Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35

The two candidates race to the left

"...almost entirely within the Austin city limits, and Doggett – first elected as Austin's boy-wonder state senator nearly 50..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Young Protesters Score Small Wins in Fight for Democracy

Hungry for the vote

"...A group of 20 college students – including one from Central Texas – ended a 15-day..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Local Candidates Launch Their 2022 Campaigns

Off to the races with Greg Casar, Eddie Rodriguez, and Jose "Chito" Vela

"...Vela also aims to improve local infrastructure – including delivering the Project Connect transit system on time..."

Nov. 12, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

As Texas Redistricting Maps Advance, Lawmakers Aspire for Newly Drawn Seats

Talarico goes south, Doggett west, as Casar trades up

"...up the third(!) special session of the 87th Texas Legis­lature this week; it's even more damp on the first..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Black Pumas Backline Lauren Cervantes and Angela Miller Maintain 20 Feet From Stardom – On Purpose

Respect and admiration remains the key to their success as co-frontwomen and backup singers

"...for Academy Award-winning documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, Lisa Fischer, a Grammy Award-winning soloist and arguably the music industry's..."

May 28, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Checking In: Michael Ramos Signs the Tiarra Girls

“I’m an A&R guy for Lucky Hound Music [and] a staff producer”

"...down with the ship, so to speak, both personally & professionally?..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Save Yourselves!

Affable alien invasion comedy is really a lightweight relationship story

"...Directed by: Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson. Starring: Sunita Mani and John Reynolds...."

Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Find fall foliage in Texas and stop and smell the roses

"...Fischer Haus Concerts: Marcia Ball Oct. 19, Fischer, www.thefischerhaus.com/concert-series.html..."

Oct. 3, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Tons of Texas travel news for the dog days of summer

"...according to a report released by Environment Texas Research & Policy Center. The report says that bacterial contamination can..."

Aug. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Pre-holiday travel tips

"...Rockport on Oct. 22, according to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. The tallest birds in North America migrate..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Playback: Austin Angles for BMI

Music leaders court performance rights organization, plus a requiem for Draylen Mason

"...trios, every act seeks some sort of professional help – booking, management, legal representation – all sides of which..."

March 30, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Ann Kitchen 1, Precourt Sports Ventures Nil

Updating the score in the quest for the Columbus Crew

"...privately funded 20,000-person, $200 million stadium in Butler Shores – the ownership group's first choice for a stadium outside..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Southwest Theatre Productions’ If I Forget

While the play is a compelling kitchen-sink drama, this staging doesn't quite reach the promise of the material

"...Act I sees the Fischer siblings meeting for their father's birthday at their family..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Lege Lines: A New Path for State House Dems

The promise of new Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner

"...of policy agreement between the governor and state Dems – but as for the rest of Abbott's agenda, his..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

El Jeremías

A boy genius searches for his destiny

"...the internet: Albert Einstein, Jim Morrison, Marie Curie, Bobby Fischer, and so on. He tries out music to no..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Country Sensation Margo Price Gets Real

Nashville queen reigns over ACL's second weekend

"...a pawned wedding ring and a sold family car – and turned down by every label on Music Row..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Notes on Kamp: Everybody Loses

Council considers bad, outdated regs for Uber and Lyft

"...way the wind blows: Most of the news staff – if not all of us – will be voting..."

April 8, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Texas House: Establishment Rules

Hinojosa and Workman fend off challengers

"...two establishments in House District 49 on Super Tuesday: Aus­tin's center city Democrats and the state GOP leadership each..."

March 4, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Early Voting Low, Election Day Energized

Crunching some numbers in Travis County elections

"...• Total early voting turnout: 92,914 (14.45%). To have some..."

March 1, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

HD 49 War Chests

"...has actually beaten the third-place money raiser, Huey Rey Fischer, by that two-to-one margin, but his $32,000 haul is..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

House District 49 Update

Hinojosa campaign fast out of gate for Dem primary

"...legislative counsel Blake Rocap; former legislative staffer Huey Rey Fischer; and housing rights advocate and UT law professor Heather..."

Dec. 28, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'Tis the Filing Season

Progressives can breathe a sigh of relief – Sen. Bernie Sanders officially filed

"...primaries on tap. But a flurry of last-minute filings – plus the unexpected but unsurprising exit of an incumbent..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Anti-Latino Prejudice in Austin

Despite having a large immigrant population, city isn't always so welcoming

"...David Goujon read about the saga of the Jumpolin piñata store and its owners in East Austin – the..."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

7 Chinese Brothers

Jason Schwartzman stars in this comedy from droll Austin auteur Bob Byington

"...of ambition, as Rushmore is all about Schwartzman’s Max Fischer and his ridiculous teenage drive to achieve. Seventeen years..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nina on Netflix

Simone leads a chorus of music docs streaming online

"...Stardom also on the Net – find its Lisa Fischer at the One World Theatre on Aug. 8 –..."

July 29, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Woman in Gold

Helen Mirren plays an aging Jew who wants to win back a painting looted from her family by the Nazis

"...the movie. Many good supporting actors (Holmes, Pryce, and Fischer, for starters) appear fleetingly; however, more interplay from them..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Miró Quartet

The ensemble's treatment of Schubert was like a ride along a winding road in a finely tuned Porsche

"...is not where one expects to travel with the Miró Quartet. In the dozen years that it's been quartet-in-residence..."

April 10, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Bill of the Week

House wants to throw some money at border problems

"...was added during the hearing by Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, in response to concerns about whether the..."

April 3, 2015 News Column by Amy Kamp

Judge Blocks Immigration Reforms

Obama's planned expansion of DACA and DAPA on hold

"...rulings. His 123-page opinion ruled Obama violated the federal Admini­strat­ive Procedure Act of 1946 by enacting a "substantive rule"..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Anti-Immigration Lawsuit on Shaky Ground

Anti-immigrant lawyers file Brownsville lawsuit against Obama order

"...Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. In response, opponents – a coalition of 25 states, led by Texas –..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

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