The Common Law

Holiday shopping: challenging incorrect credit card charges

"...credit card bill and I was charged twice for the same item. It's been a hassle for me to..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Column by Luke Ellis

Fantastic Fest 2014: The Look of Silence

The devastating doc The Act of Killing has a follow-up act

"...“The past is past” is a refrain shared throughout Joshua..."

Sept. 22, 2014 Screens Post by William Goss

The Headline Return of APD Officer Scott Glasgow

Officer involved in the shooting of Caraway shot and killed Jessie Owens in 2003

"...Ongoing investigations into the Sept. 8 death of Tyler Caraway have kept much..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

South of the Border, and Much Further South

New films from Mexico and Chile dazzle at Cine Las Americas

"...For the past 17 years, Cine Las Americas has brought the..."

April 28, 2014 Screens Post by Michael Agresta

Greg Abbott and the Nuge

Democrats wonder why Abbott stumps with 'admitted sexual predator'

"...Nugent that obsesses Texans so? Whatever it is about the walking, talking pastiche of a Seventies rocker, Attorney General..."

Feb. 18, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Double The Flow Rate of Niagara Falls

City releases new Onion Creek flooding stats

"...Last night, the City of Austin Homeland Security and Emergency Management office..."

Nov. 7, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Ashley, the Wonder Waitress

Texican Cafe server sets a very high standard

"...After all the years I've spent in and around the restaurant business,..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Food Post by Mick Vann

The Food Issue: Finding Austin's Bodegas

We need to talk about Austin's takeout issue for a minute

"...second drink – or, you know, for cooking in the comfort of your own humble kitchen...."

June 12, 2013 Food Post by Chase Hoffberger

The AggreGAYtor: January 30

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Terry Jones plays with matches, Lady Gaga slides down the bell curve, and the AGLPF turns it out. Last..."

Jan. 30, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The AggreGAYtor: December 28

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...denies making love after midnight, Charles Bass swims against the flow, and Ryan Murphy passes out cigars. Waiter, there’s..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Bill of the Week: Christmas Edition

Bohac wants some, er, Winter cheer in schools

"...'Twas six days before Christmas, And all through the Texas House, Not a lawmaker was stirring, Except for..."

Dec. 23, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: December 18

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Hawaii mourns Daniel Inouye, and Honey Boo Boo reasons the season. Away in the manger, no crib for a..."

Dec. 18, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Experimental Cinema Stakes a Claim on Austin's Art Map

ERCATX moving image showcase debuts Dec. 14 at Tiny Park

"...The Experimental Response Cinema (ERCATX) was launched last February with..."

Dec. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Alejandro Puyana

Outbox: The Death of Snail Mail?

Local company turns your physical mailbox into an inbox

"...I've looked at the website again and again. Outbox: A service that takes..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

The AggreGAYtor: September 10

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...Dickinson strikes a pose. Today’s AggreGAYtor is still in the running towards becoming America's Next Top Model...."

Sept. 10, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The AggreGAYtor: August 10

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...The Olympics get steamy, Rob Halford champs at the bit,..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The Daily Hustle: 8/31/10

Get Austin Moving - to the ballot box

"...Leffingwell and business, development and community leaders kicked off the campaign to “Get Austin Moving,” rallying support for the..."

Aug. 31, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Dark Was the Night

Blind Willie Johnson gets his place in history

"...bluesman Blind Willie Johnson, but you almost certainly know the songs he recorded: “Motherless Children,” “It's Nobody's Fault But..."

June 2, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Ronnie the RINO

Would Pres. Reagan would have failed the eponymous proposed GOP orthodoxy test?

"...Newsdesk has been commenting for a while on the ongoing Republican civil war (the one that lost them..."

Nov. 28, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Will the Real Colt McCoy Please Stand Up

Here's to another hopeful national championship year for UT

"...of Tiger Beat crush kind of way. Are you the No. 2 Texas Longhorns boy-man perpetually shuffling along in..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Galavisión to Air the Premios Texas Awards

Austin's Spanish-language stations take the stage

"...When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum designated..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Welcome to the District, Meria Carstarphen

AISD Board President Mark Williams lays out the scale of the new superintendent's Pearce problems

"...When retired AISD Superintendent Pat Forgione took over the district in 1999, he knew when he got off..."

July 14, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Fudging Facts on the Titty Tax

Rep. Ellen Cohen repeats inaccurate statement in laying out revised sexually oriented business tax

"...you, it's probably a good idea to know why they're suing you, as Rep. Ellen Cohen, D-Houston, may just..."

April 1, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Making of an Endorsement

"...legislation by referendum, and I don't see why, if these payments are optional anyway, that people can't just apply..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

Daugherty Repeats the Empty Bus Myth

No one takes mass transit in the city – except for all these people on the bus with me

"...noted before, one of my biggest pet peeves is the erroneous claim that we should de-fund or reduce funding..."

Oct. 14, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Road to Degradation Is Painted Gold

"...tell – at 1:30 on a Tuesday morning - there is one fundamental problem with human beings: We are..."

Oct. 14, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Hint to Mack Brown: The Run Is Passé

"...The Texas Longhorns finally discovered their missing ground game in..."

Oct. 16, 2007 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

The Common Law

My roommate moved out – Do I have to pay the entire rent myself?

"...thought was a good friend) just moved out of the apartment we were renting and now refuses to pay..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Column by Luke Ellis

The Abbott Advisories, Part 3

After the big opinion letters, now individual members are chiming in on the Craddick debacle.

"...After the big guns had their say about Speaker Tom Craddick..."

Aug. 4, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Proof that Cops Always Have the Best Stash, Pt. 2

"...operators – and has spawned serious questions about how the Dearborn PD handles a drug-stealing-and-doing cop. In short, if..."

May 15, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

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