Election Ticker: Southwest Council Races Illuminate Dual Political Divides

Things get partisan in this week's election news

"...apartment complex right next to their neighborhood." The far Southwest district is even further behind its housing goals –..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by the News Team

Highland Mall Hysteria Over Texas Relays

Has reaction to Relays weekend revealed Austin's true colors?

"...Another Texas Relays weekend sprinted to its finish Saturday afternoon. Other..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Nukes Not So Nice for Texas Groundwater

South Texans are banding together to demand tougher regulation of uranium mining

"...the word, nuclear power is on the rise in Texas and nationwide. Eight new reactors have been proposed around..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Texas Amusements

"...Celebration Station (Southwest Frwy.) Welcome to Birthday Party Central. Huge arcade, plus..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Elizabeth Morgan

Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas

Lester's Last Stand

"...Stand: Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas" is an excerpt from a longer chapter in Let..."

March 7, 1997 Books Feature

Concrete Mix Plant Vexes Southwest Neighbors

Residents concerned over safety, noise, and pollution

"...Residents living near a concrete mixing plant in Southwest Austin are calling on local authorities to address their..."

June 14, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...here. And for official performer picks during South by Southwest 2023, check out our “​​Field Guide to 80 Essential..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

AISD Race: A Voice for Southwest Austin

Schneider faces two challengers as he seeks a fourth term

"...change in our schools, and as a resident of Southwest Austin, I feel that we've gone too long without..."

July 25, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Sees Its First Hemp Harvest in 80 Years

Entrepreneurial farmers navigate state regulations and unsteady market, but still sees a bright future

"...a marijuana farm, but this is harvest time in Texas. It is the first season of legal hemp in..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: Texas Travel

A trip planner for the month of March

"...With the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s updated Great Texas Wildlife Trail..."

March 9, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

"Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West"

The wide open spaces that define the Texas stereotype are explored in rich detail in this artist's work

"...The Texas stereotype is built on images of lonesome cowboys and..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

Texas Two-Step

Richard Linklater and Matthew McConaughey on their true-crime comedy, 'Bernie'

"...interview suite at the Four Seasons during South by Southwest to speak with director Richard Linklater and co-star Matthew..."

April 27, 2012 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

1, 2, Tres, Cuatro: Waltz Across Texas

San Antonio rock & roll posters and Central Texas dance halls – preserve them.

"...past? That's one goal of our sister city's South Texas Popular Culture Center, which itself was a gamble. Would..."

April 6, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Drums Across Texas

What does Reagan High's drum line have in common with civil rights? Larry Jackson.

"...Bands across Texas and around the region, from Louisiana to Georgia, come..."

June 17, 2011 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

High Texas Rider

Before the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, the Lone Star State's voice of the Vox organ, Augie Meyers, was San Antonio's Lord August & the Visions of Lite

"..."She's About a Mover" branded the 1965 hit with Texas twang to his Grammy-winning work with the Texas Tornados,..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Grow Avocados in Texas? Yes, We Can.

"...there's a small thriving avocado business right here in Texas. Along with its famous grapefruits and oranges, the Lower..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Food Feature by MM Pack

Recent and Anticipated Texas

From 'Panic' to 'Andrew Jackson'

"...hardcover debut is a nonstop thrill ride through Central Texas, New Orleans, Miami, and London, as protagonist Evan Casher..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Books Review by Shawn Badgley

Weird Bands From Texas

"...another more derisive style of music began taking hold. Texas bands like Ed Hall, the Pain Teens, Lithium X-Mas,..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Texas Writers Month Events

"...For three of the past four years, Texas Writers Month organizers have orchestrated one large gathering of..."

April 24, 1998 Books Feature

Texas by Georgia

How O'Keeffe Adopted the Lone Star State

"...Trunk- Yellow Leaves, 1928 When she lived in the Texas Panhandle, Georgia O'Keeffe stared across the vast empty spaces..."

March 20, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Featuring Texas

Films From Around the State

"...Finding North As in previous years, South by Southwest '98 boasts an impressive lineup of native works ranging..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Literary Lone Stars Ten Best Texas Books

"...it. These are the 10 books of and about Texas I treasure most...."

Feb. 16, 1996 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Austin Film Society Honors Drafthouse Founders at Texas Film Awards

Tim and Karrie League join Michelle Rodriguez and Noah Hawley as this year’s Hall of Fame inductees

"...inducted by their old friend, Elijah Wood, into the Texas Film Hall of Fame at a gala event hosted..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Former Heartless Bastard Jesse Ebaugh Finds His Own Texas Touch

The Tender Things face hard truths on new LP

"...to his five bandmates, and launches into that "That Texas Touch," title track to the Tender Things' third LP...."

Feb. 24, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound: The First-Ever Lucktoberfest Lands Halloweekend at Willie Nelson’s Luck, Texas

Plus, the Red River Cultural District searches for a new director, and remembering Stewart Wise

"...and Matt Bizer organized their first-ever show at Luck, Texas. The booking duo's activation of Willie Nelson's Spicewood ranch,..."

July 29, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Few Election Surprises as Texas Finally Finishes Its Primaries

The field is set

"...half a million on the Dem side, out of Texas' roughly 17 million registered voters...."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

2020 Texas Film Awards at Austin Studios

"...Rebecca Campbell kicks off the 20th anniversary of the Texas Film Awards at Austin Studios..."

March 13, 2020 Photo Gallery

Acornseekers Brings Jamón Ibérico to Texas

The Spanish specialty looks to make its way to the Lone Star State

"...2019, an equally superior product will be available from Texas-born and -bred "Ibericus" stock, thanks to the state's abundant..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Food Feature by Adrienne White

Texas Toast

Drinking up the Austin Food and Wine Festival

"...It's time to wrap up your post-South by Southwest juice cleanses (or abandon all hope of starting). This..."

April 24, 2015 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Lee Nichols' Top 10 Austin/Texas Craft Beer Happenings

2011 through the eyes of a beer-loving Austinite

"...the third straight legislative session, microbrewers tried to change Texas' laws forbidding them from selling their product on the..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

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