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The 12 People You Meet at Sam’s Town Point, Austin’s Real-Life Roadhouse
You’d never know the South Austin honky-tonk is there, but wait ’til you meet its cast of characters
Thebe Kgositsile and Earl Sweatshirt Become One at Emo’s
L.A. rapper shakes off some of the melancholic
AFF Crowning Game of Thrones Showrunners
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss join prestigious roster of honorees
Senate Confirms Abbott’s Nominee for State Office of Administrative Hearings Chief
Governor’s list has hundreds of unconfirmed “holdover” officials
Miche Bread Is Closing After Five Years
The artisan bread maker’s final market is May 5 at Mueller
Texas Senate Education Committee Advances Its Own School Finance Plan
SB 4 would essentially gut the House version of the bill
RTX Animation Heads Into Final Space
TBS animated comedy leads lineup including Austin-made Seis Manos
A Local Pick for Free Comic Book Day
Creators of Punchline offer a super-powered narrative
Star Wars Satire ¡Estar Guars! Gets Laughs and Gets Political
Latino Comedy Project takes on planetary issues
The Growing State of Downtown
Downtown Austin Alliance releases status report on development
Moontower 2019 Review: Amanda Seales
Her wide-ranging set proved this comic can’t be pigeonholed
Dan Patrick Promises to Kill Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
Proposal: no arrest, jail time for under 1 oz., passed in House Monday
Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup
Get ready for baby sea turtles, balloon launches, and more
Moontower 2019 Review: Schitt’s Creek: Up Close & Personal
The cult favorite comedy draws back the curtain
An Interview With “The Julia Child of BBQ”
Grill Master Steven Raichlen shares recipes from his new book
Moontower 2019 Review: Jenny Slate
The internet loves Jenny Slate, and so does Austin
Welcome to the Jungle: Guns N’ Roses Will Headline ACL Fest 2019
Plus Childish Gambino, Billie Eilish, Cardi B, the Cure, and Mumford
Moontower 2019 Review: Ronny Chieng
Daily Show senior correspondent brings polish and fire
Moontower 2019 Review: Hari Kondabolu
This stand-up act balanced light humor and social issues
Moontower 2019 Review: New York’s Finest
In a rapid-fire show, these Gotham comics earned their laughs
Smino Slays in Emo’s Sell-Out
St. Louis rapper gave the Nikes off his feet
Track Premiere: Little Mazarn’s “Vermont”
Ambient folk for moths
Moontower 2019 Review: Nicole Byer
The host of Nailed It – well, you can guess
Drew Silverman’s Gorintō
A quintessential work which surpasseth all understanding with beauty
Texas Voter Purge Effort Ends
State agrees to legal settlement; on the hook for $450K
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Celebrate the Battle of Puebla and the trouncing of France by the outnumbered and outgunned Mexican Army. Not to be confused with Mexican Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo puts the spotlight on Mexican-American culture with various parties and events throughout the city. Pro-tip: Don’t be the white guy wearing a sombrero.
