Blue Beetle

Latest DCEU flick can't cram the Chicane experience into superhero duds

"...of throwing specific, Mexican American cultural references into a big-budget spectacular with all the requirements of broad, tentpole entertainment..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

How Not to Ingest Fentanyl on Campus and Beyond

Rule No. 1: Have Narcan

"...Judge Andy Brown promised $750,000 in this year's county budget for harm reduction. Earlier this year, U.S. Rep. Lloyd..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Doubling Campus Police House Bill 3, which requires school districts to have at least one armed officer at..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...is part of an early draft of the city budget. For more, see p.12...."

July 21, 2023 News Feature

How Round Rock ISD Finally Lost Their State-Assigned Monitor

TEA's time to go

"...aggressive in recent years about exerting control over elected school district boards – especially progressive ones – by installing..."

July 14, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

AISD Tries to Jettison Longtime Nonprofit Partner, to Community's Dismay

Shady switcheroo

"...ISD Board of Trustees approved next year's $2 billion budget on June 22, but that wasn't the interesting part..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Greg Abbott Wants to End Property Taxes; Dan Patrick Won't Agree

This is getting old

"...of taxes for the maintenance and operations of public schools, the largest portion of the Texas property tax system..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

AISD Board Attempts to Stanch Bleeding From Budget

But teacher retention remains the highest priority

"...district, even though the raises could blow up the budget. Now, calculations show that the district will run significant..."

June 19, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Hairspray

This may be the big hair state, but does this musical go too big?

"...Based on the high-camp, low-budget 1988 nonmusical film by transgressive cult filmmaker John Waters,..."

June 14, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Still No Word on How Much TEA Will Influence AISD Special Ed

Local figures hope for a lower level of oversight than planned

"...Public school officials in Austin were alarmed when the Texas Education..."

June 9, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin Film Festival to Honor Ed Wood Writers

Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski to receive Bill Wittliff Award

"...gripping narratives, whether it be the antics of a low-budget filmmaker in Ed Wood, a pornographer's fight against prudeness..."

May 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Farewell to the Danger God: Gary Kent (1933-2023)

The stunt legend who called Austin home died this week

"...moved to suburban Seattle. After graduating from Renton High School, Kent started studying journalism at the University of Washington,..."

May 26, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Your Government at Work

The Texas Legislature and “the disturbing category of ‘Who Knows?’”

"...press time, a bill may yet pass to let school boards hire chaplains instead of counselors for public schools..."

May 26, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...public overdose dashboard, and $750,000 will boost the county's budget for harm reduction services. Advocates urge a community advisory..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature

11th Hour School Funding Bill Adds Abbott's Voucher Plan

Democrats in the House ain't gonna like it

"...Public school advocates are calling it a shady, backroom maneuver. Late..."

May 23, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

AISD School Board Approves Historic Raises and a Clearer Path For Special Ed

No AISD employee will make less than $20/hour

"...was absolutely necessary but warned that it may cause budget shortfalls in coming years. “The good thing is we..."

May 19, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...next month to make way to expand Dell Medical School...."

May 12, 2023 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...handouts for parents moving kids from public to private schools, hit a major roadblock last week. The House approved..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature

Public Notice: School Boards and Rail Lines

Searching for a super, roughing out the rail routes

"...The Austin Independent School Dis­trict Board of Trustees will be selecting a new..."

March 17, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

SXSW Gets Mesmerized by First Look at Robert Rodriguez's Hypnotic

The Austin filmmaker blows the roof off the Paramount

"...was to be expected by the writer of classic microbudget how-to handbook Rebel Without a Crew, the Q&A quickly..."

March 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Local Immigration Advocacy Groups Aim to Blunt Right-Wing Proposals at the Lege

Border splurge still splurging

"...various initiatives are high. Sarah Hicks, senior advisor and budget director in Abbott's office, told the committee that the..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Trusting Your Gut: Texas Film Awards Honoree Michael de Luca on a Life in Cinema

From New Line to Warners, the exec discusses his career

"...started there when I was still at NYU, film school and I had a great internship and kind of..."

March 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: More Trains, Buses, and Housing Options Mean a More Affordable Austin for All

Transit Forward's executive director explains why Project Connect is vital to Austin's future

"...While housing costs are the highest budget burden overall, families' toll for transportation has clearly become..."

March 3, 2023 Column by Bill McCamley

Review: The Filigree Theatre's Fire in Dreamland

This compelling drama ignites but doesn't blaze

"...first performed in 2016 and now being given a low-budget but highly compelling production by Filigree Theatre – is..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...club where they caddied, a group of Mexican-American high schoolers form their own golf team, build a one-hole course..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Data, Dollars, and Defending Austin ISD at the Capitol

Highlights from the AISD Board of Trustees' first meeting in 2023

"...staff both emphasized increasing teacher pay in the 2023-24 budget, but how much salaries will improve is far from..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Texas Lege Preview: Guns! Mental Health! Can the Lege Decide?

In the wake of Uvalde massacre, lawmakers float weapon restrictions, new programs

"...of gun violence such as last May's slaughter of schoolchildren in Uvalde, the GOP leadership – which last session..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Chris Pine (Star Trek) leads the adventure in this big-budget version of the world of monsters, rogues, and gelatinous..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Mystery Switches and Other Hidden Secrets of Shin Ultraman

How director Shinji Higuchi made a very loyal reboot

"...so every time that kids would come home from school that would be when the episode would play, every..."

Jan. 7, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rep. Donna Howard, HD 48

“... More strategic than knee-jerk property tax relief”

"...part of the Appropriations Committee that manages the state budget, she's looking at the unique financial situation before Texas..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

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