Illustration by Jason Stout
Volume 37, Number 9
ON THE COVER:
features
The new face of terror, no ammo necessary
news
Our endorsements on local bond packages and state constitutional amendments
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
How does one schedule a bond? Very carefully, and with a lot of advance planning.
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Flake, Corker, and Straus ... does the new GOP have room for decency?
BY MICHAEL KING
Scary times for CodeNEXT
BY NICK BARBARO
The House Speaker is out after this term. Here's doubting he goes quietly.
NAKED CITY
Court of Criminal Appeals orders re-examination of 2009 case
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Activists protest Sessions and the DOJ’s “racist” agenda
BY MARY TUMA
How did something so wrong get into the League of Women Voters’ voting guide?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
TMB delays exoneration of Lakeway doctor
BY MICHAEL KING
Can the congressman from El Paso really take a Senate seat from Ted Cruz?
BY MARY TUMA
Marathon land use commission meeting precipitates close of public comment period
BY SARAH MARLOFF
BY MICHAEL KING
Civil rights loophole at the heart of court reporter's case
BY SARAH MARLOFF
13 felonies gone, two misdemeanors resolved
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
1982 slaying remains unsolved
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Argument over use of medical funding will continue in court
BY MICHAEL KING
Union membership, City Council to consider agreement over next two months
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
food
East Airport eatery Killa Wasi elevates casual dining
BY EMILY BEYDA
music
Exploring the oscillators, envelope generators, and filters that create the band’s pastoral, spacey sound
BY DAN GENTILE
Hanging with Morbid Angel singer-turned-country outlaw David Vincent and other dark tales of the live music capital
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Platters
Deadbeat Graffiti
Ryou Cannon
Hong Kong Cab
S / T MLP
The Subversive Nature of Kindness
American Neon
We're Not Going Anywhere
Check This Action
screens
DEATH BY FESTIVAL
13 hours of ghoulish cinematic creations
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Austin filmmaker serves up gore and giggles
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Local flavor and Texas ties
BY JOSH KUPECKI
Real life is hardcore enough. Music Editor Raoul Hernandez finds sweet escapism in streaming kinder, gentler TV.
Film Reviews
A blind woman who regains her sight starts to see things differently
An intimate look inside the venerable institution
It's not just a storm, it's a ...
The story of A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh
Halloween hijinks with Dave Mustaine
The director of The Lobster returns with another salvo
A comedian returns to Austin to care for her sick cat and confront her past
An effusive doc on the shower scene from Psycho
Jo Nesbø's crime series hits the big screen
American soldiers return from Iraq and try to readjust to civilian life
Serial killer high-school girls in the social media age
Another installment of Madea's spooky stories
arts & culture
Yes, the city’s “Library of the Future” still has books, but this 21st century facility is about so much more
BY ROBERT FAIRES
For Halloween, one South Austin yard becomes an infernal delight
BY ROSE L. THAYER
Arts Reviews
This musical is kitschy Halloween fun but with something to say about being different
The glow-in-the-dark visions of this earnest, sweet ballet will excite and inspire the youngsters who see it
The breadth of Texas viewpoints and artistic variety is evident in this year’s statewide survey of contemporary art
columns
Seriously, who doesn't love Halloween?
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Goatman’s Bridge is a reminder of the cowardly Klansmen’s dastardly deed
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
No, it probably isn't
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
BY LANCE MYERS
BY SAM HURT
BY JEN SORENSEN
BY TOM TOMORROW