Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Plus Luther Hotel updates, Elephant Rock petition, more

"...Award of Excellence in Museums from the Texas Historical Commission. Run by the Bastrop County Historical Society, the combined-usage..."

April 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Gift Guide: The Movie of the Book

Five page-turners for the film fan in your life who wants the whole story

"...kangaroo court of his 1954 United States Atomic Energy Commission security hearings that became the narrative twist in Christopher..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Bid the sun farewell and enjoy a fall fair this October

"...added “The Tom Lea Trail” to the Texas Historical Commission’s mobile-device-compatible library of 14 trails and tours around the..."

Oct. 5, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Catch up on news from around Texas and travel destinations for fall

"...the museum returned the flag to surviving family members. Commissioned in 1943, the USS Lexington saw extensive combat in..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...for example) and bills that deal with illegal street racing, criminal penalties, and support for rural law enforcement...."

June 9, 2023 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

News and events from Corpus Christi to Fort Davis

"...historic site to fit every interest. At Texas Historical Commission sites across the state, you can step back into..."

May 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin's Airport Art Program Makes Every Flight a Trip to the Gallery

Got some time at AUS? There's many distractions in plane sight.

"...of eligible capital improvement project budgets are reserved for commissioning or purchasing art for those sites...."

Sept. 2, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road

"...pulled out of the project when the Texas Historical Commission denied requests to move the 1930s Cenotaph. According to..."

June 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Once Again, Redistricting Looms in Texas

Republicans hold all the power to draw new lines, but there's more attention on the process than ever before

"...a de-filibustered U.S. Senate. But all parties will be racing against the clock. "As soon as the data comes..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Will the Texas Lege Roll the Dice on Gambling This Session?

The gambling caravan is back, but it’s losing momentum

"...Lastly, the decrepit state of racing in Texas means the Racing Commission, which is funded..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Women's Health Advocates Brace for "Perfect Storm" at Texas Legislature

Republican lawmakers racing to further restrict abortion access

"...order expired. Meanwhile, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is slated to maintain lucrative state funding to the..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

For Texas Prisoners, COVID-19 Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence

Criminal justice advocates warn of outbreaks behind bars

"...a crisis in the state's prisons. Now, COVID-19 is racing through the system and advocates are amplifying their pleas..."

May 15, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips & Beyond: Pandemic's Effect on Travel

Out of town closings due to the threat of COVID-19

"...is contingent upon final approval from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission...."

March 17, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Fall into fun!

"...Department management to the auspices of the Texas Historic Commission. Sites transferring include the San Jacinto Battleground Monument, Washington-on-the-Brazos,..."

Aug. 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Faster Than Sound: I’m Just Not Into Labels

CD Baby brings DIY Musician Conference to Austin, Sidewinder won't be ready for SXSW, and PledgeMusic withholds Fastball campaign funds

"...Last week, a Downtown Commission meeting updated long-running efforts to enclose an alley in..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Opera Takes Aim at the Election With Its Adaptation of The Manchurian Candidate

Composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell shoot to thrill in their opera based on Richard Condon's Cold War classic

"...that Campbell and Puts were collaborating on their first commission for Minnesota Opera, Silent Night, which retells the story..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mayor's Omnibus Resolution: The Arts Commission Hustle

City group gets moving on policy plan for Austin creatives

"...The special called meeting of the Austin Arts Commission pretty well lived up to its name Tuesday as..."

Aug. 8, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Eyelid Kid’s Hyde Park Demons

“Landscape” video introduces ghostly abandoned mansion

"...the vacant midcentury estate, finding room after room, an out-of-commission elevator, and long, tunnel-like closets connecting a maze of..."

May 31, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Headlines

"...Horse racing in Texas nearly ended this week after a bizarre..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature

How Much Will Texas Spend?

The Legislature's conference committee spending proposals

"...to 2012-13 levels. So much for inflation. • The Racing Commission, which the Senate had tried to kill, also..."

May 21, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Budget Breakdown

"...this dramatic drop, but key regulators like the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality are still laughably underfunded. VII –..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas A&M Handles UTEP

Easy win showcases Manziel's theatrics, Aggies' improving defense

"...yards and a score, dodging defenders like a skier racing through slaloms. Manziel has a made a conscious effort..."

Nov. 4, 2013 Sports Post by Rod Machen

Headlines

"...in medical limbo, as the Health and Human Services Commission insisted it can serve all patients without the banned..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature

Autobots! Transform and Roll Camera

'Transformers' sequel, 'Parkland' prep 2013 productions in Austin

"...a high school senior and her boyfriend a Texas racing driver." Can you say Formula One? How about Circuit..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

The Way It Is and Isn't

Ben Rubin's art installation at UT shows the gap between TV news in Cronkite's time and now

"...the Rubin project did not initially involve Cronkite. The commission from UT's Landmarks public art program was to create..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Gets Some V8

Circuit of the Americas snags ethanol-powered race

"...in California, and the former US home of F1 racing at Watkins Glen in New York. Current V8 Supercar..."

July 1, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The Daily Hustle: 3/30/11

City hits send on e-mail archiving changes

"...comprised a forward of state info on Formula One racing; staff language related to social service contracts; and an..."

March 30, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 11/19/10

Waterlogged meeting for council

"...the water/wasterwater service extension request to the Formula One racing site sucking all the H20 oxygen out of the..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

How Do You Formulate a Grand Prix?

The race to nail down an F1 deal involves multiple entities

"...Austinites heard the surprising announcement that Formula One motor racing is coming to town. With the first major council..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Election Headlines

Headlines from the campaign trail

"...Chamber of Commerce President Joe Krier, former Bexar County Commissioner Lyle Larson, Texas Racing Commission Chair Rolando Pablos, and..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature

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