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Gifted and Talented Education Programs Turn the Lights Out on Non-White Students
“Race is the greatest predictor of who succeeds and fails in American public education”
Gender Neutral Suiting Comes to Texas
Queer-owned Sharpe Suiting wants to ungender fashion
Suit Filed Against Mobile Voting Law
Young, old Democrats sue Secretary of State over mobile voting limits
Six Austin Chefs Share Their Personal Thanksgiving Traditions
Consider clam stuffing, prime rib, and sweet golden raisin stuffing
Gender Unbound’s Winter Art Market Returns
An afternoon to get close, get local, and support LGBTQIA artists
Entertain the Family With These Thanksgiving Weekend Events Around Austin
From holiday lights to puppy yoga, there’s something for everybody
Day Trips & Beyond: Holiday Lights 2019
Holiday happenings from Arlington to Wimberley
Blues Boy Hubbard Passes at 85
Guitarist and bandleader elemental to Eastside music history
AISD School Closures, Racism at APD, and More on This Week’s The Austin Chronicle Show
Also: What to watch in movie theatres Thanksgiving Day
South Austin Wedding Venue Mercury Hall Is Closing
Owners say property taxes have tripled in past five years
The Good Liar
Mirren and McKellen cross paths in this retiree con flick
Waves
A bracing dive into a Floridian family set adrift
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Mister Rogers reminds us once again that we are loved
Honey Boy
Shia LaBeouf’s autobiography is more than a therapy session
Frozen II
Back to Arendelle, but has the story grown up with the audience?
Quote of the Week
“Everyone was in the loop. It was no secret.” – Ambassador Gordon Sondland, ruining the president’s day right as Trump readied himself for an Austin visit. The wealthy yet inexperienced diplomat’s testimony made POTUS’ impeachment (though not his conviction and removal from office) a near-certainty.
County Revives Proposal for Palm School / Expo Center Land Swap
County Judge’s latest offer to city manager expires Dec. 16
Public Notice: A Map of 21st Century Racism
It was an ugly Monday evening at the Austin ISD school board. After sitting through hours of speakers who were unanimously and often vehemently opposed to the school closures in the plan before them, and being asked by local elected officials from every level of government to put off a decision, trustees instead voted as…
Point Austin: One, Two, So Many Amigos
Agent Orange stops in Austin, trailing corruption in his wake
Oops!
Last week’s “Public Notice” column referred to “architects Chris and Gina Allen.” However, while the two “run a little mom and pop architecture practice,” Gina Allen is not an architect, but a real estate/development expert. Our apologies for the mistake. In Music column “Faster Than Sound” last week, the note about Waterloo Records having a…
Qmmunity: Less Hateful Chicken
Plus drag dance parties, queerotica, and Thanksgiving-themed storytelling
Faster Than Sound: Goodbye Prop B, Hello HOT Monies
Following the defeat of Proposition B, Austin music advocates brainstorm applications of the first city funding for commercial music
“Sarah Fox: Bruisers” at grayDUCK Gallery
In this solo show, boys will be boys, sometimes, and sometimes also horses
How ATX Studios Has Quietly Become Valuable Real Estate for TV in Austin
One of the city’s big filming facilities is about to undergo a massive expansion
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of November 21, 2019
Fusebox Festival Director Chooses His Top Five Stops for EAST 2019
Ron Berry on what’s hot on this year’s East Austin Studio Tour
The Luv Doc: Shoeless Joker
A pair of shoes makes a decent funk fence
Dance Repertory Theatre’s 2019 Fall for Dance
In works ranging from tender to tense, the student dancers in the UT Department of Theatre & Dance embodied the spirit of “I can do anything”
Ed Ward Unleashes His Second Volume on The History of Rock & Roll
First-generation rock critic visits Teen Pan Alley
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Yellow lines to divide lanes going in opposite directions and white lines used to indicate same-direction lanes weren’t standardized until 1971. Queen Victoria, Thomas Edison, Ulysses S. Grant, and Pope Leo XIII were all big fans of Vin Mariani, a red wine that contained cocaine. By 2050, the plastic waste in the ocean could outweigh…
Generic Ensemble Company’s The Future of Ismael
This stage adaptation of Siri Gurudev’s novel creates a striking sci-fi society but never finds its beating heart
Where to Buy Your Thanksgiving Bird
7 ways to put a turkey (or non-turkey) on the table in Austin
Austin’s Best Locally Baked Thanksgiving Pies
Keep your eyes on the pies
