Wild Tales

Anthology film from Argentina finds the dark humor in six revenge stories

"...Más Fuerte” (“The Strongest”). Set on a lone desert highway, this brilliantly compact tale of escalated road rage evinces..."

March 27, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

There Goes the Neighborhood

North/South/Central – redistricting the live music capital

"...On Fourth, two blocks east of the highway, I encountered "no parking" signs lining the chain-link fence..."

July 25, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Big Tex Budget Blues

The money debate begins: 'Every Texan for himself' vs. 'All in this together'

"...crested. According to the Texas Workforce Commission, the state lost 25,700 nonagricultural jobs in December alone – mostly the..."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters @ 3AM

Elation is complicated. It can be joy, but it can also be terror – and it can be both, and more

"...Traffic was light. The highway was straight. There was nothing but an 18-wheeler maybe..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

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Our readers talk back.

"...was overcome with sadness. I felt as though we'd lost not only a great political voice, but a connection..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Column

Justice or Vengeance?

A tale of tragedy and punishment in Williamson County

"...Ultimately, Bradley's key witness was a highway patrolman for the Department of Public Safety, Sgt. James..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

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Our readers talk back.

"...for the show; Nutty Brown is in fact on Highway 290, but is 30 miles away from Manor on..."

July 22, 2005 Column

Shrinking Schools

While the suburbs sprawl, central city schools count their children – and their blessings

"...zone had departed, their parents choosing schools across the highway, like Bryker Woods or Lee. Since Dusing was used..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Top 10 Law Enforcement/Public Safety Stories

Year in review for cops and firefighters

"...7) Still Bleeding Bad: In June, the city lost its bid to dismiss a whistle-blower suit brought by..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

Letters at 3AM

"...The Pacific Coast Highway: What Randolph Bourne wrote in 1917 could have been..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

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Our readers talk back.

"...Highway Kind -- 1997 Top Ten Albums, Boston Globe..."

June 28, 2002 Column

Requiem for a Landmark

Filmmaker Steve Bilich was blocks away from the World Trade Center on September 11, and documented the tragedy with a 1920 hand-crank Cine-Kodak 16mm camera; the resulting film, Native American in Manhattan, will screen at the Sundance Film Festival.

"...Manhattan civilians involved in setting up the so-called "Hero Highway" tent city at Pier 40, and in the immediate..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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Our readers talk back.

"...deals with the former administration (and city manager) have lost those special privileges, and they are most unhappy about..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Column

Who Owns Sixth Street

Is Austin's Sixth Street Entertainment District undergoing an identity crisis? -- and who are the designated shrinks?

"...Sunday morning to clean up. One UT student nearly lost an eye. One cop needed a couple of stitches...."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Day Trips

The Cider Mill and Country Store is the apple of Medina's eye.

"...nursery also raises Bigtooth Maple trees, better known as Lost Maples. Relics from the Ice Age that produce a..."

April 13, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Treasures

Moody Anderson and His Western Warehouse

"...noon, midweek, not long ago. I'm tooling westbound on Highway 2244, 20 or so miles out of town --..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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"Alex Jones is to patriotism ... what hot dogs are to meat."

"...correctly recall how and why he got into (and lost) a fight in the ACAC parking lot, the reality..."

July 21, 2000 Column

East Is East

"...film. Ella, their mother, acts as kind of a highway median, keeping her kids and their father from smashing..."

May 26, 2000 Movie Review by Bryan Poyser

Road Winners

Roads Still Popular Among Travis County Voters

"...4 election for not one, but two big state highway proposals, SH130 and SH45, both of which won their..."

Nov. 21, 1997 News Feature by Amy Smith

Hands off My MUD

Davenport Fights to Retain Independence It Never Had

"...Davenport were not being annexed, namely Rob Roy and Lost Creek, Neely demanded of the mayor, "Is the fact..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by John Spong

Postscripts

Shuttle Carnage Looms

"...being forced to navigate the most dangerous stretch of highway in the country (I-35 downtown) for eight to 12..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Column

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...Inrix, a transportation data firm, the average Austin commuter lost 69 hours to congestion last year – the 18th..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Austin At Large: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

As we endure this age of clownery, we can have nice things in our future – even I-35

"...driver's seat, Kirk Watson pulled down massive sacks of highway money on his way out of the Texas Senate,..."

May 8, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Travis County

"...in recent elections – Daugh­erty, first elected in 2002, lost in 2008 to Democrat Karen Huber, but was reelected..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

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Our readers talk back.

"...from Smart Mobility Inc. states: "Using guidelines in the Highway Capacity Manual, and accepted traffic engineering practices for determining..."

June 16, 2006 Column

Weird by Design

City's proposed design standards emphasize livability, walkability, and flexibility

"...strictly for show, such as rules discouraging national chains' highway mega-signs, this is not about imposing an official "look"..."

April 1, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Endorsements

State Constitutional Election, Sept. 13, 2003

"...Proposition 14: Allow short-term borrowing for highway projects. The pols are eager enough to pour concrete..."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature

Full Ballot Language With Extended Endorsements

"...government entities (for example, school districts) to recoup the lost revenue via tax sales...."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature

Full Ballot Language With Extended Endorsements

"...government entities (for example, school districts) to recoup the lost revenue via tax sales...."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature

Endorsements

State Constitutional Election, Sept. 13, 2003

"...Proposition 14: Allow short-term borrowing for highway projects. The pols are eager enough to pour concrete..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature

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