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The War on the Walls in Yuliya Lanina’s Mother/Land
The UT professor processes the personal impact of the Ukrainian invasion in her new multimedia installation
ERCOT Paid Bitcoin Miner $31 Million to Conserve While Texans Sweat
Bitcoin operations paid by ERCOT to conserve
Rolling Blackouts Almost Happened Last Night. What About Tonight?
Risk of outages “very real,” mayor says
Amid Record Heat, Texas Locks Prisoners Down, Reducing Shower Access
Advocates feel decision is retaliation
Pershing Propagates New Shop on East Fifth
Goodbye, Greater Goods. Hello, Pershing East Coffee Shop.
APD Is Behind on 20,000 Requests for Public Information, Auditor Finds
They have six staff members to process those
UT-Designed Tech Could Revolutionize Oil Spill Cleanup
Researchers achieved over 99% oil-water separation
Locktoberfest Brings a Stein Full of Bavarian Fun to Lockhart
Lockhart + Oktoberfest = Locktoberfest!
Storing Vintage Wine, Celebrating Italian Style, Cheesing National Queso Day, Tiki-ing Up the Roosevelt, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Watch This: Paige Plaisance Swampy-Tonks Her Blues Away on “Good Time Girl”
The new video features a slew of Austin creatives at Sam’s Town Point
A Shaggy Dog Tale in Norwegian Mindbender Good Boy
Writer/director Viljar Bøe explains life inside a dog costume
Judge in One of the County’s Busiest Courts to Be Appointed This Month
Nick Chu will move to the county’s new probate court
At PRISM 36, LGBTQIA+ Films Bring Chills, Classics, and Heartfelt Insight
Highlights from aGLIFF’s flagship film fest
Review: Georgetown Palace’s The Sound of Music
Production captures the core of an old-fashioned musical
From Provider to Patient: Lisa Doggett’s New Book Chronicles Her MS Journey
Austin author examines medicine, motherhood, and multiple sclerosis
Austin Campaign Finance Rules Get Shaken Up
Judge sides with former mayoral candidate Jennifer Virden
Historic Pease Elementary Becoming Child Care Center for AISD Teachers
Pease rises from the ashes with federal renovation funding
Last-Second Alex Ring Goal Salvages Draw for Austin FC in New England
El Tree next face Portland Timbers on Sept. 17
Layoffs at County’s Largest Mental Health Provider Approved by Board of Trustees
Nurse describes “sloppy and dysfunctional” leadership
New Italian-Inspired Cafe Opens in Mueller This Weekend
Bottega weds Merry Monarch ice cream with snacks and sips
One in a Crowd: The Madness of Chartrulean
Local sci-fi fantasy podcast seeks second season crowdfunding
Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup
Catch up on news from around Texas and travel destinations for fall
Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn to Open Austin Film Festival
Promising Young Woman followup leads first title drop
Austin’s Summer Hellscape Persists. Time to Find a Frozen Margarita.
Some of our favorite places slinging frozen margs
The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
History of the psychedelic collective that vibed through pre-millennial indie rock
The Good Mother
Searing drama set at the dawn of the fentanyl crisis
Review: A Giant Dog, Bite
Glam rockers’ sixth album traverses an ambitious space-age hero’s tale
Review: Hyde Park Theatre’s Caught
Theatrical bait and switch drives this intriguing, infuriating play
Review: Holy Wave, Five of Cups
Sixth long-player’s pastoral urban schmear soundtracks millennial Austin
Five Live and Legendary Austin Performances This Month
Local stages shake with terror, delight, and motion this September
Review: Never, No Guarantee
Fivepiece strings listless ennui into post-punk fixtures on debut EP
The Austin Chronic: Kevin Curtin Tries Out THCA
Living legally in loophole land
Lawmakers Promised a “Bread-and-Butter” Session. They Served a Repressive Agenda Instead.
Here are just a few laws taking effect Sept. 1
Day Trips: Murphy’s Steakhouse, Winchester
Step back in time at the former general store
The Blocked “Death Star” Law Could Wipe Out Broad Areas of City Code
Austin Judge Maya Gamble ruled it’s unconstitutional
We Have an Issue: A Watched Pot …
The Austin Chronicle is turning 42, and we’re launching a cannabis column to celebrate
Breaking Down the Texas Bills That Will Change the 2024 School Year
Vaping is criminal, books are banned, and school cops are everywhere
The Luv Doc: Paris in the Fall
We’re pretty much all getting tooled by some algorithm or another
Abbott Signed Medicaid for New Moms Into Law, but It Might Not Happen Anyway
Gears of bureaucracy turn slowly (and sometimes not at all)
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Franklin Roosevelt is the only U.S. president to have visited Fort Knox. Margery Kempe, who lived in the 14th and 15th centuries, is credited as having written the first autobiography in the English language. The nickname for the lion who roared in the opening credits for film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was Leo, but the first lion’s…
Charging Drug Dealers With Murder Could Increase Overdose Numbers
The scope of the drug-induced homicide law is up to prosecutors’ interpretation
Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again
Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks “Qmmunity”/”The Gay Place” origins
Hays County Jail Officers Are the Most Violent in the State, Data Shows
They record more incidents per 1,000 inmates than any Texas jail
Rethink35 Is Suing TxDOT Over I-35 Expansion With Broad Community Support
TxDOT vs. basically everyone in Austin
Incurable Virus Still Spreading Among Dogs in Austin’s Overcrowded Shelter
“We are still not in a position to adequately separate dogs.”
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Whistleblowers’ Medicaid Warning As many as 600,000 Texans have had their health coverage erroneously terminated in the past four months while trying to reenroll for Medicaid, according to whistleblowers at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Reps. Lloyd Doggett, Greg Casar, and others are asking the feds to force Texas to reenroll them, the…
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, September 1-7
Uyghur Skewers Meet the American Dream at Camino Alamo BBQ
Smoke on the West Campus sidewalk
Feedback From the Chronicle’s Prison Heat Series
Pleading for prisoners’ lives
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of August 31, 2023
Restaurant Review: Veracruz Fonda & Bar
Local favorite takes flight in Mueller
GalaxyCon and the Pros of Cons During a Strike
Touring fan convention comes to Austin with surprising star power
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Slow Pulse EP release, Austin Afrobeats Fest, Border Kindness Benefit, and more recommended shows
The Verde Report: Austin FC in Danger of Stalling Out in Final Stretch of Season
Head coach Josh Wolff: “We’ve lost momentum”
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids’ activities, and more
Lesly Reynaga Seeks Mariachi’s Modern Moment With Valerosa
Austin singer outfits Mexican folklórico with Linda Ronstadt’s pop heft
Austin Restaurant Weeks, Texas French Bread’s Secret Garden, Hyde Park Bar & Grill’s Partial Departure, MASS Gallery’s New Food Trailer, the Diner Bar’s Austin Family Kitchen, and More, More, More…
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Gas and Coal Outages Behind ERCOT’s Constant Calls for Conservation
And no progress on energy efficiency programs
First Layoffs in Texas Tribune History Raise Questions About Future of Texas News
Still unclear why criminal justice coverage was first to go
Texas Prisons Are Cooking People Alive. Are We Okay With That?
Part 1 in a series about heat in prison
