Why AISD Wants and Needs a $2.4 Billion Bond Program

Equity is not cheap

"...record numbers. A controversial round of school closures in 2019 drained much of the district's reservoir of trust and..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget

Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?

"...budget, a $5 billion spending plan for the 12 months beginning Oct. 1 that's buoyed by Austin's booming economy..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Jim Campo spent the last month of Wednesdays packing the Hole in the Wall's front..."

July 2, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Pointing Out Detention Centers "In Plain Sight"

Sky-high art turns eyes to migrant detention and incarceration

"...great joy,” she says, remembering that May evening in 2019. “I thought they were going to get us out..."

July 3, 2020 Arts Post by Victoria Rossi

Council Poised to Enact First APD Reforms and Budget Cuts

Change begins now

"...police seen a decade ago – when the total crime rate in Austin was higher. Analysis from local policy..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Three Years After the January 6 Insurrection, What’s Changed in Central Texas?

Locals have pleaded guilty, but conspiracy theories still reign

"...more than 700 people have pleaded guilty to federal crimes stemming from the insurrection (including a group of Central..."

Jan. 6, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

ATX Film News

Austinites on HBO and Netflix, plus big casting news

"...to HBO as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. A deeply moving drama exploring the complicated experiences of..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...to provide or raise $5 million for the final month of campaigning. See "Election 2006."..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature

Hundreds Die-In at Texas Capitol to Demand Movement on Overdose Crisis

Legalizing fentanyl test strips is only step one, advocates say

"...for Medicaid to fund more than 15 days a month, for psychiatric inpatient treatment, for Medicaid to cover step..."

Feb. 20, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Park Chan-wook Lets Love Speak Softly in Decision to Leave

Telling a love story without the "I love you"

"...Park's latest film (which received its U.S. premiere last month in Austin at Fantastic Fest) the Alamo Drafthouse is..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Vandoliers, Golden Dawn Arkestra, Mvtant, Florist, and more local shows worth your time

"...High on Fire crisping zero stages between Dec. 9, 2019, and June 18, 2021. Said gap year and a..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Column by Kahron Spearman

Everything's Coming Up Green for City Employees in Better-Than-Expected Budget

Cronk: "We can be both lucky and good"

"...cap. That statute, updated by the Texas Legislature in 2019, limits how much revenue cities can raise through property..."

July 15, 2022 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

The New Moneyball in National Champions

Ric Roman Waugh calculates the human cost of NCAA profits

"...enjoy the film's theatrical kickoff in person earlier this month because he was, as he put it, "in Saudi..."

Dec. 28, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Death Watch: Quiet on Death Row

Pandemic halts the sputtering execution machine

"...his brain was still developing when he committed the crime. His 25 years as a peacemaker on death row..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council Hears Emotional Pleas for Change in Austin Police Leadership at Emergency Hearings

CMs join community in denouncing police violence at protests

"...At this point, according to Manley, APD’s Special Investigations..."

June 5, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Wrestling Legend Dustin Rhodes Keeps Steppin'

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

"...of last year, but if you'd asked him six months earlier, Dustin would have called the match impossible. In..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Abbott Orders Texas Prosecutors to Enforce Marijuana Laws

Travis County D.A. says dismissals will continue

"...and County Attorney David Escamilla foresee an eight- to 12-month delay until local law enforcement has the resources to..."

July 18, 2019 News Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Asian American Film Festival Raises Its Profile

Asian cinema is back on the calendar and AAAFF celebrates its filmmakers

"...the global Asian experience. Now it returns after an 18-month hiatus, and Programming Director Jenny Nulf describes this year's..."

June 14, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmaker David Blue Garcia Goes Back to the Border for Tejano

Guns, drugs, and laughs in this microbudget thriller

"...allowing Garcia to discuss border politics, border identity, border crime – and, of course, the absurdity of the border..."

March 29, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gun-Filled Weekend Prompts APD Action

Spring fest unrest

"...there specific venues drawing in people who commit violent crimes?" Taking steps to vet artists before they perform to..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Qmmunity

Lewkin' at the Lege

"...The bigots are out. State representative Bill Zedler (R-Arlington)..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Point Austin: Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

City Hall begins budget prep with a fair-to-middling forecast

"...off with Wednesday's work session presentation of the FY 2019 budget forecast. That's about a month earlier than last..."

April 6, 2018 News Column by Michael King

A Nightmare for DREAMers

Ending DACA affects an estimated 124,000 Texans

"...the young girl, who would spend the next few months as a victim of human trafficking. Routinely molested and..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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