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85th Texas Legislature Preview
Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?
Federal Judge (Temporarily) Blocks Texas From Denying Planned Parenthood Patients Medicaid
Medicaid removal will not take effect until at least Feb. 21
SXSW Music List Four
Spoon, Kate Nash, Malcolm London, and 141 more added
Coming Out in the Dark
Behind the creation of Friday’s LGBTQ Human Rights Rally
Your Guide to the Weekend Resistance
A breakdown of inauguration weekend counterprotests
Step One: Create an LGBTQ Commission
It takes a village to forge a better quality of life for everybody
Planned Parenthood’s Standoff to Save Medicaid Continues
Hearing concludes Thursday, with a ruling expected before the weekend
Austin Food + Wine Festival Announces 2017 Talent
Tickets go on sale today
American Genre Film Archive Expands
Local film preservationists add Severin, Arrow, Vinegar Syndrome
ATX’s Inaugural Addresses
Local artists, comics speak out about Trump taking office
Dawnna Dukes Indicted
State rep faces 15 counts relating to abuse of office
Planned Parenthood Fights Texas in Court to Save Medicaid
Providers say Medicaid exclusion would be “devastating”
Dont Look Back Turns 50
AFS screens D.A. Pennebaker’s early Bob Dylan doc at the Paramount
Terry Allen’s Manifest Monographs
Lubbock don stages a vintage show for the ages
Evil Triplet’s Career Opportunities
ATX punk pioneer previews heavy psych on “Get a Job”
Vela Kicks Off
Immigration lawyer formally adds name to foggy HD 46 race
Geek Out In Austin
Local meetups for Austin gamers
Superjoint Fires Up
Pantera frontman knocks the rust off in tour opener
Underworld: Blood Wars
Vampires vs. werewolves (again)
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Strange things are afoot in the morgue
Live by Night
Ben Affleck directs and stars in this period gangster drama
Patriots Day
The hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers
The Bye Bye Man
A group of teens unleash the bogeyman
Free Week Live Shots
Spider House Ballroom, Jan. 7
Next Week’s Rallies
The Resistance continues in Austin
Free Week Live Shots
Mohawk, Jan. 2
Free Week Live Shots
Cheer Up Charlies, Jan. 8
“Warhol by the Book” at the Blanton
What’s most interesting in this retrospective is the early work that shows just how damn good Warhol was at graphic design
Free Week Live Shots
The Blackheart, Jan. 3
Playback: Ramsay Midwood Buys the Bar
Ramsay Midwood co-acquires Sam’s Town Point, record store news, and Spoon teases upcoming Matador Records LP.
Day Trips: Looking Back at 2016
Some noteworthy milestones from last year
Free Week Live Shots
Sidewinder, Jan. 4
An HIV Problem at Westlake Medical Center
Patient turned away due to HIV status
Free Week Live Shots
Beerland, Jan. 4
PrintAustin 2017: A Sampler
Get a taste for printmaking’s infinite variety through four exhibitions at the Flatbed complex
The Hightower Report: Searching for Integrity in Trumplandia
That Ivanka Trump Collection was manufactured where?
Free Week Live Shots
Barracuda, Jan. 5
Page Two: Loving and Hating John Wayne, Meryl Streep, Free Speech
Public or private, unspoken or expressed, the rights of every citizen are guaranteed
Quote of the Week
They really said that?
Soccer Watch
U.S. Soccer’s Board of Directors voted on Jan. 6 to grant provisional Division II status to both the North American Soccer League and United Soccer League for the 2017 season. Neither league meets all D2 standards, but U.S. Soccer said it “will work with the leagues on a pathway to full compliance.” The NASL had…
Point Austin: Keeping Hope Alive
Obama and Doggett on our renewed responsibilities
Headlines
City Council handles prep and update work this week, with two workshops at UT’s AT&T center and a session on CodeNEXT public outreach Wednesday afternoon. See “Whole Lotta Process to Process,” Jan. 13. Texas Gun Sense held a series of special events Wednesday at the Capitol and elsewhere to educate legislators and others about the…
City Council Takes a Field Trip
CodeNEXT, off-site workshops push agenda through January
Public Notice: The Planning Puzzle
Music venues, hospitals, and neighborhood plans
Soifer Transitions From Lawyer to Judge
Noted women’s advocacy lawyer moves to the bench
Search Procedure Questioned in Sunday In-Custody Suicide
APD won’t say publicly whether Zac Anam was searched before he was placed under arrest
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The last U.S. bayonet charge was in 1951 during the Korean War. After licking or chewing an object of interest, hedgehogs create foamy saliva they’ll deposit on various parts of their bodies. It’s called self-anointing. According to Grist.org, the term “gridlock” was coined by Sam Schwartz during the NYC transit workers’ strike in 1980. Schwartz…
Lege Lines: Off the Rails Already
Lege opens with sparring chambers, questions about Dukes’ future
Another Failing Grade
When the school’s grading system itself gets an “F”
Luv Doc: Worthless
Everyone is a snowflake and we all have something unique and special to contribute
Accident or Arson?
The Islamic Center of Travis County burned down just months before it was set to open
Crowdsourcing Medical Data Through Gaming
UT’s Simulation and Game Applications Lab helps researchers reach further
Capital T Theatre’s Hir
The Capital T Theatre production of Taylor Mac’s absurdist satire puts the front lines of combat inside an American home
Review: The Beer Plant
Uneven execution blights vegan gastropub
Free Week Live Shots
Empire Control Room, Jan. 6
APD Veteran Fired
Officer terminated for repeated domestic disturbances
Dorćol Distilling Introduces Rakia to Central Texas
Serbian inspired apricot brandy defies expectations
Dead Man’s Cell Phone
En Route Productions makes Sarah Ruhl’s lighthearted meditation on love and death both hilarious and touching
Gay Place
Community leaders hosts forum to discuss new city commission to focus on LGBTQ quality of life
Free Week Live Shots
Stubb’s, Jan. 6
Former Chronicle Editor Joins Flannigan’s Staff
Finally, someone with some actual credentials in public office!
Free Week Live Reviews
New Year’s Day touched off two weeks of Free Week. Here’s the first week highlights.
Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Race Is On
Nick Chu announces candidacy
Free Week Live Shots
Swan Dive, Jan. 1
