Running the Funny

Club manager Margie Coyle has kept the laughter going for 20 years

"...and they'll laugh at somebody who's cerebral, like a John Ramsey or a Matt Bearden. That's why the ..."..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Restaurant Recyclers

From earth to table and back again

"...gardener and composter in 1991 through the Texas A&M Harris County Agricultural Extension and then went on to earn..."

June 5, 2009 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

When Good Things Happen to Bad Bills – and Vice Versa

Bad bills fly, while good bills die

"...truly accountable, Senate Transportation & Homeland Security Com­mit­tee Chair John Carona ruefully ended up having to Frankenstein together partial..."

May 22, 2009 News Column by the News Staff

Diversion Program for Vets Clears Committee

Bill proposes treatment, not jail, for vets who run afoul of the law

"...earned widespread support – including from representatives of the Harris and Bexar counties district attorney offices, the Texas Criminal..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...the new county resolution, University of Texas geology professor John Sharp will be taking his groundwater field methods class..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature

Carona Push-Starts Stalled Bill

Local option transport funding proposal gets out of committee, but still under a cloud

"...passed quickly. Bill author and Senate Transportation Committee Chair John Carona, R-Dallas, explained the lack of a fight: Senate..."

April 15, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Welcome Back, Cobra Commander

The international G.I. Joe Stop Motion Animation Festival makes a pit stop in Austin

"...blogs, letters, and photographs cataloging the adventures of Corporal John U. Harris and his reconnaissance team, Pond Patrol Third..."

April 7, 2009 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the state, and beyond

"...Melissa Trotter in East Texas. The pathologists, including former Harris Co. Chief Medical Examiner Joye Carter, who testified at..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature

Happy New Year, 1954

Pulling up the roots of rock

"...’n’ roll song and many examples are included: Wynonie Harris' "Good Rockin' Tonight," Jimmy Preston & His Prestonians' "Rock..."

Jan. 7, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

After a Fashion

Stephen counts down last year: Sometimes he loses count

"...9) Anne Harris..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Taking Back the House

Texas Democrats say this could be their November

"...93), Juan Garcia (Cal­houn County, HD 32), Ellen Cohen (Harris County, HD 134), and Valinda Bolton (Travis County, HD..."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Seven in Play

Seven key races across the state could turn the House back to Democratic control

"...Last Dem challenger: John Cook, 35%, 1998..."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...criminal justice system. On Thursday, members heard from cop-turned-consultant John Vasquez, president of the Texas Association of Property and..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature

No Lonesome Tune

Retiring the dean of Texas songwriters? Fat chance.

"...pantheon of country music stars including Jerry Jeff Walker, Johnny Cash, the Highwaymen, Ricky Skaggs, Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill,..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

UT Fan Appreciation Day Moved Due to Construction

"...Shipley, Peter Ullman, and Luke Tiemann, QBs Colt McCoy, John Chiles, and Sherrod Harris...."

Aug. 15, 2008 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Dems in Austin: Taking the Next Step

The State Convention looks ahead to November

"...put him within margin of error of incumbent Sen. John Cornyn ("They're just a snapshot," Noriega said), he spent..."

June 13, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

First Views from the Convention Floor

Live blogging from the Texas Democratic State Convention floor

"...of a video package boosting the man at Sen. John Cornyn's heels. However, a bit of an accidental faint..."

June 6, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Rock & Roll Summer Reading

"...toward the darker hues of the artist's personality. Unlike John Kruth's To Live's to Fly, Robert Earl Hardy's writing..."

May 30, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Make It Work

Music to get down with

"...brain. Local musician Anthony Romero suggested I check out John Bourke’s “Dance Robots Dance” mix. Bourke is an Oklahoma..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

Get Your Goat

A homegrown literary magazine celebrates 20 years of playing Host to Texas and the world

"...new volume was launched with a keg party in Harris Park, the journal has expanded in size and reputation..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Books Feature by Michael Agresta

The March Primaries and After: The Filing Report

Flurry of last-minute filings

"...county-level seats in Travis, more than for Williamson and Harris counties combined. However, they could indirectly turn it a..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Critics Poll

"...Beets Johnnie Taylor, Live at the Summit Club..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Music Feature

Two of a Kind

Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh, Austin's new George and Tammy coupling, more or less

"...who have never listened to George and Tammy or John and June or Conway and Loretta," says Dayton. "We're..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

You're Joking, Right?

"...has it that the Deer Hunter-obsessed heckler at the John Milius/Oliver Stone discussion on war movies actually didn’t create..."

Oct. 15, 2007 Screens Post by Spencer Parsons

AFS Essential's Blokes 'n' Birds: British Realist Cinema

Sept. 4-Oct. 9

"...butlers set in parlor rooms and gilded studies. Then John Osborne's Look Back in Anger appeared with its story..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

TCB

That's the news, and I am outta here

"...about. Jenn Nuzzo, your loss. Wells Dunbar, holla. Anne Harris, don't ever change. Shawn Badgley, Astros still rule. Andy..."

June 29, 2007 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Benzene Questions at Crestview Station

Benzene discovered in groundwater under portion of former Huntsman chemical-testing facility property, potential snag for Crestview Station developers

"...the city of Austin dug six wells around St. John's Circle to test the groundwater; five showed no benzene;..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Great Pyramid

Bill Callahan can see clearly now

"...I hate to see it go. Blues died with John Lee Hooker; soul died with James Brown. There are..."

April 20, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Sometimes Austin Audiences Shockingly Rude!

"...was really accentuated at the recent celebration of Steve Harris’ new book, Texas Troubadours. Many in this town are..."

April 16, 2007 Postmarks

Naked City

"...City Limits• Since Texas Youth Commission Executive Director Dwight Harris quit on Feb. 23, there has been a deluge..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature

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