Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest, Eastside Kings Festival, HAAM Day, Vein.fm, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, and more

"...celebration, which runs from 3 to 9pm and fundraises for the Central Texas Food Bank, are a pair of..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Rep. Celia Israel on the 86th Texas Legislature

“Pandering to 3% of the electorate is not in anyone's best interest”

"...Celia Israel, a former staffer for Gov. Ann Richards and chair of Austin’s..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas Playboys Baseball Club

Keeping the sandlot field of dreams alive

"...between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals. For the last several weeks, local musicians have been posting..."

April 3, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Life After Meet-and-Confer

City, police get ready for civil service

"...overwhelmingly (1,305 to 110) to reject City Council's overtures for a renegotiation. Even if the two sides reconcile early..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Will Travel for Food

Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium, Oxford, Miss., October 2000

"...signed on to attend the Southern Foodways Symposium in Oxford, Miss., an annual gathering of Southern food enthusiasts --..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Food Feature by MM Pack

Standing Rock Pipeline Protests Bring New Life to Old Struggles

“It’s about all of us”

"...San Antonio Mexican dance troupes recognize their own concerns for clean air and fresh water across Texas and Mexico..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Northeast Alliance Rejects Housing Project

"...The Northeast Austin Business and Community Alliance, a group said to represent 11 Northeast neighborhood associations..."

July 25, 2008 News Feature by Lydia Crafts

The Fight of His Life

Are Ronney Reynolds' Mayoral Hopes on the Ropes?

"...delivered a standard candidate's kick-off speech in his deepest Texas twang, casting himself as the contender best prepared to..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived

The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism

"...Chapter of the Sierra Club was not unusual in form. The man known universally as "Smitty" schmoozed with the..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Five Texas Tales at Austin Film Festival

Stories inspired by and made in the Lone Star State

"...lay in the morgue next door inspire the script for I'll Be There, and last year she and her..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

Another chippy round of political beer pong

"...Here in Texas, the small, plucky craft brewers and the overdetermined parade..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Faster Than Sound: Locals Join Over 1,000 Independent Clubs Fighting for Survival

Meet the National Independent Venue Association, goodbye Shady Grove, and more music news

"...of rising rents and Downtown development pressures. Successful local efforts like the Red River Cultural District and Music Venue..."

May 15, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Myco Alliance Uses Fungus as an Edible Recycling System

Locals let fungi do the work

"...and gas industry, Daniel Reyes discovered a deep discontent for the current industry practices. Frustrated and in pursuit of..."

March 23, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

Abortion Resources in Texas and Beyond

Services, financial assistance, contraception, counseling, and more

"...it is still legal to seek an abortion in Texas, but those who provide abortions or assist people with..."

July 1, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Abortion Resources for Texans and Beyond

From counseling to contraception to legal services, here are your options

"...it is still legal to seek an abortion in Texas, but those who provide abortions or assist people with..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature

More Money, More Options for I-35

The decades-long plan to rebuild Interstate 35 through the heart of Austin is picking up speed

"...up a bit of speed last week as the Texas Transportation Commission announced at its meeting Thursday, Feb. 27,..."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Town Hall Calls for Quick Action to Combat Overdoses

The crisis is now

"...and homeless outreach workers – discussed the critical need for local harm reduction policies amid a rapidly worsening opioid..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Texas Lege Preview: Parties Agree That Fentanyl Sucks

Bipartisan consensus emerges to tackle opioid overdose crisis

"...There are not many life-or-death issues Texas faces that will be resolved through any..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Opinion: Drug Use Is the Reality for Millions. There Are Ways to Make It Safer.

A paramedic and harm reductionist highlights resources in Austin to reduce risks associated with using drugs

"...contaminated with substances that hit with dizzying and dangerous force, like fentanyl, isotonitazene, and flualprazolam. We're seeing this happen..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Column by Claire Zagorski

Mug Life

Austin isn't a world-class beer destination, but it's close

"...economy is at the moment. With nearly 50 Central Texas production breweries and brewpubs in various stages of operation,..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Point Austin: From Frontage Road, Texas

Traffic jamming at the Urban Rail Town Hall

"...It was fitting that Tuesday night's public forum on urban rail occurred in the back room of..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Texas Prisons Are Cooking People Alive. Are We Okay With That?

Part 1 in a series about heat in prison

"...is facing the same crisis as other prisoners across Texas in this summer's historic heat. With temperatures soaring to..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Gold for Green

Laura Dunn's environmental doc wins UT award

"...stepped into the fray with her excellent documentary The Unforeseen, a meditation on Austin's tenuous balancing act between the..."

April 17, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Revving Up for Slow Times

How local entrepreneurs plan to weather the recession

"...The consensus advice: Get out in front of it, before it rolls over you...."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Texas Lege Looks to Address Flooding and Drought Without Saying "Climate Change"

Dipping a toe into a pool of options – and money

"...in 30 years – is already top of mind for Texans. Reservoirs are drying up, six boil water notices..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Lights, Camera, Safety: Film and TV Production Is Coming Back to Texas

Now producers and unions are making sure no one gets sick

"...there). Option two, get everyone to work from home for as long as possible. But what about industries that..."

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Life Goes On

Even while you’re not paying attention

"...CAMPO, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, is moving..."

April 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Pro-Cop Group Submits Signatures for High-Priced Staffing Plan

Save Austin Now 2.0 eyes the ballot

"...2 ballot along with eight proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution and perhaps other local measures including marijuana decriminalization..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Land for Water

The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs

"...him into this small cave. Thuesen, a land manager for Austin Water Utility who loves to tell jokes and..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Victory for God – or Bigotry?

The already illegal practice of gay marriage just got more illegal

"...Texas conservatives were triumphant Tuesday, delivering a decisive vote banning..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

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