Don’t Go Away Mad!

Zimmerman’s Immigrant Affairs nominee withdraws

"...Wednesday afternoon, the Statesman reported that Rebecca Forest, District 6 Council Member Don Zimmerman’s nominee to..."

April 15, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Council: The Anti-Immigrant Immigrant Commissioner

Council's zoning meeting may get a bit distracted

"...5) to rescind D6 CM Don Zimmerman's appointment of Rebecca Forest to the city's Commission on Immigrant Affairs, which..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council Watch

Council holds commissioners court … and other matters

"...day was the pending reconsideration of the appointment of Rebecca Forest to the Commission on Immigrant Affairs, which had..."

April 17, 2015 News Post by Michael King

News Roundup: Antis, State and Local

Council appointee blames Hispanics; White won't meet with LGBT group

"...rescind the appointment, by D6 CM Don Zimmerman, of Rebecca Forest to the Commission on Immigrant Affairs. On the..."

April 13, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

On the Lege

Voter-ID bills protect voters ... by keeping them away from polls

"...mean "we don't have the fraud anymore." Another proponent, Rebecca Forest of the Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas, noted..."

May 4, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

More Fun with City Commissioners!

CM Zimmerman nominates Buehler to Public Safety Commission

"...Recreation Board (postponed indefinitely by Council) and more notoriously, Rebecca Forest to the Commission on Immigrant Affairs. Forest withdrew..."

May 1, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Council: And the Nominees Are ...

Council considers MoPac extension, and Zimmerman's nominees

"...Mendoza follows the disputed nomination of Rebecca Forest (who withdrew when it was clear Council wouldn't..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

10-1, Take Two

Five City Council incumbents up for re-election this November

"...Safety Commission fell flat, and his Immigrant Affairs nominee Rebecca Forest – who's widely known for advocating a ban..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Speculation Surrounds the Cancellation of MACC Awards

Did choice of emcee lead to cancellation of annual Latino excellence awards?

"...his would-be appointee to the Commission on Immigrant Affairs, Rebecca Forest, who was ultimately rejected after anti-immigration comments she..."

May 22, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Quote of the Week

"...– Rebecca Forest, Council Member Don Zimmerman's nominee to the city's..."

April 17, 2015 News Column

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...The Fallout Director/Screenwriter: Megan Park Producers: David Brown, Rebecca Miller, Cara Shine, Joannie Burstein, Shaun Sanghani High schooler..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Gidion's Knot

Top-notch acting powers this claustrophobic confrontation between a dead boy's grieving mother and his teacher

"...Here, in a place called Lake Forest School, which is probably nowhere near a life-affirming lake..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Arts Feature by Stacy Alexander Evans

After a Fashion

Is Stephen your style avatar or Eddie Izzard? Who was that man behind the shades at the Texas Film Hall of Fame?

"...I was tongue-tied and genuinely honored to meet him. Forest Whitaker seemed to be very touched by the honor..."

March 19, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Who Can Vouch for the Charters?

The state's freewheeling experiment with charter schools gets a poor grade.

"...operate with much smaller staffs than most public schools. Rebecca Benz, assistant superintendent at American Youthworks, says increased regulation..."

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Bodega D: Rebecca Halfon A Syrian deli owner and two teen girls..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Art

Art Openings

"...of the Tree" presents an educational exploration of the forest ecosystem using the East Texas pine forests as the..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Join or Die Directors/Producers/Screenwriters: Rebecca Davis, Pete Davis A film about why you should..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Author, Poet, and Podcast Host Carrie Fountain Isn’t Trying to Trick You

The 2019 Texas Poet Laureate talks shop as she receives two Texas honors

"...the room to sit alongside her. "Do you know Rebecca?" she asks me. (Rebecca McInroy, the show's executive producer..."

April 5, 2019 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Josh Kupecki’s Top 10 Films of 2016

"...know why she shot herself on live television, but Rebecca Hall's performance might be the closest we get. 9)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Faster Than Sound's Musical Top 10s of 2020

Eleven lists of Austin's best releases, theme songs, livestreams, creative pivots and more.

"...9) Lou Rebecca, "To Keep You" (D: Lou Rebecca)..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

How Local Opera Company LOLA Made the Play Lardo Weeping Sing

Peter Stopschinski’s 17-year journey to bring Terry Galloway’s outsized, outspoken agoraphobe to the stage

"...on Lardo Weeping. To give Cass and Artistic Producer Rebecca Herman a sense of the show's operatic potential, he..."

March 8, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

EAST 2018: Brenner’s Picks

Our savvy arts reprobate has a few suggestions for you, comma, citizen

"...that features art by Stella Alesi, Caitlin G. McCollom, Rebecca Bennett, Cherie Weaver, Vy Ngo, Terra Goolsby, Brooke Gassiot,..."

Nov. 15, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Other Worlds Goes Into The Black Hole

Disney cult fave for SF fest, plus final lineup

"...1929, an expedition of university botanists enter an uncharted forest where they discover, and must escape, an ancient organism...."

Oct. 30, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Lauren Pierce escapes a corrupt juvenile correctional facility with Rebecca, a fierce but alluring inmate and together they must..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...Glass is when Alice and the fawn enter the forest where you forget your name and what you are,..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Friday Picks & Sleepers

TGIFriday of SXSW, blurb by blurb

"...of its cage, but not running rampant. Abby Johnston Forest Swords..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Local State Board of Ed Hopefuls Lose Again

Will SBOE's ideological wars continue for another four years?

"...Mercer to the board with a 51% win over Rebecca Bell-Metereau in District 5, even though the Democrat piled..."

Nov. 9, 2012 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Uncontrolled Experiments

AISD says charters and single-sex academies will lift all students' boats – and attacks any research that says otherwise

"...is repeating itself in KIPP's schools in Houston's North Forest ISD. "They're terrible. They're some of the worst-performing schools..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2010 Film Awards

Audience, jury, and special awards

"...Runner-up: War Don Don (D: Rebecca Richman Cohen) Narrative Feature..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature

Holy Smoke!

The Barbecue! Bible

"...Christmas dinner, and scavenging mushrooms in a damp, dark forest...."

June 25, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

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