return of TNC giants
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
The Hightower Report: Where Does Inequality Come From?
By taking from the needy and giving to the rich
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
A Guide to Vegan Austin
It’s a proverbial land of milk and honey for those who adhere to a plant-based diet
BY ALISHA MCDARRIS
Review: Bonhomie
Philip Speer brings friendly French to Austin
BY BRANDON WATSON
Food Events
music
Spoon's Hot Thoughts Remodels the Locals' Art-Funk
Britt Daniel and Jim Eno talk about the rise of R&B in the band's sound
BY TIM STEGALL
Playback: Saving Souls at the Electric Church
New venue the Electric Church converts local psychics, and Samuel Grey Horse recounts his mule variations
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
Alison Macor Tells the Tale of Austin’s Greatest Rewrite Man
New book delves into the career of Top Gun script doctor Warren Skaaren
BY SEAN L. MALIN
My Obsession: Scrubs
Finding real-life parallels in the hospital sitcom’s mentor-student relationship
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
I, Daniel Blake
Ken Loach's latest offers dignity in the face of humiliation
Paris Can Wait
A woman at the crossroads of life
The Wedding Plan
A rom-com with a twist
Wonder Woman
The origin story of Diana, princess of the Amazons
arts & culture
Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2017
Flatbed Press founders Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith, choreographer Kate Warren and theatre / spoken word artist Zell Miller III join the ranks of cultural heroes
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Queerbomb 2017
Undeterred by rising costs, a new crew breathes new life into Austin's alt-Pride
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Arts Reviews
Mastrogeorge Theatre's Good People
This production of David Lindsay-Abaire's play gives us a close look at the folks inside Southie – and why some never leave
Nina Katchadourian's Indecision on the Moon
The Apollo 11-inspired work, housed in a pitch-black room at the Blanton, may tell us how adventurous or conservative we really are
"Abby Bagby: Kingdom" at Women & Their Work
The exhibition’s high-fashion outfits made from human hair and draped on mannequins are quite beautiful but also unsettling
columns
Page Two: Unfortunately the Left Is Guilty of Hypocrisy Even If the Right Is More Openly Oppressive
Adding a “but” to freedom of speech is unacceptable
BY LOUIS BLACK
Gay Place
Our fave event of the year is here: Queerbomb!
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth
Public tours go behind the scenes for insights into race day excitement
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Gracious Acceptance
The Luv Doc postulates on why 69 was invented
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
