What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...us keeping half an eye on it, until in October it suddenly boiled over and spilled without warning into..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Reviving Austin's Cab Industry

ATX Co-op Taxi splits the difference between traditional taxis and ridesharing

"...ABIA) and you would have seen yellow, white, and blue taxicabs whipping around for new fares. Most prominent, perhaps,..."

April 28, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Off the Record

Blasts from the past courtesy of Armadillo Records, David Garza's Twang Twang Shock-a-Boom, and Jody Denberg's final broadcast

"...the Wheel (Best Americana Album), Ruthie Foster (Best Contemporary Blues Album), and Shawn Colvin, whose Live album is up..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...her head, she said, Fran washed it out "with blue shampoo." Then, she said, Danny "had taken a writing..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...the home-team stands and the massive sea of Columbian blue and red that stretched from one end to the..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Postmarks

Differing takes on Town Lake going Greek; too many zeros for Babich; and the Chronicle film reviewers take another hit.

"...Your October 1 edition included an article about Austin Community College's..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Column

Something Completely Different

Comedy writers Bob Odenkirk and David Cross took everything they’d learned from past comic masters and made their Mr. Show variety show into something completely different.

"...were born, grew up under the spell of the blue glow, and decided to pursue careers in comedy...."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Ron Deutsch

Dancing About Architecture

The New Blues Revue

"...House of Blues? In Austin? What about Antone's? Those were the first..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Write Place

The Austin Heart of Film Festival

"...future professionals. AHFF kicks off its third year, Thursday, October 10 to Sunday, October 13 at the Driskill Hotel...."

Oct. 4, 1996 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

We Refuse To Grow Up

"...since these things come in threes, we'll throw in bluegrass legend Bill Monroe, whose passing Monday came two days..."

Sept. 13, 1996 Music Column

A Day in the Neighborhood

A Trip Through Three New Exhibits

"...Tyson, to Beata Szechy's sensitive, folded constructions. A brilliant blue wall gives form to Beck Whitehead's installation, which resembles..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Arts Feature

Review: Zach Theatre's Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone

A masterful tribute to the father of the Great American Songbook

"...tunes, minstrelsy, ragtime, perhaps a bit of country and blues, and, of course, a healthy dollop of that relatively..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

2019's Big Stories Shaping Austin's Path Into a New Decade

Never a slow news day

"...7: The Water Isn't Fine – Zebra Mussels and Blue-Green Algae..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Getting to Zero

Will Austin's green seif-image be realized with its "zero waste" goals?

"...of the 85-foot-tall hill, the Downtown skyline rises in blue-gray peaks on the horizon. If it weren't for the..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

The Good Eye

Old Bohemia

"...on Earth? It depends on what you're looking for. Blue Velvet is a Seventies mecca; old Hollywood glamour lives..."

March 28, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...a chain-link fence. Two padded benches, their purple and blue vinyl shimmering in the heat, stand on either side..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

Election 2006: All Their Base Are Belong to Us

Crunching the numbers on the November 2006 election

"...Bailey Hutchison's performance in the same boxes. That big blue streak in the middle is the MoPac corridor, Austin's..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...offered them a deal a month later, resulting in October's brilliantly spacey and superbly written Lottery Winners on Acid..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Short Cuts

Cinematexas marches on, while local movie theatre attendance takes a hit.

"...must be taken for college credit, will begin in October (subject to change), and participating individuals will need to..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Shades of Gray

In Texas Prisons, It's Hard to Tell Who Your Enemies Are

"...January, 10 or 12 guards, some still in their blue and gray uniforms, picked at Styrofoam bowls of gumbo..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESSD: Carl Franklin; with Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Dune 2 Cinematographer Greig Fraser Makes the Desert a Home

Oscar-winner discusses the challenges of balancing projects

"...Dune’s release got pushed from November 20, 2020 to October 20, 2021, pushing Dune 2’s production dates, Greig had..."

March 6, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Things to Head Off the Hex on Friday the 13th

Shake off the curse of this mini-Halloween

"...you wanna see that machete coming straight atcha, the Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In will be screening Part III..."

May 13, 2022 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

The Booze, the Booze, the Booze We Choose

Seven swanky new swigs for your taste and relaxation

"...sufficient to get some of us through, oh, late October?..."

June 9, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Wrestling Legend Dustin Rhodes Keeps Steppin'

The Austin native continues a family legacy with a new TV show and a revived career

"...this chapter, the Devil's Lake Impaler: Dressed in a blue letterman jacket, he shows off the killer's mask, admiring..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Transition Areas & Zones of the Land Development Code Revision

The debate over density and gentrification continues

"...are the transition zones as mapped by staff in October (corresponding to the most intense neighborhood or "house-scale" zoning,..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature

Review: The Annotated Big Sleep

Everything you need to know about Raymond Chandler's classic

"...his screenplays for the films Double Indemnity and The Blue Dahlia. Arguably, The Big Sleep is the work that..."

July 27, 2018 Arts Post by Jesse Sublett

'Tis the Season

Something wicked this way screens

"...So, it's October, which means there is an inordinate amount of spooky..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Exit U2

In revisiting The Joshua Tree, the Dubliners return home

"...catalog deep tracks and B-sides including the likes of “October” and “Party Girl,” both out next week as part..."

May 25, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips & Beyond: Texas Springs Under Threat

Visit these five watering holes while you can

"...Wursthalle, the main space used during Wurstfest, the annual October festival...."

April 20, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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