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Looking at the Lege After a Flaccid Special Session
Alpha males Abbott and Patrick can't get their red meat passed
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Point Austin: What History Teaches
Charlottesville resistance an inspiration here and everywhere
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: Sunrise, Moonset
Darkness at midday, bright lights at night
BY NICK BARBARO
A Guide to Confederate Monuments in Austin
Where to find them, for as long as they're still standing
Headlines
Quote of the Week: Eddie Rodriguez
The state rep chimes in on the special session
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
Adler, Eckhardt Warn Paxton on DACA Program
Abandoning deferred action would impact 234,000 Texans
BY MARY TUMA
Alex Jones’ Charlottesville Conspiracy Theory
Crackpot demagogue has ideas about the Nazis in Charlottesville
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
New APL Chief Appointed
Roosevelt Weeks takes over on Sept. 11
BY MICHAEL KING
Fasten Nabs RideAustin's Communication Engagement Director
Upstart rideshare company hires Joe Deshotel
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Calendar: CodeNEXT
The timeline is heating up
BY SARAH MARLOFF
County Bonds Set for November
$93.4 million for transportation, $91.5 million for parks
BY SARAH MARLOFF
A Council’s Work Is Never Done
Agenda features budget, the future of AE, and a whole lotta housing
BY MICHAEL KING
Firefighters and City Can't Strike a Deal
At an impasse yet again over collective bargaining
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Congressional Districts to Get Re-Mapped
Judge rules Doggett and Farenthold’s districts unconstitutional
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
“Rape Insurance” Bill Close to Becoming Law
HB 214 bars private, state-offered, and ACA abortion coverage
BY MARY TUMA
Where Are the Democrats on the 2018 Ballot?
With three months left to file, Democrats … don't seem eager to sign up
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
AISD's "Concerned Parents" Rail Against LGBTQ Inclusivity
Religious extremists against comprehensive sex ed and Welcoming Schools program
BY SARAH MARLOFF
AISD Campuses: Mostly in Good Standing
97% of district schools reach state targets for accountability
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report: How Is Trump Like Humpty-Dumpty?
For one, he's got a fragile shell
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
2017 AUSTIN CHRONICLE HOT SAUCE FESTIVAL
Some Like It Hot
Welcome to the 27th annual Hot Sauce Festival
BY BRANDON WATSON
2017 Contest & Festival Facts
The devil is in the details
Celebrity Judges at the Hot Sauce Festival
This year’s distinguished panel of judges includes …
A Taste of What's in Store
Scenes from the 2016 Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival
A Brief History of Chips and Salsa
The backstory on this power couple
BY SIERRA DIAZ
Dear Glutton: Preparing for the Hot Sauce Festival
Get ready for the heat with local sauces
BY EMILY BEYDA
Food Events
music
Playback: Touring Austin's Latin Record Stores
Discotecas outnumber Anglo record shops
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Summer Jams Clearance Sale, Part 2
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Tell the Devil I'm Getting There as Fast as I Can
BoDeans
Thirteen
Josh Abbott Band
Until My Voice Goes Out
Brandon Luedtke
Morning Light
Mark McKinney
World in Between
Memphis Strange
Strange Seconds
Burial Wraith
Kneel to the Witches
Doom Side of the Moon
Doom Side of the Moon
Headcrusher
Death Comes With Silence
Adrian Ruiz Quintet
Premiere: A Collection of Originals
Altin Sencalar
Introducing Altin Sencalar
Peacemakers
Peacemakers
Mike Nicolai
Rooster Nudes
Nakia
Wine to Water – The "Water to Wine" Outtakes
Caroline Says
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong
Horti
Corpus Callosum
Hardened and Tempered
The Trailer Sessions
Sons of Santos
The Spindletop Blues
Kathy & the Kilowatts
Let's Do This Thing!
Matt the Electrician
The Doubles
George Kinney & the Golden Dawn
Rebel Heart
screens
Shot Caller's Vivid Look at Crime and Punishment
Local director Ric Roman Waugh offers a brutal look at the penal system
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Teenage Time Bomb
Can you handle the suburban hellscape of Blonde Death?
BY ZACK CARLSON
What’cha Watchin’?
Advertising Director Cassidy Frazier lets The Son, Deadwood, and Peaky Blinders speak for themselves
Film Reviews
Brigsby Bear
A man searches for truth in nostalgia
Good Time
A crime caper goes horribly movie
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
I will always love you
Ingrid Goes West
Hashtag: #thisisyourlife
Logan Lucky
A different kind of heist film from the Ocean's 11 director
Shot Caller
The metamorphosis of the prison system
arts & culture
A New Cuppa Tea in Tripoli
Actress Bernadette Nason takes tales of a year in Libya and brews a potent memoir
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Austin Jewish Repertory Theater's The Art of Remembering
In Adina L. Ruskin's play, AJRT offers an intimate look at how memories shape us
Panoramic Voices’ Bach: Mass in B Minor
Director Brent Baldwin and his chorus made this work of pure uplift – rousing to sing, delightful to hear – a joy to experience
“Young Latino Artists 22: ¡Ahora!” at Mexic-Arte Museum
At a time when Hispanic identity is ever more complex, the artists in “YLA 22” seem pretty sure of their own
columns
Page Three: Trump and the Co-opting of “Alt”
If "alt-left" means "anti-Nazi," count us in
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Gay Place
Celebrating Pride Week amidst stupidity and hate
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Key Lime Pie Tour
Looking for America’s coolest summer pie at bakeries and restaurants around the area
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Break It Off Easy
Who gets the cat and the flat-screen?
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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