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Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do “What’s Right”
Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies
The Latest Chef Changes
Ten chefs have earned new positions at restaurants around the city
Sandra Bland Remembrance Today
Evening event includes march from Victory Grill to Capitol
The Q&A Hole: What Got You Hooked On the Weird Stuff?
Waiting for the manlike creature with the glowing eyes
What Happens When Texas Blocks Planned Parenthood? Abortions Rise.
Study: Lege’s family planning cuts led to an increase in abortion
Frida Kahlo Inspires Women of Color-Centered Marketplace
Market celebrates “Frida Friday” every month
American Dreams by Maneikis
Rapper’s addiction ode saves souls
Home Slice Heads North
South Austin hot spot to open second location
Michener Center Director Named
Author Bret Anthony Johnston to head UT center for writers
Where to Watch Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Premiere in Austin
Local watch parties, plus GoT trivia nights and menu specials
White Linen Night Announces Lineup
Annual party offers first tastes of Henbit and Contigo Fareground
Couple Behind Henri’s to Open New Concept
Windsor Village space under construction now
Omenihu: Dream Killers Bow to TLC
Local rhymesayer’s affirmation of overcoming scrubdom
Sophia’s Gets a New Direction
More seasonal features, a new bar menu, and a new chef de cuisine
New City Music Manager: Erica Shamaly
Marketing veteran takes over top municipal music post
Origin Story of the Liberty Lunch Brand
Former venue owner Mark Pratz on Stubb’s potential re-branding
Bryce Clifford’s Yuppie Affirmation
Sing it all together now, “I Wanna Buy a Condo Downtown”
DVDanger: Don’t Knock Twice
Home release horror, plus J-horror streaming news and more
Rodney Reed Hearing Set for October
Exculpatory evidence at issue in four-day hearing
Live Music to See This Weekend
Your handbook for a happy Friday and Saturday
The House
They say the house always wins, but sometimes …
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is back (again)
The Exception
WW II melodrama lacks a charismatic lead
The Journey
Settling peace in Northern Ireland?
The Little Hours
Foul-mouthed nuns can’t save this comedy
Three Food Tours That Will Leave You Hungry for More
Everything from food trucks to famed Austin restaurants
Point Austin: Fireworks for the Fourth
Reflections on Independence Day from Frederick Douglass
RTX Animation Festival Premieres Powerhouse’s Castlevania
Rooster Teeth’s Gray G. Haddock on the “new golden age of animation”
Public Notice: Transect, We Hardly Knew Ye
Deadline looms to comment on zonings that no longer exist
Rooster Teeth Debuts Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars
The party game you never knew you needed
Dawnna Dukes vs. Texas
The state rep.’s trial is set for Oct. 16
Review: Mattie’s
Green Pastures lives at revitalized grande dame
RideAustin’s Community Collaborative
The ridesharing nonprofit has a new deal to help get residents to their doctor
The Luv Doc
Leave the milk in the refrigerator
The 1776 Freedom March
Trump supporters gathered in Wooldridge Park on Saturday
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Beeping your car horn to the tune of “Shave and a haircut, two bits” in Mexico is considered a way of flipping off another driver, translating rhythmically as the relatively vulgar phrase, “chinga tu madre, cabrón.” The top college pole vaulting school in the U.S. currently is the University of South Dakota Coyotes (that’s the…
Marriage Equality Suffers Blow
Texas Supreme Court sends same-sex marriage benefits case back to Harris County
Chargaux at the 2017 Austin Chamber Music Festival
This dynamic Brooklyn-based string duo proves that the Austin Chamber Music Festival has many more colors than its name suggests
Playback: Come & Take It
On Austin as a metal town, and a leaked shortlist for the next Austin Music Office boss
The Doctor vs. the Hospital
Relentless whistleblower fights legal war of attrition with Lakeway Medical Center
DPS Director Steve McCraw Issues Immigration Marching Orders
Since Nov. 4, DPS troopers “have an obligation” to work with ICE, Border Patrol
Oops
During the 11,000-word shuffle that was last week’s Margaret Moser tribute, “Leader of the Pack,” one of the celebrant’s core friends and musical muses, Angela Strehli, didn’t make it into print with her testimony to the importance of the Chronicle’s pride and joy on music here and beyond. That appreciation has been restored online. Music…
APD Knew About Moldy Rape Kits Back in April
Moldy rape kits a problem for prosecution, defense, survivors
Three more events at the 2017 Austin Chamber Music Festival that are “Outside the Bachs”
Animated Shorts Fri., July 14, 7:30pm, North Door, 501 Brushy Bandoneon master Raúl Jaurena returns to the festival and joins forces with pianist Michelle Schumann and the Tosca String Quartet to play a program in which they provide the live soundtracks to assorted short films. The music runs the gamut from Astor Piazzolla to Schubert…
Forecasting SB 4’s Future
U.S. Judge Sam Sparks heard arguments in his federal court
Different Stages’ The Dresser
Different Stages’ The Dresser shows where to find the juiciest drama in the theatre: backstage
The Hightower Report: When Is Daylight Robbery Not a Crime?
Grifters, all of them
Gay Place
Ethan Parker organized the TenderQueer art show out of necessity
“En Bola” at de stijl | Podium for Art
The pairings of artists in this Los Outsiders exhibition yield works that are at once chaotic and harmonious, loud and quiet
What’cha Watchin’?
Chrondog Hank mulls a career change after watching Dogs With Jobs
Day Trips: Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area, Spicewood
Popular mountain biking park shouldn’t be overlooked for its swimming and camping
Cinema, Vehicular
Green Screen Film Series returns to the Laguna Gloria Amphitheater
Soccer Watch
Is it Deutschland über alles for the next decade of international football? Sure looks that way, after Germany swept the two major tournaments of the summer, the European U-21 Championship last Friday, and then the FIFA Confederations Cup on Sunday – both with essentially second-string lineups, because head coach Joachim Löw picked a very young…
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Council’s Vacation Continues: There’s no regular City Council meeting this week. Members are on their July break, and don’t return to the dais for Thursday meetings until Aug. 3. State lawmakers are also cramming a little vacation time in before they return to Austin on July 18 for the special legislative session. Good news for…
The Common Law
My front yard is a toilet
Quote of the Week: Joe Straus
The House Speaker had some choice words for the “bathroom bill”
