Jana Birchum / Design by Zeke Barbaro
Volume 42, Number 35
ON THE COVER:
news
May 6 General and Special Elections
From the Capitol to the Waterfront, via Wall Street
BY NICK BARBARO
Has Taylor, TX, become Boomtown, TX?
BY ABE ASHER
Texas House passes broad restrictions on local regulations
BY DEX WESLEY PARRA
Acquiescing to a revote
BY BENTON GRAHAM
DPS won’t tell us where they’re patrolling or who they’re arresting
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Justice advocates are increasing their spending as we near election day
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
See early voting numbers so far
BY MAGGIE QUINLAN
And they have recommendations to make it right
BY KATIE KARP
Is your boss stealing from you?
BY LINA FISHER
The state won't kill Ivan Cantu this month after all
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
The folks behind Hopdoddy deliver goodness from south of the border
BY ROD MACHEN
Homestyle mac & cheese and jerk chicken made with love
BY A. RICHMOND
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of April 27, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
A rename and shared chemistry propel the Austin duo's new album
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD
speak n spell (Mid90s)
BY DEREK UDENSI
Satisfy Saturn (Spaceflight)
BY KRISS CONKLIN
Devil Music (Run for Cover)
BY JULIAN TOWERS
Dinosaur Jr. at Lakeline Park, Los Texmaniacs in Sunset Valley, and more recommended shows
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, MICHAEL TOLAND, KEVIN CURTIN, JULIAN TOWERS, TIM STEGALL, KATIE KARP AND DEREK UDENSI
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Austin-based TV creator Peter Mattei turns to audio drama for his new Audible series
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Edge of Seventeen director, Kelly Fremon Craig, on adapting Judy Blume's YA classic
BY JOELLE DIPAOLO
Film Reviews
Adaptation of Judy Blume's classic is just as perfectly poignant as the book
Lundgren and Wilson wasted in shoddy action flick
Biopic about the greatest boxing comeback story ever
Quirky, wry, and touching abortion dramedy puts character ahead of politics
Biography of the architect of rock & roll is built on shaky foundations
Latest Roller Derby doc sticks to the old playbook
British Indian action-comedy revels in a sisterly bond
Norwegian satire keeps the audience a safe distance from a narcissist
Gruesome guffaws in this Nazi-smashing Finnish action-comedy
40th anniversary re-release for the closing chapter of the original trilogy
Biography of the millionaires saving millions of acres of mountains
arts & culture
Passionate tribute to a landmark lesbian kiss is a warning from history
BY BOB ABELMAN
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KAT MCNEVINS
columns
Opinion: It's time for us to do something revolutionary – go through the whole alphabet before starting over again at A
BY ED ESPINOZA
DJ Boi Orbison lassos queer country nostalgia with Neon Rainbows
BY JAMES SCOTT
West Texas outdoor art gallery tells Lone Star State stories
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
When people say the word "subway" in Texas, they're usually not talking about underground mass transportation
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Your weekly horoscope, April 28 - May 4
BY ROB BREZSNY
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Accountability matters
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
BY SAM HURT
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY JEN SORENSEN