The Great $100 Lottery Scam

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

"...Zachariah ("Riah") and Carrie Kuenzi were driving home from trivia night at the HighBall on Jan. 25,..."

June 8, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Proof of Nothing

When you were busted for public intoxication, were you drunk? Or did you just piss off a cop?

"...was ever enough evidence that Luna was intoxicated, let alone dangerous...."

June 24, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Porn Busters!

Investigators run roughshod over rights in hunt for cybersex offenders

"...with -- someone who'd logged in with the name "stephanmee2003" and was using the screen name "famcple." Yahoo! told..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...It Is the Time for ReasonDear Editor,..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Column

The Council We Deserve?

In the races for City Council, it's a search for competence amidst the chaff

"...Jackie Goodman, stepping down this year from her Place 3 seat on the dais, has attended a few of..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

How to Get Your Kids Through College

Once students enter the 'pipeline,' can educational plumbers stop the leaks?

"...to achieve an associate's degree or certificate – just 38% of full-time students finish in three years, and only..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Future's So Bright ...

Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?

"...Salvador Cavazos, the baby-faced 37-year-old principal of Fulmore Middle School, is excited. His lanky..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Food Top Nines

"...High Rock Ranch Peaches 1. Unprecedented growth in the..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Record Reviews

"...3.5 Stars-- Christopher Gray..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Music Review

Live Shots

"..."Questin Mark" sans Mysterians at Electric Lounge Sunday, Feb.8..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Music Feature

Sxsw

"...Sleepers," of course, because herein are clues to nearly 300 bands playing SXSW. Combined with a spoken word round-up,..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Cream of the Tech-Top

The Year in Multimedia

"...Top Ten Multimedia Happenings of 1995 Dave Evans, Vice..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Screens Feature

Reissues

"...short and inevitable step to rock & roll. This 3-CD, 75-tune set, which includes the original (and an alternate)..."

July 28, 1995 Music Feature

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...week," acknowledged Perkins in the entryway to his Temple home. "I had this insane swelling at Flatstock, an atypical..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...Maybe an eternal "now" only appeals to those who..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

We Got Gators in Austin. Now What?

Fearsome invaders or frightened longtime residents facing displacement?

"...Farms pond; he suspects others are making themselves at home in the area. They're not alone. One culvert over,..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Checking In: Tara Bhattacharya Stages Interference Fest – Women Making Noise 2020

Sound artist and festival curator promotes the creative class

"...10 months has helped me cope with being totally alone. I embrace stillness. I enjoy being in a vacuum...."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

After a Month of Chaos, Abortion Care Returns to Texas

Clinics, patients, and the law get put through the ringer over care

"...out abortion care among those prohibited procedures on March 23. Clinic staff spent days scrambling to make emotionally difficult..."

May 1, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

20 Years of Austin Studios

More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios

"...Rooster Cogburn shoots the dying horse? "They're on Stage 3 at that point," said Austin Film Society CEO Rebecca..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Alejandro Escovedo Grinds Axes at ACL

Austin escapee kicks out the jams in his fifth taping for PBS

"...Nelson spends more time on Maui than in his home state probably, but Escovedo’s exit still stung – like..."

Dec. 1, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Sixth Street Showdown

Downtown is growing, and with that growth come rising tensions between police, partiers, and activists

"...on spending the night in jail, but shortly after 2:30am, on Friday, Nov. 6, that's where he found himself...."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

A Safe Place?

Parties, alcohol, and attitudes are contributing to a high number of sexual assaults in Austin

"...the Austin Police Department and Travis County Sheriff's Office alone, however, both advocates and law enforcement estimate that the..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

From the Archive: Welcome to Chaos

Originally published on Nov. 12, 1993: ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...This feature was originally published on Nov. 12, 1993...."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Going on an Adventure With Banff World Tour

Adrenaline junkies, artists, and film fans unite for a great cause

"...selection of nine of the 2012 festival’s 79 films, 38 of which travel to approximately 400 locations – including..."

April 16, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Today, the South by Southwest Film Festival unveils its 2013 lineup, and guess what: A whole new batch of..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Destruction of Texas Health Care

The GOP crusade against Planned Parenthood is devastating basic care for Texas women

"...what to tell them. CAI, which until recently operated 13 clinics in medium- and small-sized communities in Central Texas,..."

Feb. 3, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Blood, Sweat & Murder

Redemption for Austin's definitive one-man band? Just don't ask Scott H. Biram what the 'H' stands for.

"...after an overnight haul, a fitting depiction of the 37-year-old local, currently stranded on a wall of amplifiers with..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Reefer Madness: The Thin Green Line

Author Jonah Raskin explores the contradictions of life in Marijuanaland

"...to outlaw its users. Indeed, conservative estimates suggest that 17.3 million Americans use marijuana each month. So why is..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Criminally Innocent

How can you be exonerated of a crime that never happened?

"...fact, he's never traveled very far from his childhood home in Harker Heights, in Bell County. He'd like to..."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Learning the Game

Learning Buddy Holly's game, 203 tracks at a time

"...Buddy Holly, Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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