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"...Anderson Cooper NYE co-host, and onetime traumatizer of Barron Trump. Honestly though, isn’t having Barron as his first name..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

An Army of Women Tells the Story of a Criminal Justice Crusade in Austin

Julie Lunde Lillesæter shines a light on the women who made Austin a better place for rape survivors

"...Austin and Travis County’s criminal justice system. Led by Mary Reyes, Julie Ann Nitsch, and Marina Garrett, with the..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...– Mary Trump, Donald Trump’s estranged niece..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature

Has Round Rock ISD Hit Rock Bottom?

Maybe not yet

"...pair of far-right school board trustees, Danielle Weston and Mary Bone, who have served since late 2020...."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

AOC Brings the Texas Heat

Progressive star stumps for Casar, Cisneros campaigns

"...heart of the college-heavy neighborhoods along the N. St. Mary's bar strip, AOC made sure Casar and Cisneros got..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Diggin' Way Down Into Life With Carolyn Wonderland & A. Whitney Brown

For Valentine's Day, we bring you a snapshot of life at home with a blues musician and her comedy writer husband

"...Wonderland-Brown backyard opens into pristine nature. They can thank Mary Moore Searight, an elderly, pistol-toting Austin landowner who fought..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free D: Mary Wharton Producer: Peter Afterman Drawn from a newly discovered..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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

"...clashes, and in 2020 devoted to raising up Donald Trump and slapping down Texas and especially Austin Demo­crats in..."

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

The Luv Doc: A Lot of Work to Do

The Luv Doc still has some kinks to iron out with the whole time travel deal

"...and disrupt the tragically fruitful coitus of Fred "Christ-what-have-you-done?" Trump and his beloved Scottish bride Mary Anne. Suffice it..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

November 2020 General Election Results

"...Donald J. Trump (R) 159,907 26.4% / 5,842,464 52.2%..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature

Travis County Early Voting Results for the November 2020 General Election

From the top of the ticket to city and county races

"...President Donald J. Trump* (R): 139,891 (25.3%) Joseph R. Biden (D): 402,495 (72.8%)..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post

Election Day Live Coverage for Travis County

Tracking the local races

"...Virden, Alter's likely opponent in the run-off, is a Trump supporter who has contributed to his 2020 campaign. I..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

Election Ticker: Are We There Yet?

The latest – and last! – news from the campaign trail before Election Day

"...for Congress, losing to Chip Roy in the 2018 primary), is vying to snatch Hays back for the GOP. –..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...a fashion designer and guitarist. "One year, we were Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Another time, I was Laura Palmer..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

A Lagniappe About Mary Trump’s Book

R.U. Steinberg recalls a childhood in the distant orbit of "the world's most dangerous man"

"...I did not show up on the doorstep of Mary L. Trump to ask about her uncle Donald. Using..."

July 24, 2020 Arts Feature by R.U. Steinberg

Irresistible

"Can't we all just get along?"-style political comedy from The Daily Show veterans

"...reminding us that James Carville (D) is married to Mary Matalin (R). Brewster was part of the Trump team..."

June 26, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Trump Admin Could Soon Undermine Health Care Protections for LGBTQIA

Find queer connection with virtual events

"...month, or Texas' homegrown attack on abortion access (see Mary Tuma's feature in News). With the U.S. Supreme Court..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Qmmunity: A Bittersweet Goodbye From Q Editor Sarah Marloff

Sending it off with Mahogany Project and QueerBomb fundraiser

"...queer news so well – looking at you Austin, Mary, Mike. To (tall) James for always helping when I..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Column by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity: A Decade of Austin’s Queer History

Plus Iron Bear says farewell to Eighth Street and Joterias returns!

"...was a complicated year, nationally marked by Pulse and Trump's election. It was also the year that we lost..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Column by Sarah Marloff

The Luv Doc: Shoeless Joker

A pair of shoes makes a decent funk fence

"...Saturday night, I went with some friends to the..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Sword of Trust

Marc Maron like you've never seen him in this oddball Southern road trip to the truth

"...our political and social climate in the age of Trump, but an uneasiness permeates the comic rhetoric of gimme-cap..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

LBJ Summit Returns to “Race in America”

Five years after landmark civil rights event, there's plenty to talk about

"...forefront for these past two years" of life under Trump­ism. "Even someone who's been involved in politics as long..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Luv Doc: A Very Simple Formula

Your right to smell like ass extends right up to where someone else's nose begins

"...I have only been married to my husband for..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...O'Sullivan, Lily Mojekwu, Charin Alvarez, Jim True-Frost, Max Lipchitz, Mary Beth Fisher, Francis Guinan, Bradley Grant Smith (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...threatens the state powers-that-be. Frankly, that's pretty sick.  – Mary Tuma MARCH 12: A bomb delivered to an Eastside..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Southwest Key and Us

The local refugee empire is a symptom of bigger troubles

"...Bricks" (Dec. 2, 2018). In the aftermath of the Trump administration's family separation policy, a harsh spotlight fell on..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Column by Michael King

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...hamstrung then-Gov. Rick Perry's later runs for president, and Trumpian sentiment could push Bieder­mann's repeal bill across the finish..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Qmmunity

What now?

"...that could really help put the reins on the Trump administration. And we made history. The fact that Beto..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

TX-21: Joseph Kopser vs. Chip Roy

"All about energy"

"...Kopser beat three opponents in the Democratic primary, and in that campaign there were complaints from the..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

All Politics Is Local at Texas Tribune Festival

Evan Smith leads the fest’s move Downtown and brings national newsmakers to Austin

"...Reps. Eddie Rodriguez and Donna Howard and their colleagues Mary González, D-Clint, Poncho Nevárez, D-Eagle Pass, and Nicole Collier,..."

Sept. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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