Opinion: Conspiracy Theorists Are Central to the New Voter Suppression. I Got to Know One of Them Too Well.

Op-ed: Austin City Council Member Greg Casar traces a fringe candidate's vendetta against him to Trump's Big Lie

"...was illegally elected to the Austin City Council in 2014...."

May 21, 2021 Column by Greg Casar

State Employee Unions Look Askance at Texas Lege’s Pension Changes

Unions give a hard pass on cash balance plan proposed in Senate Bill 321

"...step shy of tossing out pensions in favor of 401(k) plans...."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Qmmunity: Save the Date

Austin Black Pride, Austin Pride announce summer celebration dates

"...Et tu, Dutton? Days after the anti-trans student athlete bill Senate Bill 29 failed to pass out of the..."

May 14, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

For Briscoe Cain's Next Act, Watch This Bill Disappear (Along With Your Right to Vote)

House committee guts SB 7, replaces it with language from other draconian voting restriction bill

"...Capitol over "election integrity," once again courtesy of the House's least favorite chairman, Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, who..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Austin's $195.8 million in American Rescue Plan funds. Specifically, $44.8 million of the $97.9 million is expected to be..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature

Lege Finds Even More Funds for Anti-Choice Grifters

Alternatives to Abortion program gets $100M in House budget

"...low-income Texans and helped victims of human trafficking, Texas House members approved a record-breaking $100 million for the state’s..."

April 23, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Qmmunity: Sports, Balls, and Bills

"...of action and complete radio silence on these hateful bills amid the agency's (seemingly willful) practice of hosting championships..."

April 16, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Faster Than Sound: White Horse and Sagebrush Regular Jordan Matthew Young Rises on The Voice

"You're just cool, man." – Nick Jonas

"...day," says Young, formerly of Utah trio Candy's River House. "I was staying at my dad's house with my..."

April 9, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Leans in Hard to Change TxDOT’s Mind on I-35

The road not taken

"...Typically, when a big project like the $5 billion CapExCentral – rebuilding the 8-mile center stretch of I-35..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Film Festival Is Live

On Story returns on PBS as fest announces live October dates

"...Gambit, Logan, and Out of Sight, will receive the Bill Wittliff Award for screenwriting. In addition, the first draft..."

March 31, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Poison 13, Meat Purveyors, and Churchwood Guitarist Bill Anderson Loads Out of Town

If not for Austin, “I don’t know if I would have been a musician at all”

"...I posed that question to Bill Anderson, the ingenious guitarist who’s been a staple of..."

March 29, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Lege Ticker: Someone Has to Pay the Post-Storm Electric Bill

The price is right?

"...power generators during the storm. Those $9,000 per megawatt-hour bills for electricity, the maximum price allowed by the PUC..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

House Makes Its First Post-Freeze Moves to Fix the Grid

Who's got the power?

"...last month's freeze-driven failure of the Texas power grid, House Speaker Dade Phelan used up a bunch of low..."

March 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...CHANNEL 2, 3:30-4pm..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Public Notice: Doing In Deed Restrictions?

Plus: More Hancock! And fewer teachers?

"...District 1 (Natasha Harper-Madison), District 3 (Pio Renteria), District 4 (Greg Casar), District 5 (Ann Kitchen), District 7 (Leslie..."

March 12, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The 2020/2021 Austin Music Awards Came Bearing a Pandemic Stimulus

Hop in the Winner Wagon and see who we surprised with this year's unique awards

"...In an homage to the Publishers Clearing House Prize television commercials from decades ago, we transformed a..."

March 5, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

"Strong-Mayor" Proposal Divides Austin's Progressives

Power to the people?

"...The upcoming May 1 special election provides Austinites with..."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

COVID-19 Turns the Texas Lege's Routines Upside Down

The challenge ahead – how to get back to the business of legislating without staging a superspreader event

"...Leading up to opening day on Jan. 12, the House and Senate crafted rules to cover the basics. A..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

"...Paxton is now nearly a household name across America – the ostensibly Christ-centered heir to..."

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

A Church and Its People on Austin's Eastside

The living history of David Chapel

"...darkness of Austin's racial history. The congregation originated in 1924, when members of a community then south of Austin,..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

A Handful of Holiday Events to Keep You Busy and Safe

Xmas weekend offers online and drive-in things to do

"...Thursday, Dec. 24, 1 & 7pm Online at twitch.tv/wildbillatx..."

Dec. 22, 2020 Events Post by the Chronicle Listings Crew

Qmmunity: 2020's Biggest Queer and Trans Stories

Looking back on a rollercoaster of a year

"...4) A LANDMARK VICTORY The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Faster Than Sound's Musical Top 10s of 2020

Eleven lists of Austin's best releases, theme songs, livestreams, creative pivots and more.

"...4) Katherine de Rosset, The Tower..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

Sound artist and festival curator promotes the creative class

"...“Over a decade in Austin, [tonal producer] Tara Bhattacharya..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Sanctifying Saliyah

The electronic producer focuses inward on a striking sophomore EP

"...Sanctification arrives Dec. 4, the final Bandcamp day of the year, via exploratory..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Freshmen Survive in Unflipped House as the County Sees a Dem Landslide

The blueberry abides (barely)

"...In spite of record voter turnout, the Texas House did not manage to flip. Not only that –..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Texas Sees Its First Hemp Harvest in 80 Years

Entrepreneurial farmers navigate state regulations and unsteady market, but still sees a bright future

"...farm. When Texas legalized the production of hemp, via House Bill 1325 in June 2019, he pivoted the Dripping..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

November 2020 General Election Results

"...State numbers are accurate as of Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2:52pm, and reflect 94% (5,809 of 6,162) of polling..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature

Qmmunity: Between a Rock and a Homophobic Place

Plus, Joterias' and Poo Poo Platter's spooky digital drag to chill you and thrill you

"...of Social Workers Texas chapter, members of the Texas House LGBTQ Caucus, Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, and Equality..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Sound Unseen Drops Full Playlist

Online music film fest adds Bee Gees, Sound of Metal

"...the only misunderstood icon of 1970s music on the bill, as legendary producer Frank Marshall opens the door to..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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