Borderline Bush

Bordertown Blues

"...Most of Texas' poor are clustered along the Mexican border; the most recent comptroller's report, issued in mid-1998,..."

May 28, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Celebrity, South Austin Style

The Mayor of South Austin

"...friends over and drop them off. All the top Mexican-American musicians would perform -- Alfonso Ramos, sometimes joined by..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

The Great Brown Hope

Gus Garcia's Gaffes

"...explosions, many complain that he has only reluctantly supported Mexican-American political causes. For instance, the proposed Mexican American Cultural..."

June 28, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Media Clips

The Latino USA radio program is building a national name for itself out of its KUT headquarters in Austin.

"...of special episodes planned by Latino USA for Hispanic Heritage Month is the angle that finally moved that KUT-based..."

Sept. 17, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Musical Manifesto

Davíd Garza's

"...although he and Alejandro Escovedo share both a Hispanic heritage and a thirst for constant reinvention, Garza has mostly..."

April 3, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Poetry as Activism

Raul Salinas' Passion for Literature and Life

"...hence, Salinas will host a reading and discussion by Cuban-American lesbian writer Achy Obejas at his Resistancia Bookstore in..."

March 21, 1997 Books Feature by Phil West

Austin at Large: Make a Run From the Border

So, when and how did Texas MAGApublicans decide to be terrified of Mexicans?

"...sauce. A good chunk of the town is of Mexican heritage, and most of those residents are Democrats, so..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Election Info

Dates, voting locations, and ballots

"...Heritage Park Nursing Center, 2806 Real, 2-5pm..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Neighborhood Overlay district. In a restrictive covenant with the Heritage Society, the owner of the Miller-Maverick House agreed to..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature

Hyde Park Theatre's Confessions of a Mexpatriate

Raul Garza's solo show tells us that finding your true self in another country isn't easy

"...is the home of his blood, his people, his heritage, and when his first world starts threatening to fall..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Putting Together the Downtown Puzzle

A closer look at Mayor Adler’s proposals to solve (and pay for) Downtown conundrums

"...lack of funding: persistent homelessness, precarious music clubs, unfulfilled heritage resources, limited walkable destinations...."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...The Latino arts community will be ready when the Mexican-American Cultural Center opens next June, Chair Donato Rodriguez pledges...."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature

Austin Film Society Announces 2023 AFS Grant for Short Films Recipients

Career-changing grants go to 16 projects from Texas filmmakers

"...Since its formation in 1996 as the Texas Filmmaker..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Nearly 50 Food, Music, & Arts Festivals to Keep You Busy This Spring

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...provides support for domestic violence survivors. April 13 Pan American Rec Amphitheater Fusebox Festival..."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night blurbs – hip-hop Picks and slept-on Sleepers

"...The Copper Gamins 6pm, Mexican American Cultural Center The pride of Mexico City, the..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Sept. 9-16

"...Identification System, Frankenfood, and more. Mon.-Tue., Sept. 13-14, 8:30am-5pm. Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River, 254/697-2661. $50-95. www.farmandranchfreedom.org...."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Feature

Separation Anxieties

New Section?

"...the Buratti-Moreno building: It exemplifies "part of the development, heritage, or cultural characteristics" of Austin. It possesses a "relationship..."

Aug. 27, 1999 News Feature by Charles Nafus

Tejano Innovator Manuel “Cowboy” Donley Passes at 92

“We took romantic boleros and put in an orchestra background”

"...singer, guitarist and bandleader whose unique musical vision fused Mexican styles with American instrumentation and sophisticated orchestral arrangements, died..."

June 28, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Council OK's Motel Purchase to Help Homeless

Also on the dais: parks, trains, trails, diapers

"...new fund used to promote its history as a Mexican-American cultural district. The fund will collect development fees, alley..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

A Singer Called Chunky, a Song Called Freedom

Doc on the musician/activist screens free at Cine Las Americas

"...1970s. He was a barrio kid whose love of Mexican folk music and lyrical activism saw him honored before..."

May 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Tides of March

Ready for a blue wave in November's midterms? That'll depend on the race.

"...bathroom bill. (To say nothing of his war on heritage trees.) And of course, there's the bully pulpit. Abbott..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

More Things in 'Heaven and Earth'

Fidencio Duran opens a new solo exhibition at the MACC

"...of this all-encompassing exhibit in the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center's Main Gallery. Duran's new work –..."

Jan. 19, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, June 18-25

"...with tools provided at this bilingual, family-friendly event. 6pm. Mexican-American Cultural Center, 600 River St., 299-3600. Free. www.vivirunidos.org. Saturday20..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature

Everyone Who Met Him Has a Carlos Story

"...series of 25 oil portraits, pro bono, for the Mexican American Advisory Committee. Called “!Que Vivan los 25!” it..."

May 18, 2009 Postmarks

Gorgeous George

George P. Bush capitalizing on Latino roots to stump for Uncle George.

"...the son of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and his Mexican-born wife, Columba, offered the crowd his much-practiced stump speech,..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Russell Contreras

Point Austin: Hot Over HOT

City Council wrangles over Convention Center, hotel taxes, and Downtown's future

"...bureau) to other needs; e.g., cultural institutions, parks, and heritage sites. Item 101 (a late addendum by the mayor)..."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Column by Michael King

TV Eye

PBS isn't afraid to take chances with its programming.

"...This year marks the 25th anniversary of Roots. For African-Americans, this landmark miniseries revealed the psychic and spiritual cost..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Carrie Rodriguez's Laboratorio, itchy-O, Fontaines D.C., Ash Lauryn, Nas & Wu-Tang, and more

"...Rodriguez's fifth studio album, 2016's acclaimed Lola, intertwined her folk/country/Americana style with Mexican boleros and rancheras. As the Spanglish..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

Austin City Council Shows Surprising Interest in Upzoning

Mayor throws a curveball in advance of Monday's new Land Development Code revision report

"...new fund used to promote its history as a Mexican Amer­ican cultural district. The fund will collect development fees,..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

FotoATX: Pics and the City

This new arts festival celebrates Austin as seen through the lenses of local photographers

"...time when its streets were filled with Latinos and African-Americans marching for social change. You have contemporary portraits of..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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