On the Sidelines With New Documentary Fathers of Football
Bradley Beesley throws out the playbook for his high school doc
UPDATE: Beer-to-Go Passes House but the Battle Will Rage On in the Senate
What actually happened, and what happens next
AFS Doc Days Gets Cool With Miles Davis
Three day celebration of true tales returns for second year
Family
Outsider comedy has a lot less Insane Clown Posse than you might expect
Avengers: Endgame
The end is the beginning is the end as Marvel’s Infinity Saga reaches a satisfying, tearful end
Satan & Adam
The personal and musical impact of a Harlem friendship
Fathers of Football
Oklahoma high school football documentary could have gone deeper
Sunset
Period drama keeps the techniques of Oscar winner Son of Saul but loses the emotional weight
Day Trips: Roberto’s River Road Restaurant
Baton Rouge cafe serves Cajun food on the Mississippi River
Soccer Watch
The good news for Austin Bold FC: They opened their first home stand with a 1-0 win over defending Western Conference champions Phoenix Rising, with a nice goal by homegrown product Sonny Guadarrama. A scoreless draw with last-place El Paso on Sunday – with top scorer Kléber coming off with a first-half injury – was…
Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform
“Texas Plan” brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing’s final yet
Don Zimmerman Explores Texas Lege Run
Like Jesus, former conservative City Council member to rise again
Adler: Lege Has “Declared War” on Texas Cities
The mayor’s State of the City applauded local efforts and condemned state attacks
The Texas School Finance Plan’s Local Bottom Line
Additional per-student funding under HB 3 for the 2019-20 school year
Austin Energy Buys Out Biomass Plant
City utility escapes money-losing 2008 energy deal
Point Austin: Local Control Now in Chains
State clamps down on cities’ right to govern themselves
AISD Trustees Consider $30 Million in Cuts
Treading carefully on the budget
Quote of the Week
“Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I’m fucked.” – Ah, if only it were that simple to end the Trump presidency …
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of April 25, 2019
Hill Country Film Festival Looks Forward With Old Friends
From Fredericksburg to the future
Headlines
Code Red? City Council meets today, April 25, where the headline debate is likely to occur over – you guessed it – the next steps in rewriting the land use code (Item 11). Matters heated up at Tuesday’s work session, and some of those sparks should be visible today. LGBTQ & Title VII: The Supreme…
APD Asks City Council for Financial Help With DNA Testing
And more news from the dais
Medical Malpractice Suit Filed Against Lakeway Hospital
Facility charged in 2018 case
Qmmunity: SCOTUS to Decide if Title VII Extends to LGBTQ
Plus Queerbomb fundraisers and funny queer events
Un-Celebrating Confederate Heroes Day at the Lege
Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, is seeking to rid the state of Confederate Heroes Day – an “antiquated” commemoration that ignites reminders of the brutality of slavery – with House Bill 1183, co-authored by Austin Democratic Rep. Sheryl Cole. The day is currently a state holiday that agencies have the option of observing, and one that…
Public Notice: Earth Day Redux
Early showers stretch timeline for Earth Day celebrations
Citizen Wine’s Planned Tasting Room Looks to Bring Texas Wine to the People
Rae Wilson of Dandy Rosé imagines a fine and dandy watering hole
Lege Lines: Bill Would Ban Fetal Disability Abortion
ACLU questions constitutionality of draconian HB 2434
The Last Color Touches the Lives of India’s Untouchables
A rainbow of love at Indie Meme
Lege Lines: Empower Sues Representative Over House Press Creds
Charlie Geren claims group is a political action committee, not a news organization
Indie Meme Highlights South Asian Cinema
Film festival brings outsider stories to the forefront
Austin FC’s New Charitable Arm Backs Affordable Housing Project
Meanwhile, Senate Bill 1771 seeks to jeopardize the Major League Soccer team
Exploring Diverse Foodways at the Austin Food & Wine Festival
Plant pioneers, wines, and more to satisfy your culinary cravings
Death Watch: Was Dexter Johnson Condemned by His Own Attorney?
Inmate’s new co-counsel seeks to terminate longtime attorney for bad lawyering
Luv Doc: She Talks Too Much
Conversation is how we flush stupidity into the open so we can kill it
Glass Half Full Theatre’s Once There Were Six Seasons
Using innovative puppetry, Glass Half Full Theatre dukes it out with climate change in an invigorating way
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Flowers from the sweet acacia (or huisache) tree were collected to manufacture a French perfume called Cassie in the 19th century. Harry S. Truman popularized the term “snollygoster,” which describes an unprincipled politician who “will go to any lengths to win public office.” Jeremy Bentham is considered the founder of modern utilitarianism. After his 1832…
One in a Crowd: Anibikes
Get your kids moving on something magical with Anibikes
Faster Than Sound: Vivien Goldman’s Lasting Echoes of Feminist Punk
Vanguard journalist brings new book to Austin, the Larriva family remembers their friend Elliott Smith, and local musicians pop up all over the place
Rude Mechanicals’ Not Every Mountain
This Rude Mechs performance piece shows us a mountain’s lifetime in an hour and makes clear that nothing lasts forever
A Guide to Austin Classical Music
The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here
“Rebris” at Northern-Southern
Reduce, reuse, recycle is seldom so remarkable as in these works by Virginia Fleck and Ted Carey