East Austin Studio Tour 2019: Week 2 Recommendations
Looking for something bigger, brighter, wilder than paint on a canvas at this year’s EAST? Do we have some ideas for you
Now Streaming in Austin: Coming Undone With Minnow Mountain
Resurrecting Rotoscoping for the Amazon Prime mindbender
Texas Platters
“I fell into a spiral, a swoon, drawn by the moon,” sings Grace Rowland halfway through her fourth album as the Deer. The line pinpoints a headspace developed over years by the haunting Austin folk group, brought down to earth considerably on this country-swirled indie rock debut for local imprint Keeled Scales. Toughened by a…
East Austin Studio Tour Maximum Tourage Recommendations
These five places will help you get the most EAST
Travis County D.A. Moore Pushes Back Against Firefighters’ Claims
Says the job of her office is to “see that justice is done” for victims and the accused
Texas Platters
A Connecticut Yankee under the big and bright stars of Presidio County, Graham Reynolds rides the ley lines of West Texas’ Davis Mountains up, down, over, and beyond. Guitar strings soak in tin bathtubs of studio reverb as clusters of ocotillo violins crook toward endless twilight. Aside from the caravan frolic-n-roll of “Stampede” and “Union…
Toni Tipton-Martin’s Unveils Much-Anticipated Second Cookbook
Check out her recipe for roast turkey with chile-pecan sauce fresh from Jubilee
City Opens Inquiry Into APD Racism Charges
Former Bexar County ADA will lead third-party investigation
Texas Platters
“The point of the record is to be free,” intones Ethan Boley to start the second full-length by he and his siblings’ namesake local act. “So go on and steal it, man, ‘cuz it’s all free!” Good luck getting your album stocked in local stores now! Said opener, “Free Willy,” kicks the LP’s purest mohawk…
Austin’s Vegan Options for Your Thanksgiving Feast
No need for meat, but get your orders in fast
Rodney Reed Gets Execution Stay, New Hearing
New witnesses, debunked forensic evidence, and DNA testing to be considered in 2020
Texas Platters
A name like Delicate Boys insinuates a group encompassing stringy pop and innocence, but Mineral Empire is flat-out rude. Punk poured with a shot of psychedelia and a splash of surf makes a delicious cocktail the Austin quartet mixes well. Not a far cry from their debut 2017 EP Physical Culture, the full-length sprinkles gritty…
Day Trips: Deep-Sea Fishing, Galveston
Deep-sea fishing out of Galveston was an exciting day of controlled chaos on the rolling seas. The idea of a fishing trip to the Gulf of Mexico has always intrigued me. I enjoy boat rides, and fish is one of my favorite meals. Along with my son and two grandsons, I chartered my first deep-water…
District 2 Race Gathers Steam as Delia Garza Decides Not to Seek Reelection
David Chincanchan has already kicked off his campaign, Vanessa Fuentes considering
Texas Platters
Johnny Hilbun’s deep baritone sinks into his chest like a fathomless boom. Occupying grandiose and operatic spaces, Total Erosion of Meaning sounds as if it’s bouncing off the floorboards of an abandoned cathedral. In “No One Watched Us Kiss,” reverb balloons and stretches, while “The Lens” ripples chords searching for the edge of the world.…
Soccer Watch
MLS announced this week that they’ll hold the 2020 eMLS Cup in Austin during SXSW in March. See more info at www.mlssoccer.com. The U.S. men beat Canada on Friday and Cuba on Tuesday to advance to next summer’s final four of the new CONCACAF Nations League tournament, where they’ll meet Honduras in June. The last…
Former Austin Council Candidate Vexes Another Election
Dallas bond held up by Laura Pressley
Texas Platters
Formed by bassist/vocalist Jolie Flink and drummer Adam Sharp after the dissolution of garage trio Those Howlings in 2015, Mean Jolene’s sophomore platter sizzles with highly refined power-punk and a bedrock-solid foundation of Josie & the Pussycats adoration. Try Harder brings with it a lineup overhaul, welcoming bass work from Maud Morgan and a twin…
The Film Society That Brought Indie and Arthouse to Austin Returns
AFS hosts a series of the movies that inspired Cinema 40
Headlines
His Brand Is Chaos! Immediately after being directly accused of bribery by impeachment witnesses on Capitol Hill, President Trump took to the skies to head our way – making good on his promised tour of Apple’s manufacturing plant in Austin (not China!) with CEO Tim Cook, Javanka, Steve Mnuchin, and other extras. As the Chronicle…
Austin City Council Shows Surprising Interest in Upzoning
Mayor throws a curveball in advance of Monday’s new Land Development Code revision report
AISD Board Votes to Close Four Austin Elementary Schools
Despite public outcry, Brooke, Pease, Sims, and Metz all to shutter
