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SUMMER FUN 2019
Summer Events Calendar
All the fun things to see and do in Austin this summer
Explore the Natural Beauty of Texas at These Four State Parks
The best outdoor destinations near Austin are just a road trip away
BY BETH SULLIVAN
A Sampling of Summer Attractions Around Texas
"Day Trips" columnist Gerald E. McLeod picks some of his favorite things to do and see around Texas
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Restaurant Options to Pair With Smithville’s Small-Town Charm
Things to do when you’re out east of the big city
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Take a Drive-Through Safari at Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
San Antonio attraction gets you up close to emus, gazelles, wildebeests, and more
BY KEVIN CURTIN
See all our Summer Fun stories
news
Texas Anti-Choice Legislation Continues to Damage Health Care and Undermine Local Control
As GOP postures with SB 22, women’s health care pays the price
BY MARY TUMA
Austin at Large: This Road’s Gone On Forever
Is it wrong, or dumb, or evil to spend billions to fix I-35?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Mobility Weekend
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
Local Fallout From Unusually Heavy Rains
One dead; Zilker Zephyr closed indefinitely in flooding aftermath
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
DOJ Declares FDA Unable to Regulate Execution Drugs
Ruling could put an end to the legal fight between Texas and the FDA
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Impact Hub to Fund Work on Austin's Affordability Problem
City money would go to social innovators
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin City Council v. Climate Change
City Hall backs resilience, electric vehicles
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
LEGE LINES
Texas Secretary of State Gets Schooled on Voting Rights
Meanwhile, a hefty TV ad targets voter suppression bill
BY MARY TUMA
Legislation Sent to Senate Could Help More Moms Survive Postpartum Life
The lower chamber acts on maternal mortality
BY MARY TUMA
LGBTQ Forces Prevail at Capitol – For Now
One religious liberty bill dies; another moves forward
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Legislative Bill Would Hide How the Sausage Is Made
HB 4181 would add new exemptions for legislative records from open records requests
BY MICHAEL KING
AISD Employees’ Union Urges 10% Raise
With likely increase of state funding, local teachers say: “We’re worth it”
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
food
7 Central Texas Destination Restaurants Worth the Trip
Travel guide-worthy dining and tucked-away spots near Austin
BY JESSI CAPE
Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery Offers Bold Flavors Just Outside Austin City Limits
Drinks for the discerning palate and Hill Country views to soothe the soul
BY LAURA JONES
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of May 16, 2019
music
Doom Rockers Duel Conjure a Masterwork of Otherworldly Omnipresence
Locals work their black magic on new album Valley of Shadows
BY ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ
Raging and Reflecting With Glassing’s Ambient Metal
Letting just a little light in on new album Spotted Horse
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
Faster Than Sound: The College Kids Are Alright
First-ever KVRX Fest offers a buzzing platform for indie artists, Symphony Square, and industry-aspiring students. Also, Broken Spoke daughter Ginny White-Peacock needs "robot legs."
BY RACHEL RASCOE
screens
Edward Zwick Reopens Death Row Case in Trial by Fire
True-crime film takes another look at a triple homicide that never happened
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Noir City Film Festival Redefines the All-American Genre
Black, white, and red all over
BY MATTHEW MONAGLE
Now Streaming in Austin: "Texas Strong"
Webby-winning documentary lets a trans kid speak for herself
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
The Biggest Little Farm
Country life documentary may be an extended infomercial, but that can't dent its charm
A Dog's Journey
Bailey the dog is back, and this time he has a new purpose
The Hustle
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake can't con its way to success
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Welcome back, Mister Wick!
Running With Beto
Revisiting Beto O'Rourke's radical 2018 Senate campaign, side-by-side with the candidate
Shadow
Zhang Yimou's period martial arts drama probes the moral grays of life in a royal court
The Sun Is Also a Star
Is it destiny that brings these two lovers together, or the bland demands of a YA adaptation?
Trial by Fire
Cameron Todd Willingham story deserves a better retelling that trusts the evidence
The White Crow
Biopic of the great dancer Rudolf Nureyev rarely finds its feet
arts & culture
Celebrate the Apollo 11 Moon Landing With These Texas Road Trips
Houston and other Texas sites celebrate the golden anniversary of the first lunar landing
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Zach Theatre's The Ballad of Klook and Vinette
In tracking one couple's affair, this production shows us how love is an imperfect art
Terminator: The Musical at Fallout Theater
This is exactly the sort of loving parody of nuclear apocalypse and time-traveling AI everyone should experience at least once
TEMP's Mystic, Scientist, Scholar, Nun: Music of Hildegard von Bingen
The 12th century polymath's deep appreciation for creation came forth in a constant stream of praise that TEMP made uplifting
columns
Qmmunity: Road Trippin’ to Texas Queer Bars
Not to mention, Sir Rat's store opening and I'm From Driftwood's Austin show
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Fort Velasco
A beach town of historic proportions
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Two Spaces
Secretly hoping it's a 1988 Ford Escort with a whale fin spoiler
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
