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Volume 42, Number 31
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
What State Police Patrolling Austin Means
Send in the troopers
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
State Offers Exciting New Incentives Package to Retain Public School Teachers
Tough times for teachers, but the Texas GOP is here to help
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Public Notice: Echoes of History
From the 23rd Street Mural to the Police Academy, in only 50 years
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
San Marcos Police Get the Reckoning Advocates Have Been Waiting For
Not-so-sexy AF
BY JORDAN BUCKLEY
Texas Environmental Penalties Are Increasing
Time for tougher regulation
BY LINA FISHER
Bill of the Week: Texas GOP Targets Transgender Youth
Bill would ban certain treatment for trans kids
BY DEX WESLEY PARRA
Lawsuit to Come After Elderly Deaf Woman’s Arm Allegedly Broken by Jailer
Attorney says she is finally getting a meeting with jail staff
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Observer Journalists Won’t Go Down Without a Fight
They're rallying all the support they can get
BY ABE ASHER
AISD Moves Toward Affordable Child Care in Old Pease Campus
Plus other news from their latest meeting
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
Calibrate Wellness Offers Radical Relief With Cannabis Edibles
Go green with these chef-created edibles designed for everyone
BY JESSI CAPE
Wu Chow Doubles, Perla’s Pleases, Oseyo Flexes Vegan, Texas Veg Fest Returns, and Live Fire and Heritage Fire Prepare to Blaze Into Town
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of March 30, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Longtime General Manager Tom Gimbel Departs Austin City Limits Television
ACL brand ambassador launches artists management agency in NYC
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Crosstalk: Austin Parks and Rec Board Discusses Fair Pay at SXSW, and More Music News
The latest moves from Austin's Tribe Mafia and Jackie Venson
BY LINA FISHER AND RACHEL RASCOE
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Arya’s Weyes Blood aftershow, celebrating SPOT, Urban Cultural Fest, and more
BY ANGELA LIM, KRISS CONKLIN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, MICHAEL TOLAND, TIM STEGALL, JULIAN TOWERS, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Lights, Camera, Stupidity in Austin-Made Satire
Bryan Connolly's Make Popular Movies spoofs how films are (and aren't) made
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
All That Breathes
The struggle by three men to save the endangered black kite
The Ants and the Grasshopper
Documentary wonders how to change minds about climate change
Bholaa
A homeward-bound ex-con gets caught up in a nefarious plot
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
The high fantasy game rolls a critical hit with a boisterous adaptation
Enys Men
The form of British folk horror conjured to mask a psychological drama
The Five Devils
Scents unlock memories and secrets in this French drama
Malum
A rookie cop gets harassed by demons in a remake of Last Shift
Smoking Causes Coughing
Rubber director's sentai spoof is weird, discursive magic
Spinning Gold
The crazy story of Casablanca, the label behind Kiss, P-Funk, and disco
A Thousand and One
The struggles of one Harlem family against the backdrop of a changing NYC
arts & culture
Five Arts Happenings off the Walls and in the Wild
Historical celebrations on your doorstep and road trips worth the drive
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Review: Penfold Theatre's Vincent
Size matters when painting a portrait of Van Gogh
BY BOB ABELMAN
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KAT MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: Time to Vote for Your Favorite Local People and Places in The Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin Awards
Show your appreciation for the good work folks are doing
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Online Voter Registration Saves Money and Reduces Fraud. So Why Won’t Texas Allow It?
Travis County's voter registrar explains why online voter registration is good for business
BY BRUCE ELFANT
Qmmunity: Celebrating Latinx Legends
Tatiana Cholula talks about refusing American assimilation in favor of celebrating Latinx culture through drag show Divina
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Port Isabel Lighthouse, Port Isabel
Keeping the lights on after almost two centuries on the Gulf Coast
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Just Exhausted
You might be the gardener
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, March 31 - April 6
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Predictable Austin FC Isn’t Just Playing Badly. It’s Playing Boring.
Is it time to hit the panic button?
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
