A Bill Bunch Spin – as Exciting as Anticipated

"...Texas scientific community has told us that we must steer urban development away from the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer..."

April 19, 2006 Postmarks

Bill of the Week: Laying Pipe Across the State

Texas spending money on infrastructure? Not impossible.

"...Natural Resources Committee and introduced two measures. Firstly, House Bill 4, which would create a State Water Implementation Fund:..."

Jan. 19, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill Bunch Sets the Record Straight!

"...minimal additional development in the Edwards Aquifer Watershed and steering new development into preferred growth areas. Equally disappointing, you..."

June 29, 2005 Postmarks

SOS Q&A: Carcass

“Everyone in the band enjoys Austin”

"...grindcore and death metal. Bassist/vocalist Jeffrey Walker and guitarist Bill Steer resurrected the act in 2008 after a 13-year..."

Nov. 3, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Sunday SOS Interview: Carcass

Liverpool metallurgists back from the dead

"...but twice. First, when bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker and guitarist Bill Steer resurrected the band in 2008 after a 13-year..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Brokedown Palace

"...Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan. Starring: Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Pullman, Daniel Lapaine, Lou Diamond Phillips, Amanda De Cadanet..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie

Animated Old Testament.

"...Directed by: Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki. Bill Bennett and Joe Lieberman should be pleased to note..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Protecting the LGBTQ Community When the State Attacks

From the bathroom bill to marriage equality, can Austin fight back?

"...says she didn't question her safety, until the bathroom bill battle began. "It didn't hit home, though, before my..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Campus Carry and Open Carry Move Forward

Senate Bills 11 and 17 move to full Senate

"...On Thursday, during introductions for Senate Bills 11 and 17 – known colloquially as “campus carry”..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

The Devil's Backbone

Bill Wittliff's debut novel is a picaresque tale with a "Lucky Heart"

"...The Devil's Backboneby Bill Wittliff University of Texas Press, 224pp., $29.95..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

This Week in Campaign Fail

Gov. Perry makes fake turbine flap

"...social cliff – is demanding that former Houston mayor Bill White resign from the race for governor. Why? Because..."

June 9, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'Because It's Austin! Why Wouldn't I?'

Bill Maher at the Moody Theater

"...Comedian, talk-show host, documentarian, and sociopolitical agitator Bill Maher is a ubiquitous entity in our infotainment age..."

Feb. 19, 2013 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

"...are some unmissables. – Kevin Curtin WikiMohawk, Thursday 12, 6pm-close Billed with: Lil Ugly Mane, Injury Reserve, Armand Hammer &..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Sound on Sound Review: Carcass

Liverpudlian doom, thrash, and NWOBHM melodies

"...melodies through a cheese grater. Though Ash and co-founder Bill Steer’s harmony riffs and speed-demon leads stood out, the..."

Nov. 7, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

At Camp Contemporary, Life Imitates Art

Contemporary Austin’s adult camp merges music and nature

"...the memories of a childhood summer camp. A slow-roasted steer, live music, and bird-watching surrounded by 14 acres of..."

July 29, 2016 Arts Post by Emily Gibson

The AggreGAYtor: April 29

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...gets publicity, as your AggreGAYtor slips into a $5 bill...."

April 29, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Chris StewartA Bill Bunch Spin – as Exciting as AnticipatedDear Editor,..."

April 21, 2006 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Chavez. The Gables, which has agreed to front the bill for the 2-acre park, is putting close to $300,000..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature

Shadows of Freedom

Fascinating if brief documentary about the overlooked Algerian Jewish Resistance

"...resistance are often overlooked, and the talking heads don't steer away from addressing the complicated reasons for both those..."

June 12, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...These days, it's not Exec but the city's half-billion dollar Austin Bergstrom International Airport project that is the..."

Oct. 31, 1997 News Feature

Memorial Day Weekend Visit to Taylor Cafe

90-year-old WW II vet Vencil Mares still smoking meats in Taylor

"...Bohemian stock, with (as he puts it), “a little billy goat thrown in.” The whole town is proud of..."

June 5, 2014 Food Post by Mick Vann

I Capture the Castle

"...Garais, Rose Byrne, Tara Fitzgerald, Henry Thomas, Marc Blucas, Bill Nighy, Sinéad Cusack and Henry Cavill. "I am never..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Payback

"...Directed by: Brian Helgeland. Starring: James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Bill Duke, William Devane, Deborah Kara Unger, Lucy Liu, David..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Articulations

New Era for Sharir & Co.

"...me — the art partnership of Rory Skagen and Billy Brakhage was a good thing. It resulted in some..."

July 31, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Rep. Eddie Rodriguez on the 86th Texas Legislature

“I’ll be working against issues that will unfairly treat Latinos in the state”

"...have to do with affordability. [My] homestead preservation district bill passed in 2005 and cities have now adopted it...."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...family, and a prescription drug dependency as his ambitions steer him down a criminal path. Cast: Aml Ameen, Lucy..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Then There's This: Who Should Control Austin Energy?

A fast-tracked proposal poses radical changes for city-owned utility

"...by Mayor Lee Leffingwell, with co-sponsors Sheryl Cole and Bill Spelman. The proposal follows Sen. Kirk Wat­son's Feb. 6..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

Real legislative reform of the state's tax-credit allocation process is slowly moving toward the governor's desk.

"...is still holding her breath this week as her bill overhauling the Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs'..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Magical Mystery Tour

"...with the Railroad Commission, former Capital Metro board member Bill Gaston, and Texas Perspectives publisher and Todos partner Jon..."

Aug. 15, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

ZZ Top

Tracking the beards

"..."Have you got enough money?" asks ZZ Top leader Billy F. Gibbons, peeling another $100 bill off a huge..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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