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Zeke Barbaro
news
With Trump Taking Office, the Texas Lege Is Unleashed
A lot can change in a legislative session. Here’s what we know.
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Headlines / Quote of the Week
AISD Is Finding More and More Ways to Cut Expenses in Budget Crunch
All the cuts, all the time
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Texas Continues Sending People to the Execution Chamber, Innocent or Not
Year-end report focuses on inmates with innocence claims
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Woman-Run Catholic Charity Dissolves After Serving Austin for Over a Century
Running soup kitchens, covering funeral bills, these ladies showed up
BY AMBER WILLIAMS
music
Trauma Ray, TILT, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week
Lots of live music options ahead
BY CARYS ANDERSON, DEREK UDENSI, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, KAHRON SPEARMAN, MICHAEL TOLAND, DOUG FREEMAN, KYRA BRUCE AND AMBER WILLIAMS
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
Screens
Film Reviews
Better Man
Portrait of Robbie Williams as the greatest showman
The Brutalist
Epic achievement about an immigrant in America
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Sequel to 2018’s action-heist hit
Game Changer
Telugu language action drama
The Last Showgirl
Pamela Anderson captivates as an aging Vegas performer
Nickel Boys
Experimental adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s 2019 Pulitzer winner
The Room Next Door
Old friends reconnect amidst a cancer diagnosis
arts & culture
Theatre Review: Come From Away
Traveling musical examines the wake of tragedy with hopeful optimism
BY CAT MCCARREY
ISHIDA Dance Company Brings a European Dance Sensibility to Texas
Getting emotional and experimental with as long as there is in me
BY CAT MCCARREY
Follies, Samurai, and a Few Non-Alcoholic Events for the Weekend
Got a resolution to get out more? No problem.
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, RICHARD WHITTAKER AND CAT MCCARREY
Volleyball, Dalí, and Feminists Rule This Week’s Recommended Events
Arts and culture for the work-week socializer
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, CAT MCCARREY, KIMBERLEY JONES, RICHARD WHITTAKER, CARYS ANDERSON AND DEREK UDENSI
columns
Day Trips: Bay View Restaurant, Marble Falls
Enjoy a patio and dining room with a view
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Austin Chronic: With Proposed Hemp Ban in Texas, Stakeholders Warn of an Industry Going Under Overnight
Senate Bill 3 would be bad business
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Qmmunity: New Queers Resolutions
This year, we’re all resolving to be resolute
BY JAMES SCOTT
The Luv Doc: Your Volley
Pickleball matches aren’t won on the sidelines
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, January 10-16
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Brandon Vazquez Is a Home-Run Add for Austin FC
Getting to know the club’s newly signed Designated Player
BY ERIC GOODMAN
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