The Desegregation of Austin's Movie Theatres

A history of the stand-in movement

"...dean of student life, Arno Nowotny, declared in The Texas Observer that the bombers "seemed to have learned a..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Jordan Buckley

Best of Daytrippin' 2015

Rain, potty breaks, and sand dunes make traveling Texas better

"...The Best of Texas Daytripping..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

First Plates Extra Helpings: The Best Chicken-Fried Steak Is the One in Front of You

Connoisseurs may know the truth, but can we talk about it after dinner?

"...Texas Versions..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Food Post by Gerald E. McLeod

First Plates Extra Helpings: My Tex-Mexistential Crisis

It's a New Mexican thing … you wouldn't understand

"...a ball of random anger and disgust whenever my east-of-the-border, Texas family members would insist that their beloved Tex-Mex..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Chronolog Post by Carmen Rising

Incentives and R-Rated Entertainment

Amid bigger scandals, lawmaker plays the movie morality card again

"...moral? That's a complicated question, and one that two Texas House interim reports at least tangentially touch upon. Guess..."

Jan. 21, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: MLK, Eric Holder, and Abortion

A.G. announces end to "asset forfeiture"; NARAL gives Texas an "F"

"...reviled practice of "asset forfeiture," pro-choice advocates NARAL find Texas severely lacking, and more...."

Jan. 19, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Polished Apples

Culture and craft at Texas Keeper

"...Gone are the days of the Hicks' Texas Keeper. Last seen in an 1885 catalog of a..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Food Feature by Anna Toon

There's Brisket in That Cider

How Austin Eastciders put a Texas twist on apple hooch

"...about dead rats thrown into the cider vats. In Texas we don't have many rats, but we do have..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

International Flavor

Josh Ebsworth takes his talent for barbecue back to England

"...Josh Ebsworth wasn’t even supposed to end up in Texas. The collegiate program in charge of sending him to..."

June 23, 2014 Food Post by Austin Heiberg

Look Back in Wonder

The fifth Texas Biennial celebrates its past glories

"...of other ambitious, audacious ideas cooked up in Austin (East Austin Studio Tour, Fun Fun Fun Fest, South by..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

News Ticker: August 9

All the news that's fit to blog

"...when Empower Texans' Michael Quinn Sullivan revealed to the Texas Tribune that he has yet to endorse any attorney..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

News Ticker: July 18

All the news that's fit to blog

"..."going out" blue button-ups, Austin will be hosting the Texas Young Republicans Convention in August. To save you the..."

July 18, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Austin And the Wider World

State department visit puts global spotlight on tech center

"...one of the more truly international urban centers in Texas, but a visit by 26 ambassadors last week re-enforced..."

May 19, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sipping 'Satellite of Love'

Texas wineries make the movies

"...Will Moore, when asked about his selection process for Texas vineyards as sets for his film...."

April 23, 2013 Food Post by Margaret Shugart

Our Barbecue, Ourselves

Third annual Foodways Texas Symposium showcases Texas barbecue arts

"...Third Annual Foodways Texas SymposiumThu.-Sat., April 4-6 Saengerrunde Hall, French Legation Museum, and..."

March 22, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Author! Author!

The Texas Book Festival brings 250 writers to the same place

"...The 17th annual Texas Book Festival runs Oct. 27-28 on and around the..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

TFPF Awards Filmmaker Grants

AFS' funding arm awards $121,000 to Texas filmmakers

"...Wondering what the future of Texas filmmaking looks like?..."

Aug. 29, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Great $100 Lottery Scam

Texas Lottery pursues bearers of 'previously paid' but forgotten scratch-off tickets

"...was happening – although she couldn't believe it. The Texas Lottery Commission had charged her husband with "claiming a..."

June 8, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

From Baby Beef to Beyond

Rodeo Austin mooooves into the history books with its own history book.

"...Southwest. To commemorate their place in the pantheon of Texas state/county fair culture, the group has released a book...."

April 19, 2012 Books Post by Kate X Messer

Welcome to the Circus!

The redistricting fight and the grassroots politics of chaos

"...of trials, delays, allegations, and political infighting, the 2012 Texas redistricting process seems to have reached a resolution –..."

March 9, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Woody Guthrie at 100

"...Down in Texas, my gal fainted in the rain./I throwed a bucket..."

March 2, 2012 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Full-Gore Press

Mind the viscera: Austin's horror filmmaking scene is exploding

"...past 20-odd years, it's easy to forget that The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel's 1974..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Power to the Pen

Paging through the Texas Book Festival

"...The 16th annual Texas Book Festival runs Oct. 22-23 on and around the..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Hatchett Man

Local bookers like Charlie Hatchett Jr. built this city

"...By the time he graduated from the University of Texas in 1963, his party band the Chevelles ranked as..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Thinking Outside the Box With Books

Lit Crawl comes to Austin

"...Yesterday we revealed the featured speakers at the Texas Book Festival's annual glitzed-out literary gala. Today we've got..."

Aug. 4, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Dining Del Lago

More places to eat

"...the pizza with sun-dried tomatoes and melting morsels of Texas chèvre – it's worth the drive from town. 3519..."

July 1, 2011 Food Feature

Title Contenders?

UT basketball has the national media's attention

"...The terrain entering the 12-day gauntlet of No. 22 Texas A&M, No. 2 Kansas, and No. 19 Missouri looked..."

Feb. 8, 2011 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

The GOP's New Crowded House

They carry more weight, but is it muscle or fat?

"...about ruling in Hell rather than serving in Heaven? Texas Democrats are left wondering which side of that equation..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

New York Skate of Mind

Texecutioners fall to Gotham in Windy City

"...It wasn't the result they wanted, but if the Texas Rollergirls had to go out of Women's Flat Track..."

Nov. 6, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

Mission Nuestra Señora del Refugio was the last Spanish religious outpost established in Texas and the last one to be closed

"...of being the last Spanish religious outpost established in Texas and the last one to be closed...."

Nov. 5, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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