Dec. 20, 2024

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After Years in Jail for a Crime He Was Never Convicted of, Cyrus Gray Is Free ... for Now

Living in the free world, but the case just won't go away

BY BRANT BINGAMON

Headlines / Quote of the Week

Another Big Year for Austin’s Transit Overhaul

Project Connect will hit milestones and legal battles in 2025

BY BENTON GRAHAM

Mike Siegel Prevails Over Gary Bledsoe in Low-Turnout Runoff

73% fewer votes cast in the runoff than the general election

BY AUSTIN SANDERS

Fernando de Urioste Wins At-Large Austin ISD Seat

AISD gets union-preferred trustee

BY BRANT BINGAMON

City Council Says Goodbye to Three Members in Last Meeting of the Year

Council wraps up 2024 and prepares for 2025

BY AUSTIN SANDERS

Council Says Hello to New Austin Energy Plan

Carbon-free by 2035, but using fossil fuels for now

BY AUSTIN SANDERS

Wish List

Your guide to charitable giving
food

Restaurant Review: Austin’s Very Own Saltt

Gulf Coast cuisine served with a smile

BY MELANIE HAUPT

music

City Votes to Designate 12th Street Building a Landmark

While a different Eastside venue keeps looking for cash

BY CARYS ANDERSON

Uncle Lucius, Norman BA$E, and More Holiday-Adjacent Live Shows

Crucial concerts for the week to keep you out and about

BY CARYS ANDERSON, JOE GROSS, GENEVIEVE WOOD, JAMES RENOVITCH, AMBER WILLIAMS, DOUG FREEMAN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, CAT MCCARREY, MICHAEL TOLAND AND TIM STEGALL

Live Music in Austin

BY DEREK UDENSI

Screens

Film Reviews

Homestead

A family retreats to a prepper compound after a nuclear attack

Mufasa: The Lion King

Live-action Lion King story continues with a sequel and prequel in one

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sega franchise returns for a thematically dark and joyless ride

Theater of Thought

Werner Herzog doc asks big ideas about the human mind
arts & culture

Theatre Review: Penfold Theatre’s It’s a Wonderful Life

The hopes and fears of George Bailey’s years, unpacked in a single night

BY CAT MCCARREY

Little Women, Big Games, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Get in the spirit with these arts and cultural happenings

BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, CAT MCCARREY, KIMBERLEY JONES, JAMES RENOVITCH AND DEREK UDENSI

Chanukah and Xmas Events for the Family or to Help You Escape Family

Either way, you're having a good time

BY JAMES SCOTT, JAMES RENOVITCH AND CAT MCCARREY

columns

The Off Beat: Resound’s Winter Formal Levels Up to a Holiday Hootenanny

Expanded winter mini-fest touches down at Radio / East

BY CARYS ANDERSON

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

BY MR. SMARTY PANTS

Qmmunity: Homo for the Holidays

We’re trying our best out here, even during the holidays

BY JAMES SCOTT

The Luv Doc: A Solid C-Minus

Mostly unfettered by the haze of inebriation

BY THE LUV DOC

Day Trips: Texas Transportation Museum, San Antonio

Old Steam Engine No. 6 had a role in Texas history

BY GERALD E. MCLEOD

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 20-26

BY ROB BREZSNY

Feedback

Letters to the editor, published daily
sports

Texas Coach Steve Sarkisian Should Start the Arch Manning Era Now

He’s the roster’s best chance to win at QB against Clemson

BY ERIC GOODMAN

comics

Eyebeam

BY SAM HURT

This Modern World

BY TOM TOMORROW

Jen Sorensen Comics

BY JEN SORENSEN

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