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Volume 44, Number 38
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news
Educators Hate It, So Why Is Texas Keeping the STAAR Test Alive?
Behind efforts to eliminate the state test that stresses kids out and shuts schools down
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Solitary at 11, Dead at 16: One Kid’s Path to Adult Prison
Texas may pass a bill that would put more teenagers in prison with adults
BY MAGGIE QUINLAN
How Gov. Greg Abbott Appointees Could Take Over UT
Texas Republicans move forward with new bill attacking academic freedom
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Audit of APD License Plate Reader Program Reveals Privacy Concerns
City Council could renew program next month
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Austin Elders: Meet Donald Mace Williams, the 95-Year-Old Ph.D. and Poet
He’s an expert on Beowulf, and he hasn’t stopped writing
BY MATTEA GALLAWAY
food
The Strip Club: Parkline Shopping Center
Standard Szechuan and hard-to-find Asian grocery items abound at 11301 Lakeline
BY TAYLOR HOLLAND
music
Composing Your Austin Summer Music Calendar
Rock out at any one of these music fests in our summer roundup
BY JAMES SCOTT
Sounds of Survival: SIMS Marks Three Decades of Supporting Music Professionals
Austin music community celebrates community of care
BY CAROLINE DREW
Hot Luck, Vibe Vault, No Idea, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week
A smattering of sound suggestions
BY CARYS ANDERSON, DEREK UDENSI, CHRISTINA GARCIA, DOUG FREEMAN, MICHAEL TOLAND, CAROLINE DREW AND AMBER WILLIAMS
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
Screens
Film Reviews
Caught by the Tides
Jia Zhang-ke’s latest is a love story with time’s passage in mind
The Last Rodeo
A retiree enters a high-stakes bull-riding competition
Lilo & Stitch
Live-action remake of the Disney cartoon about the bond between a girl and an alien
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
What a bummer
arts & culture
Visual Arts Review: “Porous Matters” at MASS Gallery
Gallery show reinterprets Edwards Aquifer’s low water levels as both urgent and romantic
BY TEEDEE SIMONS
Celebrating Black Austin, Telling Stories, and Ducks Galore in This Weekend’s Events
Our arts and culture recommendations to keep you busy
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, CARYS ANDERSON, JAMES RENOVITCH, CAT MCCARREY, KIMBERLEY JONES, RICHARD WHITTAKER AND BLAKE LESCHBER
Entanglements, Switchblades, and Tons of TV in the Week’s Events
Treat your weekdays like a weekend with these arts and culture happenings
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, BLAKE LESCHBER, RICHARD WHITTAKER, MICHAEL TOLAND, LINA FISHER, CAT MCCARREY AND KIMBERLEY JONES
columns
Day Trips: Healing Uvalde Mural Project, Uvalde
Uvalde mural project helps the community remember and heal
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: A Potential Marriage Relationship
No self-respecting reptile would spend more than a few minutes in Barton Springs
BY THE LUV DOC
Qmmunity: Net Nostalgia
Editor James reflects on what being on the computer used to mean
BY JAMES SCOTT
Opinion: The War Against Humanity (Hint: AI Is Winning)
Why we must be more mindful of our use of AI and reconnect with our surroundings
BY HENRY PHAM
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, May 23-29
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Austin FC Is Historically Bad at a Pretty Important Part of Soccer
Verde and Black’s lack of scoring is approaching record levels of terribleness
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
