Jana Birchum
Volume 36, Number 45
ON THE COVER:
news
Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies
BY MARY TUMA
Reflections on Independence Day from Frederick Douglass
BY MICHAEL KING
Deadline looms to comment on zonings that no longer exist
BY NICK BARBARO
The House Speaker had some choice words for the "bathroom bill"
NAKED CITY
The state rep.'s trial is set for Oct. 16
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The ridesharing nonprofit has a new deal to help get residents to their doctor
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Trump supporters gathered in Wooldridge Park on Saturday
BY TRAVIS PUTNAM HILL
Texas Supreme Court sends same-sex marriage benefits case back to Harris County
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Relentless whistleblower fights legal war of attrition with Lakeway Medical Center
BY MICHAEL KING
Moldy rape kits a problem for prosecution, defense, survivors
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Since Nov. 4, DPS troopers "have an obligation" to work with ICE, Border Patrol
BY DEBBIE NATHAN
U.S. Judge Sam Sparks heard arguments in his federal court
BY MARY TUMA
Grifters, all of them
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Everything from food trucks to famed Austin restaurants
BY BRANDON WATSON
Green Pastures lives at revitalized grande dame
BY BRANDON WATSON
music
On Austin as a metal town, and a leaked shortlist for the next Austin Music Office boss
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
Rooster Teeth's Gray G. Haddock on the "new golden age of animation"
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The party game you never knew you needed
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Green Screen Film Series returns to the Laguna Gloria Amphitheater
BY SEAN L. MALIN
Chrondog Hank mulls a career change after watching Dogs With Jobs
Film Reviews
WW II melodrama lacks a charismatic lead
They say the house always wins, but sometimes ...
Settling peace in Northern Ireland?
Foul-mouthed nuns can't save this comedy
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is back (again)
arts & culture
This dynamic Brooklyn-based string duo proves that the Austin Chamber Music Festival has many more colors than its name suggests
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Different Stages’ The Dresser shows where to find the juiciest drama in the theatre: backstage
The pairings of artists in this Los Outsiders exhibition yield works that are at once chaotic and harmonious, loud and quiet
columns
Ethan Parker organized the TenderQueer art show out of necessity
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Popular mountain biking park shouldn’t be overlooked for its swimming and camping
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Leave the milk in the refrigerator
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
My front yard is a toilet
BY LUKE ELLIS
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
BY SAM HURT
BY RYAN HENNESSEE
BY LANCE MYERS
BY TOM TOMORROW