The Ugly End to Jason Dusterhoft's Police Career Was Only the Beginning for APD

Three chiefs gone in Austin

"...morning of Friday, July 14, 2017, Brian Manley escorted Jason Duster­hoft into a City Hall meeting room. Manley had..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

City Hall Hustle: The Return of Jason Carole

Grandma the budget slasher is back for a mayoral campaign sequel

"...to spring to mind is an unstoppable, Freddy- or Jason-style screen slasher, one who's electorally dismembered in the film's..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Between the Temples

A widower cantor and a septuagenarian bat mitzvah student forge an unlikely friendship

"...Directed by: Nathan Silver. Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Dolly De Leon, Robert Smigel, Caroline..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The North Plan

Street Corner Arts' dark comedy stumbles on its way to the revolution, but the show is worth seeing

"...violent and ugly they are left absolutely dazed. Playwright Jason Wells employs this device of disorienting juxtaposition in Street..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

Men of Tortuga

Rare is the theatre company whose debut is as deft and precise as Street Corner Arts' is

"...enjoying every manipulative minute of this underground political thriller. Jason Wells' script is certainly engaging, providing each performer with..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Middle Men

Middle Men journeys backward in Internet history to 1995 when two coked-up ne'er-do-wells created the first dial-up, porn-on-demand website.

"...Christopher McDonald, Rade Serbedzija, Robert Forster, Kevin Pollak and Jason Antoon. Why this titillating, ripped-from-your-2am-desktop slice of XXX-rated Internet..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...two more familiar faces: directing duo Julia Halperin and Jason Cortlund, who bring their follow-up to Now, Forager, the..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Hays County Water War

Private drilling threatens local water supplies

"...Natural Resources Committee hearing on bills filed by Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, to stop the project. Since early..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

Dreaming of Buffalo

Prairie preservationists want to turn Austin's eyes – and energies – eastward

"...Austin was prairie and now it's almost gone," said Jason Spangler of the Native Prairies Association of Texas. "We..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Wimberley Water Wars

Community activists protest Needmore Ranch development

"...of water, the very idea of hundreds of new wells slurping the groundwater level even lower is causing fear..."

May 3, 2013 News Feature by Rusty Middleton

The Law(ns) of the Land

In a time of drought and water limits, some residents turn to drilling wells

"...an area of stately lawns and six-figure house prices, wells are apparently being constructed to maintain those lawns while..."

July 15, 2011 News Feature by Ramon Martinez

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Austin Police on April 20 arrested and charged 23-year-old Jason Pool with the first-degree murder of 38-year-old Channing Garin..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Chronicle Recommends: The Best of Austin

Our recommendations of the finest movies from and about the ATX

"...Years (2015) Written and directed by Hannah Fidell (whose Jason Mantzoukas-fronted The Long Dumb Road premiered at last week’s..."

Nov. 4, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Raising Objections to Dunbar's Reporting

"...need to raise necessary objections to some of what Wells Dunbar reported on campaign finance reforms at City Hall..."

Oct. 16, 2008 Postmarks

Screamlines

"...War of the Worlds, loosely based on H. G. Wells' novel, wasn't the first film to externalize America's fear..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

In Wake of Flooding, Hays Water Victory Bittersweet

Last-minute reversal revives groundwater protection bill

"...if it would cause projected unreasonable impact on existing wells...."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

Hays Water Fight Continues

While Senate approves water protections, another battle is on the horizon

"...Conservation District. "There were compromises." BSEACD's criteria for permitting wells includes a list of factors, narrowed in the legislation..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Bob Byington will world premiere 7 Chinese Brothers, starring Jason Schwartzman and Tunde Adebimpe, and Todd Rohal’s bringing Uncle..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Hobo With a Shotgun

Though it's a great title, this Rutger Hauer movie is an unfocused throwback to Seventies exploitation films.

"...Directed by: Jason Eisener. Starring: Rutger Hauer, Gregory Smith, Robb Wells, Brian..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

See No Evil

Former porn auteur Gregory Dark advances to making this rote exercise in slasher-film tedium.

"...pure Friday the 13th, with a group of juvenile ne'er-do-wells who are bused to a sagging, fire-swept hotel to..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

"...and $164,551 in outstanding loans. In the Democratic run-off, Jason Earle took in $32,810, spent $36,225, and has $6,046..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

"...Power hopes to begin its work in June. – Wells Dunbar..."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature

News/Print

My mouth is like the motherfuckin' Sahara Desert up in here.

"...Aaron de Orive, Mitchell Graham, Warren Spector, and Martha Wells; "Memories of ArmadilloCon 1" at 9pm on Friday, with..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the smartest guy in his own little world. And Jason Stout was trying to make President Bush look like..."

March 28, 2003 Column

Keepin' It Jungle

Austin company plans an eco-colonial retreat in Mexico

"...to be all millionaires in the Riviera Maya," said Jason Schnurr, Matthew's older brother. While their father, Greg, oversees..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Can a Veteran Oil Man Clean Up the Railroad Commission’s Mess?

Bill Burch is running to raise awareness of groundwater contamination

"...fracking-related earthquakes are plaguing West Texas, and abandoned “zombie” wells are poisoning Texans’ groundwater. Could a veteran driller and..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Christopher Plummer, Lewis MacDougall, Bobby Cannavale, Kristen Schaal, Dolly Wells, Yahya Abdul-Mateen, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Fonda (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...love, crime, spirituality and soul. Cast: Alice Lowe, Dolly Wells, Tom Cullen, Rosa Robson, Richard Elis, Laura Patch, Roger..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Josh Watkins and Carillon Team Are Barbecue Champs!

Local team wins top prizes at first year barbecue event in NYC

"...Executive Education and Conference Center on the UT campus; Jason Dady and the staff from his Two Bros. Barbecue..."

Oct. 1, 2013 Food Post by Elizabeth Childers

The 18th Annual Short Story Contest

How we made it from 620 stories to one

"...the story – while the judges returned repeatedly to Jason Lee's "A Time and Times," a slim three-pager with..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

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