All the Way to State

A high school play contest might not sound like a big deal, but it is to the 18,000 students in 1,200 schools across Texas who participate in the state's UIL one-act play every year -- and here's a look at why.

"...the stage will not be empty anymore, and an official with the University Interscholastic League (UIL) will make the..."

May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Point Austin: The Body of Christ

McNally play defies the fake religiosity of those who would suppress it

"...When public officials engage in literary criticism, the results are seldom edifying...."

April 23, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Horns Begin Conference Play

Ohh basketball

"...The intermingling of a shrimpy nonconference schedule with a baby-faced 2011-12 litter..."

Jan. 7, 2012 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Texas State Bobcats Remain Invisible

Host Nevada Wolf Pack

"...Just ask the Texas State Bobcats. For much of the past 30 years they’ve..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Texas State Set To Pummel the Other Aggies

And recapping Roadrunners/Bobcats game

"...what has been deemed the weakest schedule in all of FBS (Big-Time Football!) — I was wrong ["Postmarks," Nov...."

Nov. 30, 2012 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Loss to Trojans, Trouncing of Bobcats

The ups and downs of UT men's b-ball

"...themselves six days later at home versus neighboring Texas State. UT remained in the Top 25 by the skin..."

Dec. 13, 2010 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Thank You, Central Time Zone: A Preview of the 2007 NFL Draft

"...to Texas from the East Coast for a multitude of reasons. I don’t like to wear pants (this is..."

April 26, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Texas Can't Stop Oklahoma State

Big 12 title hopes fade as Longhorns struggle against Cowboys

"...around the Big 12. The Longhorns 38-13 defeat Oklahoma State doubled as the worst home loss in Mack Brown’s..."

Nov. 18, 2013 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Long Fringe Review: 'The Alien Baby Play'

Goofy, quirky entertainment as we wait for baby to be born.

"...The Alien Baby Play is a weird little play, but it’s a good..."

Jan. 26, 2012 Arts Post by Elizabeth Cobbe

Deep in the Heart (Of Texas)

"...character with a tall tale to tell, the strength of Deep in the Heart (of Texas) is in its..."

May 8, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...$1,500 was a lot of money in 1990. When the city of Austin required..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

What Follows Five Years of Failure at Mendez Middle School?

Making the grade

"...Education Agency released district and campus scores as part of its new A-F accountability system, five schools in the..."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Notes of a Football Addict (Vol. IV)

College and pro rundown

"...In the interest of full disclosure, I need to lead this week's Notes..."

Sept. 23, 2010 Sports Post by John Razook

The Battle of Small Beer vs. Big Distributors Rages on With Texas Beer-To-Go Bill

Another chippy round of political beer pong

"...the small, plucky craft brewers and the overdetermined parade of wholesale distributors are, unsurprisingly, back at it again for..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Day Trips: Lockhart State Park Golf Course

Playing the nine-hole course is cheaper than a pound of Lockhart's famous barbecue

"...Lockhart State Park Golf Course offers a great golf value. For..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas State to San Jose State: You’re Fired

Opposing coaches dust off résumés

"...Want to get fired as a football coach? Play Texas State...."

Oct. 26, 2012 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Watson for State Senate

Travis County Senator strikes himself off gubernatorial candidate list

"...words, Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, has taken himself out of contention to run for the Democratic nomination for governor...."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Long Incubation of the Incubus

Playwright David Hancock and director Vicky Boone reveal how they developed the play The Incubus Archives over six years, through 11 sometimes radically different versions.

"...A play ain't Athena. It doesn't spring full-grown from the brow..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Genius of Love

"...It's February 1999, in the quiet, smokeless confines of the Cactus Cafe on the University of Texas campus,..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Evil Dead Rise Star Alyssa Sutherland Discusses The Mental State

New drama looks at how rural communities are bereft of resources

"...debate in American culture. But new drama The Mental State takes a more nuanced approach towards a tragedy in..."

Dec. 23, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Many Worlds of Author Marshall Ryan Maresca

The Austin-based maestro of Maradaine writes and sells at a steady and impressive pace

"...Marshall Ryan Maresca's debut novel, The Thorn of Dentonhill, came out from DAW Books in February of..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Birth of Western Swing, Death of Milton Brown

Chapter excerpt from the new book by ATX music historians Michael Corcoran and Tim Kerr spotlights the debt that the kings of country swing, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, owed to Texan Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies

"...[Ghost Notes] Pioneering Spirits of Texas Music (TCU Press) teams local music scholar Michael..."

March 27, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2015

Wild theatrical energy and masterful performances were the hallmarks of outstanding theatre in 2015

"...Moscow became the Waiting Dead, disinterred for one more replay of their sad tale. But they were never more..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Power Play

In Robert Schenkkan's new play, LBJ roars back to life to make civil rights history

"...chasing power, battling his way up through the ranks of elected governmental bodies state and federal, and at the..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Uses of Joy

When Conspire Theatre helps incarcerated women, it's all in the game

"...very serious world, we must not forget the importance of play."..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Top 9 Local Sports Stories of 2009

It's all about Colt and the boys

"...1) UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EVERYTHING There's no denying it, the University of..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Days of Future Past

The history of Salvage Vanguard Theater's unlikely sci-fi success, The Intergalactic Nemesis

"...in bars flirts with old-fashioned radio serials in a coffee shop. Nobody involved had any high expectations for this..."

July 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Noriega Is for Real – and Texas Is in Play?

Rasmussen polls show that Democratic hopes may be more than fantasy

"...Could the days of Republican dominance in Texas be coming to an end?..."

May 5, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Texas State Hold 'Em (Updated)

Will poker become taxable income in Texas?

"...cards (but don't deal 'em yet), because letting people play poker for money and taking a share for the..."

May 2, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Terms of Engagement

If 'We Can't Make It Here,' then James McMurtry's in big trouble

"...Texas. You can see it in the brake lights of James McMurtry's Ford truck. Even in more civil times,..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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