Lights Out

The Seventies represented the heyday for film programming at the University of Texas. Marjorie Baumgarten recollects the days of CinemaTexas and the Texas Union Theater.

"...it was possible for students at the University of Texas to see several films a night on campus, opportunities..."

July 4, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Luv Doc Recommends: Lights Out! at Seaholm Power Plant

Seaholm Power Plant, Friday, April 30, 2010

"...stupid they make you want to tear your hair out. Why? Because you're at least smart enough to know..."

April 30, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

The Lights of Texas Are Upon UT

What is UT doing about its light pollution?

"...Earlier this month, the University of Texas at Austin Department of Astronomy and the McDonald Observatory..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lights Out After School?

If federal funding gets cut, AISD could lose after-school programs

"...AISD has the largest after-school program in Central Texas, serving 13,000 students in 47 schools, but that could..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Gifted and Talented Education Programs Turn the Lights Out on Non-White Students

"Race is the greatest predictor of who succeeds and fails in American public education"

"...by educators could have led to a dramatically different outcome...."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Autumn A. Arnett

Playback: Lights Out for Jovita's

Run-ins at Jovita's, thieves in the night at Mohawk, and Lickona's feeds off of 'Austin City Limits'

"...Who knew a fourth-rate Tex-Mex restaurant in South Austin was allegedly one of the area's major heroin..."

June 29, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Opinion: Turn Off the Lights! Birds Are Depending on Us.

During migration season, we can lower bird mortality rates by lowering lights

"...Deep in the heart of Texas, the stars at night burn big and bright, but..."

March 24, 2023 Column by Caley Zuzula

Day Trips & Beyond: Holiday Lights 2023

Add some sparkle to your holiday season

"...Around the state, colorful lights twinkling in the dark means the holiday season is..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Cue the Lights; Cue the Music

Scripted? The DNC? Naaaaaaah.

"...colors, table settings, and music. I wonder who lucked out as the contractor for the 2008 DNC? It had..."

Aug. 28, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Steve Rivas

Friday Night Lights

H.G. Bissinger’s classic book about the secular religion of high school football was lovingly adapted for film prior to becoming a TV show.

"...and several screenplay drafts for H.G. Bissinger’s now-classic book about the secular religion of high school football to come..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Clarksville's Willis Littlefield Readies His Annual Christmas Lights

The longtime resident is ready to light up his home and hand out holiday sweets for the 22nd Christmas

"...Clarks­ville resident has been drenching his home in holiday lights and Duracell-charged dolls dancing to the beat of James..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

"...better) and linger in your seat long after the lights have come up. John, Keller, Squirrel, and Terrell Lee..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

ATX Television Fest: Friday Night Lights Reunion

It's been 10 years since the beloved football drama premiered

"...To think, I actually tried to get out of covering this event. I mean, parking was 20..."

June 12, 2016 Screens Post by Kahron Spearman

Texas Titles in Toto

"...Of the estimated 3,500 songs written about Texas and Texas Places, most of the votes came..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

Amid Texas Heat Wave ERCOT Asks Texans to Conserve Energy, With Possibility of Rolling Blackouts

Updated: Record demand and low wind generation strain grid

"...usage with 78,204 megawatts, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas appealed to Texans to conserve power today from 2..."

July 11, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

The Night the Lights Went Out at the Roller Derby

"...first Sunday of every month during their season, the Texas Rollergirls flat-track Roller Derby league hosted a bout at..."

June 7, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Stop When the Red Lights Flash

Review of Green Day's surprise Red 7 show last night

"...Last time through, August 2009, Green Day sold out San Antonio’s AT&T Center, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong rising..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Verde Report: Wolff In or Wolff Out? The Answer: It’s Complicated

Austin FC gets its first win of the 2024 season, but the pitchforks are still out for Austin FC’s head coach

"...Until about midway through Wolff’s post-match press conference, that is...."

April 5, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Texas Football Should Be Good This Year

We mean it this time!

"...in the nation more starved for success than the Texas Longhorns. The Fightin' Bevos haven't seriously competed for a..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Sports Feature by Eric Goodman

Jonathan Majors, Janet and John Pierson, Michael De Luca Honored by the Texas Film Awards

Marvel’s Kang, indie champs and Oscar-nominated producer head to Luck

"...this year’s Rising Star Award at the 21st annual Texas Film Awards...."

Jan. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: Top 10 Out-of-Town Spots of 2021

Looking back at a year of Texas travel

"...Top 10 landmark events of Texas day trippin' in 2021:..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Film Hall of Fame Slate Finalized

Billy Bob Thornton, John Cusack, and Dennis Quaid join the lineup for the ninth annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

"...The inductees, presenters, and emcee for the ninth annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards are now locked for..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

How Driving Somebody From One Texas City to Another Can Turn Into a Prison Sentence

Rides from hell, thanks to Texas’ immigration law

"...are facing in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and other Texas cities. In fact, that message is exactly what popped..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Hot Luck Review: The Texas Gentlemen

Lone Star wrecking crew hits the dancehall

"...While the Texas Gentlemen may not exactly represent the sound of Lone..."

May 25, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Time to Come Out and Play

Game On highlights Texas gaming scene

"...Texas is a state whose cultural exports to the rest..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Star Marilyn Burns Dies

A sad farewell to Texas' original scream queen

"...One of horror cinema's great lights has gone out. Marilyn Burns, who played Sally Hardesty,..."

Aug. 6, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Walking Contradiction: Texas High Schools, Football, and Concussions

Thousands of students mash helmets every weekend – at what cost?

"...many involving thousands of high school football players in Texas...."

Oct. 30, 2013 Sports Post by Joseph Baucum

The Czech Republic of Texas

The story behind the iconic photo and the iconic bakery that's in it

"...enough to plant it firmly in the realm of Texas iconography...."

April 18, 2013 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

Texas Stars Twinkle on the Small Screen

Television used to be where actors were put out to pasture; for these Texas Film Hall of Fame honorees, it's tall cotton.

"...of the four actors being honored at this year's Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards, all four of them..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Luv Doc Recommends: 'Texas High School Football: More Than the Game'

Bullock Texas State History Museum, Saturday, August 6, 2011

"...retirement – not because of a nasty case of mouth cancer, but because of a knee injury sustained while..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

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